The Dark Side Of Revenge

Melicia was a sweet innocent girl who grew up on a farm with her loving parents. Up until her father died, all seemed perfect bliss. Then her mother married Frank. Frank and his children, Sidney, Corinne and Mandie came into her life and turned it into a nightmare. Melicia needed to find a way to release her pain from the terrible, evil abuse she had suffered at their hands. Her once innocent, pure heart now turned into a deep core of hate. All Melicia wanted was a deep, dark revenge. As a result, she systematically went about plotting this revenge in the most cruel, sinister way, finding utmost pleasure in the way she carried it out. Would this way forward give her the peace she craved?

The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication examines the multifunctional ways in which seemingly productive communication can be destructive—and vice versa—and explores the many ways in which dysfunctional interpersonal communication operates across a variety of personal relationship contexts. This second edition of Brian Spitzberg and William Cupach’s classic volume presents new chapters and topics, along with updates of several chapters in the earlier edition, all in the context of surveying the scholarly landscape for new and important avenues of investigation. Offering much new content, this volume features internationally renowned scholars addressing such compelling topics as uncertainty and secrecy in relationships; the role of negotiating self in cyberspace; criticism and complaints; teasing and bullying; infidelity and relational transgressions; revenge; and adolescent physical aggression toward parents. The chapters are organized thematically and offer a range of perspectives from both junior scholars and seasoned academics. By posing questions at the micro and macro levels, The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication draws closer to a perspective in which the darker sides and brighter sides of human experience are better integrated in theory and research. Appropriate for scholars, practitioners, and students in communication, social psychology, sociology, counseling, conflict, personal relationships, and related areas, this book is also useful as a text in graduate courses on interpersonal communication, ethics, and other special topics.

Her arms clasped his neck from behind. He tried to grab her around the waist again, but she stepped aside. His movements were slower now. She placed the rope around his neck and pulled as hard as she could, forcing his head back. Then she tied the rope around a tree, ensuring that it would not come loose. Then returning to him and using her right knee, she pushed his body backwards, forcing him to fall flat on his back. Then she gave his loins a swift, hard kick with one of the heavy boots she had worn that morning, knowing she would need them for her plan. "Take that if you can? You coward, you bastard, I hate you, I absolutely hate you," she sobbed.Frank's sudden intake of breath made her feel so good. She could see his eyes watering as he fell backwards, his arms outstretched. He tried to sit up, groaning in pain, steadied himself and made another grab at her with his right arm. By this time they were both close to the stream's edge. Melicia lifted her left knee again, hitting him in the stomach and he fell forward halfway into the stream, expelling air out of his lungs like an air bag slowly deflating.It was now or never. Quickly she grabbed his head, and holding it back, she pulled his neck towards him, the knife erect....

'Sin' is an old-fashioned word for some startlingly contemporary problems. Far from being about trivial naughtiness or seedy self-indulgence, it's about the financial scandals that have rocked our world, and most of the ills that beset us today. In The Dark Side of the Soul, the author explains and illustrates the 'Seven Deadly Sins' with contemporary examples. In clear and accessible language, he shows that the traditional Christian concept of sin is a vital tool in understanding what is wrong with human beings. Far from leading people into a guilt-trap, 'sin' is a healthy and truthful word that can help to set us free. Human beings are neither intrinsically evil nor congenitally inclined to virtue, but many of the problems and predicaments that trouble us today can be better understood, and more effectively resolved, if their deeper roots are taken into account. In this fresh interpretation, the author shows that, for example, our economic problems, and our fixation on financial criteria in decision-making, can be understood through the twin lenses of avarice and lust. Our obsessive busyness is a manifestation of sloth; and our desire to control, and our perfectionism, are outworkings of spiritual pride. Crucially, although sin is an important and necessary word for people to understand and come to terms with, it is never, in the Christian worldview, the last word.

A darkly comic recollection of a country that no longer exists, and a lyrical examination of the importance of taking a stand when it counts. Set against a backdrop of horrific world events, this is narrative non-fiction at its best. To a young boy growing up poor but happy in an industrial town in Serbia, politics means many national holidays that result in parades, piglets roasting on a spit, and getting to see both his hard-working parents at the same time. An observant child, Dragan Todorovic quickly learns the power of words. Even before he can read or write, he is mesmerized by the squiggles made by the grownups around him and diligently recreates them in the notebooks he carries with him always. He also learns that reciting naughty limericks usually yields some chocolate. This love of words eventually takes Dragan to Belgrade, as editor for a cultural magazine. He hopes to inspire and support the young and innovative artists of the time, but soon discovers that naughty articles do not yield the same results as limericks, and he finds himself constantly clashing with the system. His many questions get only one answer: he is drafted into the army. Dragan survives his tour of duty, but his return to Belgrade is unsettling. Everything is changing, rapidly. Friendships are collapsing, conversations are guarded, nothing is as it seems. Bit by bit, the country he knows and loves is being torn apart. Filled with great characters and poignant and often hilarious stories, The Book of Revenge is a superb duet of a citizen and his country, a universal exploration of just what it is that inoculates the human spirit from dangerous ideologies and toxic nationalism.

One of the women in the Oak Welby Book Club has sinned and must be punished - but which one?The women in the book club are attractive, intelligent and popular. Seen from the outside, their lives and families appear almost perfect. Yet unknown to them, one member of their group is hiding a dark secret from her past. When an enigmatic and troubled stranger moves into the village of Oak Welby and joins the close-knit book club, little do its members suspect that their comfortable lives are about to be thrown into disarray - and one of them is eventually going to be exposed...Join Emily, Gemma, Lucy and the rest of the club on their roller coaster year. Experience life in Middle England, with its Prosecco and its SUVs. Have fun with the book club, then watch the mood darken as the year progresses and someone finally gets her revenge...Remember that things in Middle England are not always what they seem, so look out for the surprises along the way, and of course the twist!

Many mothers have disturbing fantasies of killing their children. Husbands imagine, with guilt, cheating on their wives. Parents stand on the brink of hitting their teenage children, or may actually do so, while the teens fabricate elaborate strategies of revenge. Hurt, pain, uncontrollable rage, and other forms of abuse also make up the dark side of love. This landmark book has a bold thesis: The denied dark side of love that can show us love's true nature. By acknowledging our "negative" feelings, we can come into the full spectrum of emotion and hear the message of our darker feelings, without acting them out. Through this, we can increase our capacity for love. To explain her perspective, Jane Goldberg traces the development of love and hate from infancy. She debunks simplistic myths about mother love and portrays the mother/child bond in all its facets. She explores the hidden recesses of family love and romantic love and shows how the acceptance of constructive expressions of anger, jealousy, and competition can enhance intimacy. Drawing on case histories from her psychoanalytic practice, as well as mythic stories, Goldberg offers insights into the troubling but universal nature of the dark side of love. In a highly accessible style she explores how to develop a "psychological immune system" to protect against the potentially destructive elements in relationships and allow for a constructive expression of love's dark side. Her debate-provoking book should be read by psychoanalysts and psychotherapists, individuals who have suffered from the pains and hurts of love, and indeed, by those who are interested in human motivation and behavior.

Its never too late to follow your dreams, neither too old to make it come true. None of the dreams are impossible, they seem to be but trust me, if you have God, faith, and hope dreams are possible. Yes, its true that you will have to go through mountains, break glacers, get slaps on the face. If you really believe in yourself and the capacity that you carry in you, you will make the impossible dream possible. Most of us teenagers, sometimes even adults when we are trying to accomplish a goal we expect that nothing goes wrong, but life is made of mistakes and corrections. Most times we think its the end of the world but sometimes end of one world is beginning of a new one. Now the secret ingredients of making your dream come true is to never give up no matter what, be like the characters in "We will get there"