Shapeshifting

“Shooting the messenger” is an age-old metaphorical phrase for blaming the bearer of bad news. While the bearers of bad news today might not be guilty for committing the wrongdoing, they are guilty of manipulating the public with their presentation of the news. News agencies must be kept in check because their eagerness to match the speed and availability of social media can lead to misinterpreted information; their use of false or biased media can mislead the public, and their profit driven motive

Clarissa Fairchild A mandala is a circular visual meditation tool that is primarily used in Hindu and Buddhist culture. The word “mandala” comes from the Sanskrit and means “circle.” The center of a mandala is always connected to its circumference and its circumference is tied to the center. This character analysis is about the protagonist of the very well-known dramatic/fantasy novel, The Mortal instruments: City of Bones, written by Cassandra Clare, and the character is Clarissa Fairchild

Pittacus Lore’s novel title, I Am Number Four, is appropriate for the storyline because it represents the main character. Smith is one of the nine alien children from the planet Lorien that escaped to Earth after his planet was destroyed by the Mogadorians, a villainous race whose mission is to kill every last surviving Loric. Before the children fled Lorien with their Cêpans (guardians), the planet’s elders placed a charm on them, which forced the Mogadorians to have to kill the remaining Loric

In folklore, mythology or even fiction, shapeshifting is the act of metamorphosing from one physical form into another. This remarkable achievement can be accomplished in several ways: magical spells, magic powers of a talisman, divine intervention for good or bad intention. The telling of shapeshifters in myth and legend have been present from as far back as is recorded. It is a common theme in almost all cultures and tales can be found every corner of the world. Therianthropic refers to the experience

Prompt: Select two elements from the story (for example, characters, events, setting, theme) to compare and contrast. Show both the similarities and differences between the two elements you selected. Have you wondered if two characters with different backgrounds could get along so well? Rick Riordan’s book, The Son of Neptune, shows how complete strangers can turn out to be companions. The protagonists of the book, Percy Jackson, Frank Zhang, and Hazel Levesque, take an adventure together to

There are many heroes that are a part of different societies from all over the world that have been created over time. Two well known heroes are Herakles from Ancient Greek Mythology and a more recent hero, Maui from Mori Mythology. The two heroes have similarities with each other, which include their family relations with gods, supernatural powers, and heroic traits based on their society’s values. These similarities between the two heroes, Herakles and Mui, showcase their societies’ values and

Science fiction encompasses traditional literary elements while also exploring the bounds of scientific discoveries. Authors use their imaginations to explore fantastic ideas and how the human species reacts to change (McKitterick 1). These stories push the envelope bringing us to elaborate fictional places. In order to make these stories believable, authors utilize megatext to help the reader understand the environment each story takes place in. Megatext places the reader in the story, enables

What does fear do to people? Fear causes people to act irrationally because they assume the worst about the people they encounter either in public or in private. People are judged every day for the way they appear. The people around you are constantly judging you, and sometimes they may be intimidated because of how you look or dress, like in the Christmas carolers article where the people getting pranked were scared because of the way the carolers looked or in The Off Season when Parkhill killed

Horror isn’t a Single Genre You’re sitting in a dark room with your eyes glues to the television screen, bowl of popcorn sitting loosely in your lap. On the screen is a dark shadowy figure chasing a woman throughout a house and watching this scene is making your heart pound out of your chest. This is the feeling you get when you typically watch a horror movie, you feel like you’re about to explode due to the tension on screen. There are many subgenres of horror movies and it seems like most people

Sir Brastias . . . and I will be like Sir Jordanus" (Le Morte, 5). Merlin had disguised the men so well that they took on the appearance of other people, enough that Igraine believed Uthor was her husband. Merlin's greatest feats usually involve shapeshifting and disguise, as well as perhaps prophecy. After Merlin comes to Arthur in the guise of a child, and then an old man, to tell him about his parentage, he says, "But I ever ought to be heavy, for I shall die a shameful death, to be put in the earth