What would be going through my mind?

Journal Blog - I am to pretend to have found myself standing on a bridge, looking down into the swift moving water below. My hands are tied behind my back, with wrists bound with a cord, and a rope gripped tight around my neck. What would be going through my mind?

As I impatiently wait for my thoughts to reach its final decision, I'd repetitively focus my mind searching for the memories and dreams that would usually make my strive for that envied future that kept me going for so long. I'd peer off over the edge in silent serenity, the motion of the water reminding myself of all the intentions I long sought to complete despite the real world lecturing me of my very existence. A life endured by constant questioning and empty answers finally reaching its closure. A lifetime of thoughts which ultimately drives a young man into utter madness itself. Always, I held on to that one dream despite all odds; that simple dream of living. A dream of creation and inspiration. Yes, I dreamed to simply create worlds that inspire my own world. After all, the greatest of artists paint their world from the sincerity of their own bleeding heart.

What is my goal in life?

Individuals usually intend to set specific goals in their life in order to guide themselves steadily into the future they desire, whether it is luxurious or simply quiet and peaceful. Many expect more than others, yet doesn't want to work as hard to obtain it. My future intentions are not to be rich and to live in a luxurious home, but rather to live peacefully in solitude and to simply inspire the world around me who seek interest in art and philosophy. If you think about it, the perfect home is merely a state of mind in which you make the best of your own way of thinking and not taking your relationships and your everyday modern conveniences for granted. Explore who you are and realize your talents, a pleasant future is destined to be discovered.

What are some modern conveniences we take for granted?

There are many conveniences we take for granted in the modern world. People often don't even realize how convenient most of our household appliances, vehicles, and means of communication and entertainment are in our everyday lives. These materials exist to make modern life less stressful in some way, and only without these materials we can acknowledge how convenient they really are. Be thankful for what you have, because one day you may not have it.

Can One Be Too Determined?

Determination usually increases one's chances of succeeding their goal. Persistence expresses the significance of completing a task, and not letting anything get in the way of it. However, what happens when someone becomes too determined? Too much persistence can exhaust your mind as well as your body over a period of time, causing a failure to recover your body and collect your thoughts. This will cause you to eventually be too overworked and prevent you from completing the task you endured to achieve.

What do you you think is the most important quality of Gothic literature.

There are usually two qualities gothic literature; One is set to shock and frighten the reader while the other is constructed with the ability to create suspense and mysteries into the literature. I believe gothic literature should be more focused on suspense and mysteries rather than simply scaring the readers, because suspense grasps the reader's attention throughout the story. Although, if a gothic literature presents the goal to frighten people, in such ways as Edgar Alan Poe illustrates for his readers, then I believe it could also teach one's self about how they should understand fear. Both qualities performed in one piece of literature is the best by my opinion.

Does Darkness Exist in Everyone?

Many question whether darkness dwells within everyone. I believe darkness exists in everyone at one or more points of their life. Events in one's life could cause darkness to dwell deep within them. Many people are content to conceal their darkness, while others allow darkness to consume their lives.

Dreamlike Settings

Dreamlike settings are powerful in literature and film. These settings allows the audiences' minds to wonder and creates a very unique and creative mood to the story. Viewers often crave more flavor in their choices for entertainment. Creativity allows directors and authors to explore new limitations and new ideas based on targeting people's imagination. Dreamlike settings take their audience to a new world with new ideas rather than retaining to the same everyday traditional settings. Also, these settings inspire people to be creative and step out of the box when exploring new means of entertainment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRdxXPV9GNQ

In the link above, the movie "Avatar" expresses fantasy while also keeping the action and suspense that people want to see. This movie takes viewers into their world to tells their story, and makes the story believable to the audience.