William H. Seward

The Inescapable Void and Ex Oblivione No splendid paradise, no eternal torment, no divine deity; only oblivion and an inescapable void. This is H.P. Lovecraft’s Ex Oblivione prose poem’s main message, but horror enthusiasts are left wondering why he chose to convey this message in particular. Some might say that this was meant to be a work of pure fiction; a poem that does not parallel Lovecraft’s life in any way. Others might say that this poem is a commentary on Lovecraft’s beliefs on…

philosophical credibility it must commit fully to one of these. I maintain that the time travel presented in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is consistent with B theory as presented by D.C Williams and directly follows David Lewis’ notion of time travel. In The Myth of Passage, D.C. Williams explains time as a four Dimensional manifold. He asserts that this manifold is comprised of a three dimensional spread of space and one dimension of time. He characterizes this spread as a…

Statistics do reveal to the true identity of a man. In “The Unknown Citizen,” W.H. Auden presents a Big Brother like state that knows everything about its citizens except for what really matters; this state views individuality as irrelevant and judges citizens based solely on their relation to society as a whole. The bureaucrat leaves out important emotional events involving the unknown citizen that seem vital to the judging of his character. Auden uses a speaker whose viewpoints contradict his…

Three of the time travelers theories are the following, the Eloi are the sole descendants of humanity, or hybrid meaning everyone looks similar. Second the Eloi are a result of humanity making everything so simple, safe and easy that they have no need for military, violence, or competition making them week, lazy and stupid. Last he believes that the Morlocks were once slaves to the Eloi, being the “working class”, but took revenge on them and prey and terrorize them. All theories are developed…

It is fascinating to find that things that apparently seem to be so different can be developed in such way that they sustain the same point of view. If we think about the career of a very tall, basketball player; people attraction to voyeurism; the career of a country music singer who beats records in discs’ selling, and the use of laugh tracks in comedy sitcom, it looks like there can not be a strong connection between them. Now if we consider that the public is looking for this basketball…

Millions of people around the world sit down in front of their television set and are told that “For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear”. But this seemingly absorbing lead into a popular science fiction TV show is actually telling the truth. What the unsuspecting audience is being fed is chilling. “What is dangerous about television is not its junk, it is that television is transforming all serious public business into junk” (449 P4) In addition, the…

Overview Unique and innovative marketing trends are helping restaurants all over the country make their businesses successful. Even markets that are not tourist destinations welcome visitors, and restaurants roll out the welcome mat for conventioneers, business travelers, and sports enthusiasts. In different areas of the United States, restaurants have to come up with unique marketing trends that will lure travelers to their business. For example, Nick Mikus is the owner of Nick’s Ristorante in…

“I forgot to my joke” “My supplies at my table” “Four minutes already! I’m not even on my main idea yet!” “I did so badly”. Many bad thoughts flew b as I went through my speech; I thought that I was going to be the person to “wow the crowd”; “people remember the person who goes first and the person who goes last the most” (Danielle Woody). That did not work out. I did a “How-to-Speech” on ‘how to reuse clothes’. I would give myself below an F-.My goal was to start the speech a week before I…

There are misconceptions that often overarch science fiction. One misconception is the fact that readers tend to see science fiction as prophetic “that is, fundamentally, predictive.” They overlook the fact that science fiction is about “the vanished present.” From such a conception, an intention of Wells in his novel can be drown. Although most of what occurs in the Time Traveler’s journey is in the future, it however resembles “a specific temporal relation to a moment in history that…

At the turn of the 20th century, public health became a prominent topic in medicine. This changed the view from what’s best for an individual’s health to what’s best for the health of a population. Case studies done in this century have a vast range of conclusions and theories in an attempt to fix societal issues. These social issues, such as masturbation, prostitution, and criminal acts, were previously assumed to be moral irregularities. Now, through the use of science and medicine, these…