Samantha Hunt 5/14/2010 Mrs. Arcement 4th Period “There Will Come Soft Rains” In both the story and the poem “There Will Come Soft Rains” they share a common ground. Both focus on world destruction‚ and human extinction. Each author discusses life after humans are gone. Even though humans have vanished‚ life as it is still continues to go on through wildlife and virtual world. In the story‚ Bradbury discusses a very high tech‚ virtual house that continues to do it’s
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In the story "There will come soft rains" there is a house that is run by advanced technology but the family that use to live there got blown up by a nuclear bomb but the house survived. There is also a poem called "There will come soft rains" and it is based on the great world war. Now in the poem it is talking about war and how even though the world is going through tough times and is not doing good nature will still be able to go on even without man kind. It also talks about how the technology
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Technology‚ Man’s Emotionless Invention In the short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” Bradbury demonstrates that the technologies created by humans are incapable of obtaining emotions. The house is so advanced that it can survive the explosion of an atomic bomb‚ but is still unable to express emotions similar to that of humans. After the explosion‚ the house now stands alone in the city of Allendale‚ California during 2026. It seems as if the owners of the house were anticipating a disaster so
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Ray Bradbury noticed this so he wrote science fiction stories because of how people were using technology. In the story “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury there is a house that was on fire because of the bomb. Therefore‚ technology has improved society. Technology can be used for anything and everyone. In the story “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains” it states “Out of the warrens in the wall‚ tiny robot mice darted” (Bradbury 9). The author is stating that the mice are robots are
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Literary Analysis Nate deCorpo Adv.comp R/1 Soft Voice of the Serpent‚ a short story by Nadine Gordimer tells of the most bizarre relationship which a man‚ who has lost his leg‚ has with a wounded locust. When the man who is still trying to accept his own injury‚ notices that the locust has also been handicapped by the loss of a limb‚ he feels an instant connection towards the locust. Now that the man has found something else which has to deal with the same thing he
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one company has used an ethical approach to strengthen a competitive position based on knowledge management and technological innovation. Design/methodology/approach – The article presents a case study of Indra‚ a leading Spanish technology company‚ showing how it has integrated corporate social responsibility within its strategic objectives. Findings – What can you do to get and keep that competitive edge? One firm thinks it has found the answer by incorporating ethical behavior and corporate
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Ray Bradbury’s “There will come Soft Rains” tells the story of a house who begins to stir and wake but not a traditional sense. The house lacks of human voices. The house is automated who tells the inhabitants the time of the day and their upcoming activities. The house voice is clearly for someone‚ but no one is present to listen. The house is the only house standing in the surrounding area. Even though nobody appears to be living in the house‚ the house’s automated voice still continues to do its
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that apart from making profits‚ companies have an equal responsibility to create positive social and environmental change. Does Nau’s approach to doing business really match its belief? In the following‚ whether Nau’s approach to running business is ethical and socially responsible will be discussed. In the design area‚ Nau utilizes more sustainable fabrics. It conforms to the greening of management. In my view‚ Nau may be adopting the activist approach to being green because it takes the initiative
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sell Coke through interactive vending machines. Over the last three years‚ the soft-drinking giants have watched their earnings erode as they waged a price war in supermarkets. Vending machines have remained largely untouched by the discounting. Sales of soft drinks from vending machines have risen steadily over the last few years‚ though most sales still take place in supermarkets. Last year‚ about 11.9 percent of soft-drink sales worldwide were from vending machines. Vending machines require low
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http://www.euromonitor.com/Soft_Drinks_in_India Executive summary Soft Drinks Bounces Back After a somewhat subdued performance in 2006 due to a recurrence of the pesticides controversy‚ soft drinks sales bounced back strongly to record double-digit volume growth in 2007. With carbonates growth back on a positive upward curve alongside burgeoning sales of fruit/vegetable juice and bottles water‚ soft drinks showed impressive growth in 2007. Off-trade volumes grew slightly faster than on-trade
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