Fear College Essays Samples For Students

Genocides start because of the conflict between people of same race or religion attempting to displace the different race or religion. Conflicting interests between individuals from different race or religion can result to genocides. In the 20th century, over 250 million people have lost their lives due to genocides. Millions of people are left at risk of the exposure due to increased incidences of mass violence. Data and knowledge that indicates the long-term mental health effects that come with the exposure to the genocide remains scattered. Genocides have led to mass violence and displacement of people since it stirs Continue reading...

Rhetorical propaganda can almost hypnotize listeners; the danger is that the techniques convince people to agree with very shaky theories. The essay Passmore uses many of the tricky devices to hook white listeners to believing she is speaking the truth. This essay discusses these devices by giving examples and showing how to recognize them.
In the very first two sentences the author uses a strategy that has been working very well in the United States for years. She tells her white listeners that they are a group that faces a frightening future because they are afraid. Fear is a Continue reading...

Article Assignment

The problem that the police of the United States is more and more militarized arouse anxiety in the American society. The matter is discussed in the article “Cops or soldiers”, published on March 22, 2014 in The Economist. The author describes a raid of a group of heavy armed policemen into a house of ordinary American family supporting their action with “ battering ram” and looking for $1000worth of electronic devices and clothes bought with stolen credit cards. They found nothing of the sort and arrested two persons for unrelated charges. All that cost stress and fear among the members Continue reading...

- Rationalization refers to the act of providing a seemingly logical (rational) explanation to a certain behavior that otherwise may seem weird or not adaptive. As a defense mechanism, it is an individual's way of finding a middle ground between the Id and the Superego. The Id is in charge or urges and emotions, and the Superego reflects our perception of what society expects and what is considered acceptable. When a certain desire or emotion does not coincide with societal expectations, even in terms of not being within the acceptable norms, it creates tension between the Id and the Continue reading...

English

Imagine cruising downtown in a brand new Bugatti car in full speed. It was my dream, which I hoped to achieve. The possibility of driving a Bugatti was not an issue. I had an enormous challenge to conquer ahead of me. I adopted all forms of phobias since my childhood. The phobia of driving in a car was more pronounced and demanding. Every time we stepped out for a ride I will vehemently propose other means of transport. My family members were aware of my fears, but did nothing to help. Instead, my older brother found it amusing whenever Continue reading...

English

Introduction
A new student who has to study in a foreign land is expected to hurdle several challenges before finishing the course. Due to the difference in language and culture, there are cases where foreign students have difficulty in adapting to a new environment. In many cases, there are students who decide to drop a subject or the entire course due to personal reasons. However, being determined and maintaining one’s focus are the factors which will motivate a student to strive harder.

Body

There are three (3) challenges using the Studnet platform that hindered my learning in this course Continue reading...

Definition

Panic disorder refers to a disorder whereby an individual experiences sudden and spontaneous attacks of anxiety and fear. The panic attacks lead to agoraphobia, which is the feeling of anxiety that one gets for the fear of being in situations where one cannot get help in case of a panic attack. These situations include, but not limited to, being in crowds, being left alone or being near bridges.

Clark’s theory of catastrophic interpretations

According to Clark’s theory, panic attacks are caused by faulty and maladaptive interpretations of the sensations within the body. For example, sensations that are normal to healthy individuals can be Continue reading...

Sigmund Freud uses the societal function of shaping the behaviors of individuals in the society to conform to the codes of conduct and behavior. He indicates that the society in which we live seeks to restrain our aggressive impulses. While confirming that the society installs a self-control mechanism in the individuals, which he calls the superego, Freud indicate that this internal watchdog masters the desire for aggression. Sigmund Freud also indicates that individuals in the society subdue and redirect their aggression towards their own ego once they are forbidden from expressing their desire for aggression externally. In the theory Continue reading...

