Mythology..A Tradition of Myths

Saturday, 5 January 2013

The Theme of Londons To build a fire

Theme of Jack London's To Build a Fire

The significance of the words "dying and death" in Jack London's 1910 novel, "To Build a Fire" continuously expresses the man's dwindling warmth and bad luck in his journey along the Yukon trail to meet "the boys" at camp. London associates dying with the man's diminishing ability to stay warm in the frigid Alaskan climate. The main characters predicament slowly worsens one level at a time finally resulting in death.
The narrator informs the reader that "the man" lacks personal experience
traveling in the Yukon terrain. The old-timer warned the man about the
harsh realities of the Klondike. The confident main character thinks of
the old-timer at Sulphur Creek as "womanish." Along the trail, "the man" falls into a hidden spring and attempts to build a fire to dry his socks and warm himself. With his wet feet quickly growing numb, he realizes he has only one chance to successfully build a fire or face the harsh realities of the Yukon at one-hundred nine degrees below freezing. Falling snow from a tree blots out the fire and the character realizes "he had just heard his own sentence of death." Jack London introduces death to the reader in this scene.
The man realizes "a second fire must be built without fail." The man's mind begins to run wild with thoughts of insecurity and death when the second fire fails. He recollects the story of a man who kills a steer to stay warm and envisions himself killing his dog and crawling into the carcass to warm up so he can build a fire to save himself.
London writes, "a certain fear of death, dull and oppressive, came to him."
As the man slowly freezes, he realizes he is in serious trouble and can no longer make excuses for himself. Acknowledging he "would never get to the camp and would soon be stiff and dead," he tries to clear this morbid thought from his mind by running down the trail in a last ditch effort to pump blood through his extremities.
The climax of the story describes "the man" picturing "his body completely frozen on the trail." He falls into the snow thinking, "he is bound to freeze anyway and freezing was not as bad as people thought. There were a lot worse ways to die." The man drowsed off into "the most comfortable and satisfying sleep he had ever known." The dog looked on creeping closer, filling his nostrils with the "scent of death."
London's portrayal of the man does not initially give the reader the theme of dying, but slowly develops the theme as the story develops. The story doesn't mention death until the last several pages. The main character changes from an enthusiastic pioneer to a sad and desperate man. The conclusion of the story portrays the man accepting his fate and understands the old-timer at Sulphur Creek had been right; "no man must travel alone in the Klondike after fifty below." Typically, short stories written in the early 1900's often conclude the story with a death or tragedy. London's story is no exception. This story follows the pattern by illustrating events leading up to and including death.

Thesis Statement- The significance of the words "dying and death" in Jack London's 1910 novel, "To Build a Fire" continuously expresses the man's dwindling warmth and bad luck in his journey along the Yukon trail to meet "the boys" at camp.

The TempestBringing it all Together

Bringing it all together

The Epilogue of the Tempest by William Shakespeare is an excellent -- if
not the best -- example of Shakespeare's brilliance. In 20 lines
Shakespeare is able to write an excellent ending to his play, while speaking
through his characters about Shakespeare's own life and career. Even
more amazingly, he seemlessly ties the two together.
In the context of the story Prospero's monologue makes perfect sense. He
has lost his magical power, so his "charms are o'erthrown, and what
strength [Prospero] have's [his] own, which is most faint." He is now
"confined" on the Island, for his other choice would be to go to Naples and
reclaim his dukedom, but he doesn't want to do that because he has already
"pardoned the deceiver" who took his position many years ago. Prospero
then says something a little strange, but it makes sense in the context of
the story, he ask us to "release [him] from [his] bands with the help of
your good hands." In other words, clap so that the sails of the boats his
friends are riding in will be safely returned and Prospero can be "relieved
by prayer" of the audience.
All of what Prospero has said is very nice cute, but the most interesting
part of this monologue is what Shakespeare himself is saying. "Now that
my charms are all o'erthrown, and what strength I have's mine own"
means, now my plays are over, and it's no longer my characters speaking.
The "Island" or stage Shakespeare is on is now "bare" and it is time for
"you" the audience to release Shakespeare and his actors from this play
with the "help of [y]our good hands." Shakespeare was not only being
released for the performance of the play, he was being release from his
career as a playwright. But there are more reasons to clap besides the
obvious reason that the play is over, Shakespeare could not allow his final
play to be bad, his project "was to please." He reiterates this point by
saying "and my ending is despair unless I be relieved by prayer", or the
clapping of the audience and it frees "all faults" and allows Shakespeare to
indulge the clapping and joy of the audience.
Finally, after we seperate the two different perspectives, we can step
back and see how Shakespeare magically works them together. The first
such pun is on the word "faint", in the third line. Prospero uses faint to
describe his strength, but Shakespeare makes it a pun on the pun he is
making! Let me explain, faint means light (amoung other things), which
means light hearted, or fun. As if you thought this wasn't confusing enough
already, you could put a pun on the pun on the pun! Again, let me explain,
faint can also mean hard to see, like the pun on the pun! That might be
pushing it a little, though. The thing about Shakespeare is anything is
possible. Another, less obvious but more significant double meaning is on
the word "please" on line 13. Prospero is literally saying his goal was to
make the people on the Island happy, Shakespeare is saying his goal was to
please his audience. Shakespeare was without a doubt is one of the greatest
authors of all time, this Epilogue clearly shows us that.

>>>>>this paper is not exactly polished, but there is A LOT of good interpretation, A quality, even at the college level<<<<<

The Story of Atalanta

The story of Atalanta

Atalanta was a goddess who wasn't wanted by her father. So her father took and put her in the forest to die. Her dad wanted a boy.
She was saved and raised by a bear. For many years she was raised by bears. Soon some hunters found her and returned
her to here father. Her father was happy, but soon got sick of her again. She said whom ever chould beat here in a foot race whould be here new
husband. If they lost they whould be put to death. Many lost. Intill one boy who asked help from the goddess of
another god. The god gave him 3 golden apples. Then was the race. The race started and he threw the first golden apple.
Atalanta went to pick it up. He was in the lead, but atalanta caught up. He threw the second one further. Atalanta went to pick it up.
He gained more space. The race was near end and atalanta was gaining on him. So he took the last apple and through it real far.
Atalanta went to get it. He won the race. They were wed. Soon they whould offend Zues though.
And be turned into lioness.

The Scarlet Letter

"The Scarlet Letter" was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1828. "The Scarlet Letter" portrayed the punishment suffered by two individuals who committed adultery in a Puritan society and their struggle to deal with their sins. Throughout the novel Hawthorne uses Pearl to serve as a constant reminder to Hester and Dimmesdale of their sin. Pearl is also used by Hawthorne to force Hester to do what is needed to bring her to salvation. Pearl is first introduced into "The Scarlet Letter" as an infant, when Hester is on the scaffold. Pearl appears again at the age of three and again at the age of seven. Pearl is described by Hawthorne as having "perfect shape," "natural dexterity," "vigor," and "native grace." Hawthorne also refers to Pearl as an "imp," or "elf-child." Hawthorne$BCT(B purpose for Pearl is to serve as a passive reminder of the sin committed by Hester and Dimmesdale.
Pearl$BCT(B roll as a passive reminder of Hester$BCT(B sin aides in the punishment of Hester. The scarlet letter on her mother$BCT(B bosom was one of the first things that Pearl notices about Hester. Even as a child Pearl touched and teased the scarlet letter on Hester$BCT(B bosom. As Pearl grows older her questions and actions greatly increase the amount of torment upon Hester. In chapter fifteen she teases Hester by making the letter A out of seaweed. During the forest walk Pearl observes to Hester "the sunshine does not love you..it is afraid of something on your bosom."
Pearl also serves as a symbol of sin to Reverend Dimmesdale. Pearl consistently wants recognition from Dimmesdale, which is the very thing that Dimmesdale fears most, but ironically must do to save his soul. In the second scaffold scene Pearl asks Dimmesdale, "Wilt thou stand here with mother and me, to-morrow noontide?" When the minister refuses she asks the same question again demanding a specific time. In the forest she again asks Dimmesdale to come back to town with her and Hester hand in hand. These questions that Pearl asks are constantly requesting Dimmesdale to do what he fears most and servers as a constant reminder to Dimmesdale.
Pearl$BCT(B roll as a reminder of Hester$BCT(B sin proved to be a greater punishment than the piece of cloth that lays on Hester$BCT(B breast. Pearl proved to be a reminder of Hester$BCT(B sin during the forest scene. When Hester called for Pearl to come to her and Dimmesdale, Pearl, seeing that the scarlet letter was no longer on her mothers bosom cried out and forced Hester to put the letter back on her breast thus forcing Hester to accept her sin, and preventing Hester from escaping the letter of her punishment.
Pearl$BCT(B main purpose in "The Scarlet Letter" is to serve as a reminder to Hester and Dimmesdale of their sins. Ultimately Pearl was the one who led Hester to salvation. "Had they taken her from me, I would have willingly have gone with thee into the forest, and signed my name in the Black Man$BCT(B book too, and that with my own blood." Pearl does not know that when she asks Dimmesdale to go into town with them hand in hand, it is the very thing that he must do to save his soul. Finally, in the final scaffold scene Dimmesdale does what he must and confesses of his sins. After this, Pearl$BCT(B purpose in the story is completed.

the Paper Chase

The most famous quote in the movie, "The Paper Chase", would have to be when Kingsfield says, "You'll come in here with a scull full of mush and leave thinking like a lawyer."
This movie should teach a high school student that going to college demands a lot more than the "easy street" they've been riding in high school.
The movie teaches that you need to be able to put up with the arrogance of the rich and uppity people that attend an Ivy League school. They are very expensive and most students come from wealthy families.
"The Paper Chase" teaches the viewer that law school is very stressful; it is a way of life not just going to school; and you must have what it takes just to survive law school.
The things I liked most about Mr. Kingsfield was well organized, and that he was a difficult teacher. Difficult teachers usually make you learn for yourself.
The only things I didn't like about Mr. Kingsfield were that he was rude to his students and that he didn't remember anyone's face without the seating chart.
The name, "The Paper Chase", most likely came from the pursuit of receiving a diploma in law. All of the students strived for their diplomas throughout the movie.
Hart possessed many characteristics that helped him be successful at Harvard. Among these were: endurance, will power, and respect for his professors.
I liked Ford best out of all the students. He had most of the characteristics needed to survive Harvard, but also kept his sense of humor.

The Old

Matt Shouse
English 132
House
The Old

Authors use many tactics to reveal a character's personality. In the short story, A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, Hemingway exposes the attributes of his characters through narration and dialogue. The older waiter's characteristics are exhibited through the waiters' conversations and the observations the narrator makes. The author cleverly associates the older waiter with the old man. This connection gives the audience a clear understanding of the loneliness and old age the waiter faces.
The older waiter in Hemingway's story identifies with the old man. This is evident through the statements he makes to the younger waiter. In the begining of the work the younger waiter is complaining about the old man staying at the cafe. The older waiter takes up for the old man by explaining that the old man, "stays up because he likes it" (Hemingway 160). This is the initial time that the older waiter indicates that he identifies with the old man's feelings. This identification becomes more apparent farther in the work. For instance, the older waiter categorizes himself as being one, "of those who likes to stay late at the cafe"(Hemingway 161). With this declaration, the older waiter places himself in the same group as the old man. Hemingway's comparison of the old man and the waiter becomes unmistakable through the words of the older waiter.
Loneliness and old age are the common bonds that the older waiter shares with the old man. This is manifested through the dialogue between the two waiters. For example, when the younger waiter boasts about his youth and confidence, the older waiter jealously replies, "I have never had confidence and I am not young"(Hemingway 161). The older waiter goes on further to illustrate that all he has is work. The older waiter later displays his loneliness through his compassion for the old man and others like himself. For instance, when the younger waiter remarks that he wishes to go home for the night, the older waiter says, "I am reluctant to close up because there may be some one who needs the cafe" (Hemingway 161). Through the author's comparison of the old man and the older waiter, he reveals the waiter's loneliness and desire for youth.
The narration communicates the personality of the older waiter. For example, the narrator depicts the old waiter as, "not dressed to go home"(Hemingway 161). The author is implying that the older waiter will be in search of a drinking area, much like the cafe, after the cafe closes. Similar to the old man, the older waiter does not want to go home. Later in the story, the older waiter is at a bar drinking. The narrator mentions that, "it is too late at night for conversation" (Hemingway 162). This image reminds the reader of the old man sitting silently alone at the cafe. Again the audience sees the old man's loneliness illustrated in the older waiter.
The connection attaching the old man to the older waiter enabled the reader to recognize the waiter's loneliness and broken spirit. The conversations between the two waiters also discloses many of the older waiters' temperaments. Hemingway reveals his character through speech and statements by the narrator.

The last of the Mohicans

The story The Last Of The Mohicans takes place in eastern Canada and in the area of modern New York State. This area is also called the St.Lawernce Low Lands. The book takes place in the year 1757 during the third year of the colonial wars between England and France.
The books main character is about a man named Hawkeye who is a white man but his parents were killed and he was raised by a mohican man named Chingachgook. In the book Hawkeye helps a English soldier named Duncan who is escorting the two daughters of a English General Named Munro to Fort William Henry. Hawkeye Takes them to the Fort will it is under attack. Then the fort is captured by the French and everyone in the fort must leave. While they are leaving they are attacked by a band of Indians led by A Indian chief named Magua. During the battle Hawkeye escapees With Cora and Alice. The Cora and Alice are captured by Magua. Then Hawkeye and Uncas go after them and Cora and Uncas are killed. Chingachgook and Uncas are the only Mohicans left and when Uncas dies Chingachgook is the last one giving the book its title.
The main character of the book is Hawkeye. Hawkeye is described as having a big head and narrow shoulders. His arms are long and skinny and he has small hands. He also has thin legs which are very long. Hawkeye is much like a Metis Because he is white and educated but raised an Indian.
Hawkeye at first does not want to get involved in the war he only wants to go and trap and make some money. He only wants to take them to the fort but then he falls in love and he stays.
In the book Hawkeye faces a big challenge. Munro's daughters are taken hostage by a ruthless Indian chief named Magua. Hawkeye tries saving them but Cora is killed. During the battle his adopted brother Uncas is killed. Then Chingachgook says the Mohican seed is will not be carried on to another generation but Hawkeye tells him that it will because he is Mohican at heart.
The most interesting part of the book was the last battle on the rocks. The battles are the easiest to understand. They are also the most exciting they also make Hawkeye a hero type figure because he is a good fighter.
Love is a major theme in the book. Hawkeye and Uncas fight for their loves. In this fight Uncas and Cora die. James Fenimore Cooper brings the issues of Indian and European relations and how the coming of the white people changed the Indians way of live forever.
The Last Of The Mohican is written in the Philosophic Mode because the book deals with Hawkeye and his relations with the people around him. It also brings in death and how he deals with it. The book in a way is a part of our history because it teaches how live was then and how our Country was formed.
The book is to entertain and to inform. It entertains because all of the characters are fictional. Everything else like the places, the wars are all real.
It shows people what life was like back then.
If I was to recommend this book to someone else I would tell to see if they could find a edited version that was written our modern day English. The novel is old and in some places it can be tough to understand. But overall the book is entertaining and fun to read. Anyone interested in our past or who enjoys action \ adventure books will enjoy the book.

