Monster Research Papers Samples For Students

The book ‘Frankenstein’ written by Mary Shelley and published in the year 1818 is one of the famous literary works in the genre of gothic horror fiction. In the book, the author discusses about the ethical issues of technological advancements and researches the relationship of man with its creator . Frankenstein is the story of Victor, a man who possesses health, wealth, friends and family. Victor has a deep interest in science and a burning desire for knowledge and research. Victor’s passion in science drives him to make a demon, which he later realizes to be a blunder. The demon kills Victor’s family ...

Lusus Naturae is a story written by Margaret Atwood. It is a story about a girl who had to deal with her appearance because she was unlike from the other family members. While Frankenstein, is story written by Mary Shirley. It is story about a hideous monster that was created by Victor Frankenstein, and left him to wander all alone in the world. Shelley in Frankenstein and Atwood in Lusus Naturae, wrap their stories around two characters whose physical appearance are similar to one another (Mays 289). Both the stories deal with characters who are struggling to live with the people around them, ...

In the history of human civilization, stories always had educative role. In the literary works of fiction, authors use diverse images and symbols in order to trigger a particular reflection from the audience. On the other hand, some authors use traditional images in new contexts in order to stimulate a different reaction and challenge the audiences’ perception of traditional images. In other words, authors often argue that the same images can have different meaning and perception in different cultures and different times. The best example of this is a perception of monsters in different times. The aim of this paper is to ...

Introduction

There is a long history when it comes to the incorporation of monsters into narratives and stories. Many authors found the monster genre to be quite attractive to the audience and, therefore, in the 19th and the early 20th Century; there was a rise in the number of monster stories authored by different writers. Some of the most famous works of literature that have incorporated the element of monsters include “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley (1818), “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (1818), “The Invisible Man (1897) and “Dracula” (1897). Many of these monster narratives have been such hits ...

The Gilgamesh is a Sumerian poem that is regarded the first poem to be written in the world. The content of the Gilgamesh revolves around the use of archetypal symbols, through which gods are presented as omniscient and omnipotent. The gods in the poem are characterized by their foolish use of power. On the other hand, Beowulf is the oldest Anglo-Saxon epic that was written in the 8th century A.D. The concerns of the poem are original symbols, powerful images, and powerful gods that control the action (Scheub 21). The epics of Gilgamesh and Beowulf concentrate on the immorality and ...

In James Morrow’s novella Shambling Towards Hiroshima, a man is hired by the US government to put on a rubber monster suit and put on a demonstration in which he destroys a small city, in order to completely end World War II. As his main character says of his intentions for the beast, “I hope to make this magnificent lizard as famous a symbol for the abolition of nuclear weapons as Smokey the Bear has become for the prevention of forest fires” (Morrow 162). This scenario is an obvious homage to the Godzilla films from Japan’s Toho Company in the 1950s – a distinct ...

The term “monster” in history has come to be associated with creatures which do not resemble human beings and pose a threat to the existence of man. Monsters are capable of affecting people in a metaphorical sense by influencing the humaneness of humanity, such as the despotic acts of tyrants and the brutality of serial killers. In a literal sense, monsters assume the form of the fictive beats in horror stories or the anthropophagous predators in nature.
Sufficient ontological examination is necessary to determine whether monsters happen to be innately evil. But monstrosity is not limited to deviant appearances but extends ...

English Literature

Mary Shelley’s classic, Frankenstein, can be read in a number of ways but the most common is with a focus on the monstrous creation of Doctor Frankenstein; the confusion being whether the name ‘Frankenstein’ refers to the creation or the creator. It is highly likely that Shelley would have left this deliberately ambiguous so as to raise the question of who is the real monster in the novel. It is fair to say that society is often damning of any new concept or idea and does not fail to live up to expectations in this novel. Here, we witness the ...

Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein was one of the most elegant and horrifying pieces of literature written in its time, and is still widely considered a horror classic. The book follows Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a reclusive mad scientist, who seeks to create new life by sewing together the limbs and remains of several other dead bodies and reanimate them. The book and its monster have been compared to many different things in a variety of subtexts, but one of the clearest readings of the book indicates that the monster represents the guilt and horror Mary Shelley felt about her many dead children. In ...

Van Helsing as a Protector: The Role of the Vampire Hunter the Present-Day Vampire Culture

Abstract
The vampire culture grew out of the Gothic genre and became extremely popular throughout the world. The first and most famous representative of the vampire cast is Dracula, who first appeared as a protagonist in Bram Stocker’s book with the same name. Dracula was created as a predator that hid within his threatening castle, and attacked helpless women. The author also introduced Van Helsing, the hero who acted as a protector of women and fought to destroy the monster. However, Van Helsing remained a less popular and well-known character as compared to the monster he hunted. In ...

Creation is defined as the act of bringing something into existence, and the creation of man itself is normally attributed to procreation or an act of some divine being. Humans have for a long time marveled over the act of creation and its many varying concepts, including the prospect of creating another in their own image. In Mary Shelley’s fictional exploration of this theme in her novel Frankenstein, the rise and fall of scientist Victor Frankenstein showcases both the wonder and the downfall of mankind in his endless quest for the creative power of the divine. Once Victor ...

Franz Waxman is perhaps one of the finest movie scorers and composers ever to have walked this earth. His collaboration with several directors is seen as being extremely important and in films such as The Bride of Frankenstein he achieved a certain amount of notoriety for using advanced techniques in his musical scores which made it hard for the audience to accept at first but which also demonstrated that he could wield his influence greatly without any qualms or restrictions.
The score for the Bride of Frankenstein is also similar to other contemporary 1930’s scores such as those ...

Creation is defined as the act of bringing something into existence, and is normally attributed to procreation or an act of some divine being. Humans have for a long time marveled over the act of creation and its many varying concepts, not the least of which includes the prospect of creating another in their own image. Despite being fictional, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein showcases both the wonder and the downfall of creation. The fascination with creation leads only to revelation of the self.
As illustrated by author Robert Horton the story of Frankenstein is a perfect example of how ...

The new energy drink, called V8 V-Fusion® + Energy, is the exhilarative, delicious beverage with well-known components, for example, green tea, which gives people the assurance to trust it and feel calm drinking. It includes one hybrid portion of vegetables (V-Fusion® + Energy, 2015).

Marketing Environment

The sales in the international market of energy drinks increased by 5% in 2014 compared to 2013 reaching almost $49.9 billion. The American Beverage Association considers that the global energy drink industry will grow significantly in 2017. The USA, Brazil and China will become most popular markets (Fontinelle, n. d.). There are three segments, namely liquid energy ...

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, first published in 1818, has come to have a profound effect on literature, on science and on popular culture. Shelley’s story of an over-ambitious scientist who dreams of discovering the secret of creating life and does so, but with disastrous and fatal consequences is, we might say, well-known, but little-read. Zwinkler (24) writes with wry amusement about an informal survey he conducted among his own sophomores: most of them knew the novel from hearsay and thought that ‘Frankenstein’ was the name of the monster! The students’ visual image of the monster was based on Boris ...

While searching job websites like Monster.com (2013) and professional social media sites such as LinkedIn.com (2013), it is easy to see that there are not many teaching openings available at the elementary, middle, or high school levels. This may be a function of time--teaching jobs tend to be posted in the spring rather than the fall-- but even those teaching jobs available are spread geographically far apart (Ma and Macmillan, 1999). The average teacher’s salary varies by state, but according to Monster.com (2013), which compiles information on posted job listings and potential income, a teacher’s starting salary is nearly ...

