Tenseness Essays

Everyone has a passion but few can say they find their joy in the art of juggling. Richard Wilbur explores the emotions throughout a juggling act in his poem “The Juggler.” Through various tones, vibrant imagery, and a venturesome narrative, the speaker of “The Juggler” reveals the elegance of a juggler and their own fondness of another’s passion. The speaker opens with the beginning of the act. The act is already a serious matter and the action of throwing and catching the balls repeatedly is

the character’s weakness, while making them look smaller than normal. Finally, Dutch tilts are when the camera is tilted sideways, and can give a disturbing, tense feel to shots. In the film Misery, Reiner uses camera angles to invoke a sense of tenseness as a

Emily Dickinson in her poem 986, uses the description of a snake to show how nature may be intimidating at first but with time is harmless. Certain aspects of nature are always going to make people uneasy at times. Emily Dickinson shows just that, by picking one of the most controversial animals to depict. At first she only describes the animal in it’s natural state. Dickinson does this by writing, “ The Grass divides as with a Comb _/ A spotted shaft is seen (pg 1067)”. The snake exists in harmony

By speaking directly to the dagger Macbeth clutches in his hand, the author creates an apostrophe. Using powerful diction such as “clutch”, “fatal”, and “false” the author is able to make a hesitant, surreal, and eerily sinister tone. Macbeth is portrayed to be uncertain, yet sure, ready, yet unprepared, and willing, yet hesitant to murder the beloved King Duncan. This helps see how devoted Macbeth is to Duncan, yet how far he is willing to go in order to be king. It also emphasizes the reason why

Once the movie finishes and they all decide to walk to Two-Bit’s house to get his car so he can take the girls home. While on their walk, a blue Mustang rides by and the girls stop in shock, as do the boys. After the moment of tenseness everyone continues walking and talking, but the blue Mustang returns, this time two Socs getting out of the car. Johnny sees one of the Socs with rings and immediately realizes that it is the same group that had beaten him up so horribly that terrible night. Everyone

Hamlet's harsh words to Ophelia in Act 3, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet", served as an obvious illustration of his hamartia. In literature, a character's fatal imperfections is called a hamartia, and in Hamlet's case, his pride and arrogance largely contributed to his sad end. When Ophelia entered the scene, Hamlet became aware of her presence and started talking to himself about how lying women can be. Then Ophelia made an attempt to give back some of Hamlet's gifts to her, but

them a “nappy-headed ho” (41). It might have been casual name calling for the friend, but the speaker feels troubled about how they should react. The friend wasn’t acting out of spite, but to the speaker, it had the same result: awkwardness and tenseness. Another scenario that reveals the weakness in friend is when a cashier asks the speaker if their card would work when the cashier hadn’t asked it

zion; zion is a hebrew term that relates to Jerusalem. Although starting ideas of the zionists have remained in history for hundreds of years, the first acts of zionism were formally introduced in the 19th century. Some historians say that the tenseness of the jews and the europeans, may have been the reason that the zionist movement was created in the first place. During 1894 there was an event that had sparked outrage of among jews and other various people. This event is known as “Dreyfus

In the novel The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury, Bradbury uses a unique writing style with a relatively basic structure of writing a few short sentences then a compound-complex sentence or one with a colon, or a sentence with dialogue to make the reader think, that makes the story shine. However, his vocabulary, ideas and this sentence structure makes The Illustrated Man a high energy book. The book is actually split into 18 short stories, and each one has unique characters, themes, etc. For this

Mother-daughter relationships can have a roller coaster of emotions. These relationships are sometimes peaceful, and other times warlike as written in Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom and Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club. Amy Chua’s excerpt has a tone much less belligerent than Amy Tan’s passage, but each excerpt’s tone imply tension within their mother-daughter relationships and even hatred. “ ‘RELAX! Mr. Shugart said RAG DOLL!’ I screamed at home” (Chua 47-48). Amy Chua is obviously upset

"Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here." These are the words that Captain John Parker, an American colonial farmer, stated just before the Battles of Lexington and Concord broke out. Due to the long building feud between the colonists and the British, it was undeniable that the war would have erupted. The disagreements that led to the revolution had many causes, all of which tied in with the fact that the colonists felt abused by England. Even though the

each other through the subsequent months, they discover that they have much in common. Readers also discover the differences between Danny and Reuven that make them interesting and complex characters. Danny Saunders’ intelligence, loneliness, and tenseness are all characteristics with which readers can readily identify. As a young teenager struggling to find his way amidst the oppressive religious environment around him, Danny Saunders’ intelligence is apparent. The author describes him as having

The short story, “The Scarlet Ibis”, written by James Hurst tells the story set in the rural area of North Carolina at a small farm. The narrator tells the story of his younger brother Doodle. Doodle is physically impaired and unintentionally creates hardships for him. The narrator attempts to help Doodle participate in normal activities. In the end, Doodle dies as a result of over exhaustion, and his brother leaving him stranded out in the rain. In the story, the author uses many different types

A civilization is the stage of advanced human cultural and technological development. The Standard High School textbook (standard HS textbook) labels a civilization as five basic characteristics: Advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology. These five criteria accurately represent a civilization, and leaving out one of these criteria can lead to a society unable to be labeled as a civilization. A connection to a world system can tremendously

Words are a powerful tool to accurately portray the instances of world history. Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan writer, used words to represent an authentic portrait of Afghanistan through his book, The Kite Runner. He depicted Afghanistan’s history using the life of Amir, a Pashtun boy from an upper class family in Kabul. Amir grew up as a son of a wealthy and well-respected businessman that is referred to as Baba. Both Amir and Baba had to flee their homeland on March of 1981 due to the Soviet arrival

Illustrated Short Fiction of William H. Coles 2000-2016 is certainly an apt name for this collection of stories, but the name lacks any pizzazz or creativity. I would very much like to see at least a little less of a description of what’s within and more of a title. It seems bland and boring. I would suggest a change of title at the very least. I doubt many people would pick up the book because of that title. The first story is “The Gift” and tells the story of a seventeen year old girl who finds

physical side effects, there are mental effects as well. Their pride is hurt when someone finds out they are broke. They start to avoid doing things with friends and family and become more isolated. In some cases being isolated can lead to depression, tenseness, irritability, restlessness and apprehension or dread (Insler). WRAP

Jordan Peele, the filmmaker of the movie Get Out, uses a range of cinematic techniques to emphasise the dangers of cultural appropriation, white privilege, and the hidden aspects that constitute contemporary racism. During the auction scene in Get Out, Peele utilizes visual techniques and evokes the brutal legacy of the slave trade and the dehumanization of black people in contemporary society to challenge viewers to confront the ongoing issue of racial discrimination and work toward greater social

they be negatively impacted mentally and physically. Their pride is hurt when someone finds out they are broke. They start to avoid doing things with friends and family and become more isolated. In some cases being isolated can lead to depression, tenseness, irritability, restlessness and apprehension or dread (Insler). The biggest mental side effect caused by student debt is stress. “80 percent of working professionals with student debt said it is a source of “significant” or “very significant stress”

Picture this: a woman is getting arrested for shoplifting at the local Giant. As the cops take her away, a cluster of onlookers begins to form. Sure, they don’t know the story, but one thing for certain is that she really wanted that milk. She knows the story, however: that her husband just left her, leaving two kids and herself without a source of money. The conflict is that she shoplifted, so she committed a crime. According to local law enforcement, the woman should be punished, although understanding