Descriptive Essay : ' The Ghost ' Essay

It is present day in a small town known as Salem, MA. Its getting closer and closer to Halloween. I see the leaves are beginning to change, the nights are getting cooler, the sounds of tractors in the field harvesting crops, the sight of pumpkins everywhere decorating houses with faces and designs carved into them surround the neighborhood. Salem, MA is a very quiet town where everyone knows everyone and everyone gets along, for the most part.

Anya is a normal teenage girl from Russia, still trying to fit in into her school. She comes from an immigrant family and tried very hard to get rid of her accent and fit with the American culture. She is a typical girl that worries about boys and all type of girl stuff… However, she smokes.

Dr. Gabor Mate, a Hungarian born Canadian physician, who is also a neurologist, psychiatrist, and psychologist, but who specializes in the study and treatment of addiction, reveals revolutionary evidence pertaining to addiction. In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Dr. Mate worked with patients suffering chronic drug addiction for 12 years. With 20 years of experience as a family practitioner, Dr. Mate is a renowned speaker and teacher throughout North America; sharing his extensive knowledge with diverse audiences including health care professionals and educators (Mate, About Dr. Mate, 2016). The Realm of Hungry Ghosts, Dr. Mate’s most recent best-selling book, illuminates the origins and causes of addiction. As Co-founder of Compassion for Addiction (a non-profit organization), Dr. Gabor Mate encourages a greater understanding; “addiction is the attempt of affected human beings to escape a profound discomfort with themselves and their world” (Mate, Compassion4Addiction, 2015). Drawing on cutting-edge science, Dr. Mate presents the world with a shocking discovery: “The source of addiction is not to be found in genes, but in the early childhood environment.” Therefore, Dr. Mate simply “calls for a more compassionate approach toward the addict.” (Mate, 2016) As cutting-edge science concludes addiction to be a mental health issue, rather than criminal behavior, the American legal system demonstrates a devastating disservice to its own society.

“It’s not possible to be Black and White, you can only be one” this line drilled into my five year old mind as I sat on the blue bean bag, my hands fidgeting with the carpet beneath me, as I explained that I was not hispanic like the boy that sat in front of me. At that moment I thought i had to choose only one.

In this paragraph, it made me think when I was in catholic school I asked what color is God I even asked what color was Moses they told me that neither one has no color but I never understood that because I would always see pictures of him and his Angles and they were white but there were no black ones, I was even told you should be ashamed of yourself for asking that question

In a country that is the melting pot for many cultures, it is hard to interact with all of them. Tony Hillerman educates readers about one culture, the Navajos, through his novel, The Ghostway. After a shooting occurs in the quiet Indian reservation, a Navajo police Jim Chee, officer overcomes many obstacles physically, mentally, and spiritually to sort the case out and protect a young girl. He is constantly struggling with his identity, whether or not he should continue living his life as a Navajo or cross over to mainstream “white” life. Although the book’s main plot is about a murder and police investigations, a theme that the book is always making references about is cultural differences and how these

America being the land of the free and home of the brave for everyone despite their race. The narrator says, “I am the darker brother” (Hughes 901), here he is describing the color of the skin but also mentions, “They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes” (Hughes 901) as if he is nothing but a slave in an oppressive white man’s house. Regardless of this oppression he still laughs, eats well and grow strong. The speaker then describes a brighter future where he will one day be able to eat at the table when company arrives. The speaker continues to say, “They’ll see how beautiful I am and be ashamed."(Hughes 902). The speaker tells the reader that we will see him for who he truly is based upon who he is on the inside not the outside. For those that were oppressive will see the wrong they’ve done and will be ashamed for oppressing those with such beauty because of the color of their skin. At the end he repeats, “I, Too, am America.” (Hughes 902). This signifies that he is an American who is free and will show everyone the color of his skin doesn’t define the colors of his

In a world where words and color have so much meaning and power, I’ve grown confused by the word “race” and the bizarre pigments it assigns. We’re called the human race, yet while we run together in the single race of life, we have split into teams: white, yellow, brown, black. My bewilderment fails to end there. Though his cheeks are ruddy and spotted with moles, my father is called white, and my mother, though pale as porcelain, is a yellow woman. As for me, I belong nowhere, hopping between my mother and father’s people, unwanted by either.

