He activated it‚ not sure what he was doing. After a split second’s hesitation‚ he threw them. As the bombs flew through the air‚ time seemed to slow down‚ for Evan at least. “My goodness‚” he thought‚” They must have a reason to call me a mental maniac.”... “Hmm… I bet my neighbors won’t even realize I’m gone. They’ll just wonder why their life is so much better now. Oh...what’s that feeling? Is that what they call regret? It’s like-” For a split second‚ the great sound of an explosion seemed to
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disorder. Suzanna exhibits her defiance and affirms the doctor’s diagnosis by becoming a side kick to Lisa’s maniac ways. Suzanna becomes an accomplice to Drugging a nurse to steal music supplies to cheer up Polly‚ breaking into the doctor’s office to view her medical records‚ and being noncompliant with her medications. Following Lisa’s return from her most recent treatment for a maniac episode Suzanna reveals her true dependence on Lisa by following Lisa in her escape from the institution. Lisa
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It is a quiet‚ Saturday afternoon‚ and the overcast humidity of the air gives me an obscene sense of nonchalance. Time in hand‚ I peruse a Survival Handbook’‚ a sort of "Pessimist’s Guide to the World". It was given to me as a Christmas present‚ and its perverse implication of Murphy’s Law amuses me. I would assume that its pleasant uselessness would appeal to all who share my insatiable appetite for superfluous information. A smile creeps onto my face as I remember the one objective truth about
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changes are exposed through comparison and contrast with other characters‚ Septimus’s complex character reveals itself when Woolf analyzes the appearance of Septimus Smith versus his reality. On the surface‚ as he appears to the world‚ Septimus is a maniac who speaks to thin air and converses with his dead friend from the war‚ Evans. Even when Woolf narrates Septimus’s thoughts‚ the reader beholds the sad beauty of his psychotic world. Time‚ setting‚ and circumstance are all distorted. So‚ in appearance
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things actually make people commit crimes. Violence in the media and the real world rise in violence among children is not a cause but merely a coincidence. A person is an accumulation of their real life experiences. Children do not turn into a crazed maniac after playing a computer game or seeing a movie with violence. The easiest place to obtain a mind for violence is from a home setting. Adults want to find an outside source for the growth in violence among children instead of taking the blame first
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Just A Nightmare Carnivals are places that you go to have fun‚ but sometimes these fun places can turn into your worst nightmares. It all began on a night out with my family. We were just out at the mall and when we were coming back home‚ we passed by a carnival. The carnival looked incredible so my family and I decided to go to the carnival and have some fun as well. We went to the carnival and it looked better up close. There were people and lights everywhere‚ but the carnival still had a hollow
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the real culprit Macbeth who is the main character in the play. He became king shortly after Duncan’s death. Now that Macbeth is king his true colors began to show. From after Macbeth unrightfully became king‚ Macbeth was known as a brutal and evil maniac. But even though Macbeth had lost his noble reputation it still seemed as though “evil” had triumphed because Macbeth became king. Macbeth had done a lot to become king. He murdered his cousin‚ King Duncan and anyone else who he thought would reveal
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In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ J. D. Salinger portrays the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ from two very different sides. On one hand‚ Holden is passionate about the protection of innocence‚ and he attempts to shelter all kids‚ especially his younger sister Phoebe‚ from any knowledge which might compromise their innocence. On the other hand‚ Holden is repeatedly revealed to be experienced and knowledgeable in society. He constantly swears‚ drinks‚ and smokes‚ sharply criticizes everyone he sees
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“Man is the reasoning animal. Such is the claim.” Mark Twain has very strong opinions and morals that resonate throughout his works. He takes a very strong stand against the human race and their actions. He assiduously satirizes the human race in The Lowest Animal. Twain makes observations of the nature of man and other animals through comparison between species. He concludes that man has not ascended from lower animals; but man has descended from higher animals. His ideas are one side of a controversial
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Enlightenment philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau writes‚ "Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves". Nature forms humans as blank slates‚ and it is only through life experiences that humans become corrupted. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ a group of English schoolboys crash land onto an unknown island‚ and they must learn to survive on their own. At first‚ the older boys‚ led by Ralph and Piggy‚ take control and keep the peace. Jack‚ another one of the older boys
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