Theme Of Flash Fiction

Many people have problems with the violent programs on TV, and they don’t want them to be played on TV because of their kids. They get scared when inappropriate shows are on TV. In the essay “Now You Take “Bambi” or “Snow White” — That’s Scary” author of horror novels, Stephen King argues against a ban on airing violent television programs to prevent children from being frightened. He begins his essay with an imaginative rendering of the plot of “Hansel and Gretel,” and points out the fact that children are exposed to scary stories in fairy tales. He explains that he has written both series that are and are not appropriate for young children. He has screened the movie versions of his stories and decided which stories are off limits for his children and insists other parents do the same. As support for his argument, King refers to the repeated suggestion that various forms of entertainment, even scary forms, are cathartic, and they offer a way for people, including children, to enter a scary yet controllable world for a limited time, where they can express and release their fears and aggressions. Therefore, King believes that children have the right to experience scary TV programs and movies, but a mature adult should decide what children can and cannot watch. He

On the night of April 4 1968, people gathered to listen to the wise words of Robert F. Kennedy. What many thought was going to be a political speech soon took a twist, and the news of Martin Luther King’s assassination was announced and out to the public. Gasps and tears quickly erupted while everyone was gathered around Robert Kennedy’s pickup truck as he stood high above all trying to bring hope and comfort to those who lost someone that fought for their equality, rights and freedom. Kennedy's speech was powerful and successful because of the way he showed empathy to the crowed. He related the tragic scenario to his own life bringing comfort to the many broken hearted and showed both sides of the situation using contrasting forms. Lastly, Kennedy’s speech consisted of repetition with the use of anaphora.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, otherwise known as JFK, was an important figure in the lives of many during the 1960s. Due to this, many works have been written regarding the details of his assassination as well as his legacy. In every piece, a unique perspective of this appalling event is portrayed. The excerpt from the biography, “A Warm, Clear Day in Dallas” by Marta Randall, presents this event in the most concise yet informative manner and is the most compelling piece that portrays the legacy of JFK.

The editors of “Flash Fiction” asked themselves the question, “How short can a story be and still truly be a story?” (11). With this in mind, they settled on a maximum word count of 750, with a minimum of 250. They debated keeping it as “one story to a page, just a little book of little stories,” but soon realized that, without the turn of a page during a story, the reader is easily bored (13). Instead, they allowed the stories to begin and end naturally in the book’s layout.

Horror is the genre that keeps the reader on their toes for nights upon end. It keeps them thinking. Thinking about how cruel and disturbing someone, or something, could possibly be. Thinking about what in the world happens to a character after the story drops off in a cliffhanger. Thinking about the probability that the events in the narrative could transpire in real life. Thinking about how likely it is for those things to happen to the reader. Refusing to look out their window in fear of seeing the glimpse of a murderous face, and listening to every sound with acute accuracy, praying that the noise is not one of a stranger creeping up the stairs. Scary accounts make the reader live in fear whenever the

Killing Kennedy is a historical nonfiction book written by Bill O’Reilly, the anchor of the O’Reilly Factor on Fox News Channel and an author by the name of Martin Dugard. Bill O’Reilly has a reputation for presenting world events in a “fair and balanced” manner. This work is no exception. Killing Kennedy illustrates the United States 35th President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s life, presidency, and death in a way that makes the reader not want to stop turning the pages. O’Reilly made a presidential assassination into a human-interest story. Killing Kennedy brought little pieces of history that I’ve learned throughout the course of my education and put them all into perspective.

When one hears the name Kennedy, what comes to mind? Many families have multiple icons in the political scene; the Kennedys are no exception. Some think of John F. Kennedy and his assassination. Others think of Jacqueline Kennedy and her elegance, style, and grace. Still others think of Bobby, Rose, or Caroline. Others think of yet another Kennedy, Ted Kennedy and the car crash that wrecked his career on Chappaquiddick Island. Kennedy’s response to the accident ruined his chances of ever becoming president and raised questions about the accident across the nation. If handled properly, the Chappaquiddick incident would not have become a national ordeal. Instead, Kennedy’s irresponsibility and drunkenness led to the incident on Chappaquiddick

The origin of James McKinley’s book was written just a little more than ten years after JFK’s assassination. It is a book compiled of the accounts of 12 famous political figures in American History. In Assassination in America, the purpose of the reading is to examine the complex circumstances surrounding the assassination by recreating the background and drama encompassing the murder. The value of Assassination in America is that it was written just ten years after Kennedy’s assassination, so one is able to recall details more precisely, giving a more accurate account than a book written fifty years after the event. The limitations of McKinley’s book include the fact that his book not only includes details about Kennedy’s assassination, but also the accounts of other well-known assassinations in our history.

