Andreas Hinterstoisser

children (2008). The Andrea Yates case was chosen as the focus of this paper because it perfectly illustrates the impact of external and internal forces, which can drive a woman to commit a violent crime and societies reaction to those crimes. Andrea Yates A brief synopsis of the Yates case is required for better understanding of the theories this document attributes to her crime. On June 20, 2001, in Clear Lake, Texas a small bedroom community located in Harris County, Andrea Yates drowned her five

Lord Of The Flies In the book Lord Of The Flies, William Golding delivers an idea for the man’s potential of evil. Golding repeatedly gives multiple ideas and objects that symbolizes the order such as; The Conch, The Signal Fire, and the Civilization between groups. All people are capable of showing their evil, however Ralph gives ways of order to make the man’s potential for evil less likely. To begin, The Conch was related to Ralph. At the very beginning of the book, all of the kids get together

John T. Martin English IV Honors Mrs. Mullally 10/18/17 It has been suggested that Simon is a Christ-figure in the novel. Describe some of his qualities and actions which justify such a comparison. In the novel, The Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, there are a series of characters that represent different themes, figures, and ideas. Some characters, for example, show leadership, wisdom, a desire for power, gullibility, and Christ-likeness. These roles are equally as important for

The Haunted This is a story about two cool boys who encountered an evil spirit that comes out every December 1st, to collect people's heads and keep them as trophies. A long time ago on December 1st, 1975, there was a boy named Steve. Steve was a lovely boy who loved to have fun and hangout with his friends and talk with his girlfriend. But one night he encountered a cave he shouldn’t have crossed. There was a stone with torches around it and had a note on it that said “The sacred diamonds.” This

The evil that lies within man is revealed sooner or later. November 18, 1978 a man name Jim Jones brainwashed 918 people and he made all of them drink a combination of cyanide and other prescription drugs. Jim Jones was a normal man with normal thoughts but eventually an evil within took him over. With the murder of 918 people the evil that laid within him was officially revealed. William Golding's novel, The Lord of the Flies tells the story of a group of boys stranded on an island creating and

All summer long I had an obsession to get a tattoo, but had to wait until I was finished going to the beach or on the boat. My only problem was where to actually put it on my body. Some ideas were to have it done on my back, side hip or leg. For hours I looked on every website I could find to decide what design I actually wanted and where it would look exceptional on me. A design of an evil eye caught my attention. The evil eye was a symbol which I always connected with. The symbol itself

William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, gives a look at what life would be like without any rules of civilization and how society would be when influenced by evil. Jack and Ralph battle to be the alpha male and to lead all young children to do what they think is best. Jack later decides that Ralph’s leading skills is aren’t substantial and decides to break off into a new society, taking with him many followers. Ralph believes that everyone’s goal should be to get off the island while Jack believes

The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger is an account of an immense storm and its destructive path through the North Atlantic. In late October of 1991, crews of several different fishing ships left their port for their final haul. Little did they know that they would soon cross paths with one of the greatest storms ever recorded. This particular storm would create huge swells, high winds, and hard rain. The system, was said to be a “perfect storm” because all of the elements were just right to create

attention due to its mild nature. Major Post Partum Depression attacks 10% of new mothers and is entirely a beast of a different nature, one that must be reckoned with. The most recent Post Partum case that has rightfully caused a media frenzy is the Andrea Yates case. Yates was the mother of five young children. This past summer Yates held each of her children in a bath tub full of water until their death. Yates had PPD. Post Partum depression causes a new mother to become depressed to a severe extent

During the Middle Ages, Courtly love was a code which prescribed the conduct between a lady and her lover (Britannica). The relationship of courtly love was very much like the feudal relationship between a knight and his liege. The lover serves his beloved, in the manner a servant would. He owes his devotion and allegiance to her, and she inspires him to perform noble acts of valor (Schwartz). Capellanus writes, in The Art of Courtly Love, “A true lover considers nothing good except what he thinks