The ghost and me

The Ghost and his soul

Nowhere, a place to live a life so full of destruction that time never seems to take place
a bleaching of disaster reaches out of the hole of hell to seize any frightful body
a whispering ghost sits upon a rotted out log stump to tell a tale never told before
the beast was the soul of the darkened phantom that roved the area in hate
upon a midmorning rain a beast no more mere than the size of a 2000 pound bolder prowled
to feast was his mind set and to another animal a battle of might's that can scream of blood
striding at six feet with long dry stiff hair saturated in pride of his prays blood
a main so laid out of perfection for a feeling from a looker standing behind away from death
eyes so filled with flames being able to make any normal filled creature faint of fright
time strolled on while this evil beast lurked and tamed his mind full of desirable thoughts
a forest all still while this time moved on and all around nothing lived as use to
greed of pride tempted this evil beast so unbearably often his fall could become reality
quite all around while the beast roamed his territory by choosing victims for their blood
the scent on tree bases and earth's crust soaked in his prays gore for victory
his blood never shed touching air but when the forest all became one against him
the whisper of fate has neared while ending the fright from everyone's wits
alone no one stands to be fearless and earth was lost deadening their dreadful spirit's
to care never about life on account of being annihilated by his fellow tribes and the wilderness

The Diviners How does Morags past influence Piques life

How does Morag's past influence Pique's life

Michael Lo

Pique is the inheritor of French-Indian and Scottish-Canadian roots. She is raised her mother in Canada and England. However, her growth is affected by Morag's life style and Morag's past life. There are three events in Morag's past that affects Pique's life.
Morag moves away from Christie when she goes to college and she rarely comes back to Manawake,
"Going to Winnipeg this fall. To college. And I'm never coming back."
She does not seem care for her stepparents. In certain respects the parent-child relationship between Morag and Pique resembles the one between Christie, the Scavenger,
"You've never had somebody tell you mother was crazy between
she lived out her alone and wrote dirty books and had kooky people
coming out from the city to visit?" (P.446)
And both, in different ways, attempt to deny their parents. At one point, Pique, having run away from home, ends up in a mental hospital in Toronto after "a bad trip",
"Can't you see I despair you? Can't you see I want you
to go away? You aren't my mother. I haven't got a mother." (P.111)
Furthermore, Morag does not get married with Jules. When her husband is Brooke Skelton, she has a sexual relationship with Jules and gets pregnant. Later, Pique is aware that Jules is her father. Pique has an idea about why she is different from the others because a typical family should have a mother and a father, but she comes from a single parent family. When Pique first meets her father she is at about five years old. Jules sings a song to Pique which she finds fascinating and meaningful to her. Pique, at 18, is more mature than her mother at the same age. She loves her father very much and wants to live with him, however, Morag does not approve that Pique should stay with Jules,
"Why did you have me?"
"For your own satisfaction, yes. You never thought of him or of me."
We are aware that Pique needs care and love from both of her parents because Morag cannot fulfill Pique's desire. She runs away in search of what she thinks she is missing all along, which she, herself is not sure what it is.
Later on, she dates Dan McRaith, who is a husband of Bridie. They have a abnormal friendship between them. As we know Dan Scranton and Gord are boyfriends of Pique. It is coincidental with Morag's boyfriend first name is also Dan. These two individuals occurs in Morag and Pique's life as their names are the same. We do not know whether Pique has the intention to be a girlfriend of Dan Scranton? However, we can deduce that Pique is doing the same things as Morag's past.
In conclusion, Pique is made up of the conflicts of her parents with their separate origins and cultures. She remains mysterious to Morag and she is closer in her heritage to Jules. Like both parents, she has no feeling of belonging to any particular group of people. She is divided by her parents because of her mixed blood. Pique's dilemma shows that her problem is not simple, nor is it a solution: "what really happened", she does not belong because she has not yet found her own individual place.

Suicide in Chinatown

Suicide in Chinatown

There was a normal afternoon in Chinatown. Everybody was really interested in Silvester Stalone's new action movie that was being played for the first time this weekend.
Delta Force was the movie. Stalone was acting as a very famous cop. He became popular because one year before he killed all a group of terrorists that was planning to put a bomb in the Empire State Building. Now he is fighting against some bank robbers.
The critics and also the public were complaining about the violence that the film shows. The critics said that too much blood and fights would incite a bad behavior from the public.
Because of all these complaints the public opinion was discussing the possibility of cut of some parts of the movie or even stop playing it.
During the 8:00pm movie session, one fact worked to decide quickly the situation...
There were many couples in the movie theater and during one of the most violent part of the film, a couple stood up and pulled out two gun machines that were in a suitcase.
They were, apparently, a normal couple. The blond man using beard was wearing sport clothes. He was carrying a medium black and white suitcase, from where they pulled the gun. The woman was also young, may be working to 20 or 22 years old. She was wearing shorts and a red shirt.
She was the most nervous and she was the one who ordered everybody to line on the floor and picked the guys as hostages.
When they ordered the hostages to line on the floor, one girl escaped from the place and called the police.
The couple didn't ask for anything special. They just began to scream saying that they had the power and wanted the public attention.
Five minutes after the girl escape from the cinema, the police arrived. There were more than fifteen police cars around the cinema, nobody could escape. The sergeant got out of the car and began to negotiate with the couple, trying to release the hostages safely. The sergeant asked how could he finish the situation and the couple asked for a TV team to record something very important to them.
The sergeant permitted the CNN team to go into the movie theater but, for doing it, he asked the couple to release the half part of the hostages that were there.
The guy accepted and when the CNN team went into the cinema he released seventy-five people.
When the CNN group began to record the place, the couple put their weapons on their own head and shot themselves. At this moment, everybody became in panic. The police officers invaded the place and calmed the people that were there.
The 911 doctors tried to save the couple but the bullets in their head were too much to them.
When the police was removing the dead body, a cop found a letter in the man's pocket that was telling that they loved too much each other but because their parents didn't like the romance they decided to die like Romeo and Juliet but in a Silvester Stalone's stile.
All this incident worked for stop the cinemas playing the movie. The court decided that all the cinemas that were playing "Delta Force" had to change the film in exhibition. In additional, the couple's parents sued the movie producers using the argument that they incited violence with this movie.
At the moment we don't know the judge results.

SPAWN

Creative Writing

The spawn knelt in the shadows of the corner. His iridescent eyes searching the dark for his prey. A prey he knew very well, almost too well.

