"Religion is based primarily and mainly upon fear. It is partly the terror of the unknown and partly the wish to feel that you have a kind of elder brother who will stand by you in all your troubles and disputes. Fear is the basis of the whole thing – fear of the mysterious‚ fear of defeat‚ fear of death.” asserted British philosopher‚ Bertrand Russell‚ in his 1927 lecture‚ ‘Why I Am Not A Christian’. Essentially‚ Russell suggests that fear is the origin of religion. The same theory of fear-based
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began “looking intensely at a point on the wall” (21). The narrator quickly tries to attribute it to a sound of scurrying rats‚ but when he checks the area is empty of any rodents. The next night‚ while attempting to sleep‚ he is confronted with a nightmare. In it‚ he is “looking down from an immense height upon a twilit grotto‚ knee-deep in filth‚ where a white-bearded daemon swineherd drove about with his staff a flock of fungous‚ flabby beasts who appearance filled me with unutterable loathing. Then…a
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therefore causing the perspective and views of an individual to be altered. Patrick Ness’s novel‚ ‘A monster calls’ deals with the theme of death‚ change‚ grief and fear. The protagonist‚ Connor O’Malley is a 13-year-old boy that deals with recurring nightmares which brought pain and suffering to him every night. He is in serious denial about the inevitable death of his mother which gave birth to a tree-like monster to appear to teach him how to accept the fate he was given. The novel explores Conor’s
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“I concluded to myself that if I were the hunter‚ I would shoot the monkey so that it would no longer have the chance to put other hunters in the same predicament.” (Ishmael Beah 218). This quote can be seen as a message about the novel‚ as Beah is trying to spread awareness with this book‚ and not let anyone suffer the way he did. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah is a true story about the author and his first hand experiences of the civil war in Sierra Leone. Theme is defined as the underlying idea
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Practice Essay 1 Jan 2011 How can someone pursue a personal desire if they spent their life trying to conform? Alden Nowlan’s short story‚ “The Glass Roses” explores this through the protagonist‚ Stephen. Stephen’s personal desire to feel accepted conflicts with his feeling of having to become like the pulp cutters because he is not mentally or physically ready to fit in with grown men. This results in Chris finding a way to become his own person. Stephen’s journey to pursue his personal desire
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photographed‚ and he sees “running children in a nightmare heat.” This is the photographer remembering children who have been hit with napalm‚ and have no chance of surviving. Literally‚ the use of the word “heat” refers to the napalm used on the children‚ and how much suffering and agony they sustain. Also‚ the fundamental cruelty of humans is brought to light‚ as innocent children are dying and suffering‚ on the whims of others. Furthermore‚ Duffy’s use of “nightmare” refers to the fear‚ and terror felt by
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An female Israeli officer comes to his aid he can tell by the star of David on her helmet she helps him up and carries him off. Then in a separate nightmare a pretty girl is being attacked on the streets of what looks like a European city with cobblestone streets. He sees the blade of a knife whip out gleaming in the streetlight the girl screams as she is stabbed over and over again and then a bright
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part of the story‚ told by the narrator. In this essay‚ I aim to discuss the motif of the eyes in the story. I will begin with a discussion of the general significance of eyes and I will then go on to the more specific case of Nathanael’s childhood nightmare‚ including how it influenced his adult life‚ finally I will discuss eyes in relation to the automaton Olimpia‚ whose creation was partly due to the eyes of Nathanael himself. Eyes are also constantly referred to in descriptions of people‚ as well
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a dream painting one way while another can interpret it a totally different way. The first painting called‚ The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli‚ is a very dark and somewhat horrifying artwork of an occupied room. The only object of "light" in the room is the woman who is draped over a piece of furniture dressed
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Fear is an unpleasant feeling of anxiety or apprehension caused by the presence or anticipation of danger. Fear can be brought about by confusion‚ panic‚ hurt‚ and just about anything. Someone can be fearful of their past because it has left painful scars. Many people fear the future because they believe it will end in death. In a sense fear can bury someone alive crushing their hopes and dreams. Throughout the story‚ Monster‚ the main character‚ Steve Harmon‚ showed constant fear. Steve felt
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