I really enjoyed "the machine that won the war". I really do not like reading but this story was actually pretty good . I was kind of confused at first, but I finally understood and I really enjoyed it. 2. The genre of this story is a science fiction. It is a science fiction because it talks about Aliens and other plants and or things not of this world. 3. The exposition of the machine that won the war is that three men are in a computer room celebrating the end of a war with another planet all
disdain of the modern world, shown through how industry and war are often treated as the true overarching antagonists of his stories . Nausicaä and the Valley of the Wind focuses on a post-apocalyptic world where the pollution of industry and war lead to the mutation of life on the planet and a forest of death taking over the planet, forever expanding through poisonous spores and gigantic mutated beetles. Princess Mononoke is the story of a war between industry and nature, where the early versions
been a year since Vietnam ended, but the war still lasts on in the people’s minds. Some came back with visible wounds, scars of a life left behind. Some came back with scars on their hearts and on their minds. The war was unwanted and seemingly unnecessary to the people that were forced to be a part of it. Not everyone wanted a war, but everyone was touched by the conflict. We lost many and took many… war is a cruel and unyielding machine. When the war arrived, everyone was thrust into a new world
The struggle of fate vs free will is apparent throughout many works of literature including both The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds written by H.G Wells. These two books represent both sides of the spectrum, while the time machine focuses on free will due to the decisions of the main character the war of the worlds is linked more to fate because the invasion by the Martians is out of human control and even understanding. Through the many event of the books the struggle of fate and free will
“The Story of An Hour” and “The Machine That Won the War” are both widely different in setting and characters, but are similar in ways of literary devices because they both exhibit examples of irony and foreshadowing. In both stories, there are examples of irony that I am sure you didn’t catch the first time reading it, because I know I didn’t the first time. In “The Machine That Won the War”, as the story progresses, you think that the machine, the world’s largest super computer called
Everyone has a favorite superhero, it might be a hero who hides himself behind a mask and no one can see who he really is, or a hero in iron suit who saves the world from weapons that he created. Ironman and Batman have some similarities, both of them fight the villains to protect their people and their cities. They both don’t have superpowers and they use technologies and weapons to build their suits. Ironman and Batman also have many differences between them, Ironman is a hero while Batman is consider
Iron man is Tony Starks hero name. Tony stark is an american billionaire playboy, business tycoon, and ingenious engineer. He suffers a severe chest injury that he received during a trip over of a booby trap during his weapons demonstration in afghanistan. Tony was then kidnapped and captors attempted to force him to build a weapon of mass destruction. He instead creates a powered suit of armor to save his life and escape captivity. After that, Tony will create newer versions of his first iron suit
World War II Encryption - The Enigma Machine The Enigma machine is an advanced electro-mechanical cipher machine invented by a German, Arthur Scherbius, at the end of World War I. Its only function was to encrypt and decrypt messages. It was used by all of the branches of the German military as the main device to secure wireless communications until the end of World War II. The use of the Enigma machine was an important part of World War II history. The Enigma machine has a look akin to
read. However, some short stories have similarities. The Machine that Won the War and the Interlopers are two stories that can be compared, and contrasted, to show their true meaning, and how they can relate to each other. Every story known has a conflict. These two stories are alike, in the length of the conflict. Both the conflicts within these stories are long lasting, and have been going on for years. In The Machine that Won the War, the conflict was between the Denebians and the human
Man-vs-machine: who will win the war? Man vs Machine has been a debatable topic for centuries. So, when did it all start? One started to question the expansion of technological development after the Industrial Revolution in England. The great revolution of machines started with the "Watt Steam Engine" which clearly revolutionized transportation and factory production. Machines continue to experience development and media appraise till our current day. Where does the Man fit in? The inventor of those
The Three most important technological innovations of World War 1 were the machine gun, war planes, and tanks. The machine gun was one of the best defenses of the trenches if the enemy team attacked. War planes in World War 1 were used for dog fights and bombers. Tanks were very unreliable but, tanks helped troops cross difficult land. All of these new technology advancements helped different armies win wars. In World War 2 the machine gun was one of the biggest defenses against people, tanks,
technology, come many new weapons. From World War I to World War II many accelerated weapons where developed. The main weapon used by the British during World War I was the bolt-action rifle. These were the guns of the trenches. A soldier could fire 15 rounds and kill a person 1,400 meters away. The machine gun back in World War I was a very large, bulky contraption to run around a battlefield with. It would take 4-6 men just to operate one of these machine guns. It had to be stationed on flat ground
extra strength in world war 1. Pillboxes are built in guard posts made out of concrete and they are most always equipped with loopholes through which the soldiers inside are able to fire small arms weapons. The very first name for pillboxes came from their similarity to the cylindrical and hexagonal boxes in which medical pills were sold before world war 1. They were also an effective tactic in trench warfare for the German and French armies during the course of world war 1. They were used to help
War has been a recurring part of America’s history for the past hundreds of years. From the 1700s to the present, America has gotten into numerous situations and turmoil, which eventually lead to the wars we currently study and know about today. Technological advancements in warfare were necessary and a great obligation during times of war. This was pursued with drastic improvement. From the transformation of the use of smoothbore muskets during the Civil War to the industrial revolution leading
dawn of World War One, a new and terrifying weapon soon dominated the shell-shocked landscape. That weapon was the machine gun. From its humble origins of rejection to its eventual widespread use, the machine gun has become a staple of warfare from its inception. While this weapon has taken many forms in recent years, the focus here will remain on the pivotal role it played during “the war to end all wars.” Finding its origins in Hiram Maxim’s early designs in 1885, the machine gun as we know
Wars have been around for centuries. A typical battle was fought on land. The infantry would line up and fire at the advancing enemy. World War I was first called "the Great War" because of the number of lives lost (Coetzee 11). There were approximately nine million deaths over the course of the four years the war lasted (11). World War I began because of the assassination of "Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne" (17). Tensions were high and war seemed the only solution
effect after World War I. The major turning point in warfare was the machine gun. The machine gun could shoot 100 bullets in seconds. That was number one turning point of World War I. The second one was the U-boats. The U-boats were submarines that could shoot torpedo under water and sink a ship in minutes. The third one is the central and the allies powers. Nobody ever saw a world war specially countries' gong together and having a war. There was a huge major turning point in World War I that impact
Throughout World War One, the way the war was fought was changing drastically over time. The weapons being used were constantly advancing based on what the soldiers needed to help them defeat the enemy. Each country was trying to outdo the others. Throughout World War One, several new weapons were released to the soldiers such as rifles and machine guns. The weapons manufactured during World War One, such as the rifles and machine guns, forever changed warfare for the worse because these weapons
Selina Raymond Mrs. Hildebrand English 102 29 March 2018 Literary Analysis of Savior Machine Many people do not realize how similar poetry and music are. Both poetry and music are commonly known as an outlet for artists to express their emotions. Some similarities they both have are rhythm, expression, and emotion. Through those three components is it easy for the readers to understand what the message and feelings the artist is trying to portray. In Tracy K. Smiths book “Life on Mars” she expresses
Introduction Machine guns are designed to be fully automatic weaponry which can eject successive rounds of ammunition rapidly. The term is generally used to describe the non-automatic firearms which have been modified to operate like an automatic rifle. Over the years, the machine gun has seen major improvements that now make it a weapon of choice in many warfare and security operations. Over the years, there have been different brand names given to the modified machine guns. The use of the ammunition