The literary world was not ready for Mary Shelley and her novel, Frankenstein. Mary Shelley, the product of a feminist mother, speaks her mind freely about the stereotypic issues that are imbedded in her culture and distinguish between men and women.
When the novel, Frankenstein, was published, society was aghast, how could such a young girl write something so gothic? During the early ninetieth century an independent woman was not encouraged; her place was behind her husband. She was suppose to be a paragon of virtue and the patriarch of the family; someone on whom husbands look down, and the children ...

Beats Electronics, LLC is the umbrella body of beats by Dre which is a manufacture of Audio products and equipment, with its headquarters in Santa Monica, with Dr. Dre and Interscope records chairman, Jimmy Lovine as its original founders.
The company was formed in 2006, launched its first product Beats by Dre student headphones in 2008. In 2010, HTC a leading mobile phone manufacture acquired 50.1% equity in the company with a majority share of $309 million. It later sold 25% equity to the founders while still retaining the largest shareholder with 25.1% stake. This was in an effort to offer ...

In ancient Greek culture, the notions of masculinity were diverse. Possession of these ideals meant that a person acquired a heroic stature. In the conflicts pitting Achilles and Agamemnon, the basic ideals of masculinity emerge. In the Iliad, Hector profoundly lays bare the inherent Greek obsession with emasculating each other in competitions. In both situations, superiority in athleticism, sexual virility, and performance in speech, possession of materials and wealth, and physical attractiveness are aptly used to express masculinity. Moreover, winning battles and fighting off enemies symbolized a warrior-like characteristic which was also a definition of masculinity. The analysis of sections of the Iliad ...

This is the story which was composed as from the period when the Scandinavian militants invaded Britain. Beowulf has eventually played a big role towards the development of the modern literature. The author of the story is still unrecognized despite of the rumors which stress that the author was an Anglo Saxon. By the time the story was composed, invaders had already stayed in the Britain for so many years. Beowulf proved himself as the true warrior when he killed Greandal himself. He did not need mortal weapons any further since they were not helpful, instead he used the swords ...

The myth of the Gorgon Medusa and her slaying by the brave and handsome hero, called Perseus, is one that has inhabited literature and art ever since the ancient times. This is because it carries within itself all the essentials of mythological, iconographical schemata: the handsome hero, the terrifying monster and the final salvation of the beautiful damsel in distress. It is a magical story of a quest of a young man, who reaches manhood through his decapitation of the monster Medusa.

This “Medusan” theme will continue to enchant artists, becoming something of an iconograph, especially for the Romantics: “This glassy-eyed, severed ...

Movie Review: THX-1138

THX-1138, the main character in the film THX-1138, works as a magnum operator in cell 94107. He was literally created to manipulate the magnum along with other people in his society. In general, the THX-1138 movie is one of the best films that the creator of Star Wars, George Lucas, has ever scripted and directed. In 1976, Lucas produced Electronic Labyrinth: THX-113: 4EB, a short film that won various awards and introduced Lucas to movie fans globally (“George Lucas Biography”). The success of Electronic Labyrinth impressed the director of The Godfather, Frances Coppela, who urged Warner Brothers to provide ...

It is interesting to note that two heroes a thousand years apart can be so alike. It is their humanity that makes them real, it is their strength that makes them heroes, and it is their persona that makes them vulnerable.
The audience that observes the hero seeks more than just a person who is victorious. Heroes are subject to the same human frailties as those who follow their exploits, but "a hero is someone who rises above his or her fears and limitations to achieve something extraordinary a hero embodies what we believe is best in ourselves" (Fingeroth ...

Branding of Booster Energy Drink

It is really important to the success of an energy drink to give it a brand name which makes it stand out from the crowd. The brand name for our selected energy drink Booster indicates that the drink comes with fresh and natural ingredients which are aimed at lifting up the energy levels during times of extreme physical activities such as sports. Building a brand image in the mind of customers holds prime importance. It can also be linked to positioning where a firm is able to establish the brand name of a product or service in the mind ...

