The Unexpected

does not make sense, and therefore Mary’s character suffers from lack of believability due to the lack of an explanation, which can restore her intentions and believability. However, despite the deficiency of believability, the story had taken an unexpected, interesting turn in events. The reader is left wondering why Mary carried out the actions she did, and consequently, desires an enlightenment and is further pulled into the story. This essay will explore how can a…

fill up with currency, contingent upon whether the couple engages in verbal and physical abuse. The couple’s desire for monetary acquisition escalates and becomes out of control. Financially desperate individuals become dysfunctional by receiving unexpected money…

negative values that are based on the unexpected behavior with the outcome of a punishment or reward. This is basically describing a situation where somebody would size another person up or ask themselves “what’s in it for me?” Unsure or questionable violations get people to search for the context or background behind the behavior. This leads to the interactive adaptation theory which analyzes how people change their approach when the behavior is unexpected. Overall the expectancy violation…

Caliban “loved” Prospero and had great respect for him, however discovering him being a “subject” to him, he hopes “A southwest blow on ye”. The contrast in language between “loved” and “southwest” highlights the unexpected discovery of Prospero’s intentions of enslaving Caliban and his island. This is further emphasised, in the contrast from the happy and negative tone and diction. Caliban’s discovery has forced him to renew perceptions of himself and others. Similarly…

adventure with magic, heroism, and imagination. It is often significantly difficult to think that one small individual in the huge world can make a difference. The Hobbit demonstrates to the reader that this is not the case and that often the most unexpected heroes are among the last that you would expect. The Hobbit, exemplifies that everyone has internal battles and that only the strongest of individuals can overcome these battles and grow from them. There are many unremarkable and unique…

Many deeply persona, l unexpected events have occurred in my lifetime. It is hard for me to select the most unexpected and even harder to share my response to that unknown with others. I have opted to write about the death of my mother, my mother passed when I was just 14 years old. My mother died as a result of Reye’s syndrome, she was 32 years old. Reye’s syndrome rarely occurs in adults. It is so rare that my mother was the 6th documented case in medical history. My mother had a cold on…

The article entitled “Gorillas in our midst: sustained inattentional blindness for dynamic events” discusses the theory of inattentional blindness. At its simplest level, inattentional blindness means that we do not always see what is in front of our eyes. Accordingly, experiments were set since the 1970’s to prove this hypothesis. Scientists agree on the fact that perception is the ability to consciously identify the things we see and the changes that occur around us, but according to the…

It can be agreed that loss is a catalyst for change and can shape our identities in ways that are unexpected. Firstly, this can be seen when loss may have a significant impact on individuals in ways that transform their lives. Secondly, this also can be seen when loss can affect individuals in diverse ways. These concepts are demonstrated in the novel Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy and in the related text speech “Freedom from Fear” by Deng Adut 26 January, 2016. Firstly, Loss can be an experience…

Christopher F Chabris adopted different approaches in their research and experiments which were always linked to inattentional blindness. Inattentional blindness (also referred to as perceptual blindness) is a failure to notice an object or any other unexpected stimuli that pops up in plain sight when one is not paying attention, or when being absorbed in the inspection of something else.…

with her married life and with her husband Brently, and she has some health issues. Mrs. Mallard health issue leads to death of herself, when she finds out that Brently has survived from the train tragedy. This leads to success of the story with an unexpected ending. The surprise ending of “The Story of an Hour" written by Kate Chopin is successful due to her use of symbolism, foreshadowing, and irony.…