Many philosophers have come up with different definitions of tragedy. However, the definition by Aristotle remains the most comprehensive definition of the term. In his definition, Aristotle lays major emphasis on the terms pity and fear. According to him, these are the two main elements of tragedy. Absence of them means there is no tragedy. In plain words, Aristotle’s definition of tragedy was: “Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of Continue reading...

Neocolonialism is a major them in Emma Larkin’s travel chronicles in Burma. Larkin’s observations reveal similarities between the current military control and the former imperial control. The first similarity is that just like the British colonialists, the military have a virtual monopoly of power. The opposition has been suppressed by all means including criminalization of parties and protracted imprisonment of the leaders such as Aung San Syu Kyi. Secondly, there are gross human rights violations because there are no institutions to check the government. The military regime has been ruthless in suppressing and eliminating perceived enemies of Continue reading...

The common meaning of the word “courage” is bravery, however, its actual meaning is a lot deeper and more significant than just that. Courage is a whole philosophy for people, who overcame their fears and did what they thought, is impossible. Courage is an attitude towards the unknown, scary and frightening. Courage is something you need to develop in yourself; it is a skill, and you don’t get it easily. It is what you get for overcoming your fears. It is what you get for standing your ground and standing up for what is right. It is a Continue reading...

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND CRIME

Introduction
- Background
Decades of research have always discussed the link between socioeconomic status and crime. It has also been established by studies that crime caused by poverty is one of the oldest theories of crime causation (Aaltonen, Kivivuori, & Martikainen, 2011).
- The social problem
Some neighborhoods can be good places to live in. However, there are also places that are not. For example, Karriker-Jaffe (2011) mentioned that areas with no socioeconomic status (SES) have very low development in its social structures such as education, housing, employment, and social behavior. These inequalities in social socio-economic environment has been known Continue reading...

Analysis of Lyrics

Viva la Vida is a song by Coldplay which is about a king who rejoiced in life being in power; it is actually about the life of a deposed king who has lost power after a revolution. This song particularly refers to the French revolution or the Roman Empire, after which the king is reflecting his life back then. He has been pondering about how the world was in his hands, that, in just a single command the sea would rise, how his people praised him and sang in his name, how his prosecutors dreaded his presence. Yet, everything Continue reading...

In the society today, especially in the African scenario, power is well defined according to the cultural setting of the people. For a long time now, society has granted more power to the male fraternity and indeed very little to the women. Such has been the case for the better part of history, allowing the men to dominate with massive power. In the African society, questioning the traditionally set power structure was taken to be devious and rebellious. Therefore, this led to man exercising superiority over woman for a very long time. Well, until the late 20th century and Continue reading...

English

Thesis and Introduction
Life can be quite monotonous and meaningless if one chooses not to take risks. Failures and Imagination can make us better persons, only if one knows how to use them positively. Everybody goes through a time in life when they face difficulties and failures and end up cursing their bad luck. However, if instead, they chose to examine the reason for their failure and used it as a yardstick to stop such mistakes from happening again, they will succeed. According to Seligman (2006, p.25-26), “those who display ‘learned optimism,’ were most likely to see failure as Continue reading...

Analysis of White Noise by Don DeLillo

Don DeLillo’s White Noise is a post-modern American novel that revolves around Jack Gladney; the professor and founder of Hitler studies at a Midwestern college called the College-at-the-Hill. The novel has been credited as an accurate portrayal of the American way of life. Leonard Orr (2007 7) in Don DeLillo’s White Noise: A Reader’s Guide observed that White Noise is “realistic in its portrayal of American life than his other works.” Similarly, Jayne Anne Phillips (1985 n.p) in White Noise by Don DeLillo expressed a similar sentiment when she noted that the novel was timely, “precisely Continue reading...

Everyone one of us will one day die, and even without us, the world will still go on. Samuel Scheffler in his greatly original book “Death and Afterlife” tackles the various ways the values in our lives are obliviously but powerfully affected by these facts, as well as the motives that define them. The afterlife he discusses is not the personal afterlife in which an individual continues to exist in some form after dying. According to Scheffler, a personal afterlife does not exist, and he poses a question regarding how we should perceive our individual mortality, in case our Continue reading...

