In this series, they have come out of hiding and now openly tell others that they are indeed vampires that we have all read about – blood sucking, cold skinned, hypnotizing, immortal vampires. ... This means to me that the vampires see themselves as an evolved race compared to humans – not too different from how we ourselves would view monkeys and apes. ... Those nearby would even try to scoot away as far as possible, relating vampires to horror stories of violent murders and thus frightened by his presence. There is another instance when Bill is scheduled to discuss his memories o...

• Word Count: 982
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When I ask how he knew this information he said he hear it on the news, I asked him if perhaps the news was wrong and he responded, "If it wasn't true, why would they say it." ... Most of the information that someone gains in one day is forgotten because most people intermingle bits of all the information pertaining to a certain topic and skew it together combining it with their own opinions to create a story that doesn't coincide with the true story. This is referred to as the telephone effect, which is study mostly in high school classrooms, where one person tells another person a ...

• Word Count: 828
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the novel Ceremony, Silko displayed how the identities of Native Americans who participated in World War II, fighting for the U.S., shifted from the time they were enlisted to their homecoming and how the assimilation and integration of Native Americans and whites had also influenced their changes in identity. In this passage, protagonist Tayo tells about how Native Americans were identified by the outside world while they were enlisted and in active duty, "White women never looked at me until I put on that uniform, and then by God I was a U.S. ... After the war, in Ceremony, Silko in...

• Word Count: 1178
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The authors of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "The Lottery" did an astounding job at keeping the audience from guessing what the ending will be by writing the story in such a way that almost distracts the reader from the true outcome. For example "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" was written in anachronic order starting off by telling a story during the civil war era about how a man is about to be hanged. ... If Ambrose Bierce were to tell the story in chronological order the audience would have caught on to what was happening a lot quicker. ... (Jackso...

• Word Count: 903
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Along the way, many strangers tell their stories of past pain and suffering. ... The events of the story are told rapidly. ... The Old Women doesn't appear to take a side between Martin and Pangloss, but is there, it seems, to show Candide was true suffering is. ... After her own story, she urges Candide to "ask each passenger to tell his story- (50) so he is not to think that his tribulations are the worst. ... This trust in human nature, and Cacambo being faithful foreshadow the conclusion of the story, where the group of Candide Cunegonde, the two philosophers Martin and Pangloss, ...

• Word Count: 932
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The American wants Jig to have an abortion but tells her she does not have to go through with it if she doesn't want to, though believes it would be for the best. ... She feels that regardless of the choice she makes, there will be corresponding consequences, and the long-term relationship she and The American could share will fail in the end, crushing her hopes of finding true love and happiness. ... As time progresses throughout the story and the couple's verbal "tug-of-war," the reader witnesses the irrevocable deterioration of the relationship, giving them uncertaint...

• Word Count: 1134
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As the largest deposit of unobtainium in the area is located under the sacred Hometree, war is soon upon them, as the Na'vi do not wish to leave their home by choice. ... Such is the story of James Cameron's Avatar, a film that not only is a breathtaking cinematic experience, but also ­touches on some anthropological issues. ... He tells them how if they "want to hit [the tree] it's going to be complicated " because "there's an outer row of columns, real heavy duty, there's a secondary ring here and an inner ring " explaining how to destroy the home of the natives (La...

• Word Count: 1051
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This long, uninteresting definition only scratches the surface of the true nature and practical application of propaganda in American society today. ... This illustrates just how far television has come into becoming propaganda because companies always try to illicit an emotional response and compel the viewer to participate. ... Ads such as these overtly tell the viewer to do or don't do something for their own benefit under the guise of a "public service announcement " which are paid for by interest groups and lobbyist groups. ... The news story came to an end when the BLM released the ...

• Word Count: 1200
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate