Ghost Real Research Paper

Though it is justifiable to doubt the truthfulness of the Snedekers claims, there is enough physical and historical evidence that can prove their case. With all supernatural occurrences though, this case can be equally disproved.

This shows that people thought it was super entertaining to hear some of these stories of people communicating with the dead. In the article "The Haunted House" by Valerie Worth it talks about some people go in and explore a old, earey haunted house, but they are not scared. I the article it says “Its echoes, Its aching stairs, Its doors gone stiff at the hinges, Remind us of its Owners, who Grew old, who Died, but Who are still Here: learning In the closet like That curtain rod, Sleeping on the cellar Shelf like this empty jelly jar.” (Worth 9). This shows that people there going out of there way to in some way get to interact with ghost, because it entantering to people to be scared. In conclusion, people are addicted to being scared, and hearing these stories of people talking to the dead which simply can not be understudied, or even scientifically

Do you believe in ghosts? Do you think there are spirits walking among us all the time? Do you believe that people's spirits stay on earth because they have unfinished business here and they can't leave until they truly are ready to go? There are many theories and "evidence" saying that ghost/spirits and demons walking among are real and not just a myth. There really is no scientific evidence providing that ghost or demons are real, but I just think that our technology is just not good enough to get real evidence. They are real though. Maybe they are not exactly everywhere, but there are many stories involving spirits and demons. Many people don't believe because they are scared to believe. Are you denying the existence of ghost and spirits?

For hundreds of years, some people have believed in creatures that they've seen but are not proven yet by scientists. In America, there are a couple of sightings seen by the people. Sightings of bigfoot are reported every year by the people who lives near the woods but no one really knows if they really exist or not. Sightings of the lochness monster are reported by the people who goes to the lake every time but it is really hard to believe it because dinosaurs were extinct thousands of years ago.

In the article “Whispers From The Grave” by Katia Bachko, It shows how people are so interested in ghost stories because it is not something you would see in your normal day life. In the article “Whispers From The Grave” by Katia Bachko, it shows how people were interested with ghosts stories because in them you could talk to the dead, which is something you cannot normally do. The article states, “In Sarah’s day-before movies or television-visiting a medium was an extremely popular form of entertainment. Many Americans thought it was possible to communicate with the spirits of those who had died”(Bachko 6). This shows how Americans saw entertainment in talking to the dead. Plus, it shows how people were interested in the fact that they could

Throughout the episode there are a variety of technology used to help the investigators prove that there is a ghost present. Grant Wilson, the co-founder of TAPS “hopes to prove that paranormal investigation is a worthwhile science” (“Altoona Tantrum.”). The team utilizes a lot of high tech equipment when investigating a haunt. They typically must adapt equipment used for other purposes to fit their paranormal needs. Some of the devices they use include: wireless cameras, electronic voice phenomena (EVP) devices and electronic magnetic field (EMF) devices. It seems that the primary goal for many of the investigators and those who watch the show is to gain physical, recorded evidence that either confirms or denies the existence of ghost and therefore proves the existence of life after death. The use of technology takes a subject that may be viewed as nonsense or irrational and grounds it in modern society. Eaton writes that “[o]n the surface, use of technology appear[s] to be solely driven by a desire to accumulate empirical data for scientific purposes. However, this reliance on technology drew upon the legitimacy of scientific discourse” (Eaton 406). This episode blended science and religion while dealing with the paranormal. The team investigated using the equipment described above, but they also had one of their

Paranormal influence that an agent can have on an experiment after it has been completed.

According to Avery Gordon, a ghostly encounter, is a reference or an acknowledgement of some social spectacle or event happening that has taken place. Avery Gordon would use the 9/11 and the most current event of the Paris terror to describe he theories on ghost encounter “the fear of

What is the paranormal you say? Glenn G. Sparks, C. Leigh Nelson, and Rose G. Campbell in “The Relationship Between Exposure To Televised Messages About Paranormal Phenomena And Paranormal..,” state, “the term ‘paranormal’ is reserved for claims

To me if these religions all believe in one thing it has some credibility. One example of ghosts in Christianity is a quote from Scripture Luke 24:37-39: “They were startled and terrified and thought they were seeing a ghost. He said to them “Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” Also when Jesus walked on water his disciples were afraid believing that Jesus was a ghost. In Buddhism they believe people are reborn and there are a many planes of existences one is the realm of hungry ghosts. The preta or hungry ghosts were greedy or corrupt people in a previous life. The Talmud, which is almost like the Jewish bible, speaks of a shade that is like other creature lives and dies but is only a form that lacks matter but forms mass making it invisible and able to travel through objects. In Islamism they don’t believe in ghosts but in jinn, which literally means “beings that are concealed from the senses”. So with many religions believing in ghosts or ghost like creatures, that helps the in favor of ghosts being

Poltergeist hauntings have been going on for a very long time. Several historical poltergeist cases have been well documented. One of the first poltergeist cases was the Thornton Heath Poltergeist Case. One August night the family was woken in the middle of the night by their radio, which had somehow turned itself on. The radio was turned to the foreign language station. At christmas time an ornament was taken off the tree by an unseen presence, and thrown a the fathers forehead. Near new years eve footsteps were heard in the attic. Accounts of poltergeist encounters have been happening since this time. People in history probably wouldn’t lie about there being a ghost in their house. If it was just a made up thing how would so many people have evidence of poltergeist? So do you believe poltergeists are real? (CLAIRE)

We need to get to the ballpark,” Bill said ready to leave, after making sure his tools were in the toolbox. He placed placing the puppies on the seat beside his son, and stared at the mountain letting his mind wander. He knew there was something besides rocks and trees up there and like most residents, he refused to believe in ghosts. For years, they had mad excuses for the lights and screams, even though they had seen and heard them. The sheriff had searched the mountainside several times and found nothing to explain the activities. A few believed it was the ghosts of dead miners. Still others believed the lights were reflections from the moon, and the wind whistling through the trees created the screams, only a few people in Howardsville

the evidence and it allows for more witnesses. A witness that was a skeptic can be a more reliable witness to the authenticity of the evidence. This brings more authenticity since it was a skeptic; they never believed in the paranormal and when they tend to experience something they show more of a reaction along with credibility. Some paranormal investigators have also invited famous or known people onto their investigations. An example of these people would be a news crew, a show known as Ghost Adventures has once invited Vince Neil onto their show along with Brit Morgan, Mimi Page, and Brendan Schaub. These celebrities have all experienced something during their investigations and some have changed their beliefs in the paranormal.

When you think of the word “Paranormal” you think of events happening that can’t be explained. It’s not all about ghosts or UFO’s (Unidentified Flying Objects); it’s about people having an ability to do unthinkable and unexplainable talents. For years now people have made television shows, movies, and even souvenirs about the supernatural, the question is “why?”

house haunted with a specific smell.) To dig deeper into such debacle, the debate over what the meaning was behind ghosts and phantoms was investigated by Brad Steiger and Sherry Hanson Steiger in their book The Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained under the article "Ghosts and Phantoms: Introduction" where research over such issue has found that phantoms are, contrary to the public belief, actually quite different from ghosts. Many confuse both terms of “ghosts” and “phantoms” because of the fact that they “are generally interchangeable in popular usage, [but] many psychical researchers who specialize in such areas......[found] distinction that phantoms are most often associated with locales that over the years have built up unique atmospheres, such as places of battle...” (B. Steiger and S. Steiger) The confusion over the terms that was separated by a minimal difference in meaning has sparked long and hard debates over what could be classified as as a “being” of the