Essays on Mystery

Charles Manson. The name is synonymous with one of the most notorious criminal minds in United States history. What makes him into the devious person that he is? Who was “The Family” and why did they follow him unconditionally even into prison and death? To this day, he has a congregational like following. Then and…

Although there are those who argue that maintaining good health is only achieved through a proper diet and consistent physical activity, it is important to recognize other factors that play a role in overall well-being. In his book “Outliers,” Malcolm Gladwell examines the example of Roseto, where residents experienced better health outcomes compared to people…

There can be no better introduction to the magic of India, its splendour and diversity, than the words of India’s great poet Allama Iqbal: “The great civilizations of Greece, Rome and Egypt have vanished from this earth, but the unique identity of Indian civilization survives”. It is the land about which the great philosopher Rabindranath…

“It has often been remarked that woman have a curious power of divining the characters of men”(75). This quotation from The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens reflects the opposite of what a typical Dickensian society is supposedly based upon. In this standard society, the plot would be based around the life of a…

The students were handed 10 test tubes with no identification. The students were supposed to design a method in determining what chemical was in each test tube. The list of chemicals is CuSO4, NH4Cl, NaOH, AgNO3, KI, H2SO4, NaBr, CaCl2, HCl, and Pb(NO3)2. The students are expected to determine the chemicals using physical properties, litmus…

On November 27, 1971, in Portland, Oregon, a man who identified himself as “Dan Cooper” purchased a ticket for Northwest-Orient Airlines Flight 305 to Seattle, Washington. He was a well-dressed individual, wearing a stylish dark suit complemented by a pearl tiepin. This man, approximately forty-five years old and standing at around six feet tall with…

Last dark I was walking home following to the river Thamess. When something unusual happened to me. It was tardily at dark and I’d had a long and hard twenty-four hours at work. There was a big full Moon in the sky and everything was quiet. I was tired and lonely and I’d merely had…

Abstract Eleven mystery test tubes labeled from K-1 to K-11 contained: 6M H2SO4, 6M NH3, 6M HCl, 6M NaOH, 1M NaCl, 1M Fe(NO3)3, 1M NiSO4, 1M AgNO3, 1M KSCN, 1M Ba(NO3)2, 1M Cu(NO3)2 respectively. The contents of the test tubes were determined by chemical experiments. Solution K-1 contained NiSO4 because when solution K-9, ammonia which…

In T. S. Eliot’s poem “Macavity:  The Mystery Cat,” a villainous character is described. Macavity is a tall and thin individual with a taste for thievery. His brow is “deeply lined,” possibly a result of his thorough planning of crimes. He is neglected by society and wears a dusty coat. Macavity has sunken-in eyes and…

The enigma of human beginning is an often-debated subject. It is an issue that can ne’er be proven, something every bit obscure as the being of God, the cogent evidence of a human psyche, or even every bit evasive as the human mind itself. The argument itself is divided between two chief cantonments: the Evolutionists,…