James Murdoch

A book where everything is backwards, where everything stirs away from reality and does not make a whole lot of sense when it comes to relativity. The main character Arthur Dent is being targeted by these unprepossessing aliens to demolish his house to make a intergalactic bypass, when moments later they are going to destroy the earth. All Arthur can worry about is his house when the earth is going to end. In reality a normal human would be worried about surviving. A smart computer built by Deep

When discussing the founding fathers, specifically the writers of the Constitution of the United States, one man has been grossly underappreciated: James Madison. In From Parchment to Power by Robert Goldwin, James Madison is noted as “a towering figure in the American founding, but it has been his fate to be less appreciated than he deserves” (9). The initial writing of the Constitution was not the only obstacle facing the delegates, but also the ratification as well as revisions of the Constitution

In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, a doom protagonist and narrator of the main portion of the story. Studying in Ingolstadt. Victor Frankenstein is a scientist, a genius, and slightly mad. He has independent resources because he would have to work in privacy and secrecy. He is imaginative, individualistic, and daring. Victor Frankenstein was probably the prototype of the many mad scientists who have come after him, including Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and H. G. Wells's Dr. Moreau

1. Explain a character's problem and then offer your character advice on how to solve his/her problem. The Monster has a serious dilemma of anger within his soul and takes it out onto innocent people. He even murders his own brother and later down the road his wife. I recommend therapy and relaxing anger management classes to tone down the tension this monster feels abruptly inside of him. 2. Pick one character and explain why you would/would not like to have him/her as a friend. Elizabeth Lavenza

In “Araby” by James Joyce and “A&P” by John Updike the narrators who are also the main characters both have interesting appearances with love. “Araby’s” narrator is a boy who lives on a street that is creepy and not many people live on it. “A&P’s” narrator is a boy named Sammy who works in a store called the A&P. Both of these character have a crush on a girl who they see very often or only on a one time occasion. These girls are older than the main characters and the main characters thinks these

The ideas of religion or a higher power have always been sensitive subjects for many people because of the uncertainty presented. As humans, there is a natural urge for understanding, prompting one to push boundaries and quench the thirst of knowledge that consumes the mind and soul. This drive for learning has blurred the line between moral and immoral, adding complexity to deciding whether or not it is acceptable to do something in the name of science. In Mary Shelley’s popular book “Frankenstein

The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley still contains many relevant themes and warnings. A theme that relates to the research our class did is don’t create things that can destroy you as seen in Frankenstein, Ex Machina, and AI development. A theme from the novel is that poor parenting can lead to misbehaved and crazy children which is seen through Frankenstein going crazy partly because he has no one to raise him. So, the novel Frankenstein still contains many relevant themes and warnings.

James Lawless Ms. Smith English IV 11 March 2016 The Darkness Behind Dracula Evil is a concept that humanity has difficulty grasping and it is something that is expressed in a variety of forms. Logically speaking, evil can be called the absence of good. But there are times when the “absence of good” is not enough to describe something; when there is an even more sinister force hiding in the complete and utter darkness. Monsters are found in this darkness, and they truly do contain evil. Monster

Reading the essays in the Monsters text, it is fascinating to see how connected all the stories written by different authors with dissimilar purposes are. Through the issues regarding the monsters, the elements that hold the essays together, and what is interesting about the readings. Though these stories span different times, each one shows a different side of humanity, monsters are scary because they are so humanlike and we can see ourselves as these monstrosities. Frankenstein looks like a human

At our foundations, human beings are creatures of society. We thrive with the connections that we form and need interactions with others to keep our minds healthy, as we need nourishment for our bodies. When we are deprived of these connections we are incomplete people, starved of a key building block for building our identity. In Frankenstein, the creature was shunned by society for his appearance, not just once, but repeatedly. First, he was shunned by his creator, then by the villagers, and