Awakening Into A World Of Foul Beasts

“I can kill a man, dismember his body, and be home in time for Letterman. But knowing what to say when my girlfriend's feeling insecure... I'm totally lost”-Dexter Morgan (Hall, 2007). Dexter Morgan is a fictional serial killer from Showtime’s series “Dexter”, but the writers and actors have portrayed a real life serial killer. Manuel Prado is the real Dexter Morgan. Prado was a Miami cop who started with smaller crime and worked his way up to becoming a serial killer. ”Prosecutor David Waksman told the Miami Herald: "He was very cold. He was doing robberies and went home and slept like a baby. He was proud of what he did."” (International, 2012) Real life serial killers do not have any empathy. They kill their victims and then return to

When people hear the word monster, they usually picture in their minds images of vampires, zombies, demons, ghouls, or other physical supernatural beings. However, today's society contains its own modern monsters contained in minds of people or in systems in society, as opposed to some type of physical entity. Examples for modern monsters of today can be pressure and apathy, but caring too much has more effect and negative results rather than apathy’s effect of caring too little.

In the article “Monsters and the Moral Imagination,” Stephen Asma, a professor of Philosophy and Distinguished Scholar at Columbia College Chicago, argues that the existence of monsters have a purpose in our lives. It is not only to reveal our deepest fears, but to question our moral instincts. Being attacked by fictional monsters seems impractical, however, chaos and disasters do happen and exist in the real world. The creation of monsters is due to our reaction of our fears and the inability to control the world we live in.

What defines a monster? Is it their grotesque, unnatural appearance that separates them from the rest of mankind, or is it their lack of remorse and compassion that makes them different? The word monster conjures up figures from gothic horror of exotic peoples with horrifyingly exaggerated features, and the kinds of impossible delusive beasts inhabiting the pages of medieval bestiaries. Well at first I thought exactly that. When I used to hear the word “monster”, my mind immediately pictured the petrifying beast that took residence under my bed for a substantial portion of my childhood. It had demonic beating red eyes, razor sharp teeth that glistened with fresh blood and amphibian like scales covering every inch of its enormous body. However, as I got older, I started to realize that there was no such thing as monsters and that it was all just a figment of my imagination. Accordingly, the fear of the monster under my bed slowly dissipated. Nevertheless, it wasn’t until after reading a quote by my favorite author, Steven King, that I was finally able to fully comprehend what the true definition of the word “monster” really was. “Monsters are real, ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes they win”. It had taken me awhile to truly grasp what King had meant, but then it clicked. Everyone has a monster inside them, dormant or not. That monster is the voice we hear in the back of our heads, urging us to cheat or to steal, and in some instances, worse. That monster

The beast limped towards me, its eyes glowing red like the color of my blood, adrenaline pumps quickly throughout my body, it charges, hooves clacking along the cold dirt floor, its shaggy fur dripping with warm crimson blood. My breath is fast as I leap towards it, dagger raised. It punctures the soft skin, tearing the flesh of its bony chest. I follow the pattern; leap, stab, tear, duck, roll, aim for thigh and roll again. It howls in rage and leaps at me, its claws outstretched, I hold out my blade as it crashes into it, the knife reaching its' now motionless heart. Another comes at me, wanting to seek revenge for its fallen brother. It roars, spikes flaring in and out of

In today’s world we understand the implications of slavery and the results of a racist culture when we look back in the past, however we do not have a strong understanding of what life was like in the progression of equal rights immediately after the Civil War. There was a time where whites and colored people were seen as two different species, where the lesser had no control over his own life. We are taught about the time when the KKK reigned and wreaked havoc on the lives of free people. But what about the transition in which there were partial freedoms issued to people of color, yet loopholes in the system that favored white privilege? In chapter 7 of Neil Foley’s The White Scourge, racial inequalities and the resulting tension

The book of night is a sad book because of the dehumanization and the torture the jews went through like stavation from the Natize and i understand they were just following orders but you can make your own decision especially when you know you are doing the right thing.

of Darkness: the chain gangs, the grove of death, the payment in brass rods, the

Another instance of mistreatment captured in “Darwin’s Nightmare” is when the pilots “girlfriends” are mentioned. These women, who are left with no other options other than to sell their bodies in order to feed their children, are being sold for as little as $10.00 per night. This industry is not regulated in any way, thus these men do anything they wish to these women. The aggression of these clients is visible in one of the opening scenes, when Eliza, a popular “girlfriend”, is pushed around and repeatedly interrupted while trying to sing the national anthem for the camera (00:05). Though this doesn’t seem like much of a heinous act, we later find out that Eliza was brutally murdered by one of these clients, showing just how much danger these

torment. Be that as it may, Herlihy noticed that not every single other side effect

The cover of the Broadview Edition of The Island of Doctor Moreau shows someone prying a dog’s mouth open with his hands. Perhaps he wants to see the inside of its mouth, remove its sharp teeth, or even make it speak, yet the dog seems to be resisting his effort. This image echoes a few ideas presented in the novel, such as the creation of the Beast People, the torturing of animals, and their bestial nature. In the novel, Moreau refers to the vivisection of animals as “a humanizing process” (120) because he wants to transform animals into humans. However, the Beast People and undergo an ongoing process of humanization and dehumanization, showing that whatever state they were ‘made for’ is not permanent. H.G. Wells suggests a definition of humanity through Moreau’s philosophy of pain and reasoning, but the dehumanization of the Beast People and humans suggest that this philosophy is not viable.

“The monsters within us are far worse than the monsters of the world.”This quote struck me greatly when I first read it, and upon completing the Monsters lesson’s I still agree with it as I did in the beginning of the section. When you ask your average person for an example of a monster they may list off a few fictional exaggerations of monsters. But what many fail to acknowledge is that these monsters are just stories, and the real monsters of the world can be found festering inside the mind of anyone. Sometimes monsters can come out within the most unexpected people. An example of this can be found in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, where someone seemingly chivalrous succumbs to his own personal monsters.There are also those who carry monsters

After beating the Eye of Cthulhu, you probably have enough equipment to make better weapons, such as the Blood Butcherer and Light’s Bane (NOTE: the War Axe of the Night costs the same and does more damage than the Light’s Bane, and is an axe), but don’t make the yo-yo’s unless you have leftover supplies because they do less damage and cost more (but have better range.) If you have a corruption, then it is possible to farm for Ancient Shadow Scale, although it takes forever to get one set.

Monsters are feared all over the world. Although not all monster are the same many of the monsters in legends and in stories even in scary movies ten to have the same characteristics. These characteristics often involve primitive fears of death and survival. Like many people we often fear the unknown knowing or believing that something in the unknown can physically harm us. Fear is the bodies response to keep you alive so when we fear we tend to base that fear of of what we learn or see from others. Monster are created by what we fear, since the world is becoming more alike we are beginning to fear the same things. Today many people do not fear Greek monsters or animals because we are molding

How is the term “monster” defined? Are monsters dark creatures, with the ability to call upon hell and all its attributes? Do they have mangy fur and eyes the vibrant color of blood? In reality, monsters are not furry beast that live under the bed. Monsters are born into this world just as you and I, as human children.Children who utilize false innocents to cloak their wicked tendencies. Monsters are no longer simply being that haunt the nightmares of children, no longer can they be vanquished by the flip of a light switch. Monsters are real, they are individuals that have traveled so deep into the darkness of their own soul that they have lost their way out. As human beings we are gifted with free will, therefore we have the ability to chose what side ,light or dark, prevails in our hearts. With fierce unwavering determination, we even possess the power to fight away the darkness with in the hearts of others.