DANA SAYDAK #5 of 14

"He said he had thought of taking his own life instead, after climbing to the head of the Statue of Liberty, 'because nobody had done it there before.'"(p.77).

Chapman's goal is to shock the world. Even though he clearly killed Lennon because of personal reasons, he ultimately just wanted to make a splash. Chapman wanted to be someone that people talked about and he didn't seem to care why they were talking about him. The image attached is that of an explosion. The connection I made to this was that Chapman was willing to destruct anything and everything to ultimately be known. He didn't seem to care what the repercussions were of his actions, the damage that would be done to him and his family, so long as everyone knew the name Mark David Chapman.

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Jack Jones, Let Me Take You Down (London: Virgin Publishing, 1992), page 77

CHRIS WHELAN 4/14

"People were talking about viruses from the rain forest that would find their way to modern cities and infect the inhabitants."- Narrator


  I thought was great from the book not really from a plot standpoint but because it was definitely a reference to one of his previous novels "The Hot Zone". In this book an ebola virus breaks out in the rain forest in Africa. This book is very similar to that book in a sense that there is another virus going around in this current novel but its in the United Stated rather then the rain forest. I just thought it was a cool little reference to his other books.

Author- Richard Preston
Title- The Cobra Event
Publisher- The Baltimore Publishing Group
Year- 1997
Page- 167
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danielle grava post # 5/14

"'Yes. You notice he smashed all the mirrors in the houses, not just enough to get the pieces he wanted. He doesn't just put the shards in place for the damage they cause. They're set so he can see himself. In their eyes-- Mrs. Jacobi and... What was the other name?' 'Mrs. Leeds.'"

Graham is visiting Lecter for the first time in three years. He feels that Lecter can give him some inside on the current case he is trying to figure out. The murderer is thought to be disfigured because of his obsession with mirrors. He places them in his victims so he can see himself reflected through them. Hopefully this gives them good insight on the case so they can finally figure it out. I chose a photo of a room full of mirrors, he murderer is clearly a sick person and maybe he can't deal with the fact that he is disfigured.

Thomas Harris, Red Dragon, (Dell Publishing, 1990) pg. 84

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ALEXANDRIA ASCIOTI #5/14

"Dimly is in the distance, like a ghost hooting, I heard the refinery whistles blowing for the swing shifts. And I could picture the workmen plodding in to their jobs, and the other shifts plodding out. Tossing their lunch buckets into their cars. Driving home and playing with their kids and drinking beer and watching their television sets and diddling their wives and...Just as if nothing was happening. Just as if a kid wasn't dying and a man, part of a man, dying with him."

The narrator is describing a group of hard-working men who go to their jobs everyday, working long hours and struggling. He makes note that they act as if it does not matter whether they work bad jobs. However, they are slowly dying inside from generation to generation of lower class working men and they don't realize it. They just go from day to day, doing the same thing over and over again.

This painting shows peasants who are clearly struggling with their lives. They work very hard and have little to no money. When looking at this picture, I am reminded of the quote from the novel about slowly dying inside. These peasants will never have the lives they wish to have. They will continue to work the same job, and live the same way every day forever.

Jim Thompson. The Killer Inside Me. Vintage Books. 1991. 119.

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Arron Lambie, Blog # 5/14

"I was paralyzed by fright.

A readers first thoughts towards this sentence would be thoughts towards doubt and humor. It seems impossible for such a thing to occur. Usually when someone is extremely scared they will not move for a short period of time. My reason for selecting the image of the wheel chair to represent my sentence is because the wheel chair represents serious fear. Usually when someone can not move themselves they are taken away on a wheel chair. This shows how fright can momentarily paralyze a person.

Kay Redfield Jamison, An Unquiet Mind, Alfred A. Knopf, INC. 1995, page 80

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LISA M. LUGO BLOG POST #5/14

"What did it matter to me whether she had slept with anyone or not for the last five years? What possible difference could it make at this moment? Now was now, and the past and the future were unimportant"





A lot of women feel sterotyped if they do not follow the "lady like code" society has for us: you cannot sleep with a lot of men (even if it the same amount as guy's), you cannot look drunk or else it makes you seem like an "easy catch" or perhaps you cannot openly talk about your intimate life because that will mean you are slut. Personally, at the end of the day we are all humans that share the same needs regardless of our gender. If we all live by what others say, we might as well never take initiative to do anything for ourselves. Therefore, I choose the picture USA Illinois. Calumet City, by Robert Capa because it shows the opposite behavior ladies are expected to have in public. I think women deserve to have fun, as much as guys do, maybe even more considering all the things we biologically face. So if it means taking shots and dancing on top of a table, make the best of it.