From the end of the stone corridor the spawn's ear picked out a single disturbance. From behind the mask a man's mouth twisted in a smile and a thought of satisfaction crossed his mind.
Rising to his feet the spawn walked defiantly down the corridor. His armoured boots making no sound on the cold floor. A heart that beat no blood, pounded within the unnatural armour of the spawn. At last his mission was drawing to a close and so too would this endless torture. The one being responsible for his spawning would now ultimately reach its death.
The door was close now, and the spawn's soulless eyes peered into the room from the doors barred window. Standing over a bench stood a man. An old man, gnarled with age and working on an intricate machine. To a mortal man the sight would appear ludicrous. An old, befuddled man could hardly attract the attention of such a powerful warrior. But to the spawns eyes, he only saw the truth.
He didn't see the lines of age which covered the man's face. Nor did he see the disfigured spine which pushed the man's back into a painful composure. But he did see the beast within.
To the spawn, what stood in the other room had no dimensions, it glittered with a warrior's sweat and had an evil which protruded off its hide like poisonous spines. This creature had roamed the aeons sending multitudes of innocent 'children' to nothingness before their time.
In ages past it was known as Ra, god of the sun, then it was known as Xeues. Only a thousand years ago they called him a Dragon, and now, he was known as a scientist. Figure heads for the world, able to control the elements to their wishes.
But today, it was time for the creature to end its cultivation of evil on earth. One man who the beast had killed had refused to die. By sheer power of will he had re-spawned to become the 'Spawn', and now, after centuries of silent following had finally decided that enough was enough!
Kicking open the barred door the Spawn raised his hell blade in a warriors salute and cried, "Your time is up beast! Never again will you commit crimes against humanity! With this sword I commit your body to the flames!" The spawn's sword glowed with a magical flare and the spawn leapt forward, raising the mighty weapon above his head.
The old man turned his head, his eyes grew dark, quickly turning black to match the colour of his soul. The beast within was anxious to react. However, the old man's body was too slow, years had aged his weary muscles. The spawn's weapon dug deep into the silken cloth on the old mans chest and struck the heart, the soul and the beast.
At once a huge gaping hole appeared in the fabric of space, and the 'stuff' which holds all things together grabbed the beast and ripped it into the mouth of the porthole. With a whining scream the gateway to the other side slammed shut and the Spawn stood quietly over the empty husk of the old scientist.
His life goal and mission over, the spawn's soul began it's transmutation to the heavens. Within a matter of minutes all that remained in the room, was an old man lying beside a pile of rusty old armour and a blackened, silver sword.

Sleepless in Seattle

It is difficult to say at times, what exactly makes a movie great. I have found that the good movies are felt as you are leaving the theater. The audience should be able to feel and belive, to some degree. When exiting a movie, I hope that I feel this way. Today, paying large sums of money for each visit to the theater is tough to keep up. The audience expects an extra special performance each and every visit. I want to feel good as I leave. This satisfies my willingness to put out a large expence for this type of entertainment.
When I left "Sleepless in Seattle", I was in heaven. I had the feeling I wanted. They movie brought me that "believer" feeling. I feel that the purpose of this movie was to show the audience that fate is alive and well. I was shown that there is someone out there for each and every one of us. I went to the movies with family. This was important. I saw that I had nobody to lean on-but family. This upset me. The movie showed me that it is not necessary to get discouraged. Tom Hanks was meant for Meg Ryan. The proved fate. This alone made me a believer.
I also think that Meg Ryan is adorable. I hope my fate leads to another Meg Ryan. I don't think there can be two. I am forced to hope so. The movie helps me to convince myself. When I convince myself, fate sets itself up. I now feel that fate is working hard. I hope it is not just hardly working.
I hope to dicover fate soon. Thanks for a great movie-"Sleepless in Seattle".

safe place for kids

Writing Todd Turner
Composition 10/15/96

Outdoors Or TV?

I think that if kids spent their time outside rather than watching TV there would be less kids in gangs and less kids causing crimes. I've noticed lately that alot of kids are in gangs and have been burglarizing houses and stores. One reason why I think kids are becoming more violent and committing crimes is because, they sit in front of the stupid TV all day long. They don't spend enough time outdoors, hunting, fishing, surfing, and doing all those fun exciting things.

The outdoors offers so much to do and takes your mind off reality and into the fun world. When you are outdoors you are free as a bird and there aren't too many rules. The one rule I go by is; "have fun." When you're outdoors you don't have to think about being robbed or hurt by crazy people because, they stay in the city.

If you are outdoors you can't watch TV. That means that there would be fewer kids wanting to join gangs and probably less violence. That would stop allot of killing and stealing in this world if every body went outdoors instead of watching TV.

Just think, what if kids spent their time outside rather than watching TV and learning how to steal and kill. Maybe our world would become a safer place. Instead of watching TV, I spend my time outside. It is allot more fun then learning how to fight and kill each other.

Ordinary People essay

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The novel \ul Ordinary People \ulnone is a story of a family going through a hardship of being a dysfunctional family. The story focuses in on Calvin and Conrad who are the father and son and also the main characters of the story. The story switches off with the two different characters through out the book so you can get inside each characters mind to better understand each persons perspective.\
Conrad starts the book off and has just came back from a mental hospital for trying to kill himself with by cutting his wrists. In the book you discover that he holds in his anger and emotions to mask he true feeling. At first in the story you can see how he bottles up his emotions and almost breaks down until he comes to senses with himself and his father. "When you let yourself feel, all you feel is lousy."\
Conrad blames himself for the death of his brother Buck. "Did I abandon them, or did they abandon me?" Conrad thinks of this when he remembers when the boat tipped over in the storm. He goes to a psychiatrist who needles at him until one day when Conrad gets angry and upset and has an imaginary fight with his dead brother which gets the load off his chest. 'The hell! You never get tired, not before me, you don't! You tell me not to get tired, you tell me to hang on, and then you let go!' 'I couldn't help it. Well, screw you, then!'"\
Calvin, Conrad's father, has always lead himself to think that after Conrad came back from the hospital that " Everything is alright." Calvin also had a drinking problem "because drinking helps..., deadening the pain". Calvin used alcohol to hide his problems because he was afraid they were their
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\f0\fs24 He questions himself as if he's a good father or not. The more he starts to realize the conflicts around him, he also realize what his marriage is. He sees Beth's true side\
Beth, is the mother of Conrad and Cal's wife. Beth has a super-ego and is always to busy trying to be the role-model women. She has over self control and denies emotions invested in people. "She had not cried at the funeral.... She and Conrad had been strong and calm throughout." She has to be a perfectionist and worked herself up beyond common sense so she can be a winner in her social life. "Everything had to be perfect, never mind the impossible hardship it worked on her, on them all."\
I myself have had similar experiences that related to those in the story of \ul Ordinary People.\ulnone I can understand how how Conrad and Calvin would feel given their situation because I just had a best friend come back from a mental hospital for saying he was going to kill himself. Going through a mental institution has changed the atmosphere inside his house, and the relationship with his family. When something serious such as killing yourself happens to someone close, it can really open your eyes to what might be going on in their minds and help you understand them more.}

