Ghosts

Ghosts are supernatural phenomenon said to be the manifestation of our souls when we die. A lot of people are afraid of them and many more would die to avoid meeting one. Get it? No? When you die you supposedly become a ghost right? So instead of avoiding ghosts, you further enhance your chances of bumping into one by dying, don't you? Anyway, stories about ghosts have mystified us for ages. Many swear by their existence, yet there are some -- like me -- who will scoff at every single available ghost story. I will go through, in this entry, some of the common theories about them and how some ghost stories are really just pure fabrication.
One of the most common theories about ghosts are that they are the souls of people who have yet completed certain important things in their life. If one of those 'important things' include flushing the toilet then I reckon that the ghostly world would be quite cramped with many male ghosts now. Anyway, this theory has been accepted by the movie makers as the main reason for the existence of ghosts, as proven in shows like 'The Eye', 'The Eye2', 'Bridget Jones', etc. The inclusion of 'Bridget Jones' was entirely a joke, just so you guys know. Though she would make a really fat and paranoid ghost wouldn't she? Imagine a pudgy English ghost speaking in sub-British/American accent comes up to you and asks if like her darn granny undies. And then asks if you've seen 'my uber sex god Mr Darcy' around. And then asks for you would mind a shag while at it. Absolutely horrifying.
Another quite fascinating theory about ghosts would be that they are actually a collection spiritual energy around an area. For example, if the area was a former burial site of torture victims from the world war, then the restless and vengeful spiritual energy from the dead would be quite strong. This energy will sometimes gather into a collective form and thus forming ghosts. Those who have seen Poltegeist would know what I mean. Those who have seen beauty pageants, especially the Miss Singapore ones, would also know what i mean. Lots of restless and vengeful ghosts fighting to be the top ghosts. Want to know how to spot these type of ghosts on the streets? They normally have to wear sunglasses to shield them from the sun (this is due to another popular theory that ghosts are afraid of the sun), and their face (of what can be rocognised as a face) would be layered with thick powder -- presumably to shield them against the sun too -- and when you approach any of them to try and verify their humanity (or sexuality in some cases) they immediately recoil in disgust and horror and hurriedly floats away. This could be due, of course, to another popular myth that ghosts shun all form of human contact for fear that any contact will turn them back into the hideous hags they actually are.
There are more theories of course and many stories to debunk but i guess that will have to wait till the real essay right?