network feeding critical information to affiliates across the globe. At 3:00 p.m. one half of your network goes down and twenty of your people are not able to work. Your group is still producing, but at a reduced speed. You pick up the phone and contact the company’s IT manager. Your situation is critical but not an emergency (at this point). You get him on the line and you get one of... ... middle of paper ... ...ferent is that Mark actually has compassion for the other person (the one that
Science Fiction is a type of literature that is based on future scientific or technological advantages. As we discussed in class, most Science Fiction stories consist of humans leaving Earth to travel in space. It is genre that is constantly changing overtime as scientists make more and more breakthroughs in space. There are many types of genres, but what makes Science Fiction stand out as its own genre? If literature represents our adapting culture, then it shows how Science Fiction has its own
When I think of entertainment, I think of any kind of performance or program that connects with people mentally and emotionally. It's an important part of culture, shaping it through both art and business, with the most important aspect being the experience. Entertainment is a way of telling stories and connecting people to ideas and other people. I think the goal of entertainment is to make people grow in either an intellectual or emotional capacity. I didn't take an interest in musicals until
Vs monster." Several examples of science fiction seemingly portray antagonistic creatures yet they are depicted as being similar to humanity: the replicants in the film Bladerunner; the monster in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; and the Borg in Star Trek. In each of these examples, the aforementioned "monster(s)" posses human-like characteristics (some, like the replicants in Bladerunner appear almost exactly human) yet are still "monsters," they are not quite human. Thus each of the human societies
sequels was turned into a moderately successful film, 2010: The Year We Make Contact, released nearly 15 years after 2001. Audiences, critics, and filmmakers consistently rank the film among the 100 best ever made. Chicago Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert has stated that if asked which films would still be familiar to audiences 200 years from now, he would select 2001, The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, and Star Wars as his first choices.
expresses the world’s obsession with space travel, that started centuries before it even became popular 30 years ago in Gene Roddenberry’s TV series “Star Trek.” Science fiction has entertained our culture for years. Movies such as Star Wars and Planet of the Apes have helped fuel our desire to get off the planet earth, find new life forms, and conquer the stars. Science-fiction dreams of worlds beyond our solar system have taken on a more realistic aspect since astronomers discovered that the universe
more depth as they can lead to serious consequence. “It has been 40 years since Star Trek had Uhura and Sulu, longer since To Kill a Mockingbird and In the Heat of the Night. Shouldn’t we be seeing a more honest depiction of society by now or is that just naive? Perhaps the problem is as much political correctness” (Levinson). Purhapse, Levinson is right. Being a racist is not acceptable, it is only the twenty-first century and humanity still can’t get the hint that racism is not acceptable. Racism
consideration into the fact that I am a novice science-fiction reader, one could dismiss my statement as being naive. However, even if I am mistaken, Childhood's End will remain inside my mind and heart as being the very best at playing out what contact in our world with a sufficiently advanced extra-terrestrial civilization and our purpose with them and the rest of the universe would be like. In the introduction Clarke wrote in 1989, he gives an account of a time when he and his late friend Val
Are you one of those people who think about cancelling their Netflix movies subscription, at least once a year? Do you constantly wonder whether the Netflix subscription is really worth theits money? In my opinion, there are numerous reasons why Netflix is, in fact, worth theits money, especially because experimental creators who will createdo movies and series that no one else in Hollywood is willing to pay for usually develop their projects, as funded Netflix movies. I’ve recently read that Netflix
Historical background Over a 1950 summer lunch at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the great physicist Enrico Fermi asked his colleagues an unexpected question – “Don’t you ever wonder where everybody is?” Laughter went around the table as everyone immediately knew that he was talking about extraterrestrial intelligence [1]. If life arises fairly commonly, as Fermi believed, it follows that there should be advanced civilizations with the desire to visit and colonize Earth close enough to do so
activities every single day. Anything from surfing on the web to surfing in the ocean is considered a recreational/leisure activity. Without them, life would certainly be very mundane. As for myself, there are three that I participate in constantly. The first would be exploring and traveling to other countries. Human beings, a naturally migratory species, are drawn to traveling and not staying within one location. My need to travel is mostly fueled by the desire to experience something new and the rush
cannot communicate effectively. In fact, many problems occur due to a lack of effective communication. I felt really connected to this episode because I don’t always communicate well, and the characters had the same difficulty. In this episode of Star Trek, Captain Picard struggles to communicate with the Tamarians, but since he remains calm and continues to act with patience, he is eventually able to learn some of their language, and as a result, is able to comfort their leader as he dies. If Captain
who was then producing special effects for films such as Star Trek and Young Sherlock Holmes. Pixar’s success is suggested to have began in 1986, the year that the company was acquired by Steve Jobs, who later went on
Thirty years ago, if I told you that the primary means of communicating and disseminating information would be a series of interconnected computer networks you would of thought I was watching Star Trek or reading a science fiction novel. In 2010, the future of mass media is upon us today; the Internet. The Internet is and will only grow in the future as the primary means of delivering news, information and entertainment to the vast majority of Americans. Mass media as we know it today will take new
whale that crippled him on his last voyage. Throughout their trek the crew are faced with many warnings to turn back, ultimately Ahab must make the decision between saving multiple lives, and exacting his revenge. Ishamel, a well educated traveler and crew member of the Pequod, narrates the story several years after these events have transpired. 2001: A Space Odyssey, is the story of humanity's actions following first extraterrestrial contact. Dr. Dave Bowman sets out on a journey to Jupiter to discover
There is no actual contact with any deeper reality, though the experience of it can be simulated’ (Nozick 142). A large portion of what makes us who are is what we do and our reactions to situations and unforeseen events. “Those in the experience machine don’t do anything.
This invention is the man-made satellite. Space programs first launched satellites during the 1950s and ‘60s as the first step in launching spacecraft. Since NASA took the first satellite photo in 1959, Earth-orbiting satellites have realized their full potential as scientific and commercial aids (Stillman). Today, companies and governments worldwide utilize satellites
Do you remember the Star Trek episode where Captain Kirk ad Spock confess their romanticism to each other? No? Well, what about the Harry Potters toryline where Harry and Draco join forces to combat the forces of evil? Still no? Welcome to the world of Fanfcition, It is a world where the wildst dresms are incarcerated and are brought to life. Every now and then, a new genre arises out of the blue, and adorns literature by increasing both the quality of available books, as well as the followers of
such creatures, but most movies that use these creatures (especially those containing vampires) almost always follow several rules. Examples of such rules are: „h A vampire cannot enter a home unless invited first ¡V afterwards they are forever welcome. „h Vampires can not come into contact with direct sunlight. „h The only way to kill a vampire is to penetrate its heart with a stake. These rules are also applied in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and some others are devised in order to enhance storylines
household task. For instance, baskets can be made three feet tall to hold grains, or they can be made only inches tall to store personal belongings. Some other utilitarian uses are trays, s... ... middle of paper ... ...in Weaving." The Arizona Daily Star 23 March 1998: Metro/Region 1B. Hopi Basketry. http://www.nau.edu/~hcpo-p/arts/basl.htm (20 March 1999). Newman, Sandra Corrie. Indian Basket Weaving. Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1974. Prindle, Tara. "Native American Coil Basketry."