Fear often becomes our worst enemy when it makes you become irrational and stops you from thinking clearly. First of all‚ fear can make us become overly cautious‚ to the point where it causes harm. In Nadine Gordimer’s novel “Once Upon a Time” a family builds a barbed wire wall because they are so afraid of the robberies and the boy decides to explore the fence and dies from being shredded by the wire “(the boy) dragged a ladder to the wall‚ the shining coiled tunnel...with the first fixing of its
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Lorraine Peters American Literature Ms. Jelen September 29 The Crucible and The Dynamics of Fear The worst thing one has to fear is fear itself. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ fear infiltrates the everyday lives of the people of Salem by disturbing many citizens and causing some of them to resort to lies and dishonesty to deflect criticism of their character. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ fear changes a girl’s true nature and power thirsty men begin to crumble at the thought of losing their
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Dangerous Situations And Fear Fear is an emotion aroused by danger. It is an important protective instinct. At any hint of danger‚ a substance called noradrenalin is released into the blood. This prepares the body for action. When we are scared‚ our skin is pale‚ as blood is diverted to the muscles. Our body is sweating more‚ to cool the muscles; our breathing is faster‚ and provides so more oxygen for the muscles; our heart beats faster to push more blood to the muscles. Also the gut and
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Miller implies how fear was used to silence the people of Salem and how it was used to persuade people into false testimony. Throughout the play in Salem witch trials‚ fear was the major source of power to control the enemy. In Salem there were only a couple of things one had to worry about such as punishment from the ruling authoritative‚ supernatural forces‚ and shame brought onto their names. In the play there are girls who use fear as their source of weapon to avoid their own fear of being punished
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society is one where the population is under complete control of the government. Through several means‚ the current society has become one where under government dominance‚ truth no longer prevails but is rather sought through publicity. George Orwell’s 1984 compares to today’s advancing world as truth is viewed as not significant and easily adapts to propaganda circulated through social media‚ television‚ and politics. To start off‚ social media greatly shapes the way in which people think and behave
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There is a reoccurring theme in the novel 1984‚ by George Orwell. The main character‚ Winston Smith is often fantasizing about his utopia‚ and dreaming about past events. In a world where everyone is controlled and everything is decided for you‚ Winston relies on his subconscious mind to maintain his sanity.<br><br>Winston works rewriting the past in a department for the Party. His memories of the past are usually the opposite of the Party’s version of the past. Winston is very confused about whether
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factors leading to the boys’ decline in civilization were fear‚ which they had to deal with constantly‚ and their demand for dominance among one another. Fear led the boys to irrational decisions while the thirst for power led the boys to disagree upon one another’s choices‚ which consequently led to the separation between the
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Everyone have fears in life. No man in this world can easily just say that they have nothing to be afraid of. Fear is a basic part of human nature‚ of even life itself for all creatures. We are not born with fear‚ though. It is something we learn very quickly. Fear is a safety mechanism to keep us from putting ourselves in danger‚ from causing ourselves pain. And I am sure after you have graduated highschool‚ you are hesitant‚ nervous‚ or you have so many thoughts about the idea of becoming a college
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Fear and Foresight Fear is “a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger” (Webster‘s dictionary). Fear is also the best way to disrupt one’s foresight creating corrupted decisions. To achieve this level of understanding‚ so that one’s decisions will be made effectively‚ one must understand him or herself well enough to be able to cut out the emotion and think rationally. Recalling experiences from the holocaust Fear tended to come when there was no hope or faith in the novel Night‚ by award
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Brian An Mr. Fisher AP. Literature 27 May 2013 1. Analytical Reading Log # 3 2. 1984 George Orwell 3. Page 145‚ “what is it‚ do you think?” …..pg147 “Heart of the crystal.” The passage is taken from the scene where Winston tells Julia that the paperweight is a link to the past and sings a song about Clement’s Church. Orwell’s application of symbol‚ imagery‚ and foreshadowing represent that theme of lost past and Winston’s attempt to reconnect with the past. The recurrence of the
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