...weapon of these supernatural creatures. Thesis Sentence Moving on to my interpretation of the true monster in “The Girl with the Hungry Eyes” by Fritz Leiber is the girl herself. Context The story is about a freelance photographer Dave, who is currently in a deep financial crisis until a young mysterious woman knocks on his door and changes his fate. This woman has no past experience with modeling and there is nothing specifically special about her either except for her eyes. But despite all this her photographs become a success in the advertising agency and everyone wants to get a hold of her. The trouble however is that she only works in very mysterious circumstances with only the photographer and has a rule that she does not like to followed. The photographer is making money off of her hand over fist, but the temptation to be with her outside of the studio becomes greater and greater, even it means that he has to put an end to his new source of income. Reasoning Behind Thesis I believe that the true monster in the story “The Girl with the Hungry Eyes” by Fritz Leiber is the girl because of some of the incidents I found in the story such as 1) How she would have everyone under a spell as soon as someone saw her photograph, 2) How she had very mysteriously powerful senses of knowing what was happening in her surroundings, 3) How a person was found dead right after he was last seen with her in his car by Dave & 4) The way she was demanding Dave to give in to her completely...
Words: 1299 - Pages: 6
...What makes the story mysterious and does it build its foundation on the base of something symbolic, with vivid descriptions? ‘The Rental Heart’ is a science fiction short story, which is about an unknown character. It is assumed that the story is takingtakes place way out in the future, since all authentic hearts are replaced by mechanisms in the story. The story focuses on the feelings of the main character – the main character is heartbroken. Also remember to write the title and writer of the text The story and the main character in the story are mysterious. We are not informed about anything other than the main character’s feelings. No name is introduced, no gender or age. The gender is hard to guess because of the variation of the lovers’ genders. The story is told in first person point of view and therefore it is very subjective in the descriptions. The needs for the main character, to do some specific tasks are emphasized in the story by repeating some phrases . This makes the story such more creepy and mysterious. It is not only the main character that w e do not get to hear any specific detail about. The setting and the time of the story are is not mentioned. We are only informed that the main character travels to an island, at a point, to escape from all the misery and pain from his/her past relationships. The social and cultural environment is not described directly; however, interpreting the text,it seems that the main character suspects that her/his lover has...
Words: 939 - Pages: 4
...Topic: Compare the baker in “Small Good Thing” to Abner Snopes in “Barn Burning.” In what ways are the two men similar? What effect do they have on the people around them? Thesis: That both the baker and Abner Snopes have little in common, yet their actions on others is complete opposites. First off is Abner Snopes from “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner. Abner is described as a terrifying figure, with what is described as a “harsh, level stare.(1190). Abners’ use of emotional and physical violence has an impact on his son, which leads them to participate in barn burning. (1194) Abner, to me feels like a bad guy. We know he is a racist man and uses fear to entice people into doing what he wants. Although Abner is a very mysterious and vague...
Words: 362 - Pages: 2
...animals in distress. Therefore, it is disputed that there is not a perfect omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent God. If a God with all three properties existed, than he/she would acknowledge if there was any suffering in the world, and would exhibit both a moral obligation and ability to stop it from happening. In turn, we are left to question whether God is at fault or if all the suffering in the world is deserved. A popular reply to this argument as well as the divine evil argument (God sends those who don’t believe in him to Hell, and is therefore an evil monster) is known as the mysterian reply. This response states that it is unclear why God allows unnecessary/ undeserved suffering or why he bans people to hell, but God is both mysterious and unpredictable. We can be comforted that whatever he does is morally good, even if we are unable to comprehend it. If one upholds the idea that the goodness of God is inconceivable, then one cannot be sure about any aspect of afterlife. If God’s goodness is incomprehensible to us, then it may be consistent with God’s goodness to send his followers to Hell, and those who disobey, to Heaven. If God’s goodness is worthy of sending people who don’t believe in him, to Hell, then God’s goodness goes against his promise. Furthermore, if God goes against one promise, how can believers trust that he won’t go against another?...
