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    Fear In 1984

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    Winston‚ the protagonist in 1984‚ we observe the forces used for the government to retain its complete power over the people. The government almost diminished free thought of the people‚ has destroyed any means of building relationships‚ and utilized fear to make sure everyone would stay true to Big Brother. In such a dystopian society it may only take one person to overcome such obstacles‚ or so we thought.     Orwell designed 1984 to warn his readers about the grave dangers in having totalitarian

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    course of our relationship. The disconnection with my father was not of his own volition‚ but rather a natural decline due to his situation. My father‚ John had once been a man I admired‚ because of his strong dedication to establishing a healthy home for my mother my sister and me. He was once a tall strong man with a muscular build‚ additionally he also cared deeply for our family and would do anything he could to make me and my sister happy. My father would frequently take us on sojourns throughout

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    Definition of Fear

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    Fear Fear is one of the most intense‚ overwhelming emotions a living organism can feel. Fear is like a disease embedded in the Earth that can strike at anytime. Everyone at some point and time has felt fear. They have felt the adrenaline pumping rapidly through their veins‚ while perspiration drains down their face as the mind runs wild trying to figure out the situation. Fear‚ also is one of the hardest emotions to overcome. The feeling of fear lingers within you for seconds‚ but it feels

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    biggest obstacles of my life and it had to do with my religion. I was raised as a Catholic and I loved my religion but as I grew up I started to have more and more questions about it. I never asked anyone because I was scared that people would judge me and look at me as if I was a bad Catholic. Therefore‚ I just kept my thought to my self but that made me grow farther apart from my church and

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    of hard work and prerequisite classes‚ I finally received my acceptance into school. Nursing was finally within my grasps‚ but it felt like something was missing. After talking to friends and family‚ I was still in what felt like a liminal phase until I got an email. It plainly read‚ “Congrats on your acceptance‚ we knew you could do it! Let us know if we can help. Sincerely‚ Katie from G.B.” As succinct as the email was‚ I was reminded of my time in the Global Brigades. It was with that amazing group

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    The history with my mentor is we met when I was playing football as a child and he was a high school coach. He encouraged me to do better at all of the sports i do and i would be the best player on the field. So almost every weekend we would go to the gym or a open field and workout and work on my stands so I can come out and up even more powerful. He told me somethings I can do on my own‚ because he did the same things when he was in high school and in college. If you would work on your weakness

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    Fear in Macbeth

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    No Fear Fear motivates many people to act upon matters‚ right or wrong. This emotion has been important in many events in both works of literature‚ and in the real world. It has forced military geniuses into retreat‚ and influenced them to plan another method of attack. Fear can be both a positive and a negative acting force in one’s life‚ a quality that can motivate one to success as well as to downfall. In the play Macbeth fear was a major motivating factor in character’s actions. Macbeth was

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    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 religion is evident

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    fear motivation

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    says “If you motivate people by fear‚ they will do just enough to get by and not get fired. This is the saddest of all motivational factors. Fear of rejection‚ fear of loss of respect‚ loss of money and country club status. It’s related to the above motivations‚ but from a different perspective. People who are motivated by fear are motivated from a position of having made it and are afraid of losing it. Its real difference is in its motivational power. Fear can be a strong motivator. . It’s

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    The Fear of the Unknown

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    The Fear of The Unknown The short stories of Ben Loory‚ Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day‚ exhibit numerous postmodern qualities through literary context‚ language and themes. One of these reoccurring themes within the collection is the concept of fear of the unknown. Three stories exemplary of this theme are “The Magic Pig‚” “The Fish in the Teapot‚” and “The Snake in the Throat.” In every one of these stories chosen there is an appearance of an object. One character is tortured by the

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