Comments by Skye Fredericks Most recent public comments by Skye Fredericks https://nowcomment.com/users/43202 All of these scary trends and stories, regardless of culture, share non-human characteristics in common that can lend to a feeling of impossibility and may help provide a safe environment to experience that fear in. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136873?scroll_to=1323262 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136873?scroll_to=1323262 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:44:03 -0400 Not being confident in a safe space can lead to a sense of hysteria, particularly with mass media crazes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136873?scroll_to=1323258 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136873?scroll_to=1323258 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:41:51 -0400 This would explain why some people enjoy scary experiences and others do not. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136873?scroll_to=1323257 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136873?scroll_to=1323257 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:40:46 -0400 This concept of measuring energy as a way of detecting civilizations is very interesting and something I had never heard of before. It is also important to note that these civilizations are being compared to our own way of life. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136000?scroll_to=1318853 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136000?scroll_to=1318853 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:57:38 -0400 This fear of anticipation might be why "clown scares" keep happening, as people wait for the clowns to come to their own school or neighborhood. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136565?scroll_to=1318314 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136565?scroll_to=1318314 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 00:07:19 -0400 It may be hard to distinguish between emotions like excitement and fear. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136565?scroll_to=1318313 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136565?scroll_to=1318313 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 00:05:32 -0400 This is a biological explanation for the rush we get while reading a scary story or watching a horror movie. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136565?scroll_to=1318312 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136565?scroll_to=1318312 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 00:04:47 -0400 This may explain why we are so drawn into scary trends https://nowcomment.com/documents/136565?scroll_to=1318311 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136565?scroll_to=1318311 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 14:45:29 -0400 The coincident of the artist's death with the independence of his beloved country speaks numbers about the purpose and message of his work. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135280?scroll_to=1311863 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135280?scroll_to=1311863 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 02:07:19 -0400 The panic and security issues that have been caused by the clown scares can and do lead to real danger from mass hysteria. People are being harmed indirectly. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135491?scroll_to=1308853 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135491?scroll_to=1308853 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 11:03:29 -0400 The panic and public anxiety of the situation are very real. However, almost no hard evidence has been gained to prove that any children were ever actually in danger. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135491?scroll_to=1308849 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135491?scroll_to=1308849 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 11:02:24 -0400 The fact that these clowns are rarely seen or caught by the police leads many to think it is all an elaborate hoax. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135491?scroll_to=1308844 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135491?scroll_to=1308844 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 11:01:13 -0400 This is the final and most important component of creepiness listed in this article. It encompasses the previously listed factors, but at the same time stands alone as its own psychological theory. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135130?scroll_to=1306780 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135130?scroll_to=1306780 Sun, 24 Mar 2019 23:48:00 -0400 These are the major components found by the researcher that lead to the feeling of creepiness. They are all, for the most part, incorporated into the creepy clown images and hoaxes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135130?scroll_to=1306779 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135130?scroll_to=1306779 Sun, 24 Mar 2019 23:44:32 -0400 After the first wave of clown sightings, a theory was created in an attempt to explain why people were not only dressing as clowns to scare people, but why the public was so terrified. The idea of mass hysteria was one of the first explanations. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135130?scroll_to=1306778 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135130?scroll_to=1306778 Sun, 24 Mar 2019 23:40:48 -0400 Again, a source is directly quoted. This quote in particular is used to summarize the information given throughout the essay and come to a conclusion. https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1296105 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1296105 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:05:35 -0400 This journal is quoted but then that information is used throughout the rest of the paragraph to contrast another point https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1296084 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1296084 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:02:01 -0400 Sometimes culture is covered up, not on purpose, but in the interest of the majority and efficiency. https://nowcomment.com/documents/121952?scroll_to=1190181 https://nowcomment.com/documents/121952?scroll_to=1190181 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:45:31 -0500 One could argue that, because of efforts like these, history is already being preserved. Therefor, it is not a problem that needs addressing. https://nowcomment.com/documents/121952?scroll_to=1190180 https://nowcomment.com/documents/121952?scroll_to=1190180 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:44:46 -0500 In the back are the words "mum's the word," implying that the government is teeming with coverups and secrecy. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122849?scroll_to=1190176 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122849?scroll_to=1190176 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:43:58 -0500 Though this more deals with the issue of privacy, it a good representation of lengths that a government will go to in order to erase something. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122849?scroll_to=1190173 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122849?scroll_to=1190173 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:43:25 -0500 There is a long history of governments trying to remove records to hide the worse parts of their actions. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122862?scroll_to=1190164 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122862?scroll_to=1190164 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:41:38 -0500 The media here is trying to cover up their government's role in an otherwise indisputable act of genocide. They are twisting the story to limit the Dutch role in it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122873?scroll_to=1190161 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122873?scroll_to=1190161 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:39:06 -0500 Essentially, the government in China is trying to erase a part of their overall history and story as a nation, because that part disagrees with them. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122881?scroll_to=1190158 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122881?scroll_to=1190158 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:36:58 -0500 Most unrest starts with a minority, whose history is already not well recorded. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122881?scroll_to=1190156 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122881?scroll_to=1190156 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:36:17 -0500 The people in power have the ability to record events in a way that paints them in a better light. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122887?scroll_to=1190153 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122887?scroll_to=1190153 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:35:11 -0500 The second graph kind of conflicts with the first graph, so make sure to address why that may be. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122426?scroll_to=1190132 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122426?scroll_to=1190132 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:27:14 -0500 Is there another example of the "privacy panic cycle" that you could use for comparison? https://nowcomment.com/documents/121964?scroll_to=1190100 https://nowcomment.com/documents/121964?scroll_to=1190100 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:23:25 -0500 Does the fact that the police did not tell the public about this surveillance mean that it is something to hide? https://nowcomment.com/documents/121957?scroll_to=1190050 https://nowcomment.com/documents/121957?scroll_to=1190050 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:19:51 -0500 There is a fear for those in minority groups of the consequences that may result from refusing to conform. The language died out, not because no one wanted to speak it any more, but because people were scared to. https://nowcomment.com/documents/121987?scroll_to=1189598 https://nowcomment.com/documents/121987?scroll_to=1189598 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 16:40:04 -0500 I like this contrast of beliefs that the author has presented. It is showing that the reader does not have to side with any one opinion, something that many argumentative people/essays are looking. https://nowcomment.com/documents/118101?scroll_to=1148898 https://nowcomment.com/documents/118101?scroll_to=1148898 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:24:24 -0400 I had never thought about defining what a district should look like. I feel like this is one of the essay's best points, since there is no true "perfect" form of a district. https://nowcomment.com/documents/118101?scroll_to=1148882 https://nowcomment.com/documents/118101?scroll_to=1148882 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:22:59 -0400 Scientific proof that shows gerrymandering may not be effective at causing "wasted votes" seems to be contradicting other evidence I have seen. However, I still appreciate seeing this new perspective. https://nowcomment.com/documents/118101?scroll_to=1148879 https://nowcomment.com/documents/118101?scroll_to=1148879 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:21:13 -0400 I had never considered the "positive" type of gerrymandering. I think it is interesting that the author is addressing that there are certain cons to gerrymandering. https://nowcomment.com/documents/118101?scroll_to=1148878 https://nowcomment.com/documents/118101?scroll_to=1148878 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:18:32 -0400 I'd like to hear more about this evidence. I feel as though this specific point is very vague. https://nowcomment.com/documents/118101?scroll_to=1148877 https://nowcomment.com/documents/118101?scroll_to=1148877 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:17:18 -0400 Despite the issues of gerrymandering, it is interesting to see that federalism is still at the heart of it. Federal government is still hesitant to overstep and take away a state right. I do not see if this is laziness of separation of powers. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116094?scroll_to=1139127 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116094?scroll_to=1139127 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:36:20 -0400 This is a very clear connection between gerrymandering and political gridlock. I never really made that connection and had been focused on the fairness of everyone's voice being heard in elections. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116094?scroll_to=1139126 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116094?scroll_to=1139126 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:34:34 -0400 Both 'packing' and 'cracking' have similar outcomes, though they're essentially doing opposite things. i enjoyed seeing a definition of both put side-by-side with one another. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116094?scroll_to=1139124 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116094?scroll_to=1139124 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:33:12 -0400 The constitutionality of a fix, in my opinion, would be the hardest element. Any time a power is taken away from any group of people, even if that group is politicians, there will be backlash. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116097?scroll_to=1139121 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116097?scroll_to=1139121 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:29:47 -0400 This is definitely an example of technology, though very helpful in many ways, hurting the political process. It is supposed to be a technology that aids in fair voting, but it is being used as the opposite. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116097?scroll_to=1139120 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116097?scroll_to=1139120 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:28:19 -0400 I found it interesting that a particular group is being identified as a group that can spot the problem. In a way, the author is calling them out for perhaps not doing more. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116097?scroll_to=1139117 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116097?scroll_to=1139117 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:27:06 -0400 This is true since gerrymandering has occurred in the first place to ensure the success of politicians. They cannot be trusted to fix the problem. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116109?scroll_to=1139116 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116109?scroll_to=1139116 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:25:13 -0400 The fact the the governor went so far as to admit the gerrymandering that had taken place may show that the problem, at least then, was not being taken seriously. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116109?scroll_to=1139115 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116109?scroll_to=1139115 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:24:17 -0400 Lack of ability to compromise has, in part, led to the gerrymandering issue. This has become a problem in many political issues lately. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116109?scroll_to=1139114 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116109?scroll_to=1139114 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:23:14 -0400