death” (Milton Book IX 790-791. This quote by poet John Milton perfectly describes Victor Frankenstein from Mary Shelley’s gothic novel Frankenstein, and his unbridled ambitions. Frankenstein sought to create a new species of superior beings by together bodies and imbuing them with life, but soon realized his mistakes which cost him the lives of friends and family. Prior to his first successful creation, Frankenstein set himself up as God, and later his creation found that it resembled Adam. In a tale
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fear, and romance. One specific characteristic, known as the atmosphere of mystery and suspense, is unmistakably seen in the novel, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. One would consider this novel to be a piece of gothic literature because of the suspense it contains, and because of its eerie selection of vocabulary. The atmosphere, or the mood in a story, of Frankenstein is filled with mystery, creepy impressions, and suspense. One
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While watching the James Whale's Frankenstein movie, I was scribbling down reactions, hoping that I could translate my thoughts into something coherent. This isn't everything, but here I go.... I liked how the film starts with a warning about how the movie “will thrill you. It may shock you. It might even horrify you!” This makes me chuckle since it was made in 1931, so of course a movie like this would be considered gruesome and chilling. As for the opening of the actual movie, I found it interesting
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Many themes shown in the book “Frankenstein” are good representations of life lessons. One theme is, “the quest for knowledge can lead to a dangerous path to follow.” Victor uses his genus ability and his thirst for knowledge to create a monster that ultimately uses his power to destroy Victor’s life. The monster requests another creature’s creation of his kind, and when Victor refuses, the monster seeks vengeance on his creator. During this hunt for revenge that the monster partakes in, many deaths
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called as a monster. Psychopath can only be distinguished by traits of character which is their behavior is unacceptable towards society. Therefore, people often have difficulties to recognize psychopath by appearance. In terms of personality, psychopaths basically have no conscience and no remorse which cause them to commit much kind of cold-blooded crimes which make society instinctively feel that they can only be the work of a monster. This movie gives a good example of monster’s personality by having
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CTE is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy which a progressive degenerative disease which effects the brain. CTE is found in athletes who have a history of repetitive brain trauma such as symptomatic concussions as well as asymptomatic subconcussive hits to the head. Most athletes found with CTE are boxers, football players, even motorists. CTE starts off with no symptoms which makes it hard for people to realize that they might have CTE. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy ik eventually leads its victim
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One of the clearest examples of the emotion that was poured into the subject matter of Hellenistic sculpture is the Ludovisi Gaul Killing Himself and His Wife. This is a work of art that is overflowing with emotion and expression. The sorrow on the face of the female figure is palpable, her pose indicates complete abandon, and fear as she falls to her own death. The male sculpture looks defiant as he plunges a dagger into his own chest. The depiction is extremely lifelike and is noted for its extreme
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The Enforcers continued to surround the downed buggy, their weapons trained on Hemmingway as he laid on his back. The sun beat down on them all...But the Caravan boss knew that he was the only feeling the heat. Those suits were masterful marvels; it was a damn shame that kind of technology was only driving people apart now. Spilling innocent blood and pushing the goal of unity ever farther from reach; would there even be any chance of peace. No...Anselm and his empire were a plague. One that could
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Humans are one of the most stinking mammals. Luckily, most of us take a shower quite often. There are blonde Malaysian people, who are not of European descent. Male lions sleep roughly 20 hours a day. Austrian man severed his foot to collect unemployment benefits. The state refused and instead proposed him a position, suitable for handicapped. Mitochondria (we have in each cell) behave like bacteria and have their own DNA. Metro in Madrid and Rome runs on the left. Tasmanian devils sometimes sleep
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The triumphant and disheartened tones in Frederick Douglass’s passage reflect his first reaction towards freedom compared to his later realization of living as a black man in New York. Following his escape, he ecstatically rejoices but is soon trapped in the chains of oppression as he recalls the cruelties against him and worries about being captured again. The author’s diction intertwines his hopeful expectations of life after release with his painful reality of being an enslaved free man. When
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