The Fear Of The Unknown

The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, was- and still is- a commentary upon the dangers of community hysteria. While the play was originally written to call out the McCarthy hearings as morally wrong; It's morals and lessons are still useful in modern times. The Crucible speaks to a fear that is instilled in everyone: fear of the unknown. In terms of the play, the unknown is represented by witchcraft. During the Mccarthy hearings, the fear was the rising Communist party. In modern times, the unknown is ever changing, with new fears coming down upon American society daily: terrorism, lgbtq, sexual harassment, & racism. The play’s main theme- to be aware of the danger of societal fears of the unknown- has the ability to resonate with any audience of

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.

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?

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.

“The Gift Of Fear,” a psychology book written by Gavin De Becker, is an extremely useful and informative read. It gives valuable advice about how to act upon human intuition, how to recognize threats, and defines what real fear is and it’s purpose. I found the book to be extremely interesting. This book provided me with a sense of understanding on violence and fear and I feel much better prepared when it comes to recognizing dangerous situations.

The human mind makes its perception off of the world around it. It indicates the good and evil from the past and the future which still lies in the dark. It is not told who will come to power and how will the system be run. The authority holds human rights in one hand and a mystery in the other. Humans fear the mystery for it is unknown and the darkness that lays ahead.

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.

Fear is something that large amounts of people have encountered at least once at some point in their lives. It has been said to have caused a variety of outcomes, many of them being largely negative. Therefore, it is a common human response to react to fear by counteracting it with positivity and/or success. The idea people have of what fear is depends on the person. In the article “How Fear Works”, for example, fear is defined as a “chain reaction in the brain that starts with a stressful stimulus and ends with the release of chemicals” (Layton 1). The website “Psychology Today” defines fear another way, calling it “a vital response to physical and emotional danger” ("Fear Paranoia”). There are several other definitions people have on the

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.

Predictors of fear-avoidance beliefs in patients with acute low back pain: Investigting the effects of pain characteristics and functional disability

Power : What Is Its True Purpose? As centuries have passed, the use and abuse of power has always been the main part of largely known reforms of countries, build-ups of governments, famous written stories and plays, underlying sparks of war, and many more. But this use of power hasn’t always been the best for change.

The book that inspired this piece focused on worry. One of the worries mentioned in the book is imagined fears, sometimes people worry about things that aren't real threats. It’s all in their head. My project focused on the idea of imagined fears. I made a hollow human head that has a bowl inside of it. One can write down their imagined fears down on paper and put them there so the fears are in someone else's head instead of their own. There is no way to face imagined fears except to realize they are not real, the head can serve as a process for taking those fears out of your head and realizing they are not real. The head can also serve as an altar. Imagined fears are the strongest fears people have because there is no way to face them except

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

What is the most dangerous—ignorance or fear? While ignorance may be bliss to the individual it does not go without a cost and many times can fall on the shoulders of others. Fear on the other hand takes over one 's logos which inhibits rash decision making and can lead to fall out for many years to come. In the mid-1800s, narrow-minded selfishness, misplaced religious ideology, and gross neglect of fellow mankind resulted from America 's Western Expansion or also known as Manifest Destiny. However, the consequences of the expansion did not stop there. The blurred lines of entitlement and ethics were unfortunately crossed again, but this time the driving force was fear. In 1919, the start of the Red scare after the Great War and the Bolshevik revolution ignited hysteria with the fear of a communist takeover. Although the initial fear faded after World War II, another version the red scare emerged through McCarthyism. Both Red Scares were self destructive and instead of helping democracy and freedom thrive, they created an atmosphere of restricted speech, international elitism, and geopolitical involvements that overreached America 's self-proclaimed jurisdiction. On the surface it is difficult to see the link between Manifest Destiny and both Red Scares, but the parallels exist through American 's justified imperialism, elitist ideologies, and enthusiastic actions that eventually sowed the seeds of war.

The people of Iping scattered as the invisible man’s infinite rain of terror engulfed them in anxiety. A storm began and trembled as he penetrated into the village. Doors clattered shut, as the people quivered in their homes. The obscure man’s voice sounded like nails while he spoke, “This village is under me, the terror!” No one in the small village of Iping was safe… no one. The Invisible Man, by Herbert George Wells, combines innovated science with the morals of a human being. The invisible man, who is named Griffith, was so fascinated by science that he turned himself invisible. At first, Griffith enjoys the convenience of his new found power, but then discovers the consequences that come with invisibility. On a quest to restore