Heros Epic

Hero's Epic

In the course of time, many heroes have made their name and many stories have been written to proclaim their greatness. However, none as captivating as Beowulf. This Anglo-Saxon epic demonstrates it's power with beautiful language, usage of kennings, metaphors, similes, and alliteration. Also, it gives wondrous supernatural beings as in God, and even of powerful creatures as Grendel. On the other hand, it has human struggles and afflictions.
The very first element that is discovered by reading this epic is the lofty language that is used. Although, having read only and excerpt, the writing is as glorious as the story itself. Alliteration usage and can easily recognized in line 33, "He found them sprawled in sleep, suspecting nothing..." which demonstrates the "s" sound. Another example of alliteration at work using the "p" sound is line 160, "From my prince, no permission from my people for your landing here."
Metaphors provide a distinct characteristic as in line 30 describing terror as "darkness had dropped." Line 128 when sailing across the sea, describing the seas "beating" on the sand. There are few similes but one that stands out most in line 133. "The ship foamed through the sea like a bird..." Using like to describe the similarity of the bird and how the ship traveled across the sea. Probably the most important element of language are the kennings which describe something simple so indirectly. Line 241 describes darkness or night by stating how the moon hangs. Also line 325 describes Grendel in two different kennings as one form of evil.
Every hero has their way of fighting evil or protecting from it. In order to fight a supernatural being, one must have a superhuman power which brings us to another characteristic of epic poetry. The very first supernatural being described is the almighty God in lines 7-3 in the beginning. God is definitely been a supernatural being because of his ability and powers that he possesses. He is mostly associated with the Earth's origin and it's inhibitors. Monsters are also form of supernatural being. In this epic Grendel provokes death and cannibalizes human without thought but also enjoying it. What makes him so powerful is his appetite for people and how he acquires it. Without doubt the most obvious superhuman character must be Beowulf. Most recognized by inhuman strength and bravery. Human's greatest fear or enemy is death but Beowulf is not intimidated by death which proves him to be superhuman and uncommon among our race.
In a heroic epic poem, the most important element must as always and sometimes is the hero himself or herself. To be classified as a hero, one of the most important characteristic that must be included is devotion to duty and have a worth cause. Beowulf proves his nobility by venturing across the sea to fight evil bringing honor for his King Higlac. As noticed, in the section "The Coming of Beowulf" he (Beowulf) has mentioned his king more than once, not owning all the bravery to himself. Beowulf is devoted to his duty by immediately adjusting the problem, but without a doubt, his travels were all for a worthy cause which is to kill evil and end suffering.
Having all there elements mentioned, Beowulf holds true to it's title as a heroic epic poem.

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It was a calm sunny day in mid-January as Bob climbed into his plane to go for a late afternoon
flight over the mountains. He started the engine and it gave a weak squeal as it turned over. Bob thought
nothing of this as it happens when it is cold out, but it was more than he could ever know. He taxied his
plane to the end of the runway and applied full power. The plane began to accelerate slowly at first but
quickly gained speed, and just as fast it leaped into the air.
About twenty minutes into the flight the plane gave a shudder as a strong gust of wind shoved at
the small plane. In minutes the sun disappeared and snow took its place. Bob's peaceful afternoon flight
had just become a nightmare.
Bob attempted to turn the small plane back to the airport but the wind would not allow it. The
wind had it's way with the plane until that squeal came back to haunt the young man inside. With a
shudder and a bang the plane's prop stopped. Within seconds the stall horn began to blow and the plane
rolled onto it's right side and plummeted to the snow covered ground.
Bob awoke, not knowing how long he was out, hoping that some one had received his frantic calls
for help. After a day he decided to try and hike out, he took everything he could carry. He made good
distance during the day but at nightfall he knew it was over; the temperature had fallen below negative fifty
mark.
The rescuers sent out search parties and finally found him in his sleeping bag next to a burnt out
fire. They had been looking for weeks, this is what they had expected.

Civil Disobdience Right or Responsiblity

The short play, Antigone, was written in 441 B.C. by the Greek playwright Sophocles. It deals with some of the most basic problems that affect a society. One of them is Civil Disobedience. Civil Disobedience both a right and responsibility of a person to fight an unjust law.
Government is given the right to control a group of people by the people composing the group. If an individual has a problem with an injustice they feel has been placed against them, then they have a right to convey this. Civil Disobedience allows one to convey their thoughts and ideas in a passive, nonviolent way. It can be used when one believes that they are morally right, and that others will agree with them. Antigone conveys this thought when she tells, "No one will ever convict me for a traitor" (Page 61). In a nonviolent from, Civil Disobedience is a basic human right.
Often society has laws that individuals feel is immoral, or unjust. Antigone decided to bury Polynices, for she was obeying the gods, even though it was declared illegal by Creon. "Look on me, you noble sons of Thebes- the last of a great line kings, I alone, see what I suffer now at the hands of breed of men- all for reverence, my reverence for the gods!" (page 106) This quote illustrates how Antigone believed that the power of the gods was greater than the power of any king. If she had obeyed Creon, she would have disobeyed the stronger power of the gods which could have had more of a devastating result on her.
Antigone shows us, thru Civil Disobedience, that breaking some of societies laws is both a right and responsibility.

Sunday, 30 December 2012

UFOs and effect on people

The Effects of UFO's on People
By Steve Edwards

Almost every civilization in history that has kept a written history has recorded the sightings of strange objects and lights in the skies. These objects have been described as glowing wheels, colored balls of light, and disk shaped objects. Today unexplained aerial phenomena are generally referred to as unidentified flying objects (UFO's) or flying saucers.
The effects of extra terrestrial sightings can have an adverse effect on people if influenced the wrong way. No solid proof has shown that UFO's are real, but many sightings cannot be proven otherwise. The media, stories, or one's own experience may often influence what one believes. The government once stated that they had captured extra terrestrials. (60 minutes, CBS) On the contrary, most scientists now agree that almost all sightings and stories of extra terrestrials are not authentic.
The United States government has records of thousands of UFO sightings since 1948, including photos of alleged UFOs and interviews with people who claim to have seen them. Since UFOs were considered a potential security risk, the report on these sightings was originally classified as secret. (Craig, 917) When the report was later declassified it showed that 90 percent of all UFO sightings could be easily explained. Most of the sightings turned out to be celestial objects, such as stars or bright planets like Venus, or atmospheric events such as auroras or meteors falling through the atmosphere. Many other sightings turned out to be objects such as weather balloons, satellites, aircraft lights, or formations of birds. Often these sightings were accompanied by unusual weather conditions. Only 5.6 percent of these cases were not explained.
Testimonies by people are often very inaccurate and dramatized. People have the tendency to explain everything they see, which is not usually completely accurate. The unaided human eye can be tricked into hallucination and has an inaccurate depth perception. Reflections from windows and eyeglasses can provide an optical illusion of a UFO. Radar is much more reliable to identify objects, but it cannot detect many characteristics that separate natural phenomena and physical objects. Radar often picks up ionized gas, rain, or thermal discontinuities. Electronic interference is also a frequent problem. Either way, scientists are left with many unanswered questions.
There are many mysteries about UFO's with many indefinite answers. Many investigators have tried to solve some peculiar questions about UFO's, but many of their conclusions cannot be proven. In 1968 the United States Air Force asked Edward U. Condon, a physicist at the University of Colorado, to head a panel studying the claims of extraterrestrial crafts. (Unidentified Flying Objects, Encarta encyclopedia) The committee's final report was reviewed by a special committee of the National Academy of Sciences and released in early 1969. The 37 scientists who contributed to the report interviewed UFO witnesses and studied physical and photographic evidence. The report, also known as the Condon Report, concluded that not only was there no evidence of extraterrestrial control of UFOs but also that no further UFO studies were needed. Their advice was accepted by the United States, but for other independent laboratories it was not enough.
Whether or not a person believes UFO's are, in fact, real or not is probably because of influence from the media. For instance, the smash hit movie Independence Day was a movie about aliens attacking Earth so they can keep it for themselves. The company that made the movie, FOX, has been promoting extra terrestrial ideas to bring media attention to UFO's. The company bought the stretch of highway 375 outside the mysterious secret military base named Area 51, which plays an important part in the movie. In it, several aliens were captured and stored along with their aircraft. In fact, the government has announced that it has captured aliens and their aircraft, but that was later denied. (Woolward, 912) This has been said to be the cause of the vast amount of UFO reports since 1948. The government also denied that Area 51 even existed for several years, even though it had been photographed many times. Today, the military base is thought to be a very heavily guarded test sight for many stealth planes in development for the military, including some possible "flying saucers". This sight is responsible for several of the military's top planes used today. Local residents persist that they have never seen any UFO's that couldn't be explained by the military's aerial experiments. Tourists swear they have seen several UFO's that couldn't be anything else but extra terrestrial. Many magazines and tabloids visit the area to report about such sightings and print there own far-fetched ideas.
People interpret these articles in many different ways. Because there is no true proof of any extra terrestrial crafts, people are forced to make their own decisions about reality. For instance, in March 1997, thirty-nine people committed suicide to join with "Ti and Do", two "UFO forces". Printed on their page on the Internet, it stated, "Our 22 years of classroom here on planet Earth is finally coming to conclusion - 'graduation' from the Human Evolutionary Level. We are happily prepared to leave 'this world' and go with Ti's crew." (Heaven's Gate, WWW) Such cases like these are extreme, but recent studies have shown that fifty percent of America does believe that there is life on other planets that may be trying to visit us. However, the majority of these people do not worry about any unwelcome situation.
Opinions may vary, but until any conclusive evidence can be shown that life is visiting Earth from somewhere out in space, it is safe to say that humans are alone in their home planet. It is possible that this theorem will be proved wrong in the future, but until then all any person can do is guess, hope, and wait. What the future holds for Earth may not be what is expected, but until then scientists will be examining all the evidence to help provide a better future for the home to life as we now know it.

