I woke to the sound of drilling. The vibrations rattling my skull. My head was throbbing as I sat myself up, the weariness of fatigue setting in. My clothes were filthy. My pants were stained and torn as if I had been dragged along the ground. Where was I? And why did my body ache? I remembered brief flashes. Of medical tools; scalpels, needles, and the harsh smell of antiseptic. Of peeling white walls. Of a bloodied white lab coat. Then I remembered the cold. Ice freezing and scratching. Snow biting
Pennywise The Clown As a child, I vividly remembering watching the movie, “It”. I remember this insignificant event clearly for one reason. It kept me up for days because I was so terrified by the film. “It” was originally a horror novel written by Steven King but was also released into a movie. Every great horror movie has a villain or monster and the monster in “It” goes by the name pennywise the clown. Pennywise the Clown induces fear in me and millions of others because his traits closely resemble
dared to sojourn through the novel. Nevertheless, it was the novel’s subject in focus, Pennywise the Clown, embodied in full flesh by Tim Curry that amassed a sadistic following and obsession with the arrival of the 1990 TV miniseries on ABC. Curry’s portrayal of the dancing clown quickly became a hallmark image for the horror canon, if not the face of horror movies altogether. Flash forward 27 years later, the fear of clowns has burgeoned into a commonplace phobia and horror trope. With all this to
Raisinettes out of me” (Huppke). While watching the author “was shouting and jumping out of his seat”. This tone reflect to the reader an unsafe feeling and a bad mood. The structure of text is first descriptive: “the movies is about a clown named Pennywise who lives in a sewer and likes to eat children” (Huppke) then it is narrative. His use of world let people feel that the movie is super scary and clowns are terrifying “more than terrorists attacks are” (Huppke). He used a well-studied ethos, good
Essay: The Effect of Transformation on Fear Like moths attracted to a bright, hot light, people often ignore the long term psychological consequences of watching or reading frightening tales for the short term thrills and self gratification. However, in order to enjoy this good thrill, people crave a tale that carries out its role in creating the emotion of fear the most intensely within us. In the most popular horror or thriller novels, there is a regular pattern of the use of transformation in
These kids are indeed the protagonists of the storyline. They are extremely relatable characters in both their fears and tribulations. In the beginning of the film, Georgie is afraid of the dark, and must conquer his fear to retrieve some wax from the cellar. Nothing was there when Georgie went into the cellar, but he thought there was something there because his fear made his brain imagine that something was hiding in the dark. The movie does not start off with jump scares and creepiness
I don’t quite know why this type of fear exists in me but it’s always been there, interfering with my day to day activities. My alarm goes off, I reach over the side table and fumble to switch it off; my phone falls to the ground and a trail of sunlight shines through my bedroom making it
Fear is an inevitable bodily defense mechanism that has been around since the beginning of human evolution. Every human being experiences fear intermittently throughout their lifetime, In some, their fear(s) are so severe that they interfere with daily activities. An irrationalfear of an object, situation, or activity that a person feels obligated to avoid isconsidered a phobia (1). The word “phobia” originates from the Greek word "Phóbos" that translates as morbid fear (5). Phobias present themselves
Analyzing Interventions: Solution Focused Brief Therapy Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to show how using different research methods such as: quantitative, qualitative, single-case designs, action research, and outcome-based research is used to form an intervention focused on an adolescent with any kind of phobia based on the Solution-Focused Brief therapy. Not to retract in time, but to help the client come up with a possible solution of their phobia within a short amount of time. Different
Transition times can be disastrous for the ADHD student. Display a daily schedule so the student will know what his routine will be. Explain any changes such as an assembly or other special events. To help prepare the student for the end of an activity, give them a 5 minute warning by flashing lights or using some other signal. Review the steps the student must take in making a transition from one period to another. I. Depressive Disorders After testing and observations, the psychiatrist diagnosed