Charles Willeford, Cockfighter, (New York: Vintage Books, 1972),page 87
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AMANDA N. CRUZ GERENA 5/14

"I only want you to say what you want to say. But it wouldn't look good, would it, if I were taken up for killing Spicer, and you were here-looking in the soap dish. It would be enough to ruin some lawyers."

After trying to call the police and an intent to blame the crime on the responsible one, there is a try over blackmail on Mr. Prewitt, because he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. I mean I would have probably done the same thing, if u have a way to get out of a wrong decision, GET THE HELL OUT! The image I chose reminded me of this quote, just because you have someone controlling you and there is not much you can do. The human puppet represents the many ways we lead ourselves to problems in which other can be powering upon our decisions.

Graham Green, Brighton Rock, Penguin Books, 1977, p.124

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Evan Adams #5/14

"Andy maneuvered to get next to me, and about halfway through the show he leaned a little closer and asked if i could get him Rita Hayworth. I'll tell you the truth, it kind of tickled me. He usually cool, calm, and collected, but that night he was jumpy as hell, almost embarrassed, as if he was asking me to get him a load of Trojans or one of those sheepskin-lined gadgets that are supposed to "enhance your solitary pleasure," as the magazines put it."

At this point in the story, Andy has been around the prison for a while. He has been abused, beaten, and raped multiple times by a group called the "sisters." Normally Andy has a easy-going facade, however during a showing of a Rita Hayworth movie, Andy seems to fall in love with the girl on the screen. Normally he has asked for tools to help him with his rock collection, but this time was much different. His tone seems different and vulnerable. I chose a picture of Rita Hayworth. She is the typical Hollywood beauty, and was very popular for her time. This specific photo is not the one described in the story, however her seductive pose and face definitely shines through in this photo.

Book: King, Stephen. "The Shawshank Redemption." Different Seasons. New York: Viking, 1982. Print. (Page 26)
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Myall Budden #5/15

“He came up the road one gusty afternoon under a lowering autumn sky with the new-fallen leaves tumbling about him and his great, dark cloak whipping in the wind.”

There is something about autumn that creates an air of reminiscence. The familiar chill in the wind, the darkening sky, and the leaves slowly falling from the trees bring people back to a time in their lives when they have some sort of significant memory. Autumn always seems to be an eerie time of the year, making it quite popular for artists to try and capture the essence of it’s reminiscent yet eerie nature. The below picture captures what the quote is trying to depict perfectly. The image could even be the perfect setting for a man wrapped in a dark cloak walking up a desolate path. By adding the detail of the black cloak and wind, it provides readers with a sense of mystery and excitement that is displayed in the image below. You can almost see the trees being blown by the wind and the birds in the distance flying away from some unknown disturbance. The author and artist did an excellent job of capturing a sense of mystery and thrill, just through the mention or depiction of the autumn weather and its various traits.

David Eddings, Pawn of Prophecy (New York: Ballantine Books, 1982), page 57

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AMBER FAHRNER BLOG POST # 5

"Just for the record, the weather today is bitter with occasional fits of jealous rage".


The quote is talking about the family dynamic in the novel. How their is never really any happiness going on inside. The family is royally messed up with each others owns issues. I picked the quote because it stood out to me when I was reading the novel, it made me stop and think about what the quote was saying. It is said like a sly comment being made but powerful words. Saying that someone can be a real pain in the ass, bitter and jealous. Using the weather to reflect the emotion. I chose the picture to represent the quote because it looked like a storm that was coming in. When I look at the picture I imagine the quote being said how the storm is coming and it is full of anger and bitterness. The storm does not represent something of a happy nature. Storms are angry with lighting and thunder which to me represents the rage that comes from a person. All the emotions that someone can be keeping in, and when that storm comes on that certain day everything is unleashed.




Chuck Palahniuk, Diary Chuck Palahniuk (Doubleday, 2003), page 76

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Carly Gaffney Blog #5

"It isn't easy for a guy who loves a woman to see her going down the road with someone else."