Works Cited

"Unidentified Flying Objects" World Book Encyclopedia, 1992. Page 19, volume U-V, 1992

Craig, Pat. "On Nevada's Extra Terrestrial Highway." Tribune News Service August 19, 1996: Page 819 from InfoTrack/Super Tom+. On CD-ROM. Foster City, CA: Information access, 1997

"Unidentified Flying Objects" Groiler's Encyclopedia, 1994. Page 17, volume U-V, 1994

Woolard, John. "UFO Investigators Scoff at Abduction Claims." Tribune News Service, September 12, 1996. Page 912 from InfoTrack/Super Tom+. On CD-ROM. Foster City, CA: Information Access, 1997

60 Minutes, CBS Television Network. April 4, 1997

Heaven's Gate Home Page, http://www.aeok.com/heavensgate/index.htm
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<pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>     Unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, as they're fondly called, are</pre><pre>one of the century's most intriguing and controversial mysteries.  Since</pre><pre>ancient times, UFOs of all types have been accounted for.  More today than</pre><pre>ever, hundreds of thinkers, theologians, and scientists have tried to</pre><pre>answer why there are or whether there aren't UFOs.  According to some, the</pre><pre>speculation that UFOs are alien spacecrafts from another world is an</pre><pre>absurd and foolish proposal.  Others vehemently disagree and assert that</pre><pre>extraterrestrial life is not only possible, but such life forms may be</pre><pre>superior, technologically advanced beings who visit our Earth regularly. </pre><pre>    Are these "flying saucers" a figment of our imagination?  Or, are they</pre><pre>a genuine reality we prefer to dismiss because we fear the scary truth</pre><pre>that we are not the only master race?  Are we hesitant because society</pre><pre>dubs such "immature" psycho tantamount to subscribing to belief in ghosts? </pre><pre>These are a few of the many pertinent UFO questions the mature individual</pre><pre>must address. </pre><pre>     One of the most popular theories that support and explains the</pre><pre>existence of alien beings is the ancient astronaut theory.  This theory</pre><pre>contains three main schools of thought.  The first states that aliens bred</pre><pre>with our primitive forebears thereby creating modern man.  The second is</pre><pre>quite similar.  Aliens performed genetic engineering on apes thereby</pre><pre>creating the Homo Sapiens and man's intelligence.  The third, and least</pre><pre>accepted, is that colonists from another galaxy came to Earth, mated with</pre><pre>the primitives and established a high level of culture, before being</pre><pre>destroyed by some natural catastrophe.  And upon this catastrophe and</pre><pre>destruction, we build and grow (Fitzgerald 1).  Berossus, a Babylonian</pre><pre>scholar, may have been the first astronaut historian.  He said that "</pre><pre>animals endowed with reason" bestowed the Sumerian culture before 3000</pre><pre>BCE.  The Sumerians, along with their cultural inheritors, the</pre><pre>Babylonians, never referred to such beings as gods.  Rather they were</pre><pre>depicted as "disgusting abominations," a description only deserved by</pre><pre>uninvited alien visitors (2). </pre><pre>     One step further takes the astronaut theory and surmises that with</pre><pre>it, we can understand the later religious cultures, such as the Hebrews</pre><pre>who are thought to have borrowed much of Sumerian practice.  Such</pre><pre>religions and secret societies, with their elaborate and complicated</pre><pre>rituals may actually be "preserving from a previous epoch fragments of an</pre><pre>esoteric and little understood knowledge, just as the Egyptian, Hebrew,</pre><pre>and Mayan priests guarded in their temples the inspired word of their</pre><pre>self-possessed creators (3)."  Alien originators may have set down certain</pre><pre>rites which became confused over the years, resulting in the various</pre><pre>ancient religions; aliens being the source of our notion of God.  This</pre><pre>also may explain how miles long designs, only viewable from the air, were</pre><pre>created in ancient times.  The only rationalization for the possibility of</pre><pre>such designs is that the ancients had assistance from the sky, namely</pre><pre>extraterrestrial assistance.  Many UFO theorists, astronomer Morris Jessup</pre><pre>being the forerunner, go even further: not only were pre-Biblical and</pre><pre>Biblical times full of Alien intervention, but he contends that the UFO</pre><pre>phenomenon is the missing link between Biblical supernatural accounts of</pre><pre>miracles and established, contradicting science.  Jessup explains that</pre><pre>"nothing is supernatural and nothing is outside nature (12)."  He</pre><pre>continues that the Bible is full of UFO accounts, depicted by various</pre><pre>descriptions: angels, the revelation on Mt. Sinai, the burning bush, and</pre><pre>Elijah's levitation to heaven.  Jessup says the Bible is a physical</pre><pre>record, not a collection of divine revelation "although the miracles of</pre><pre>this and all religions invite rational and physical explanation, if we</pre><pre>grant the 'existence of spatial intelligence (13).'"  Another thinker,</pre><pre>Brinsley Trent, follows the theme of extraterrestrial interpretations of</pre><pre>the Bible and claims that the Garden of Eden was, as many ancient texts</pre><pre>point out, not the underground, but in the Underworld - i.e. outside the</pre><pre>orbit of earth, meaning Mars.  When the Great Flood occurred, Noah built a</pre><pre>great "boat," a spaceship, and landed on Earth (Life 16).  However,</pre><pre>Cornell astronomer Carl Sagan warns that this ancient astronaut theory and</pre><pre>the "saucer myths" represent a compromise "between the need to believe in</pre><pre>a traditional God and the contemporary pressures to accept the</pre><pre>pronouncement of science (Fitzgerald 5);"  therefore, according to Sagan,</pre><pre>the proposition that aliens exist and the astronaut theory should be</pre><pre>tossed. </pre><pre>     Many theorists assume the Bible is a totally separate entity and</pre><pre>don't associate or contradict the UFO phenomenon with the well established</pre><pre>theological belief system in the supernatural.  Wilhelm Reich, for one, a</pre><pre>noted Austrian psychoanalyst, claimed to have witnessed various UFO crafts</pre><pre>and believed that these aliens are hostile.  Such aliens wish to rob Earth</pre><pre>of orgone, a "cosmic life energy allegedly present in air, water, and all</pre><pre>organic matter (Life 52)." </pre><pre> He proceeds to say that saucers run on this orgone energy, hence exhuming</pre><pre>a bluish color due to "orgone exhaust."  Moreover, orgone exhaust is</pre><pre>"deadly orgone (Life)," causing sickness in people and creating parched</pre><pre>desert where ever the crafts land.  The Swiss psychologist, Carl Jung,</pre><pre>totally differed.  He theorized that all "people can tap into...(a )</pre><pre>collective unconciousness-an area of the unconscious that...contains</pre><pre>information derived from the experiences of the human race as a whole</pre><pre>rather than the individual...This storehouse contains universal symbols</pre><pre>called archtypes...that present themselves spontaneously in dreams or</pre><pre>visions...evoking strong imaginative response...One such image was the</pre><pre>mandala, a disk shaped symbol that represents completion...[hence UFOs are</pre><pre>not] real objects, but rather mandalas...visioned by people looking</pre><pre>for...equilibrium (53)." </pre><pre>  Jung's approach is quite debatable.  However, as shaky an argument it</pre><pre>may sound, it's as viable as those who welcome the notion that aliens do</pre><pre>exist. </pre><pre>     Other more common and more understood theories explain that aliens</pre><pre>are well intentioned visitors who wish to observe their human</pre><pre>contemporaries for purely scientific purposes.  However, British</pre><pre>astronomers Sir Martin Ryle and Sir Bernard Lovell both warn that we must</pre><pre>regard all other life in the universe as potentially a fatal threat to</pre><pre>humankind and, in effect, discourage the effort to communicate with such</pre><pre>beings (Referring to the many attempts to communicate with aliens via</pre><pre>powerful satellite dishes.) (Fitzgerald 7). </pre><pre>     With all the theories in mind, we come to the next issue.  What are</pre><pre>people, in reality, seeing? </pre><pre>     Kenneth Arnold was a normal businessman in Idaho.  As an upstanding</pre><pre>and reputable citizen and an expert on flying, Arnold was believed when he</pre><pre>said that he witnessed a ship zoom back and forth at an approximated 1,350</pre><pre>miles per hour.  This incident provoked a considerable amount of national</pre><pre>debate and gave birth to what historians termed the "modern flying saucer</pre><pre>era."  There were sightings before the Arnold case.  However, following</pre><pre>it, there was a myriad of reports and calls.  Although many were hoaxes,</pre><pre>not all were.  And most of those who have claimed to have witnessed UFOs</pre><pre>swear that in no way could they be anything but an alien spaceship. </pre><pre>Simply due to the fact, as in the Arnold case, that these crafts maneuver</pre><pre>in such humanly impossible speeds and in gravity defying manners. </pre><pre> At one moment the UFO is spotted hovering over a house and one second</pre><pre>later can be seen 25 miles away.  People also have described the crafts as</pre><pre>huge cigar shaped buzzing objects or the more popular silent, metallic</pre><pre>type saucers.  These reports include interference with television signals</pre><pre>and the halting of car ignitions.  Such claims, as Bob Bletchman, in an</pre><pre>interview explained, are the best evidence due to their testimonial</pre><pre>consistency.  When you have hundreds of people on an individual basis,</pre><pre>from all backgrounds, depict the same scenario, time and time again, there</pre><pre>is little room to doubt their truthfulness.  People even assert that</pre><pre>they've seen the pilots: described anywhere between two inch bees to Nazis</pre><pre>(Fitzgerald 3) to little green men with six fingers. </pre><pre>     An eerie complement of UFO sightings are these strange and exact</pre><pre>circular patches of parched, bent, but not cracked vegetation.  