Introduction

Beowulf, the heroic poem first published in Old English is presently finding a common place in modern media. However, Beowulf is portrayed as one eponymous conqueror who is not only hot headed, but dim-witted as well (Haydock 9). Conversely, in Old English literature, he is depicted as an iconic epitome of social intelligence as well as personal restraint. As much as Beowulf is described as having the power of 30 warriors and crowned on numerous occasions for destroying Herculean monsters, his actions as well as a form of dialogue exhibit both deference and modesty (Allard and Richard 76). In ...

Hitler was smart, charismatic and evil. Those are deadly virtues for a man seeking a position for dictator. He used these skills to his advantage. He not only was smart, but he had the ability to create art. His paintings were rejected, and this ranged him. He did not like being rejected. Hitler showed all the signs of the classic narracistic traits behavior. He could pretend to care for others but in reality he did not give a care for them.
The faking empathy and loving he showed inspired his loyalty Nazis to follow him to the end of the earth. ...

Strange Science: The Role of the Grotesque in Oryx and Crake and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr, Hyde
Every culture has different rules and norms to follow, the adherence to which often separate the classes from each other. However, there are a few hand-and-fast rules that are cross-cultural; these values seem to be etched into the fabric of what makes humanity human. Although there are slight differences across the varying cultures, most cultures agree that murder, for instance, is immoral and undesirable within a civilized society. Another example of a nearly-universally-held value is the general human distaste for ...

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Introduction
Vampires are mythical creatures that appear in ancient folklores. Most cultures have their own version of the vampire although they share a common characteristic; that is, the lust for human blood. There is no particular gender to the vampire character. Male and female vampires do exists even in ancient literatures, making the vampire one of the most gender neutral characters. The depiction of the female vampire in human culture, however, is an interesting way of looking into the development of women, particularly on how society views women and their social status over the course of time. ...

Dante’s Inferno is a play that has a carefully worked out structure that gives the impression that there is specific punishment for particular crimes depending on the severity of the latter. From the outset, it is important to note that the vision of hell that the play illustrates causes the audience to perceive the trip to hell as a horrifying experience, especially when Dante creates the impression that every person has to undergo punishment because everyone is a sinner, one way or another. The structure that the play creates has nine circles with each with each representing different ...

Psychological studies conducted in the last fifty years have found that social isolation has a profound negative affect on people. This is because humans by nature are social creatures, who need and thrive of off physical and emotional connections. This is one reason that that isolation is used by prisons and in torture as the separation is expected to make the person more likely to conform to expectation. Many people who have been socially isolated for long periods of time begin to experience negative effects such as, hallucinations, high blood pressure, increase in illness, verbal and rational reasoning skills ...

Mayday

Mayday is a Taiwanese rock band that was created in the late 1990s. The name of the band in Chinese is 五月天 (pinyin: Wǔ Yuè Tiān). The band consists of five members: Ashin, a vocalist, Monster and Stone, guitarists, Masa, a bassist, and Guan You, a drummer. The previous name of e band was So Band, they became Mayday only in 1997. The present name originates from Masa’s nickname in the Internet (Baidu.com).

Ashin, the vocalist, whose real name is Chen Ashin Hung, was born on the 6th of December, 1975, in Taipei, Taiwan.
Monster, one the guitarists ...

INTRODUCTION

When the average person thinks of ancient Rome the first thoughts that often come to mind are the immense columns and marble architecture synonymous with the era, they imagine the power and wealth of one of the most successful Empires of its time or they see it is as the modern epicenter of, the Christian religious denomination, Catholicism for the bulk of the world. However, the history of Rome is not just a story of arts, architecture, wealth, decadence or religious locale; it is also a story of immense wars, dictatorships, religious intolerance, mass conquests, a number of bloody wars, shifting religious ...

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oskar Wilde
Children have difficulty sharing, understanding and minding other people`s interests, especially young ones. This is a normal part of the development process. Knowing and accepting this is the first step in helping the child to grow up to be person, not a living being.
True sharing implies empathy, the ability to get into another’s mind and see things from the other points of view. Consequently, the question comes on: “How to teach the child to ...

