Fear Of The Unknown Has Been A Constant Thread Intricately

For these reasons, the theme of the story is that sometimes fear of the unknown is worse than the fear itself. This was proven in my three examples, such as: when the narrator overcomes the fear of opening her eyes underwater, when she swims in the deep murky waters and touches the bottom, and lastly when she leaves her husband even though she knows she will lose contact with her stepson Ian. Once she faced her fears she realized that the outcomes weren’t as adverse as she had anticipated. “To escape fear you have to go through it, not around

The allure of fear is interesting for some people for several reasons. These people have another perspective of how they react when they see something scary or read it. They don’t react the same way as other people that don’t like scary things. Other people like to be scared. Some people motivate others by saying to them they are not so scary and everything that is happening there is not real, since they use fiction elements, like characters, details and scenarios. These scary elements have real details but also have scenarios that are not real, this means it is magical realism. This thought of liking scary things is a physiological problem. Scientist make an article showing proof that there is a big pole of people that like scary scenarios.

There are many events that have shaped my life and also cause me to pursue academic work and create goals here are Colorado Christian University. The one that stands out the most is my recent church planting experience and my desire to learn more about the Lord and become better equipped biblically to serve my parishioners. In this essay I will discussion how this major event has transformed my life and also cause me to venture further in my education and seek a degree here at Colorado Christian University (CCU). As a husband, a father of five, and a Pastor, I maintain a pretty busy lifestyle. But one things for sure is that I have always had a tug to finish my degree. My wife is a great supporter of education and has always encouraged me to finish what I

Fear: an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat(Websters Dictionary).Fear is something that our lives have adapted to rarely use as our ancient predecessors have.In our day and age the concept of fear comes through the stress of work. We humans no longer fear a cold nor do we fear storms as our houses protect us and on average our life spans are longer as old in the Paleolithic was 33 while currently it is 71.5(Wikipedia Life Expectancy). Why then is our fear so extensive that it can make us freeze up? “The answer is our legacy of ancient fears, the result of having spent millions of years running from predators. Our fear response is more influenced by the ancient species we struggled to escape than any modern challenges.”(The evolutionary legacy of having been prey.By Rob Dunn) This is one of the statements about human life. If this is so how do we develop from terror to finding fear fun?

This was Huxley’s worst fear for the future, a world where conformity causes all individuality to die off and become extinct. This is his reason for writing the book, Brave New World, to inform and warn people of the horrors that could be just around the corner if they continued on the path they were on. He wrote it as a satire regarding the increased consumerism of the roaring 1920’s in America, therefore “in the Brave New World, happiness means having everything under control” (Weber, 1), especially economic and government control. “In his satirical and sinister novel, warfare and poverty have been eliminated, but also family, culture, art, literature, science, religion, and philosophy. In their place, Soma, a powerful drug provided by the

Realized or not, it is in the innate nature of humans to fear something that they are unfamiliar with. A surgeon fears his first time in the operating room. An expecting mother is apprehensive of her first delivery. A new student is trepid about his first day at a new school. The fear of the unknown has for long defined and constrained the boundaries of societies and the actions of man, and has been, is, and will continue to shape and affect our decisions. Fear of the unknown creates, promotes, and maintains paranoia and disunity in a community in times of crisis.

I seek to have a well-thought out plan and objectives prior to entering into an event or life change. I crave data and knowledge along with order and control. My thought patterns are very systematic and structured. I questioned how I was going to be able to be open to the movements of the spirit that are not always nice and orderly. Yet throughout my life, I have sought to become a just, loving, and humble person who lifts other people up and fulfills societal responsibilities to my family, my community, my country, and my world. I was challenged to step outside of what I can fully control and to see where I was being led when I became actively engaged in the ministries of the congregation and with the procedures of a sociological internship working with individuals residing in the inner city of Kansas City, Missouri. I came to understand that my call to ordained ministry is my true calling and that it is not more work or better work than what I had planned, but rather a reordering and valuing of what I find meaningful to pursue in my life. I have spent time, largely due to my input and strategic mindset, discerning my priorities and objectives to live a more balanced and authentic life. My call to be a minister permeates all of my actions and how I interact with others. I am specifically calling to pastoral care and counseling as a chaplain due to my desire to

In “The Certainty of Fear” by Audra Kendall, the author chronicles the fears we have throughout our lifetime. Starting with the fears of childhood and then adolescence, progressing to a mid-life crisis and concluding with the fears of our senior years; I can relate to these fears but I don’t remember much of my younger years. For me, my greatest fears started as an adolescent and continue now into the mid years of my life and further into the future of my senior years.