When you are in a relationship, it is between you and a person. There is a bond between the two people. The seriousness of a relationship can vary, but you belong to each other. It is threatening and hurtful to see the one that you love show interest in someone else. It is personal. Something that was once yours is now questionable. Showing attention or making a bold gesture to even leave with another person is an insult in itself. A person starts to question themselves of what went wrong or what might be the problem with thyself. Others are critical about your relationship as much as you are about your own. One can only make assumptions of how something happened or what will happen next. In the novel The Snake this man is watching his woman walk out with someone else other than him. This presents a problem for the people involved. Who ultimately gets hurt in the end?


Mickey Spillane, The Snake (Bath: Chivers Press, 1964), page 159

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Hessa Al Rumaihi Blog # 5/14

"That night I had my second blood dream. It was keenly similar to the first. I was thirsty for blood. And enemies were after me, enemies that knew i was a demon and must be destroyed. I was running." (p.83)

Have you ever felt like your soul lived a past life, like you were someone else and had a different reason for existence? All of us have those dreams once in a while and wake up believing every detail we saw. Pandora, the main character of the book dreams of drinking blood and craves it before she was even turned or was made into a vampire, she had dreams about it every night and wouldn't understand why she had those occurring dreams. I felt that the picture i chose portrayed the scene perfectly because the woman in the painting looks like she's having a very intense nightmare and she seems to start to believe what she's seeing. What looks on top of her is a demon, whispering thoughts into her ears giving her the ideas she's thinking about while she's dreaming.

Rice, Anne. Pandora: New Tales of the Vampires. New York: Knopf, 1998. Print. (pg. 83)

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EMIRI HASHIMOTO #5/14 POSTS

" She would begin by wondering what she really looked like. The house owned only one mirror, in the bathroom, andit was forbidden to stand and gaze at one's reflection"



We all care what we look like and how others see you. Some of us, especially women obsessed with their looks. The quote explains when Missy ,the main character lied down on the bed, she started thinking her looks because her life taught her to think of herself as a homely person. She knew she was tall, too thin, eyes were brown, bad nose and dark hair but she didnt know what to do and hard to believe what she looked like when she stood infront of mirror. The picture shows a women is standing infront of the mirror and conerns her look which reminds me of my self and Missy .

Colleen McCullough, The Ladies Of Missalonghi,Published by arrangement with Harper&Row,1987,Pg35
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SARAH JACOBY BLOG POST #5/14

"Her body was wrapped in shadows like moth wings, like rose-petals."

This quote is very powerful because it vividly describes how the body appeared as a result of the peaceful yet very eerie surroundings. The very detailed description of the scene already had the reader on edge and this description really added to the unease caused by fear of the unknown. King really directs the readers' attention to the significance of finding this body by not describing the scene as having ominous shadows but specifically describes the shadows as a product of the body itself. By giving the shadows a more material characteristic of "wrapping" King makes the entire scene feel more supernatural. This picture of flower petals folded up conveys this material characteristic of the shadows around the body; the darkness of this picture is intended to represent feelings conveyed by the scene as a whole.

Stephen King, Bag of Bones (New York: Pocket Books, 1998), page 193

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Ashley Hushka, Blog #5/14

"Frenesi Margaret, Zoyd Herbert, will you, for real, in trouble or in trippiness, promise to remain always on the groovy high known as Love"

In the 1960s, people did drugs a lot, that's obvious. They also had a lot of love, usually the hippies. I love this quote because just from watching movies and hearing music from the 60's, I wish I was born then. Life seemed so simple then as hippie. People had so much love to offer and all they wanted was peace in the world. Needless to say, these vows are pretty bad ass and so are the Beatles which is why I decided to use a picture of them to go along with this quote. Also, I chose it because I am big fan of them and a lot of their music has to do with love and drugs.




Thomas Pynchon, Vineland (Canada: Little, Brown and Company, 1990) pg. 38
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CECILIA EVANS-#5 of 14

"The deep still river of her heart hoarded its images, ever reflecting them in the racing current, letting them sink deeper into memory than most of us can."

What she feels is hidden from view, but her emotions send her into reveries unimaginable to mere mortal souls and they propel her to the depths of her desire, causing her to recall those moments of ecstasy.

The surface of the pond may look tranquil with waterlilies floating serenely alongside other flora, but beneath lies another world where the delicate roots provide a kind of veil of filaments for aquatic fauna to weave their way through and find sustenance, if they can avoid being consumed themselves.

Balthazar by Lawrence Durrell; E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1958; Page 53.

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Ala Salem; #5 of 14

"[E]ach adult mammoth was much larger than an African elephant, with tusks that curled in a great spiral, like the shoot of a fern as it comes from the ground. Their shaggy hair was a foot or two long, anywhere from reddish brown to almost black, and the mammoths had a distinctly odd profile."

Being one of the elephant's earlier ancestors (along with the mastodons), the wooly mammoth looked even more impressive than today's world's largest land mammal. The mammoth, did, indeed, have similar characteristics to the elephant, such as tusks, a trunk, the big ears, etc... However, they were furrier, varied more in color, had much bigger, more attractive looking tusks that stretched to the front in a twisting pattern, and most distinctively, their backs were arched like the slope of a hill. That's why I've chosen to go with Jonathan Blair's photo, Wooly Mammoth: Replica.

Wolverton, D. A Very Strange Trip (Bridge Publications Inc. 1999) pg. 119

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BRIAN STANIS POST 5 OF 14

"The alternative scenario was frightening. The popular culture gave full play to the fears of sex and communism running amok."

The time after the war became a time of utter kayos and utter distress. People often felt invincible and un-caring because of sheer happiness of their victory and also the fact of having their loved ones home. The colors, shapes, and textures of this image are a small example of how ideal customs, rules, and daily routines fit together after the war.

Elaine Tyler May, Homeward Bound (Basic Books, 1988) P. 85

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Gavin Berry Journal # 5/14.

"It came in a cold rush up from his stomach. The coldest he had ever felt. Fear."

Coming close to death is almost as traumatic as death its self. Recalling escapes from death can bring upon difficult memories. A man thinks back to when his friend was murdered and how close he also ways to being killed. He can taste the food bubbling in his stomach, and the bile lining his esophagus. He wants to spew his guts out with every disgusting thought. He is nervous, he is scared, and does not want to die. How close he came to dying has put a new sense of inspiration in his life. He is the definition of scared straight.

Morrell, David. Testament. new york, ny: warner books, inc., 1975. 51. Print

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CARINA DOMINGUEZ BLOG POST 5/14

"She's somehow different from the rest of us, gracefully dancing her way through intricately choreographed shows to sultry bluesy music in glittery costumes."

In this passage, the woman is known for her dancing and it strongly defines who she is as a business woman and it defines her character. Her way of dancing excites people because she puts her heart and soul into the way she moves her body. People recognize her for her style of dancing as it becomes more than just body movements, but the connection she has with the music. I chose this image because it shows that dancing can echo one's true colors. With every move a dancer makes, one can understand more and more who the dancer is by the simple use of his or her body. Dancing can reflect personality. Every motion and use of body parts can shape a person's feeling. Through this painting I can see the beauty and power of expressing one's self as a result of dancing.

Frederique Delacoste, Priscilla Alexander, Sex Work (San Francisco: Cleis Press, 1987), page 21.

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KRISTIN HOLLOWAY #5 of 14 posts

"The color of the sun, the color of the sea, the color of a flower, the color of the mountains, the color of the night."

This quote reminds me of my favorite song by Boys Like Girls. It's called "Thunder" (when it describes that the girl has the brightest eye color). It was one of my favorite lines in the story of "The man". This quote was used to describe the man's eyes and it struck me as magical. I related this "man" to God in a way. God is the creator of all those wonderful things. It's very beautiful and enchanting. I also feel like this quote describes a mix of colors that tries to sell the idea of everlasting life and love. You get a feel that there is an appreciation of life and appreciation of nature.

Bradbury, Ray. The Illustrated Man. (New York: Bantam Spectra Books, 1951), page 47

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Katie Faunce post #5

"When prayer seemed to fail, or didn't work fast enough, Peyton crawled inside a bottle of bourbon."

When I read this quote I thought to myself about all of the things that people hide behind. These can be physical barriers like walls or cars or emotional barriers like putting up a front when being around other people. Many people hide behind veils that hide their true emotions. They feel that this keeps them safe from the outside world. We tend to believe that we know the people around us pretty well but to what extent do we actually know them? Some hide their strengths and some hide their weaknesses and some hide personal problems that are causing them a lot of pain.

Hiding from the world behind a drug addiction can be very dangerous. It is a way for the person to think the addiction is ok because it makes them feel better than they usually do. I thought that this picture showed that sometimes people pick getting drunk over fixing their problems or just letting pain occur. The black letters are really prominent against the white background and it is taking over the entire painting. This is what alcohol can do when it becomes an escape which can lead to a severe addiction.

Murray Silver, Behind the Moss Curtain (Bonaventure, 2005), pg 79

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Evan Adams #4/14

I know this is late, but I decided to submit anyway.

"Andy took a handful of exercise yard dirt and began to sift it between his neat hands, so it emerged in a fine cloud. Small pebbles were left over, one or two sparkly, the rest dull and plain. One of the full ones was quartz, but it was only dull until you'd rubbed it clean. Then it had a nice milky glow. Andy did the cleaning and then tossed it to me. I caught it and named it."

Andy has approached the narrator, who is known for obtaining illegal items, in an attempt for a specific item. He wants a rock hammer, because he enjoys collecting precious rocks and gems. In this scene, Andy grabs dirt from the prison yard and easily sifts through the other rocks and chooses the one he knows is the most brilliant; the quartz. This small action shows his previous dedication, interest, and knowledge in the subject of geology. I chose this image because in a way it describes the scene. The prison yard is a gloomy place, and the way the rocks are positioned, even though they are visible, shows that they are all identical. Andy, however, wouldn't see them all as identical, and would easily be able to find out which ones were the most brilliant on the inside.

Book: King, Stephen. "The Shawshank Redemption." Different Seasons. New York: Viking, 1982. Print. (Page 17)

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Hessa Al Rumaihi Blog # 4/14

"Our priests and Priestesses were crucified, their bodies hung on the tree, as the Old Roman expression goes, to die slowly, and to rot, for all to see."(p.62)

Rome was once called the Mother of Earth. Their rules and policies were applied to other nations as well as its own, they had a lot of control over many countries. They came up with the Latin language which is no longer used but transformed and used in many other languages. During the old days, issues were handled much differently than it does today. During the Roman empire, many people were killed and for very absurd reasons. Of course morals and actions were very important back then, when women weren't aloud to go and do as they please compared to men and were seen as the typical wife that stayed at home and raised the children. In the quote above, they explain how they used to execute people at that time, and they would leave them hung up dead, rotting for everyone to see so that they would learn from their lessons and not make the same mistake. I chose this picture because it was a massacre that occurred in Rome and killed many people, the on going wars that never seem to be ending. 

Rice, Anne. Pandora: New Tales of the Vampires. New York: Knopf, 1998. Print. (pg. 62)

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DANA SAYDAK #4 of 14

"He saw himself as someone who was going to be assassinated, and he was totally obsessed with assassination". (p. 60)



John Lennon, a legend, focused on the morbid idea of assassination when appearing to be a peace making man. Although Lennon seemed to be so peaceful, the realization that he himself would have such a brutal demise of assassination fascinated him. Realistically, its plausible to be focused on death when trying to make everyone stop fighting, however, rather ironic. A man so devoted to peace and torn up inside knowing there's no way he would live to see it happen. The image I chose in connection to this quote is of a brutally killed man. The thing that struck me with the connection was the writing in his left hand. It seems to me as though Lennon died trying to accomplish peace. He was aware that his death would be public and soon, but still felt it necessary to speak and write what meant so much to him, even if it lead to his death.

Jack Jones, Let Me Take You Down (London: Virgin Publishing, 1992), page 60

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KAITLIN CONGO

"I sat down and wrote a long letter to my parents, in case I was killed. In the past sixteen months I had bribed, flattered, pried, bullied, begged, and wheedled in order to continue my walk. I was more of a tramp than a mystic, but as I wrote I felt at peace. I described to my parents the moments on the way that seemed to have a deep, unified relation to my past. I wondered if walking was not a form of dancing." (Page 115,116).

This picture, although of women, is a good representation of what Rory Stewart was feeling. Questioning whether or not walking was a form of dancing. And from this little image, it seems as though the lady walking in the front middle could either be doing both. What Stewart was questioning was inevitable an objective question which can be interpreted either way depending on the individual. Stwewart claimed he loved to dance, and thus on his journey of walking across Afghanistan, he could really have been dancing across. And he loved expressing this feelings an emotions when he finally got the chance to write throughout this journey of his.

Noyes, Penelope Barke. Five Women Walking Across A Lawn (1914 May 26) page 46

Gavin Berry Journal # 4/14.

"We cant stay here. They came once. In six months they'll come again. The only thing we can do, the only thing we can do is hide."

I felt that this quote showed fear of what is to come. obviously someone is looking to harm, arrest, or detain these people. They have no place to go, but also realized they can not stay where they are. They have been in this situation before, although they managed to escape. There only option finally becomes obvious to them, hide. Hiding is the only way to ensure there survival. I believe they finally have been tracked down, and now must find a new place to hide and take shelter. They have six months to pack their belongings and disappear before there return.

Morrell, David. Testament. new york, ny: warner books, inc., 1975. 39. Print

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Katie Faunce Post #4

"His eyes shift to the floor, as if he expects it to fall away like a trap door under a hangman's noose"

I thought this quote gave a very graphic picture of what Jesse was thinking at the moment when he was convicted of murder. He no longer could look the police in the face he just hung his head in remorse. I find that on a more elementary level a lot of people do this. When I used to get caught for doing something wrong when I was little I would look at the ground and make sure that I didn't make eye contact with my parents. I was scared that they would punish me. I also think that some people need to show shame more often. Jesse knows that he has done something wrong so he is admitting it and shameful of his actions. He knows that his punishment will soon be received with the help of a noose.

I thought this picture was representative of the quote because it shows a man who is naked and vulnerable. He is curled up into the fetal position and seems to be hiding from the world around him. The background is dark except for the intersecting ropes on the right hand side which represent his death by noose.

Murray Silver, Behind the Moss Curtain (Bonaventure, 2005), pg 67

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AMANDA N. CRUZ GERENA 4/14

"His mouth missed hers and recoiled. He'd never yet kissed a girl."

I thought this quote was very funny, in the way the mental picture goes. Rose and the boy are about to kiss but miss that kiss. He has no sense of what he is doing. and you can tell in the way that it is described before that act that his nervousness was letting ignorance on his thoughts. this quote reminded me of the "cooties". When your little girls hate boys and boys hate girls, they are disgusting creatures. and this is what the boy reminded me of, this childish ignorance of the "cooties". The image I choose captures the exact mental picture I had while reading this; rejection of the sane and innocent love.

Graham Greene, Brighton Rock, Penguin Books, 1977, p. 93

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EMIRI HASHIMOTO #4/14 POSTS

"Lord,darling, it's not the end of the world to forgot your money! Take the book now,otherwise someone else will grab it, and it's so good it'll be out for months. You can pay me next time you're in"

A friend of mine recommend me some books the other days at the time, i did not feel like reading because it looked not ineteresting but i borrowed them from her. In my freetime, i started reading and it drown me in the story . In the story , Missy the main character who likes to read and worked hard to earn money to borrow books. I took this quote when Missy went to Mrs una 's house to look for love story but she was asked to sit down and listened to the plot of Mrs una's favorite book called Dark Love. Missy was not really interested but she was forced to rent it even thought she forgot to bring her money . I chose this picture because Mrs Una recommended Missy a old love story which might look like the one in the picture. There's no fancy book cover and some parts are ripped but you never know that book is fascinate.

Colleen McCullough, The Ladies Of Missalonghi , Published by arrangement with Harper&Row,pg29

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ALEXANDRIA ASCIOTI #4/14

"I'd forgotten about it, and now I forgot it again. There are things that have to be forgotten if you want to go on living. And somehow I did want to; I wanted to more than ever. If the Good Lord made a mistake in us people it was in making us want to live when we've got the least excuse for it."

At some point, everyone deals with a certain struggle in one's life. This struggle could be a family matter, a friendship issue, or a painful tragedy that is locked inside the memory. It is hard to forget such a struggle, especially if it left a significant impact on someone's life.

Although these struggles can be hard to deal with, they are never worth taking one's life for them. Yes, perhaps we were made to want to live even if we are in serious depression. However, sometimes a person feels they can't live anymore. It is imperative that we fight through our struggles and try to at least forget them, rather than dwell in sorrow and contemplate suicide. Everyone is born with so much potential and deserves the chance to live after dealing with difficult situations.

When looking at this painting, "Between Two Worlds" by Jon Serl, I see someone who is dealing with multiple personal battles. I see someone who is in deep agony, someone who is trying to fight all their monsters in their mind. Despite these "monsters," it is possible that this suffering person will recover from whatever is causing them such distress. We were all made to want to live and must battle every obstacle.

Jim Thompson. The Killer Inside Me. Vintage Books. 1991. 108.

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SARAH JACOBY BLOG POST #4/14

"The look of the sky as the day's blue blood runs out of its cheek."

This quote takes what is normally a sign of sheer terror in a person and applies it on a universal scale. Thus far the book has been terrifying yet so intriguing that it is impossible to stop reading; this quote really encompasses the level of fear that the author is attempting to convey. A ghostly pale face due to blood draining away conveys fear on a human level but but describing the sky as having its color drained away conveys fear on an entirely new level; a universal level. I selected this picture because the sky appears dark and ominous; similar to how it is described in the quote. The colors suggests something terrifying yet supernatural is about to happen; I believe this is the message Stephen King wanted to impress upon the reading. He draws an incredible connections between a very strong human emotion and the sky. I believe this image depicts that suspense and emotion perfectly.

Stephen King, Bag of Bones (New York: Pocket Books, 1998), page 172

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DANIELLE GRAVA POST # 4/14

"'What made him do it, how was he crazy?' Graham looked out the car window at the people on the sidewalk. His voice sounded detached, as though he were dictating a letter. 'He did it because he liked it. Still does. Dr. Lecter is not crazy, in any common way we think of being crazy. He did some hideous things because he enjoyed them. But he can function perfectly when he wants to.'"

When trying to figure out the Leedes case, Springfield keeps on asking Graham about Hannibal Lecter. Graham has been attacked by Lecter before because he was able to figure out Hannibal was a vicious murderer. It's comical to me though that Dr. Lecter is not crazy. He is, or can be an average every day person, he just enjoys the act of killing. After viewing Dexter in class I became hooked and now I watch it. So Hannibal in my opinion is kind of like Dexter. For my photo I chose a picture of an onion. Even though the onion looks quite simple, it contains many layers. Just as Lecter, and Dexter. They aren't what they appear to be on the outside. Once you peel down and get to the bottom of them, you realize that.

Thomas Harris, Red Dragon, (Dell Publishing, 1990) pg. 68

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KRISTIN HOLLOWAY #4 of 14 posts

"What do they mean, 'the world'? he said."

In the middle of nowhere Hernando and his wife live out by the highway. They are oblivious to everything that is going on in the nearby town. A car passes by the couple's house to collect some water for their car and that's when the man tells Hernando that an atomic bomb was dropped and now it was the end of the world. Hernando is living in a world of isolation and doesn't quite believe the man and his ladies. He continues to live his life just as if nothing has happened watching thousands of cars living the city. I think this quote impacts the story because it's the end of the story and it leaves us on a cliff hanger. We don't know if the world really is coming to an end. Also it shows how isolated that the couple is and some what how ignorant they are. The story also mentioned a lot about rain and water. I think it's a symbol of weakness and despair. When the sun comes up at the end and the rain ends I think that just adds to the confusion to a pending plunge.

Bradbury, Ray. The Illustrated Man. (New York: Bantam Spectra Books).1951, page 42

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Carly Gaffney Blog #4

"There was nothing businesslike about the way she was dressed. It was there only to enhance a lovely body and delight the viewer."

It is no secret that women bodies are used as a sex symbol. We see scantily dressed women on the streets, movies, advertisements, everywhere. Some men, probably most, see women in relation to what there body looks like. Potentially they might be looking to see what the body looks like minus the clothes. A simple sweater and skirt can turn into a sweater that is perhaps see through or the skirt just a little too short. Women wear certain clothing to accentuate their body-causing attention to themselves. By wearing these clothes you are asking for attention and playing into a stereotype that allows men to continuously look at females the way they do. Your dress is an image about yourself-one that you are sharing with the public. People will see you only as you want to be seen. Or in some men case-they will see you only as they envision what they want you to look like/wear.


Mickey Spillane, The Snake (Bath: Chivers Press, 1964), page 97

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LISA M. LUGO BLOG POST#4/14

"She was a damned attractive woman, a little heavy in the thighs, perhaps, but I didn't consider that a detriment. I like women a little on the fleshy side. Skinny, boyish-type figures may be admired by other women, but not by men.

I am one of the girls who is either completely proud of her thickness, or extremely embarrassed of her body. I can say I am proud of my thick thighs and "big booty". In my opinion, the diversity in thickness, color and shape make every element more interesting . I chose Isidore Pils picture Nude Woman, because it represents the beauty of shape. To me the picture focuses on the curves the woman has, more than her face because it calls for sexuality. I am not trying to say skinny girls are not sexy, but I do think females need to get over the "ideal image of beauty", that Hollywood challenge us to be every day. Be proud of your curves and eat the damned doughnut if you want to!

Charles Willeford, Cockfighter, (New York: Vintage Books, 1972), page 83

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Arron Lambie, Blog # 4/14

"My mercurial moods and recurrent, very black depressions took a huge personal and academic toll during those college years."

Moods are a part of our life, but depression is an illness that only certain individuals must suffer through. The image i selected is a mask that seems to express pain and agony. I feel that this best expresses depression in a different form from an emotion. The mask represents her dark side which is her sudden change in moods and her "very black depressions." The cracks on the mask show the things she has been through, and the pain she experiences because of her depressions.

Kay Redfield Jamison, An Unquiet Mind, Alfred A. Knopf, INC. 1995, page 48.

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Nader Hakim blog #4/14

"she reached out and up, doing it slowly, willing her reach to be long enough. It wasn't."


Reach! reach is a word that can mean two totally opposite things which are freedom and imprisonment. for example, if the policemen catch up with him and reach him its the end of him, that's imprisonment. An example of freedom would be if i can reach the key on that table I'm out of here. In the book it uses the word reach to achieve both meanings, because the girl is stuck under something and if she can reach the edge she would be able to break free. But she didn't! The image I chose is an image that shows that the two people are trying so hard to get their hand's together but couldn't reach.
















Stephen King, Gerald's Game ( the penguin group, 1993) pg. 62
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Myall Budden #4/14

“And then with a low cry she took him in her arms and crushed him to her almost suffocatingly.”

The above quote is describing a mother’s love for her child. The bond that exists between a child and mother is indescribably deep. A mother’s instinct is to protect, feed, and love her child indefinitely. When in danger, a mother will go to any length to protect her child from danger.Because this quote demonstrates a pure love that seems to be almost extinct in today’s world, I was immediately drawn to it. The image I chose replicates that love quite well. As you can see, the dominant figure in the painting may very well be the mother. By raising her wing, she is implementing a protective measure to protect her young. The figure above the mother’s wing may be a distant predator, yet the mother is instinctively protecting her young. The essence of this image and the above quote share the similar trait that they are both derived from a deep instinctive love. In the quote you can sense the mother’s fear for her child’s safety and her almost paranoid state because of her fear for her child. In the painting, the peacock does not seem as scared, but through her defiant stance of protection, you can see the everlasting love she holds for her child.

David Eddings, Pawn of Prophecy (New York: Ballantine Books, 1982), page 45

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“And then with a low cry she took him in her arms and crushed him to her almost suffocatingly.”

The above quote is describing a mother’s love for her child. The bond that exists between a child and mother is indescribably deep. A mother’s instinct is to protect, feed, and love her child indefinitely. When in danger, a mother will go to any length to protect her child from danger. Because this quote demonstrates a pure love that seems to be almost extinct in today’s world, I was immediately drawn to it. The image I chose replicates that love quite well. As you can see, the dominant figure in the painting may very well be the mother. By raising her wing, she is implementing a protective measure to protect her young. The figure above the mother’s wing may be a distant predator, yet the mother is instinctively protecting her young. The essence of this image and the above quote share the similar trait that they are both derived from a deep instinctive love. In the quote you can sense the mother’s fear for her child’s safety and her almost paranoid state because of her fear for her child. In the painting, the peacock does not seem as scared, but through her defiant stance of protection, you can see the everlasting love she holds for her child.

David Eddings, Pawn of Prophecy (New York: Ballantine Books, 1982), page 45

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