STEP 1: Create variables

Run frequency tables for the new variables to check that they are accurate
Run a frequency table of your dummy variable to check that it is accurate
Run a reliability analysis using the following 10 variables:
COMPUTE FEAR=q25afearmurder + q25bfearrape + q25cfearweapon + q25dfearhome + q25efearcar + q25ffearmugged + q25gvandal + q25hconned + q25ibeggar + q25jbeaten. EXECUTE.
measures of central tendency and dispersion for this new variable
o Dependent variable:

Punitive attitudes additive scale

 Run a reliability analysis for the following 8 variables
The alpha coefficient for the eight items is .832, suggesting that the items have relatively high internal consistency. Cronbach's alpha is a measure of internal consistency, that is, how Continue reading...

Step 1 - Creating variables

Frequencies
Frequencies
Frequencies
Frequencies

FEAR OF CRIME RELIABILITY ANALYSIS

Reliability
Scale: ALL VARIABLES
MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY & DISPERSION – FEAR
EXPLORE
QUESTION 1: What is the alpha level for the FEAR additive scale? 
.95

QUESTION 2: Does your analysis indicate that the FEAR additive scale is a reliable measure? How did you determine this?

Yes.
.95 is larger than .6

PUNITIVE ATTITUDES RELIABILITY ANALYSIS

Reliability
Scale: ALL VARIABLES

QUESTION 3: What is the alpha level for the PUNITVE additive scale?

.835

CHECKING NORMALITY STATISTICS

Frequencies

QUESTION 4: List the variables that have skewness values that indicate non-normality, including those with both moderate and severe problems.

Find variables with skewness which exceeds ± .50.

Agree that "The Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally."

Likelihood of being victim of violent crime in next year
Likelihood of being victim of property crime in next year
Concern about crime
Employment dummy
QUESTION 5: List the variables that have kurtosis values that indicate non-normality.
Find variables with kurtosis which exceeds ± 1.01 .

Agree that "The Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally."

Employment dummy
Fear of crime additive scale
Criminology Continue reading...

In a crisis leaders be it managers or commanders need to be able to make the best decision. For the sea case, the commanding officer in the ship is expected to make decisions to save the life of the corpsman. as he has the last word, they need to be able to take responsibility and also able to make ethical decision. in this regard the co is responsible for weighing all the options there is and also be fast. this is because according to the case, the night was approaching fast and it would be difficult to fly the Continue reading...

Death is the most powerful uniting factor of all living creatures. We cannot escape the perpetual presence of death, but we are also always free to access its transformational power. While Western society tends to ignore death and keep it shielded from most peoples’ consciousness, developing awareness of our own mortality lends to a liberating experience that results in immensely fulfilling rewards. This newfound awakening of our physical mortality paradoxically serves to accentuate the precious quality of life and encourages the execution of authentic, purposeful living. Furthermore, the profound realization that our souls merely inhabit the physical body is Continue reading...

Every individual fears something that has or has not been experienced depending on his or her views, perceptions, beliefs, and information shared by others. Before going to the school, there were certain fears that I had regarding my life away from home and being part of a group unknown to me. In the current reflective paper, I would present three different fears that I had about my life at school and shared my experiences that actually either helped me to overcome these fears or strengthened them further.
My first and foremost fear of selecting a school was related to Continue reading...

This article is based on the research done by Joseph Wolpe attempting to understand the root of a type of Neuroses in the form of an intense Phobia. The article states that phobia’s were original thought to be the result of an individual experiencing an extreme childhood trauma that linked intense irrational fear to an object or act. They were treated by a process known as psychoanalysis, in which the patient worked through the source of the fear with a therapist. A phobia goes far beyond the rational fear of being afraid for your safety due to, for Continue reading...