A werewolf is a person presented in folklore, superstition or in mythical stories as a human being who is capable of changing into a wolf, at the complete rising of the full moon, while retaining human intelligence. Throughout the history, the myth of the werewolf was used in a lot of stories having different interpretation of the creature. For a better understanding of this evolution, I will pick two different stories regarding werewolf, in different historical periods, medieval and modern and, I will discuss how time passing influences the aspects of the werewolf.
For the medieval period I have chosen one of the ...

Film adaptation is always perceived to be controversial. Movie directors often capturecapture storylines and try to send deeper meaning of hidden information within a two hour film. For example, the movie Smiley is a 2012 horror film directed by Michael Gallagher. The movie is a product of the American Psychological Slasher Film Company and it seeks to attractentice viewers with cheap scares. Moreover, the viewers’ expectation anticipation of watching the movie matches the deeper meaning that the director sends viewers. SSmiley is not all about horror for entertainment, but rather social atrocities associated with the Internet. An overview of this horror film ...

Mary Shelly’s novel Frankenstein puts to question some burning questions that stir the mind of the avid reader. It questions certain societal ills in the course of the novel as explores the causes and the repercussions. The novel addresses the issue of paramount importance of parental guidance and love. It portrays the heartless society that readily alienates anyone not conforming to the norms. It shows the painful journey of the Victor’s creation due to lack of nurture. Victor is the tragic hero who is referred to as the Prometheus of the day. The novel reiterates that ethical ...

Beowulf is amongst the most famed poems in old English. Beowulf consists of about three thousand lines and was drafted in England in the late 800’s AD. It was published in the Anglo-Saxon epoch from 449 AD to 1066 AD. During those days the theme fate, death, and afterlife were so trendy in British literature works. In the poem, a war lord from Geats rises to the salvage of Hrothgar, the ruler of the Danes whose territory is under siege by a monster, Grendel. Beowulf sails through and conquers Grendel. To demonstrate his proficiency, he even slays Grendel with his ...

According to Conover, Skloot, in her book, addresses the gigantic issues of medical experiments as to “who owns our bodies, the use and misuse of medical authority, the unhealed wounds of slavery” (qtd in Skloot 2). Skloot addresses story in the history of the United State’s medical field whose past is clouded by a dark history of human medical experimentations. The dark history in western medicine shows a record of horrifying events of medical experiment carried out on patients. Unfortunately, many of such experiments have been performed on children, impoverished people, and other marginalized vulnerable groups. As if that is ...

While many zombies in popular culture and film involve the deliberate waking of the dead whose purpose is to feast on your flesh and turn you into one of them, zombies also carry uniquely prescient intentions and purposes in their 21st century representations. Often, in the wake of 28 Days Later, these zombies are not the traditional Romero zombies, consisting of rotting flesh that inexplicably walks; In the 2009 Canadian film Pontypool, zombies are eventually found to be "infected" with words and language, with meaning itself becoming the vehicle for transmission of this violence and destructiveness inherent to their ...

Introduction

This essay seeks to analyze the subject of death in two epical stories. It is based on the critical analysis of the epic of Gilgamesh and the book of Genesis in the Bible with regards to the issue of death. The theme of death in both Genesis and Gilgamesh takes the form of the protagonists' realization of their own mortality, which is attributed to disobedience in both narratives. Gilgamesh falls asleep although instructed to remain awake. This is similar to the case of Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit. Having witnessed both Enkindu and his flower dying, Gilgamesh ...

Introduction

A hero is a person who pursues his dreams and goals to the letter end. Such a person realizes the purpose which he is living for and is willing and ready to achieve them no matter what. Various personal characters in Beowulf reveal the nature of a true hero. This attributes include courage, persistence, passion and determination. These are some of the characters displayed in the epic poem of Beowulf. As we shall observe in the literature, Beowulf is one man who understands pain and will not allow such consequences to befall those dear and near to them. His is an act ...