2001: A Space Odyssey The following paper will analyze the movie‚ "2001: A Space Odyssey" by Stanley Kubrick" and "The Centinel" by Arthur C. Clarke. Although there are many themes present between the story and the film‚ the following are the most dominant. I will be discussing Scientific themes‚ Religious and Moral Themes‚ and Clarke’s development of the short story into a full-length film. The first issue‚ I will be discussing the scientific themes of the movie. The movie‚ "2001: A Space
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Survey of Animals: Zoo Questions Please type the answers of the following questions: 1. What function‚ other than hearing‚ do the African Elephant’s ears serve? Answer: African elephant’s ears also serve as a form of communication by using them for signaling‚ and for regulating body temperature. 2. What color is the rump of a Hamadryas Baboon? Answer: The hamadryas baboon’s rump is reddish-pink in color (and ugly). 3. What is the life
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Modern people are familiar with zoos because it is a place where most of people get the knowledge of wild animals and natural environment. With the upturn of living standard‚ zoo has become a necessary facility of a city. However‚ controversies about whether the zoo should be shut down or not have become more and more serious. The objective of this essay is to find a solution of this problem. Both the supportive and opposed opinions will be discussed and a conclusion will be given at the end of this
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The Trip Mrs. Quintis Period: 5 Jacob Walby The Trip As I grew up as a kid I never had any dangerous or really scary encounters. I thought I was invincible and nothing bad would ever happen to me. When I was ten years old my family and I went on a magnificent camping trip‚ or so I thought it was going to be. The place we were going to camp at was by the Cannonball River. It was the last one of summer before school started again. We had planned to fish‚ roast marsh mellows‚ and have
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be far away from home‚ family‚ and friends for almost one month had me with my nails in my mouth. I anxiously waited for my departure day to come‚ days‚ weeks‚ even months before. When I got trapped in the subway‚ I realized it was the most unusual trip to Europe I will ever have. Marked in my calendar with an Eiffel Tower sticker‚ June 8‚ 2008 came in the blink of an eye. All of a sudden‚ it was my departure date. It was around 7:30 am and I was like an owl starring at the clock waiting for my
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Should Animals be Kept in the zoos? A zoo is a place where animals are kept and displayed to the public‚ and in which they may also breed. Have you ever been to a zoo? Because we have zoos‚ we can go there to see wild animals‚ such as tigers‚ giraffes‚ elephants‚ koalas‚ and so on. Having zoos is convenient for us to see wild animals. If we don’t have zoos‚ we want to see wild animals‚ we need to go to forests. Although zoos probably are not a good idea to treat them‚ I still agree that we should
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Spanking of Children In today’s society‚ there is a fine line between spanking your children being a normal disciplinary action. Why spanking is an effective form of punishment for children? They need to be discipline; all parents know children need limits and boundaries. This method should be used on a child if only they have misbehaved. People who never spank their kids‚ usually end up being immature and disrespectful to everyone around them. According to the article‚ "How kids feel the swats
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Ashley Affholter Patrick Egan M01A English January 27‚ 2013 A Small Taste of Euphoria Although I am only 20 years of age and I have not had too many euphoric times in my life‚ I have had a life changing exploration of another country. Before my trip to the beautiful city of Sydney‚ Australia I had not been out of the United States. Australia is more of a liberal country that focuses on natural resources‚ free health care and land and animal conservation. This is a nice change from the hustle-bustle
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If I have a lot of money‚ I will spend it by travelling around the world in 10 days with my friends.The country that I plan visit is Australia‚Japan‚Canada‚ Singapore.The purpose of this trip is to enjoy and relax our mind. The first day‚I wake up at 7 o’clock in the morning and meet my friend at the KLIA at 8 o’clock. Our flight will be depart at 11 o’clock.We took the plane for 9 hour and finally arrive at the Melbourne Airport‚ Australia at midnight. After that we search for the hotel that we
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Straight into the beginning‚ Carr starts his article with a scene from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey where Dave is trying to disconnect HAL‚ the space robot‚ from its artificial brain because of the mishaps HAL made. Carr uses this scene to connect to how he can feel that the internet is reprogramming his brain negatively to think differently than how it was before. He includes how he is struggling with the negative effects of technology that he developed like poor concentration. Carr mentions
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