Fear can be defined as a critical reaction to emotional and physical menace. It is a series of reaction especially in the brain that begins with a traumatic stimulus which ends with the discharge of chemicals that result to fast heartbeats, quick breathing as well as thrilled muscles, just a few but to mention. The stimulus ranges from a spider to a dagger at your neck, an audience eagerly waiting for you to give a speech or even the sudden sound of gun shots across the street. Situations that human beings regularly fear are those that are away from Continue reading...

Reflective Journal IV

Chapter XIV Controlling Your Own Emotional Destiny Although it took me over 50 years, I have finally realized that the only thoughts and actions I really have control over are my own. To this day I still take other peoples criticism and rejections too seriously. Publically I claimed that I don’t care what others think but deep down I always think that there is still something wrong with me. An example of this would be when I helped a young woman get set up her business. I poured my finances, time, Wisdom, heart, and soul into helping her. Continue reading...

Probably one of the strongest and most effective horror films, if not the strongest and most effective, ever produced since the start of the century is the Babadook. It centers on the development of both the issues of the mother-son relationship, and the introduction of a new kind of fear designed with a looming and formidable presence of a mysterious figure. However, this horror film does not rely on jump scares to introduce fear to the audience, but it develops a strong storyline that is presented with both psychological and physical fear. Overall, this film is an incredible masterpiece Continue reading...

How we perceive things depends on our attitude. Two people may encounter the same event or situation yet will do differently, this is because different people have different perceptions and attitudes. Sometimes, we tend to look at the events in our lives in rather negative way. When we have the attitude of being pessimistic, then it is very rarely that we will succeed. On the other hand, if we always think positively, then we will see great opportunities even in the unlikely events that transpire in our lives. This is the summarized idea and message of chapter 5, to Continue reading...

Is Death Bad?

IS DEATH BAD?
Introduction
Death is the scariest word for almost every individual and unfortunately it is inevitable. It is truly scary for us because there is no scientific information explaining the happenings after death. Considering that death means a complete loss of our consciousness, unknown things in the human life scares us. Every individual on the world, from the beginning of the history to the last generation on the world, develops a lifestyle and social relations during their lives, and death ends all of them. Also breathing and being able to move around and run after passion on Continue reading...

About five years ago, I had an unpleasant experience while driving with my friends. We got in a car and drove all over the city. At one point, while I was sitting in the back seat, a friend who was driving caused an accident. Fortunately, nobody was injured. However, I got very scared and couldn’t calm down for a while. Soon after that a friend offered to drive me home and I had to sit in the back. When I entered the car, I felt enormous fear. This can be explained by classical conditioning. In fact, this is Continue reading...

In the realm of contemporary popular art, few media may claim such relevance and understanding of mass culture than the cinema. From political discourses in films such as Argo (Affleck, 2012) and The Hurt Locker (Bigelow, 2009), to philosophical inquiry in films such as Her (Jonze, 2013) and Children of Men (Cuaron, 2007), the filmic medium has never failed to be an avenue for human questions that deal with the most intimate nature of our species. In this regard, James McTeigue’s 2006 film V for Vendetta – as well as the graphic novel of the same name that it Continue reading...

Alcoholism denotes a family disease because the addiction negatively affects the alcoholic and everybody living with them (Gifford 5). Children often suffer if they share or live with an alcoholic. There may be a sense of shame; moreover, they may spend more time in fear. Regrettably, alcoholism is a common problem, and many teenagers find themselves in the situation and experience abuse.
Children living with alcoholic parents have deep-seated emotional and psychological reactions to putting up with an alcoholic. At times, they get abused physically or sexually by their parents, but go silent because of fear it can cause Continue reading...

Healthy self-esteem is important for the growth and development of a child. Self-esteem needs to be imparted in a child at an early age by enhancing social interaction skills. Most people who suffer issues of self-esteem may have hard experiences in their childhood that made them less confident especially when they encountered new people. From the time a child is born, they get to meet new people through their different stages of life. The guidance they receive from the people around them will determine how well they will manage interactions at different stages. Building healthy self-esteem comes by making Continue reading...