Such</pre><pre>mysterious circles are believed to be the place of the saucers' landing. </pre><pre>Even more interesting, the circles can't bear any vegetable growth for</pre><pre>many years afterwards (Life 125). </pre><pre>     Many allege that not only have they been visited, but kidnapped too. </pre><pre> One of my main research sources, a curious, but perhaps crafty David</pre><pre>Jacobs, Ph.D., took 60 men and women who claimed abduction and put them</pre><pre>under hypnosis in an effort to document and establish whether all this</pre><pre>mumbo jumbo is true. </pre><pre> Although generally most abductees remember nothing but the fact that they</pre><pre>were abducted, hypnosis proved to uncover many layers of lost memories. </pre><pre>Through these hypnotic sessions, Dr. Jacobs claimed to have found many</pre><pre>reasons the aliens "gave" for such abductions:  scientific research,</pre><pre>crossbreeding and general observance of the human condition.  He also</pre><pre>"discovered" many underlying messages from the aliens:  They mean no harm. </pre><pre>They care and respect humans and do only that which is necessary.  His</pre><pre>book sounded very convincing, but perhaps too convincing.  Through careful</pre><pre>reading, I began to realize that this Dr. Jacobs is full of bologna. </pre><pre>Session after session, Dr. Jacobs fabricates his "patients'" conversations</pre><pre>with the aliens. However, the conversations sound too repetitive in</pre><pre>personality and too sensational in respect to the aliens' response.  In an</pre><pre>effort to sound very natural, Dr. Jacobs picks up an almost artificial</pre><pre>grammatically incorrect tone of voice.  For example:  "Mm-hmm, but fast,</pre><pre>not slow...like whizzed by (Secret 69),"  and "I just sink to the bottom</pre><pre>and start to breathe (189)," and "inside out, yeah (211)."  These are just</pre><pre>a few quotes of the literally hundreds of repetitive speech patterns in</pre><pre>his book.  I get the feeling this "Dr." Jacobs is trying to make a</pre><pre>believable, sensational story by feeding the reader what we'd like to</pre><pre>hear:  Kind aliens, cross breeding, scientific experimentation, etc. </pre><pre>(Although I found fault with one of my primary sources, it by no means</pre><pre>typifies the value of other such publications.  Each book must be valued</pre><pre>on its own.)</pre><pre>     Using super high-tech computer photograph analyzers, scientists were</pre><pre>able to determine the validity of the widely known Trent photos.  In</pre><pre>Oregon, 1950, a Mrs. Trent was feeding rabbits in her backyard when she</pre><pre>saw a huge metallic disk, silently gliding through the air.  She called</pre><pre>her husband to fetch a camera and managed to get two shots.  These two</pre><pre>shots were scrutinized by the U.S. Air Force and a variety of other</pre><pre>investigators.  The 1969's skeptical Condon Report stated: "The simplest,</pre><pre>most direct interpretation of the photographs confirms</pre><pre> precisely what the witnesses said they saw (Life 138)."  Later on, a</pre><pre>William Spaulding of the Ground Saucer Watch Inc., put these Trent photos</pre><pre>under intense computer scrutiny and came out with the same conclusion: It</pre><pre>was no hoax (Life). </pre><pre>     In World War Two, Allied and Axis air pilots witnessed these eerie</pre><pre>luminous balls that would either chase planes or zip in and out of the</pre><pre>planes' courses.  Such oddities were to be eventually called "foo</pre><pre>fighters."  World War Two was a time of secrecy and great inventions. </pre><pre>Instinctively, the allies thought they were some kind of high tech German</pre><pre>innovation.  Naturally, too, the Germans thought vice versa.  Therefore,</pre><pre>nothing of an extraterrestrial nature was ever reported (Life 26), at</pre><pre>least officially. </pre><pre>          There are countless reports where U.S. air force personnel</pre><pre>witnessed a flying saucer and reported it; only to be told that it was</pre><pre>probably a jet or weather balloon.  Despite the fact that Project Blue</pre><pre>Book (a government UFO investigation) yielded a 1,465 page scientific</pre><pre>report containing charts, photographs and analyses, worth about a half</pre><pre>million dollars in research, the government stated in a 1969 news release</pre><pre>that due to lack of any "significant" conclusions, UFO research would be</pre><pre>terminated.  Most fans of the research only read the introduction and</pre><pre>conclusion sections of the report.  Unfortunately those sections were</pre><pre>written by an enthusiast of the U.S. Air Force:  and hence embraced their</pre><pre>policy of denial and falsehood (Life 118).  Consequently, the government's</pre><pre>decision to halt research was accepted with little protest or suspicion. </pre><pre> Yet, the question whether the government is holding back vital UFO</pre><pre>information is still very strong.  Many contend that the U.S. government</pre><pre>is doing so in an effort to ensure national safety and prevent potential</pre><pre>mass hysteria by publicizing the existence of alien beings. </pre><pre>     In 1947, in New Mexico, one of the most famous and potent pieces of</pre><pre>evidence literally befell the United States.  "Barney" Barnett, and some</pre><pre>local archeological students found shriveled and broken up pieces of shiny</pre><pre>metal and scattered dead bodies all over.  A few days later, the army had</pre><pre>quarantined the area, shipped everything away, and told the witnesses that</pre><pre>it was their "patriotic duty" to keep the incident a secret.  Nonetheless,</pre><pre>Barnett and the students went public about it (Life 74).  To this day,</pre><pre>hundreds of reports and books detail this famous "Roswell incident" and</pre><pre>claim that the government, again, is hiding undeniable proof of alien</pre><pre>life. </pre><pre>     The Viking mission to Mars in 1976 is another prime example of the</pre><pre>government's policy of non cooperation and denial.  The Voyager had taken</pre><pre>two pictures of a rock form of a human face on Mars' surface.  Before a</pre><pre>1992 Observer voyage to Mars, many requested NASA to take high resolution</pre><pre>photos of this "Face" to determine whether it is really a three</pre><pre>dimensional rock formation.  NASA responded in the negative, although the</pre><pre>government gave NASA an extra $90 million for the exact purpose of seeking</pre><pre>out Martian life forms.  NASA gave a stupid explanation, claiming that the</pre><pre>1992 Observer was only photographing meter long objects, which the "'Face'</pre><pre>could be a candidate target.  However, there are no plans to tailor the</pre><pre>mission to assure that the 'Face' is imaged (Boyce)." </pre><pre>  In a letter, Bob Bletchman cynically responded: "How can NASA not tilt</pre><pre>the camera to possibly answer the most profound question ever asked, 'Are</pre><pre>we alone?' (Bletchman)" </pre><pre>     Nevertheless, many scientists maintain that the many UFO sightings</pre><pre>may simply be meteorites, some type of atmospheric phenomena, or high</pre><pre>tech, saucer-like airplanes used by the military.  One factor that greatly</pre><pre>contributes to UFO skepticism is created by the thousands of UFO hoaxes</pre><pre>made each year.  A prime and famous example of such hoaxes occurred in New</pre><pre>Mexico, 1963.  Paul Villa claimed that UFO aliens had become so friendly</pre><pre>with him that they agreed to pose their ship for a camera shot.  Using the</pre><pre>same high-tech computers as was used for the Trent photos, scientists</pre><pre>revealed a tiny wire that was used to suspend the "UFO" in the air (Life</pre><pre>140). </pre><pre>     Although it's very easy to scoff at the thought of Martians and</pre><pre>flying saucers due to the subject's emotional sensationalistic attributes</pre><pre>and attractabilty to the fantasizer, one can not simply dismiss the</pre><pre>possibility.  There is too much evidence and too many good and honest</pre><pre>people out there who can give testimony.  Too often, we hear of the many</pre><pre>government cover-ups and attempts to keep things concealed.  Although the</pre><pre>government tries hard, they can't keep it a secret forever.  Little by</pre><pre>little, as more incidents occur and as more is leaked out, the world will</pre><pre>know that we are not alone. </pre><pre>     It should be noted that this report by no means begins to even</pre><pre>scratch the surface of the UFO mystery.  Not only are thousands of books</pre><pre>written on each issue, but each individual case is worthy of whole books</pre><pre>on its own.  It therefore follows that this paper was a simple over of an</pre><pre>overview of the massive topics and subtopics that follow. </pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Works Cited</pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Bletchman, Bob.  National Board,  International Mutual UFO Network.</pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Bletchman, Bob.  National Board,  International Mutual UFO Network.  Letters.</pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>        </pre><pre>        Connecticut: 1988</pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Boyce, Jacobs.  Discipline Scientist, Planetary Geoscience, Solar System    </pre><pre>        Exploration Division, NASA.  Letter.  Washington, D.C.: 1988</pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Editors of Time-Life Books, eds.  The UFO Phenomenon. Virginia: Time-</pre><pre>        Life Books, 1987</pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Fitzgerald, Randall.  The Complete Book of Extraterrestrial Encounters.  New </pre><pre>        York: Collier Books, 1979 </pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Jacobs, David M.  Secret life.  New York: Simon & Schuster. 1992 </pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Works Consulted</pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Fact or Fiction:  The Roswell Autopsy. TV Program.  N.p.: n.p., 1997.</pre></div>