Children can be an unseen ghost as they walk silently in the footsteps of their dying parent. Having a serious illness in the family creates its own kind of culture; the culture of the “sick family”, where an illness takes the lead as the most important player in the family. Children who are used to being the first consideration in most homes suddenly take a far second to dealing with the illness. They are often left out of important discussions and shielded from seeing the sick or dying parent and many of their basic needs are left poorly met. In the emotional chaos of critical illness children are often believed to be unaware of what is actually happening, and are forced to either find emotional support from someone outside the family or hurt alone. Julie Orringer in her short story titled

The two infants in Ghosts in the Nursey, lack social and emotional development. They do not have a secure attachment relationship with their mothers and they are underdeveloped with their meaning making abilities. Both the infants portray the characteristics of an avoidant attachment with their mother. It is common that the infants give the impression of self- reliance because they have had negative responses from their caregivers for being in distress. It was a shared theme that the mothers, in Ghost in the Nursey, became angry when their infant became distress.

Both Watchmen by Alan Moore and Ghost World by Daniel Clowes comment on an individual’s role in the political sphere through similar themes but differing narratives. Most notably, the two graphic novels focus on the motif of graffiti and the varying political attitudes and motivations of the characters. Ghost World focuses on Enid’s response, an apathy that allows her to thus remove herself from the political sphere and any potential progress. On the other hand, both Rorschach and Ozymandias of Watchmen make elaborate efforts to mend the political unrest, but they are unintentionally distanced from the experience of the average citizen’s political struggle and cannot comprehend realistic cause and effect. Consequently, none of the characters

Aylin Mares James McGee AP Literature and Composition 15 January 2016 Lit Notes based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet The supernatural forces on earth- In the introduction of the play there is an appearance of a ghost. The state of the ghost sets a tone in Hamlet in a sense of dread and despair. The existence of the ghost declares the murder of the previous king and encourages Hamlet to take revenge.

Ghosts, as with any other misunderstood group or people, have been preyed upon by others without understanding. The lack of knowledge about ghosts and haunting activity has led people astray as to what they really are. What Hollywood and television portrays is very inaccurate and cannot be relied upon as truthful. They show these spirits of the dead as being evil in nature, filled with malice and harmful intent. But that this is not the case. The field of paranormal activity is amazing. It has caught the imagination of people from every walk of life. It has always interested me and has influenced me to pick this as the topic for my research. Through this research I wish to uncover the truth about the existence of ghosts.

Our lives are build out of experiences. Depending on where we live, what we are going through, or our state of mind, we build our personal lives by making some concessions and adjustments in order to cope with others. In the play GHOST by Henrik Ibsen, Mrs. Alving and Pastor Manders are two characters whose stories differ because of secrets, misunderstandings, and masquerade.

There 's that look people get told they have, where they look like they 've seen a ghost. I want to know what it means to have that feeling but knowing you 're the ghost. It had been too long since I stepped foot anywhere near these parts of the city. After I turned and changed into who I am now, I never wanted to risk getting seen by any members of the family that runs this part. That is actually a good reason they have never been able to extend their territory any further. It 's kind of easy to hear when a gang war is about to break out for someone to gain new ground. And for me, it 's all too easy to join the defending family and help kill men you were once friends with to make sure you had the room to run fucking wild. I 'm made a few good friends, nah I made a few bad acquaintances by doing that. The men that run other parts of this city know me by who I am now, only one knows me by who I was. Maybe it 's for the best he knows Big Mac is against him, less likely that it 's me behind the mask then. God, in those days, before I grew up and found out doing everything I was getting told to do, without being told to do them was so much better, Claire not counting, she just above another voice in my head. But the freedom I have, may not seem like a good thing for the city and its people, but I love being me and only this me.