The Professor's name

In a daily routine life, people unconsciously learn by using classical and operant conditioning. The source of many fears, such as fear from animals and fear from public appearance is closely connected with the classical or operant conditioning. However, not only negative experiences are associated with conditioning, but positive one as well. Classical and operant conditioning are essential for understanding the close connection between our inner self and the surrounding.
One of the elementary principles of learning is classical conditioning. Classical conditioning is a reflexive or automatic type of learning where, in time, one stimulus takes over the possibility Continue reading...

Edgar Alan Poe is an American author, poet, essayist, literary critic and editor. He is considered to be one of the representatives of the American Romanticism, the inventor of the detective fiction genre. His works contributed to the emergence of the genre of science fiction. Edgar Poe is best known for his spine-tingling and mysterious horror stories and poems.
The Pit and the Pendulum is one of Poe’s famous short stories that was published in 1842. The narrator of the story is a survivor of the torture and torment in the condemned cell at Toledo – the Spanish Inquisition Continue reading...

There are several psychiatric disorders that disturb the mood, thought and behavior, known as mental illness. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is one such illness which leads to anxious and irrational thoughts. Individuals suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder experience intrusive thoughts and ideas that generate distress, and repetitive behaviors that become compulsions . Individuals show patterns of irrational behavior, which provides temporary relief from anxiety, distress and fear. While all obsessions are mental events, compulsions are both mental and behavioral. Individuals are aware of their obsessions or compulsions as senseless and excessive; however, when confronted with a fearful situation, they lose their insight. Continue reading...

ENC 1101

Introduction
As a kid, it would be hard to know what changed your life, but it is only after you mature and realize how much that particular action changed your behavior or personality do we really appreciate, or rebuke such an act of the past. This is precisely what happened to me. I grew up in a neighbourhood which was close to a sports complex that included tennis courts, a swimming pool, a gymnasium, and basketball courts. I was interested in swimming but afraid of water, and when my mom took me there on weekends, I would pretend that Continue reading...

Human’s mind is capable of feeling a wide range of emotions, both positive and negative. Positive emotions are not always influenced by a mere absence of some unpleasant or tragic events, as happy moments can also take place because of events and people which are joyful and positive. On the other hand, negative emotions seem mostly to appear when there are no positive emotions to be make one happy or the pressure and stress have built up to the extent where any positive emotions are either taken for granted or unnoticed. Love, support, friendship, happy memories shared with Continue reading...

It is quite evident that almost 80-95% college students procrastinate when it comes to studying. They find other means to distract them away from work and usually bring about more distractions if they have to, in order to, delay work as much as possible. There is no rational explanation for such behaviour and this has been a trend that has been active for years on end. When Psychological students procrastinate, how can Psychology of human nature really figure out the importance of such behaviour and how it occurs? However, there are a number of reasons as to how procrastination Continue reading...

Courage

Winston Churchill in one of his eloquent speech once declared it that; courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Nelson Mandela went ahead to share his thoughts that; courageous people don’t fear forgiving for the sake of peace. A lot of scholars have stated quite inspiring and captivating quotes about courage (Broder 3). So, how ready are you to stand up and speak even in front of most feared men? How ready are you to sit down and listen to that insignificant person in Continue reading...

In several occasions, The Atomic Café collection acknowledges that the Americans should not be comfortable with “the west as America” and its image of the Soviet Union. In the most incisive and articulate voice, the Atomic Café video director believes that through the Soviet Union and the America has created an opposite definition of itself. Through the video collection, American nation and the union have created deepest fears and anxieties about the future of its own society. Margaret Chase Smith in her documentary record “The Declaration of Conscience” unanimously agree with Smith notion that the American government lack effective Continue reading...