Why we Crave Horror Movies

“Why We Crave Horror Movies”
One of the king’s of horror stories and movies, Stephen King wrote this article, “Why We Crave Horror Movies.” In this article he explains why people today love to watch and give ourselves nightmares. He stated that everyone is mentally ill in our own way, but hide it better than those individuals that have been placed insane asylums. King also using another critic’s thoughts about horror films “they have become today’s form of public lynching, and the lyncher could be anyone and everyone.”
Even though Stephen King uses many different examples of evidence to support his theory that everyone is mentally ill and insane. As well as the reasons why today’s society chooses to continue to watch horror movies to feed their mental illness. Since Stephen King is so well known for written and making such graphic and extreme horror movies. He is an excellent source for information on why he believes everyone maybe mentally ill, but just have not been diagnosed. Since King uses the fact that many people today tell jokes of about a truckload of dead babies versus a truckload of bowling balls. As well as using the example of thoughts that may go through our heads when we were little about are siblings and what we might have wanted to do instead of giving them a hug and a kiss.
However, I do not feel that he has strong logic about his reasoning behind his evidence. I don’t believe you can take a small group of people who chooses to watch horror movies, pronounce them mentally ill, than say everyone in society is the exact same. No, I feel that people today have grown out the illness that King says we have. Especially, thoughts we may have had when we were children, but as we grow up those thoughts and emotions go away. “When I was a child, I talked like a child; I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.” 1Corinthians 13:11 NIV

Of Headless Mice and Men

“Of Headless Mice…And Men”
The author of the article “Of Headless Mice…And Men,” describes how he feels on this fast growing issue of human cloning. He also feels that America cannot wait to see how the clones come out to end it, but that we should stop it now. It first began with scientist testing mice and trying to experiment on their embryo to create headless mice. They suggest that cloning mice and animals is only the being. The next thing that scientist will try to clone will be human beings. Once the cloning of humans’ beings the author also than thinks that scientist will try and play god. I believe that no one can be God but God, because he is the only one who can bring life into this world.
I completely agree with the author on ending the experiments on cloning animals and humans. I do understand that some of the scientists are trying to experiment because of health reasons. Such as cloning organs, skin, and body parts for individuals who are on waiting list for those items. However, knowing Americans and how we like to do everything the biggest, strongest, fastest, and the best, cloning headless humans will only be the beginning. Soon after, full size, living, breathing, clones of individual will come as the author stated. Then scientist and everyone else will begin to feel big headed and think they’re gods.
As I stated early, there is only one God and that is God. I also believe that everyone was placed on this earth for a set amount of time. After that time is up, we no longer belong to this earth and therefore don’t live in it. Throughout this article the author uses a balance of facts, logic, and emotions to persuade the reader to understand his point on this issue. I believe that the author wrote this article not just for middle aged adults and senior citizens, but the generation that is in college and in their late 20’s. This truly affects them us all and we should be able to take a stand on this issue based on what we believe.

Movie Rating

“Movie Rating”

            The author of the article, “Do We Really Need Movie Rating?” describes how he feels about movie ratings in today’s society. His main idea throughout the whole article is how movie rating truly affects society and if they truly are working. Are the ratings that movies receive really appropriate for them? The author also states each category of ratings that a movie may receive and when the “X” rated category changed to “NC-17” rated. Today, the author explains how no movie producers or movie cinemas will either make or play movies that are rated “NC-17”, because they would rather not lose money or get a bad name for playing movies that are considered pornographic.

 In the article, the author begins to try and compare the rating of movies and the protesting and banding of books, because of their excessive material that they contain. Personally, I do not feel that you can compare movie ratings to how books are written and protested. The only thing that is similar between the two is that many movies have been made from the idea of a book. I do feel that authors of books should be able to express their selves more excessively, because of the simple fact that people today are more visual, than imagery. Therefore, I do believe that movies shouldn’t be allowed to use as much excessive material being that they are visual. Plus you can make just as good quality movie as a book and still stay in the limits of the rating system that is in place.

            Even though this article is more informative than argumentative article, I do believe that this author was not trying to inform people of my age but rather those individuals who are more educated, and willing to take a stand against this issue. I personally feel at times that movies receive the wrong ratings. However, I do feel ratings are useful, because I know the type of material it may contain. I would also know, whether or not I would allow my child or someone else’s child to watch a particular movie.

Life Is Precious,or Its Not

“Life Is Precious, or It’s Not”

            In the article “Life is Precious, or It’s Not,” the author tries to describe, argue, and persuade his stand on violence in society. He uses the tragic shooting at Columbine High School, to show how it truly affects the young children of today. She also states that, “most Americans believe bloodshed is necessary for preserving our way of life…” (Kingsolver). I believe that this statement is a key sentence in her argument, because it is also a true statement as well. Instead of bloodshed being the last result to do in bad situations, today it has become more of the first and quick solution to solve a “situation” that may arise.

            Although she uses a great deal of emotions and facts throughout the article, she misses some logic in her written. If you notice, most of the emotions that she uses truly affect those individuals who were around Columbine, or have dealt with a bad experience of violence. However, for those of us in America that has not experienced such tragedies. I believe that we may say, “Yes, they are wrong for killing all those people.” But in reality most of us could careless until it happens to us or a close loved one.

The author states that “any parent, who agrees with the author, should get rid of everything that may influence their children to commit violent acts.” I must say that I disagree with this statement, because even if the child has or don’t have that type of influence around them, children will be children. They also have eyes to see the world for themselves and this still may lead to violence around them. Yes removal of items may lower the chances of reacting violently, but I believe a parent who gives their child limits and guide them in the way they should go. Would be all it takes for that child to see that violence is not the only answer.

The Power of Audience

The Power of Audience”

            In the essay titled, “The Power of Audience.” The author describes how audience is very important in your writing. He uses a 6^th grade Spanish class to write books to students in Guatemala. The author also suggests if students learn how to use authentic audience that they will be more excited to write.

            Even though this author is writing toward teachers to show them how to get students excited about assignments. He does not have a clear thesis about what his essay is about until a page or two into the essay. I understand that everyone has a different way of explaining what they’re writing about, but this author does not. He is a very unclear and confused writer from reading his essay. He also skips around in this essay, not keeping a constant thought, which makes it harder for someone to read. As well as understand what he is trying to convey.

            He also has a major issue of lack of evidence and facts to show teachers how to make assignments more interesting. As well as showing how to teach a student to have authentic audience. He establishes that authentic audience is very beneficial for students enjoying the assignment more. However, he misses explaining how to teach having an “authentic audience” to students of that age. I believe that if this author went back over and reread this essay, I think he, himself, would have also been confused.