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Tristans Tragedy

"Tristan's Tragedy"

As told to (author's name)
By Tristan

"What an unusual Christian name, '(author's name)'! And you say you know but two
languages? You must jest to render the title of 'scholar' upon yourself. During my training, I have
learned seven, all the while being taught horsemanship and swordsmanship. Alas, all of my accolades
serve me not here. True nobility never makes excuses for shortcomings; however, in this despair I
can know no greater loss.
After being wounded in battle with the giant Morolt (who was subsequently slain by my steel)
I journeyed to Ireland in search of Queen Isolt and her medicinal power. Disguised as a wandering
minstrel, I succeeded in endearing myself to her court by performing deeds impossible for the
average. I also taught her daughter, my beautiful Isolt, the art of the lyre. I returned to Cornwall,
and upon hearing my account of Isolt's charm, my king Mark resolved to make her his own.
After convincing her family to allow her to wed the king, we set back on a ship for Cornwall.
I remember the night on which we fell in love. Perhaps it was the wine, or perhaps I was merely
intoxicated by her. Nonetheless, she amazingly felt the same drawing to me, and we were unable to
contain our affections. We continued seeing one another in secret after the wedding; after all, without
love her marriage was invalid. After a while, though, our conniving king took aware of our dealings
and banished me to the barren Arundel.
It was there I met a woman of average beauty, but with the only name worthy of my
attentions: Isolt des Mains-Blancs. (That's "of the white hands" if your other language fails you.) I
could not betray my love however, so our marriage was never consummated. Rightly so, because
in due time I received a letter from my true Isolt, giving account of her flight from the king. She
requested a meeting with me, saying her ship would bear a white sail. I kept the new Isolt on guard
for weeks. Finally, I was informed that my Isolt was spotted on a ship, yet one bedecked with a black
sail. In shock of my love's betrayal of truth, I fell dead, and I became as you now regard me.
Let not this cruel fate befall you, (author's name). Let not your weak education impede your
ambitions. Let not a love enter your heart, for you will be only distracted from duties at hand. And
finally, let not blind trust influence your decisions, as you will find yourself in the whirlwind where
I abode..."