Mecha Essays

  • Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Gurren-Hen

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    Congratulations! Gainax! Bravo! You may be wondering why I’m starting this review with so much praise, but is it praise? Maybe it’s cleverly placed sarcasm just to mask the façade of this show? Well as much as I love doing negative reviews and just making fun of how a story presents itself, Tengen toppa Gurren Lagann: Gurren-Hen, also known as Gurren Lagann is just an amazing film; only if you decide not to take it seriously. If you decide to analyze this show thoroughly from the inside-out you would

  • Kamina And Lagann: Character Analysis

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    Like in the great philosophical tale of the Allegory of the Cave another animated story of heroes, very similar to the man in the Allegory, but instead of one main character there are two. Both characters Kamina and Simon contain similar traits to the Allegory and the philosophers themselves. Rather than a story, it is an anime show that consist of similar ideals to the Allegory of the cave. In which these heroes, such as the man in the Allegory, venture out from their own cage to find out what is

  • Joseph Campbell Myth: Pacific Rim Movie Review

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    the floor of the pacific ocean. To combat against these monsters, humanity unites to create a Jagger : humanoid mecha. The story follows Raleigh Becket a ex-pilot of the jaeger whom lost his brother to the kajuis while fighting together in a mecha. He retired, but later he was hired by a general leader of the humanoid mecha, Stacker Pentecost. He partner up with miko, a Japanese mecha pilot, and was placed in a neural bridge together. At the end of the movie they thought against a level 3 kajuis

  • A.I. Film Analysis

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    the ideas of emergent physicalism through David, his journey to becoming a “real” boy, and his remaining eternally hopeful that he will receive the love of the one whom not only created his ability to love, but also the one whom he loves the most. Mechas are a new class of robots designed during the 22nd century in respon... ... middle of paper ... ...a-kind, comes into being. Since we are all unique, we all have a precise and specific “imprinting protocol” which makes us human. Finding our exact

  • The Flesh Fair Movie Analysis

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    Unlike other typical Mechas in which they are all designed to perform a specific task to serve humans. For example, Gigolo Joe who was designed as male prostitute Mecha programmed with the ability to mimic love. David gives the audiences an illusion that he is a real human being, raising the debate among the humans because the robot does not genuinely love. For example, throughout the movie, when the audiences in “The Flesh Fair” were cheering to destroy the unwanted Mechas, which including David

  • A Cyborg Manifesto

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    Donna Haraway’s 1984 “A Cyborg Manifesto” is an enduring essay unceasingly analyzed, critiqued, and adored by scholars and students. The piece, in which Haraway uses the cyborg as a metaphor to scrutinize hegemonic problems and refuse the binary, claims that “the boundary between science fiction and social reality is an optical illusion.” In other words, like the cyborg who cannot distinguish whether it is a machine or an organism, in society there is no difference between male and female; rich

  • AI vs Frankenstein

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    polar ice caps have melted and the resulting rise of ocean waters has drowned all the coastal cities of the world. Withdrawn to the interior of the continents, the human race keeps advancing, reaching to the point of creating realistic robots-called mechas-to serve them. An ambitious Professor succeeds in building David, an artificial kid, the first of its kind programmed to provide endless love for its adopter. David is adopted by Monica as a substitute for her real son, but an unfortunate sequence

  • Eco Club Research Paper

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    -If you want to join a sport then you need to talk to Cory Nicholson his office is is next to the finance office. -There are some fun activities to do during the month of october. Like sprit week, the homecoming football game is friday the 7, the following night is the homecoming dance. Then on monday the 10 it is Indigenous People’s Day. Then Friday the 14 we don’t have school There are many ways of getting involved at North. Like playing a sport or joining a club. Doing one or both of those

  • Free College Admissions Essays: Lego Lessons College Admissions Essays

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    taught me patience. Watching them fall again taught me the tenacity to continue onwards. Remembering how each task was created piece by piece allowed me to, line by line, memorize the works of history's greatest playwrights. I was able to join MEChA and help lead the Latino community as co-president, arranging events with our two hundred members. My organizational skills were further utilized as the commissioner of elections. Legos also taught me to help others and to ask for their help. I realized

  • The History of Anime and Its Influence

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    watch action, some may like to watch romance, and etc. However even within anime there are unique types of genres limited to only anime. Some Unique types of genres limited to only anime can include “Mecha”, “Mahou Shoujo”, “Slice of life”, “Shounen Ai”, and also “Shoujo Ai”. These genres are unique, Mecha would involve robots, mahou shoujo would include magical girls (Sailor Moon), slice of life tries to captures the everyday life, Shounen Ai and Shoujo Ai are very unique. Shonen Ai, means Boys love

  • Book Review: Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (Assassination Classroom?

