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    INTRODUCTION: As times change and transition into new eras and periods‚ one aspect remains constant‚ which are societal values due to the linearity of human nature. Similarities in the influences of the respective contexts of authors can be examined in texts that explore identical thematic concerns. Two authors and texts that can be used to demonstrate this include Mary Shelley’s didactic novel Frankenstein written in the early 19th century and‚ Ridley Scott’s film noir‚ Blade Runner (Directors Cut

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    portrayal of women‚ in my opinion‚ is that we are either objects of desire or subservient to the more "superior" gender‚ that is‚ men. In Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner and Theresa Cha’s Dictee‚ women are‚ indeed‚ portrayed in different ways. I want to compare the representation of women from both works of art. Ridley Scott’s science fiction classic‚ Blade Runner‚ is a story that takes place in the future- 2019 to be exact. There are two things that struck me about this film‚ the first being that its style

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    Blade Runner essay Science Fiction films are concerned with the dangers rather than the benefits of science and technology. Discuss one or two Science Fiction films which explore this theme and its implications Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner” illustrates the fact that Science Fiction films are frequently concerned with the dangers rather than the benefits of science and technology. Released in 1982‚ “Blade Runner” conveys to its audience a frightening and nightmarish vision of a dystopian

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    suspenseful and have beautiful on-screen picture since no one would be entertained by a long‚ dull‚ confusing movie. The novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? experienced this firsthand when it was stripped and redrawn into its sister movie‚ Blade Runner. Although much of the original story is preserved‚ several aspects of its original plot were omitted‚ and new ones were added. The

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    Blade Runner: What is the Future of Western Society? Alexander Urazov WRIT 140 10/25/10 Jay Fisher Assignment #3 Ridley Scott’s 1982 cult science fiction classic‚ Blade Runner‚ has received both acclaim and criticism for its debatable vision of the future. Set in a 2019 post nuclear war Los Angles‚ this dark‚ decaying‚ futuristic world is home to the remaining humans of earth as the more privileged have fled to bountiful off world colonies. Enslaved Androids (called replicants)‚ manufactured

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    Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner and Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five are two works that at first glance appear to offer no similarities. Slaughterhouse Five is an anti-war novel written about the Dresden bombings in World War II‚ whereas Blade Runner stands as an American science fiction film written in the early 80’s depicting the “cyberpunk” view of life in Los Angeles in 2019. The two settings are completely spread apart and offer no reference to the other. In addition to the diversity of setting

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    Angela Cain June 21‚ 2013 Camille Lizarribar Do Replicants Dream of Being Human? With its exaggerated scenes of a dystopian America of the year 2020‚ Blade Runner is at once a cautionary film that details the dangers of human ambition and a thought-provoking challenge to the orthodox notions of what makes one “human.” There is no check-list or group of qualifications that are communally agreed upon that render one a human being; there is‚ however‚ no shortage of debate and quarrelling.

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    Introduction In the science of studying media and communication‚ there are many different ways of approaching the subject in which you are going to analyse. That is to analyse advertisements‚ texts‚ TV-series‚ films etc. and other media. My task for this assignment is to give an analysis of a film of my choice. A film is a quite complex medium to analyse; thus it is important to have analysis "tools" or some criteria to follow. In my analysis I am asked to consider the use and resolution of binary

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    DECKARD: Deckard‚ a so called ‘Blade Runner’‚ of a violent group of artificial human beings called replicants. As Deckard hunts them down‚ one by one‚ and attempts to eliminate them (which is now dubbed as putting into retirement)‚ the replicants themselves conduct their own quest to find and confront their creator before Deckard destroys them. As the replicants themselves appear more human as the film goes on‚ Deckard himself is challenged by the thought that he might be a replicant himself.

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    TIMELESS BOND Title: Timeless Bond Written by: Marie Faye S. Fuertes Chapters: Seven (7) Genre: Family; Friendship; Romance I would love to hear your suggestions and comments ^ - ^ You can message me on mariefayesfuertes.16@gmail.com Prologue: Sho‚ a twelve-year-old boy‚ and his sister Saya‚ seventeen‚ were left alone when their parents died in a business appointment overseas. They were left with billions of

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