Category: Fear

Fear defeats hope is a satirical cartoon composed by a retired Australian political cartoonist, (Sourced from the Saturday paper) Geoff Pryor. This cartoon cleverly broadcasts an in-depth insight of society through its various range of shadings and dialect. This cartoon also cleverly implements the concept of allusion into the overall message. This cartoon is an…

Introduction The thing is  fear cant hurt you any more than a dream. (90) A human’s fears should not be taken lightly. Fear could do anything to a persons mind, even without fear a man can become as savage as an animal. Fear can haunt a person to a point of self-destruction and can…

The average person ingests eight spiders per year while sleeping. A ridiculous and yet commonly heard myth that continues to spread. It is not a secret that even just the thought of spiders is enough to elicit fear out of people, but many people may not know why society has this automatic response. Many people…

In life some things come and go, whether it be people or even emotions, not everything is permanent. In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, the main character Santiago, who is portrayed as a courageous boy sets out from his home country to the Egyptian deserts with the goal of finding his treasure. However, along the…

We all have fear, its a natural instinct and we cope with those fears differently because we are all different with our own unique personalities! In the book Lord of the Flies the author William Golding shows the fears of Jack, Ralph, and Piggy and chooses specific ways for them to cope with that fear.…

You, me and all of us have probably faced various forms of fear in this life. I think the number is no longer counted. Tens of thousands or even millions of times throughout our time, alternating like day and night. Like graphs, fluctuations up and down. In the past, when we were at school, for…

Fear, a fundamental human emotion, is an experience shared by all humanity, regardless of culture or era. By definition, it is an unpleasant, often strong emotion resulting from the anticipation or awareness of danger. This primal sensation serves as a powerful catalyst in our lives, shaping our actions and responses to the world around us.…

Acrophobia is defined as having an extreme fear of heights. This could be anywhere from ladders, to as high as parachuting; they all induce that intense reaction. Throughout my life, I have tested this phobia but managed to fail more than succeed. I decided one day, to make an attempt and overcome this fear, by…

Fear of death is not a new phenomenon. People have been scared to die ever since our species evolved into existence One of the explanations for people developing a fear of death is the idea of the afterlife. The afterlife is a huge mystery to all human beings. The only people who know are, well,…

November 1st, 2019. Its that time of year: the mock trial is in session! That means case reports, witness statements, exhibits, and everything else we need to form our case in chief. Ive been doing mock trials for 4 years now, and its become more than just some club I do. Its home. But things…