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    Ignorance is Bliss My auto-biographical narrative Ignorance is Bliss is written in contemporary context but set in Nazi Germany. The text presents the idea that ignorance may seem the better option in the moment but in the long run will make a person hate them self. It targets adults because it is directed to encourage adults to not blindly live their lives and let issues pass by but to act now. Also‚ people interested in the Holocaust are among the audience as it I chose to imitate the style

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    The Fear of Death

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    Masks Down‚ Lights of‚ Fears Away! Sleep well… Every person has a fear to lose something or someone‚ a fear which brings them their catastrophe. Everyone knows that “death” is a natural thing‚ but the idea of “end” makes people deny the fact that death is natural and there is no reason to be afraid. So these who are afraid of death‚ suffer between the paws of the idea of losing and dies mentally while surrounded by the chains of their fear. Edgar Allan Poe tried to explain that situation

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    Greatest Fear

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    Greatest Fear The fear I have in my life is my fear of syringes and blood. As far back as I can remember‚ getting a small shot or having blood taken out for testing has resulted in my passing out or‚ throwing up in public. I cant remember a time that i have gotten a flu shot or had blood taken‚ that I haven’t gotten sick. I dislike the feeling of having any form of needle pinch my skin‚ and the feeling of liquid leaving your veins. Even a slight pinch‚ a needle from a flu shot makes

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    Overcoming a fear

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    girls with the unsatisfying scarlet likes of my mothers tasteless spaghetti‚ was the loud wailing of my empty stomach. The pounding was louder now‚ so loud I could barely make out my own thoughts. How could a mere gathering of complete strangers cause these unlikely‚ unknown feelings to spring up from upon a chest I had buried so long ago? My eyes fluttered to every direction other than at the eager eyes that glared at me from the stands. They taunted me with their unknown thoughts and wicked grins

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    Childhood Fears

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    As a young child‚ I was afraid of dogs‚ heights‚ and the darkness. These fears controlled my life. Being afraid of dogs was one of my biggest fears. I was so scared of dogs because they were big‚ scary‚ and had big teeth. Every time a dog barked at me I got scared. When they came around me to smell me‚ I would get scared and my whole body would start shaking. If a dog was running behind me‚ I thought that it was running after me to bite me. When they licked me‚ it felt so nasty to me that I would

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    Fear In The Holocaust

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    survivors of the Holocaust have either spoken out or wrote about their experiences of hiding or in a concentration camp. In these first-hand accounts there are multiple themes‚ but the main theme in the stories is fear. Fear is the thought that something bad or not pleasant will come. Fear took part in many people’s minds and stories and throughout the Holocaust. “He is about to blow out the candle when suddenly there is a crash of something below. They freeze in horror‚ motionless” (Goodrich and

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    Fear of Death

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    Fear of Death Could I possibly die tomorrow? In a week? Or do I still have many years ahead of me? These are some questions many people often ask themselves. The fear of death affects many individuals‚ but it certainly didn’t affect a philosopher by the name of Socrates. He argued that death is not to be feared and personally I both agree and disagree with him. Death‚ it surrounds us‚ it could be waiting for us at any corner‚ whether it is a car swerving out of control‚ a heart attack‚ or a nasty

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    Fear of Terrorism

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    FEAR OF TERRORISM Fear of Terrorism Lindsy Vickers Eng122 Composition 2 James Meetze 1-14-2013 Introduction Since September 11th‚ 2001‚ the world has witnessed a radical change in the world order. Fear‚ anxiety‚ sentiments of repugnancy and hate‚ and‚ mostly‚ a deep sentiment of great uncertainty took their place and dominated‚ and still dominate‚ problematic‚ issue. There has been much discussions and debates about the events that has taken place in the fatal date and consequent repercussion acts

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    The Crucible and Fear

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    desperation‚ hysteria‚ and fear of Salem’s people. The main theme of The Crucible is fear. Hysteria and fear are so closely linked they are practically synonymous. Hysteria is the main reaction to fear. When a person is hysterical‚ they are paranoid‚ apprehensive‚ and their body undergoes “fight-or-flight response.” According to my online health class (I guess I did learn something…how strange) during fight-or-flight‚ a person either wants to run away from their fear‚ or fight it. Arthur Miller

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    Fear of Failure

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    my students to write about an unpleasant experience they had in school. No writers’ block here! `I wish someone would have had made me stop doing drugs and made me study.’ `I liked to party and no one seemed to care.’ `I was a good kid and didn’t cause any trouble‚ so they just passed me along even though I didn’t read well and couldn’t write.’ And so on. 4 I am your basic do-gooder‚ and prior to teaching this class I blamed the poor academic skills our kids have today on drugs‚ divorce and other

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