Essays Tagged: "horrifying"

"Smee" by A. M. Burrage

r lifetime most of us will read many stories. Some of these stories can be adventurous, romantic or horrifying. Some of these stories are good to read while some are very predictable and boring. Altho ...

(2 pages) 28 0 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

WHAT MOTIVATES SERIAL KILLERS?

s sold as a slave by his alcoholic and abusive dad. Sadistic murderers portray their childhood as a horrifying sexual abuse, torture and a chain of mayhem. But we have to know that childhood abuse is ...

(5 pages) 513 12 4.2 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Love Shouldn't Hurt...an essay about how more education is needed to stop teen dating violence.

t of five college girls will experience some form of dating abuse (Dating p4). These statistics are horrifying, and unless some action is taken in educating girls on how to prevent dating violence the ...

(6 pages) 143 2 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

The Use Of Distortion in brave "New World" by Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley, in his distopian novel,- Brave New World , written in 1932 presents ahorrifying view of a possible future in which society has become a prisoner of the verytechnology it ...

(3 pages) 67 0 4.3 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Life in England and France in the 14th century was full of unrest and uncertainty. The effects of war, disease (bubonic plague) and famine led to huge deaths in Europe.

time was made less stable and prosperous due to many factors. First, England and France engaged in horrifying war. The Hundred Years' War was fought between England and France during the 14th century ...

(5 pages) 236 2 3.8 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Lucid dreams, the First Virtual reality

onderfulthings become our temporary reality. Yet sometimes while dreaming we may experience the mosthorrifying events imaginable, called nightmares. Everyone has their own version of horror, mymost te ...

(4 pages) 100 0 3.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Domestic Violence

Each day, the statistics on domestic violence get more and more horrifying. A woman is beaten every 15 seconds, 22 to 35 percent of emergency room visits from women ...

(2 pages) 137 0 4.2 Jan/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Analysis of Two Related Works by Chekov. A Comparison of the Magic in 'The Rocking-Horse Winner' and 'A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings'

ior he strives to correct. The magic in the air gives these stories a feeling of suspense. They are horrifying, if not in the Stephen King horror genre. These tales encompass an undeniable amount of m ...

(7 pages) 153 0 3.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The bubonic plague

e streets abandoned by frightened friends and relatives (482).This certainly paints an accurate and horrifying picture of the fourteenth century during the plague. The bubonic plague, also known as th ...

(5 pages) 143 2 4.3 Mar/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

The life of Julius Caeser

in Rome's transition from republic to empire. When he was youngCaesar lived through one of the most horrifying decades in the historyof the city of Rome. The city was assaulted twice and captured by R ...

(7 pages) 101 0 3.5 Jan/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Flight Chemistry

sily dealt with, since the plane could fly without one fuel pump. However, the last possibility was horrifying. After a few minutes, the second fuel pump in the left wing began to blare. It would be t ...

(2 pages) 33 0 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Wedding and Marriage Customs of the Chinese Culture

d Marriage Customs of the Chinese CultureNote: Add in some quotesBibliography includedIt would be a horrifying nightmare for a female Chinese-westerner, a Banana (yellow on the outside and white on th ...

(3 pages) 98 0 5.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Racism after the terrorist attacks on 9/11.

ity, on the television." So around that time pretty much every room had CNN on and was watching the horrifying plane crashes. When I first saw it I had no idea that it was real; I mean I probably didn ...

(2 pages) 116 2 3.4 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Juvenile delinquency

It's almost ten years ago when Great Britain was shocked by the news that reported the most horrifying, inhuman and savage crime. In February 1993, the British judges, lawmakers, and attorneys ... When he talked about the background of the duo, he used the facts or forces that stood behind their horrifying actions. So, he tried to explain why they did such bloody action. In addition, he justifi ...

(4 pages) 102 0 3.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Romeo and Juliet - Key Film Techniques, Analysing and a how I Would Carry out a Modern Version

he actor or actress. This is used for horror films to make the people in the film look horrified or horrifying. It has a lot more effect at being scary than, for instance, top lighting, which is anoth ...

(15 pages) 91 0 4.6 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet

September 11, 2001 and how Americans exploited it, who they placed the blame on, and what things they didn't take into consideration.

nd concrete frame, and we saw our nation's sense of security go up in flames with it.What we saw as horrifying and devastating, the television media saw as their gold mine and seized this "opportunity ...

(6 pages) 377 6 3.9 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Why Germany lost the First World War

The First World War was one of the most horrifying the world has ever seen. Lasting between 1914 and 1918 the impact is such that many of th ...

(3 pages) 51 1 4.2 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

"Life in the Trenches" This essay gives a description of life in the trenches in WW1 and talks about how the government prevented the public from knowing the truth about the conditions.

ermans was one of the primary reasons that WWI lasted as long as it did. Life in the trenches was a horrifying experience for any man who served in the Great War. The terrible conditions in the trench ...

(7 pages) 72 0 4.6 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

'All Quiet on the Western Front', by Erich Maria Remarque explores a number of issues related to the horrors of war. Which issue is most significant to you?

ader can see the terrible effect of the war on all of their young lives. This method, combined with horrifying imagery, evokes feelings of sympathy in the reader. Early in the novel, Baumer- the nove ...

(4 pages) 57 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

This essay attempts to explain the message behind Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find".

01Prof. R.M. StambaughFebruary 3, 2003A Good Man's MessageAt first glance, this story is grotesque, horrifying and very disturbing. The shock value of the story is not lost even though the family's fa ...

(3 pages) 175 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors