… graveyards, and haunted castles in the mist, popular settings for horror films. But is this what Gothic means? The Oxford Companion to English Literature defines Gothic as, “Tales of the macabre, fantastic, and supernatural, usually set amid haunted…

… care in the United States has been a concern for quite some time. Beginning in the 1960s with the advent of Medicare, a system has been needed that will balance cost with services provided within acceptable parameters. In 1982, the US Congress placed…

… World War II in 1939. Making anti-Semitism a keystone of his propaganda and policies, he built the Nazi Party (see National Socialism) into a mass movement. For a time he dominated most of Europe and North Africa. He caused the slaughter of millions…

… do we open the newspaper or turn on the television and see there has been another school shooting? It seems as though it is happening more and more everyday. Violence in schools seems to be on the rise. And now we are faced with the possibility of…

… killer Jeffrey Dahmer. By Ed Baumann. Bonus Books, 1991. Of Men and Monsters. By Richard Tithecott. University of Wisconsin Press, 1997. Richard Tithecott stresses in the beginning of his book that we build up serial killers. We fear…

… by intervention in genetic processes. Geneticists, the scientists that specialize in gene therapy, are working very diligently to map out the suspected 100,000 to 150,000 genes that make up the human body. They plan to have it…

… for students to attend school year-round. There were many issues to look at before making this decision. I feel that year round school can both benefit and hurt children. There are many issues that people are for and against for year round…

… began in the play as a fairly sane woman and a strong character but, begins loosing her mind and becoming crazier from the murders she helped to commit. Lady Macbeth’s desire to feel evil and ruthless had its effect for a while but, eventually her natura…

… going back to ..and one who reminds her how far she has come .enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own ..even if she never wants to and needs to .something perfect to wear if the employer or date of her dreams…

… as the son of British king Uther Pendragon, who was the son of Constantine. Whatever else Arthur is, he is a composite figure of many different legends and beliefs. Some have even related his adventures to Greek mythology. Through the centuries the…