John F. Kennedy is one of the most widely respected presidents in American history, with a plethora of books and movies about him. One such book, probably the most popular, is Killing Kennedy by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. Killing Kennedy is a novel describing the life and presidential term of John Kennedy and his family while in office. The book also follows the brief history of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who assassinated JFK, describing his past and the actions that could have prompted him to become an assassin. O’Reilly and Dugard have as unbiased a view as they can possibly get, telling the reader the whole truth about John F. Kennedy, good or bad. The reader gets the whole view of JFK, instead of the sugarcoated image the media has presented of him and his term as president. They portray JFK as the man he is. He was not a good husband, as unfaithful as he was. John F. Kennedy was a great president, there’s no doubt about that. But as a man, he is ruled by his libido, and controlled by his bodily urges.

If somebody asked me what my favorite type of movie is I would probably say horror. I would say horror because it provides a thrill in me that no other type of movie sparks within me. When reading Stephen King’s article I realized there is more to a horror movie than just thrill, there is anticipation, and even suspense shown. In “Why We Crave Horror Movies”, Stephen King uses a mysterious tone and pathos to successfully persuade his audience of kids and adults into watching mysterious horror movies that will let you re-establish your feelings.

The gothic elements presented in the novel constitute the idea that the novel could be about vampires. The embedded idea of the supernatural in her novel aids her in displaying her message regarding how love never stops. The vampire motif begins when Catherine becomes ill. In How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Foster) it is evident that diseases and sicknesses are an efficacious literary tool in a novel. According to Foster, one of the factors that constitute a “prime literary disease” is that it should be picturesque. For if someone had tuberculosis for example, “the skin becomes almost translucent, they eye sockets dark, so that the sufferer take on the appearance of a martyr in medieval paintings” (Foster 216). This bizarre beauty-

The authors Dugard & Reilly make the point that 8 percent of Americans actually have this belief that Lee Harvey Oswald is the man that had something to do with the death of Abraham Lincoln. However, the authors in this book want the reader to know that is considered to be one explanation for "Killing Kennedy," which happens to be the current book written by authors Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. They clearly wanted to turn a presidential murder into a human awareness story. This type of intense dramatic is selling like hot cakes for a good reason. The authors made sure that Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot was effective. The authors that wrote this book wanted to make sure that they came across as obvious and clear, not being loaded with an overload of pesky footnotes. However, what they do for the reader is favor facts and the more mathematical the better it is for the readers because they are thorough about everything. The authors in the book want the readers to know as much details as possible. The author's account of the killing of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas talks about his private life and other gory details that have never been talked about in any other book that was written about John F Kennedy. With that said, this paper will give the author's review about what they want the readers to know.

Horror is fiction that scares the audience or gives an eerie mood. Each short story develops horror is its own way. “The Tell Tale Heart” is about how an old man is murdered because of his evil vulture eye. “A Rose for Emily” is about how an old woman poisoned her lover to keep him from leaving. “The Lottery” is about how this town has a drawing to see who will be the sacrifice to the crops. Horror is developed in “The Tell Tale Heart,” “A Rose for Emily,” and “The Lottery” with many elements of horror.

Horror Stories are a very popular genre of books. Some can be exceptionally malicious and gruesome in nature while others are tamer and rely on suspense. People tend to read these stories for the adrenaline rush, to explore the unknown, and to conquer their own adversities. Studies show that us as humans like to experience fear. We read and view scary stories so we can experience artificial situations of “fight or flight.” These scenarios, whether real or imagined, get your body ready for action by giving you an extra dose of adrenaline. The thrill and suspense that hangs over us while reading, is a welcomed feeling. Scary stories also allow us to explore the unknown. In books there are boundless supernatural realms, where wonder and horror walk side by side- realms were people rise from the dead, and fight their own

Although there are many subgenres of horror fiction, including bizarro, fantasy, surrealism, and magic realism, there are certain aspects that a story must encompass to be considered, “weird.” Magic realism is a branch of fiction that is often mistaken to be a work of the, “weird.” What differentiates the two genres explicitly include the authors concentration on setting and overall atmosphere, and the embodiment of themes that disrupt the readers perception of time, space, and their natural world. “The Werewolf,” by Angela Carter exhibits strong characteristics of magic realism, while H.F. Arnold’s, “The Night Wire,” is a genuine work of, “weird,” fiction.