Essays on Fear

    Alexander Pope, author of “Essay On Man’, said that “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread”. Should this fool be considered courageous or reckless? The two words should be completely different by definition, but as it happens, both courage and recklessness can be described as an act performed with indifference to the danger…

The Only Thing We Have To Fear is Fear Itself Have you ever paused for a second just to ask yourself, “What is fear? ” or, “What am I afraid of? ” Have you thought about it – your fears – and the reason behind them, or are they just “there”? The truth is everyone…

Cult activity has been on the rise over the past few decades. With it there has been an increase in the fear surrounding it. From this fear, society has learned much about cults, how they get members and what to look out for as far as cult recruiters go. Society as a whole has also…

I’m 17 years old, and I still can’t dangle my feet over the edge of the bed in the dark. I know that clammy hands with coarse hair across the knuckles will grab my ankles and drag me down to a black hole of terror. Of course, this is never a conscious thought when my…

How many of you would consider yourself brave? Self Confident? “There are two types of speakers: Those that are nervous, and those that are liars. ” Mark Twain. Introduction Just imagine yourself being in front of thousands of people. Giving a presentation on how to live a better life, and a happier one. People are…

Paralyzed by Fear In his book of short fiction, Dubliners, Joyce brings all his Dublin citizens/characters to paralysis in some form. Eveline’s fearful lack of will is her paralysis. Examples of her lack of will in come in four forms. Her lack of will finds comfort in dust. This lack of will won’t let the…

Critical Review Of “Fear and Loathing in New York-An impolite anecdote about the interface of homophobia and misogyny” written by Jennifer Doyle Rebecca Hicks I have chosen an essay on pages 15- 17 in “The Feminism and Visual Culture Reader” by the name of, “Fear and Loathing in New York-An impolite anecdote about the interface…

In the year 1625, Francis Bacon, a famous essayist and poet wrote about the influences of fear on everyday life. He stated, “Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other” (Essays Dedication of Death). Clearly, external surroundings…

The handmaids tale is a novel by Margaret Atwood, It describes the life of a woman who is documenting her life as it goes on, As the book progresses we are able to see the amount of torture (physical and mental) that the woman of Gilead receive. Offred and other women in Gilead are well…

Eveline Life is all about choices. Some choices are easy and some require a lot of thought. In James Joyce’s short story “Eveline” we read about the life of a young woman named Eveline faced with a decision. To stay in familiarity of her current situation even though she endures a hard life, or pursue…