To start of the novel Fear, by Gabriel Chevallier, Jean Dartemont is in France observing all the civilians celebrate the start of the new war. He criticizes their behavior and strongly disapproves, however, he admits a curiosity in him that convinces him to volunteer for the war for it will be a ‘remarkable spectacle.” After being approved to go to war, Dartemont heads to a training camp. There he becomes a private after failing to become an officer. Here he commands a group, but realized he finds the maintenance of soldiers to be tedious and useless work. Already he becomes quite eager to arrive at the front lines, which soon happens.

The Epic of Gilgamesh is full of themes in which the force of love, fear of death, and power of the Gods are portrayed. The theme of death and the inevitability of it are not only just themes but are themes that reflect on who Gilgamesh is as a character. Death is an inevitable and inescapable fact of human life, in which Gilgamesh is determined to overcome by becoming immortal. Because Gilgamesh is known for his godly power, strength, and ambition the gods decided to counteract his arrogance with the creation of Enkidu…man of the wild. Enkidu was created to put Gilgamesh in his place, but with a kiss they began to call one another brother. Gilgamesh the beloved king of Uruk is bitter that only the gods can live forever which ultimately decides that he shall find a way to prove differently. With the help of Enkidu, Gilgamesh sets out on a quest for immortality. The theme of the inevitability of death is prominent as shown by his fear, experience, and acceptance. Gilgamesh’s fear of death is what ultimately makes him the king his is in the end of the poem.

When society blinds people to believe that what it begs of them is ideal but the yearning to lead themselves elsewhere persists, they must decide to either retaliate by pursuing their own aspirations or abandon those desires and retreat to masking certain aspects of their personalities; the latter often prevails. The action of concealing genuinity is often a response to fear derived from societal exclusion, or not ‘fitting in.’ A system of classification as described by Karl Albrecht in his article, “The (Only) Five Basic Fears We All Live By,” places every possible fear into at least one of five categories: Extinction, Mutilation, Loss of Autonomy, Separation, or Ego-death. Characters of a Bronx Masquerade, Nikki Grimes’ novel, demonstrate

Throughout history many communities have been persecuted for being different from the general public. Society has often forced these unique individuals to assimilate or be constrained because of the public's fear and anxiety of the unknown. Such insecurities led to the mistreatment and restraint of both the slaves as portrayed in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and the mental patients in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Humanity has a natural curiosity to it. A sort of drive to seek out the unknown and discover the wondrous. But often our systems of power that are regarded as perfect eliminate the need for that curiosity. The most powerful rulers or governments leave nothing left unknown and the people are often depicted, as in Utopia, as being perfectly happy to go along with that. Even though removing the unknown from the human experience seriously deprives us of humanness, it is often argued as being the easier option. According the stories and historical accounts, the purpose of establishing human power or governments is to provide a relief from the unknown. This is because we innately fear the unknown, power gives control to that fear, and therefore the most perfect level of control is one that removes all instances of the unknown from those under it.

“If there is one universal thing most people experience at the point of decision it is fear” (Ingle). My decision to come to Southeastern University was frightening, but exciting at the same time. I was eager, but scared of venturing off without my family and leaving everything I grew up with behind. My decision to come wasn’t just about growing in my academics, but to grow in spirituality. I fell away from my beliefs for a period of time and I felt like it was time to regain my strength with God. I dealt with a lot the last few years and I simply lost trust in him and my faith. Dr. Kent Ingle, keeps saying what is your Divine Design and truly I still feel like I am searching for mine. I keep hearing stories where God has lead other people

Have you ever been scared or afraid? The theme fear of the unknown shows weaknesses and faults in both society and humankind. Fear of the unknown shows that people do everything based on fear, if people weren’t afraid there would be civilization, and when people vote for leaders they do it based on who will make the society better.