Words: 1121 - Pages: 5
...Tiemeier, Tracy. "Quest for Meaning Is about the Journey, Not the Destination." National Catholic Reporter 5 Feb. 2010: n. pag. Print. In this magazine article, Tracy reflects on the meaning of life. It’s focused towards people that spend countless hours contemplating their reason to be on this Earth. Some people believe that they were created to perform a duty, task or have an effect on something in any way. It also talks about the ideas of where religious thoughts and ideas fit into one’s search for their life quest, if in fact it does at all. The article “Quest for Meaning is about the Journey, Not the Destination” was very useful and an interesting read towards my thesis topic. I made a connection with this piece because the writer went to Pi to hear a story that will make him believe in God and faith. It was interesting because when one is on a self-seeking journey as Pi was (and we all ultimately are) sometimes you find yourself dwelling if religion plays a part in your evaluation. The people that are drawn more towards the first story told by Pi are the ones that do. I also liked this article because I felt that Pi’s literal journey was also inevitably a psychological one like this article focuses on. Cole, Stewart. "Believing in Tigers: Anthropomorphism and Incredulity in Yann Martel’s Life of Pi." Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne [Online], 29.2 (2004): n. pag. Web. 6 Nov. 2013 Believing in Tigers is a thoroughly abstract review...
Words: 1051 - Pages: 5
...and maintain his audience’s interest as well as evoke their sympathy. Utilizing showing the actual action of online retailers during a speech, his introduction captured the audience’s attention; the body of his speech discuss how machine learning can be used to bridge the gap between retailers and web users in an automated way and his conclusion summarized the challenges and solutions involved in teaching machines to explore, mine, and map data on the web. Director Dherin opened his speech showing the we that contains a multitude of supply and demand. Through showing the audience what the web is like, his aim was directly telling the audience that on the supply side are online retailers, providing product inventories and advertising deals and discounts. Moreover, on the demand side are individual consumers, who clearly express desires, values, preferences, and more via blog, social media and various apps. The number of audience is not too much, so it is much convenient for Dherin to make interaction with the audience. He was in a most humble clear tone, loud enough to be audibly heard. His evidence used was relevant and timely. Before he showed his thesis statement which is how to teach machines to read and use the web, he...
Words: 836 - Pages: 4
...story “My Kinsman, Major Molineux”, was the aspect of light and how the light both has concealing and revealing qualities to it throughout the story (White, 215). The light viewed for Hawthorne is something that is very mysterious and suggestive in the way that light is self revealing (White, 215). The thesis is a clear statement that was made by White which reveals how Hawthorne used the different types of light throughout his story. Hawthorne makes his work revolve around the illumination and use of light in the story and reveals how Robin had to see his cousin and find out who he truly was. Robin was a country boy with no experience of the city life but he was determined to find greatness in the city which lead the readers to foreshadow a very unhappy ending - “Robin’s comic fumbling, his incomprehension of city manners and customs, and a willingness to credulously accept the help and comfort of strangers” (White, 215). The way in which the light conceals in “My Kinsman, Major Molineux” is shown by how Robin mistakes a prostitute for an enchanting lady. The concealed shape of the women allows Robin’s projection of what he wishes to see in her (White, 216). This confusion of revealing and concealing lights can be very hard for the reader to understand but the way “Robin achieves his true sight not through the victory of one light over the other, but through an agreeable union wherein each respective light throws relief against the other” (White, 217). The article written by...
Words: 463 - Pages: 2
...think their distinct personalities would have definitely added more flavor to the plot. “Lawless” would’ve been a great film if the time were taken to weave them more into the film’s fabric as opposed to a distraction from the blood and moonshine. The thesis of this paper is to examine the role of women in this film and how gender roles were portrayed both in this movie and the Prohibition era, in general. One of the unintended consequences of Prohibition was that more women drank—and drank with men, keeping right up with them. Before Prohibition, especially throughout the 1800s, women’s relationship to alcohol was an adversarial one, as they tried to stop their stressed-out husbands from drinking so much. Saloons were primarily for men. The only women inside were likely prostitutes. Chronic drinking meant systemic abuse by men toward their wives and children. Eventually, women organized themselves into various groups, pushing for a ban on alcohol. On Jan. 17, 1920, the women got their wish when the 18th Amendment went into effect, banning the sale of alcoholic beverages. As we all know, though, Prohibition didn’t stop people from drinking. Female alcoholism became a huge problem, because more women had access to drink in a way they had never had before. It is against this backdrop in society that the film takes place. Three bootlegging, rebellious brothers discover the elusive American Dream is within their reach, and strive to maintain their grip as powerful urban gangsters...
Words: 1035 - Pages: 5
...perspectives. Atticus Finch is a very simplistic person in the story To Kill A MockingBird by, Harper Lee. Atticus is a very quite person and he expresses this by not being too brash and taking insults but also showing he's the bigger man by not fighting with his fists but with his own words. What i want to express is the way Atticus is calm, nice, smart, shows courage, is compassionate, and above all tolerant of other people and races. Atticus Finch is one of the protagonist in the story To Kill a Mockingbird and is a well rounded character....
Words: 1097 - Pages: 5
...There have been many people who said they think they have seen a projection of a 3D holographic image in the sky. 2. A list of things have been in the sky, some of the examples are Christ’s image, Flying disks and floating buildings 3. Majority of the folks think that they can project a message, symbol or a 3D image directly onto a cloud or water vapour Thesis: I believe that the Government is planning on using this project blue beam to subject us to artificially created Earthquakes and a gigantic Space shows to name a few. The Project Blue beam has four different steps in order to implement the new age religion with antichrist at its head. BODY PARAGRAPH #1 Topic/Transition Sentence: As a matter of fact the floating city has been actually seen by many people in China. 3 Main Pieces of Evidence/Proof from a Variety of Sources (with citations): a) The floating city after a mirage in the shape of a dark skyscrapers made the world especially the people in China puzzled about this mysterious appearance. b) There were some people who think it was a parallel universe being displayed. A very sneaky way NASA is preparing for second coming of Christ. c) The NASA and the United Nations are planning to create a new world order by using technologically simulated mind control to shape a global New age religion. BODY PARAGRAPH #2 Topic/Transition Sentence: Equally important are...
Words: 844 - Pages: 4
...People can often be treated and judged in a less than equal manner before people even know the true nature of the person, such as the way that the Finch children think that Boo Radley is some kind of a monster. Or the way people call Atticus Finch is called a nigger-lover. One of my most favorite quotations is that of Martin Luther King Junior. "I have a dream, that one day my children will be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." People should make judgments of the person's character, not by their appearance, race, religion, sexuality, and morals. One of the main focuses of the book is the Finch children trying to get Boo Radley next door to come out of his house. To them he is a mean monstrous person. But for some reason they seem to think that tormenting him is the best way to occupy their time. In fact, to the whole town the Radley family are mean people that kept to themselves. "There goes the meanest man ever God blew breath into," said Calpurnia (page 12). This shows how mean people can be just by judging others by their outsides. What gives these people the right to make these kind of conclusions without ever even meeting the person(s)? Later in the book the Finch children find presents hidden in a tree next to the Radley place. They can't figure out who would set these nice gifts out for them. Later they find out that is Boo Radley. He is just trying to be nice and other people won't accept his original approach on...
Words: 629 - Pages: 3
...phrase, or a description in order to represent a deeper meaning than the words themselves. In the first chapter of The Things They Carried, the author states, “Jimmy Cross carried letters from a girl named Martha,” ‘Ted Lavender, who was scared, carried tranquilizers, 6 or 7 ounces of premium dope” “Norman Bowker carried a diary. Rat Kiley carried comic books. Kiowa, a devout Baptist, carried an illustrated New Testament.” By listing the daily-using things the soldiers carried, the author not only indicates the soldiers’ characteristics but also implies unseen things as the love of Jimmy Cross for Martha, the fears of facing the unknown dangers from the mysterious land. By using of this technique, O’Brien can put messages behind the certain words so that his readers can actually understand what are being implied. Relate back to the thesis. Another technique O’Brien uses in his novel is common and conversational language. “Sure, Norman Bowker said. Say what you want, the man does care. We all got problems. Not Lavender. No, I guess not, Bowker said. Do me a favor, though. Shut up? That's a smart Indian. Shut up,” “After a moment Norman Bowker sat up in the dark. What the hell, he said. You want to talk, talk. Tell it to me. Forget it. No, man, go...
Words: 523 - Pages: 3
...Misquoting Jesus: The story behind who changed the Bible and why After finishing reading Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why by Bart D. Ehrman, I want to deliver some comments on the book, as well as the way Ehrman presented his argument. On the overall, this book is easy to read and understand. That is the purpose of Ehrman when he wrote the book on textual criticism for a lay audience “…who know nothing about textual criticism but who might like to learn something about how scribes were changing scripture and about how we can recognize where they did so”. I think this is also the main thesis of Misquoting Jesus. Throughout this book, Ehrman wants to point out that through long period of transmission, “the Bible is not inerrant at all but contains mistakes” . Also, the targeted audiences of Ehrman are not specifically Christians, but whoever has interest in the field of history, religion. In this paper, I will go chapter by chapter and examine Ehrman’s thesis. In the introduction, Ehrman begins with his personal background and reveals how the New Testament affected his life in general and his spiritual life in particular. He was born and grew up in a “churchgoing but not particularly a religious family”. However everything was changed after he joined Campus Life Youth for Christ club, which later on led him to Moody Bible Institute where he got his diploma. His education continued at Wheaton College and Princeton. During the time in Princeton,...
Words: 1365 - Pages: 6
...BUSINESS ETHICS AND VIRTUE A review on On Robert C. Solomon’s many ways of being ethical SUBMITTED BY: NAME: STEVE AGONO OBADO COURSE: MsIT BUSINESS ETHICS AND VIRTUE A review on On Robert C. Solomon’s many ways of being ethical SUBMITTED BY: NAME: STEVE AGONO OBADO COURSE: MsIT BUSINESS AND VIRTUE INTRODUCTION The author of this thesis seeks to examine unexplored solutions that could add value to the already existent ethical disclosure and because there is a lack of consensus regarding ethical issues in the workplace. He therefore specifically chose to study the virtue framework articulated by Philosopher Robert C. Solomon, precisely in the business context. He deals with the philosophical problem in a twofold approach. 1. One refers to virtue ethics and 2. Application in the specific branch of business ethics. His thesis will attempt to show the richness and value of such an approach to solve ethical dilemmas in business and in life. MAIN THRUST OF THE ARGUMENT The aim of the thesis is to show how an application of virtue reflects one of many ‘ethical styles’ (Solomon 1999). He goes through various interpretations of virtue ethics. 1. TAYLOR’S INTERPRETATION He thinks that by exclusively adopting the virtuous ethical standpoint one will have a definitive answer to every moral problem. The others believe that Taylor’s proposal is flawed in some aspects. 2. ARISTOTOLE’S ETHICAL THEORY IN CONNECTION TO BUSINESS ETHICS The author states...
Words: 1945 - Pages: 8
...Weston Balskus Macbeth Thesis Paper 1-2-13 British Lit The Witches in ‘Macbeth’ “Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble” (Act 4 Scene 1). These famous words, said by the three witches, come from one of William Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies- ‘Macbeth’ Completed in 1606, this play is set in Scotland, and dramatizes the corroding psychological and political effects produced when its protagonist, the Scottish lord Macbeth, chooses evil as the way to fulfill his ambition for power. Shakespeare wrote this play when attitudes were completely different to the attitudes of society today, in particular, widespread belief in witchcraft. In the play of 'Macbeth' the witches have an important effect on Macbeth, the characters, the plot, the theme and the audience. They help construct the play and without them it would have been a totally different story line. The three witches effect characters’ lives, orientate the plot, they are related to most of the themes or motifs and appeal the audience's attention. The witches, or three sisters, have a strong effect on the characters of the play- especially Macbeth. When Macbeth meets the witches for the first time, they greet him as the Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth is Thane of Glamis and does not know about Cawdor, he hasn’t heard that the Thane of Cawdor has died. “I know I am Thane of Glamis, But how of Cawdor? The Thane of Cawdor lives” (Act 1 Scene 3). When Macbeth learns that the thane of Cawdor has in fact died...
Words: 1369 - Pages: 6