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    THE TEN ANTICIPATED ANIMES FOR YEAR 2015 1. Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (Assassination Classroom) Premiere date: January 2015 Genre: Action, Comedy, Shounen, Supernatural Based on a manga by Yusei Matsui, the story follows the class of Kunigaoka Middle School, the world’s most exciting classroom! Being composed of highschool killers, the class unites in reaching one goal, to kill their Octopus teacher and save the world! But would they be able to do it if he’s the best teacher ever?? An octopus teacher

  • Pop Culture Personal Statement

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    Popular culture is an interesting subject to study. Some people love pop culture and make it their lifelong love. Some people reject pop culture and remain as detached as possible. Many instead embrace certain pop culture icons and media, yet avoid other areas. I identify with that mixed group of pop culture aficionados that love certain parts of pop culture, while avoiding a small section like a plague. Overall, Pop culture has provided me with many life experiences that have helped me become the

  • Letter of Recommendation for Alejandra Galaviz

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    It is a great honor to write a letter of recommendation for Alejandra Galaviz. I have known Alejandra for three years in an academic setting. She was one of my finest Spanish students three years ago and she always motivated other students to succeed as well. She has been my most trusted teacher’s assistant for the last two years. She is one of the most mature, helpful, reliable and trustworthy students I have taught in my 12 years of public teaching. As a public high school teacher, I have seen

  • Electronic Health Records (EHR)

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    Moreover, adequate and efficient mecha-nisms must be made available to allow the visualization of the required information, whenever and wherever required [A3]. The adaptability of EHR systems to different situations might influence the way the clinical information is reported and retrieved

  • Comparing Arnold Schwarzenegger and Adolf Hitler

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    Comparing Arnold Schwarzenegger and Adolf Hitler "To ‘learn’ history means to seek and find the forces which are the causes leading to those effects which we subsequently perceive as historical events.” – Adolf Hitler Growing up poor in a small town in Austria he had dreams of becoming famous; some would even say this dream soon became an obsession. This fascination soon engulfed his life, viewing his goals as a catalyst for a better life. After a brief stint in the army he pursued this dream

  • The 1960’s: Decade of Disillusionment

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    The 1960’s and early 1970’s were a time that eternally changed the culture and humanity of America. It was a time widely known for peace and love when in reality; many minorities were struggling to gain a modicum of equality and freedom. It was a time, in which a younger generation rebelled against the conventional norms, questioning power and government, and insisting on more freedoms for minorities. In addition, an enormous movement began rising in opposition to the Vietnam War. It was a time of

  • Research Paper On Pokemon

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    However it wasn't until 1999, the popular Japanese franchise Pokemon became extremely Popular in America that anime got acknowledged as its own genre and something different from American cartoons. The success and popularity of Pokemon video games, merchandise and the anime in America made it easier for other anime’s to be brought over. Animes like Sailor Moon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Digimon,and Dragonball were targeted for kids. So anime along with American cartoons were considered a children's show. However

  • Traveller's Role In The Vietnam War

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    For some it heralds the return of the uber-warrior where battle dress is a man-sized mecha a la Warhammer 40K or is more Battlelords with sleek vehicles that reconfigure for different world conditions. The whole idea of a standing army also means what to do during peace times and this is scarcely addressed; and on the converse side – is

  • Essay About Anime

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    Anime (pronounced: "Ah-nee-may") is a type of animation usually from Japan. They have their own style and it can show that in strange and wonderful ways. Anime also has its own sense of comedy and has a unique way of thinking. It can get really deep and serious, or it can become silliest (like: "Lucky Star", "Kill Me Baby") and craziest (like: "Death Note","Gintama") thing you have ever seen. Most Anime shows are based on popular mangas (Japanese Comics), just putting a little more life into them

  • The Progressive Era Of The Chicano Movement

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    The 1960s was a very progressive era for the mexican americans that inhabited the United States, It was very a progressive era but with every progressive era there are also a lot of hardships leading up to it there were also a lot of tough battle to be fought. The 1960s was a tough time for Mexican Americans living in America, They were discriminated for their cultural differences and were stripped of their rights because their parents weren 't Native born. Being a Latin American was hard in the