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    structure to keep us from overcoming selfishness. In the novel Frankenstein‚ by Mary Shelley and Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ the obsession for power and knowledge is well brought forth in the characters of the text. In the beginning Macbeth and Victor Frankenstein are well respected. Then‚ the two characters remove themselves from society causing their great obsessions to over-power them‚ in which they lose control. Macbeth and Frankenstein lose their original reputations when they remove themselves

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    transcends the notion of present. It reaches back to the past and forward to the future trying to synthesize these two imaginary places” This notion of both reaching back to the past and forward to the future‚ can be seen in Ridley Scott’s 1982 Blade Runner. The film although set in L.A. in 2019‚ shows many aspects of both the 1980’s culture and that of the 1940’s‚ when the film noir genre rose to popularity. Aspects of these cultures and time periods can be seen in the retro architecture and couture

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    Frankenstein Should we kill the beast or save the beast? Does the beast deserve to live another day? Or shall he be killed for what he has done to everyone already? My chose is he doesn’t deserve to live another day and these is why! In the novel Frankenstein victor agrees to make a wife for Frankenstein‚ But I disagree with his chose. Reason one is the couple. What will happen if the monster for Frankenstein does like him? The monster will be alone and may want what Frankenstein wanted another

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    However‚ there is a solution that won’t take the rights from citizens and still keep more lives safe. Gun control is a serious issue. It has a large impact on life and death related consequences. Guns should not be banned‚ but they should still have increased regulations. Gun control has been a complicated and controversial issue for a long time. According to ProCon.org‚ “A Nov. 2013 study found that‚ between 1980 and 2009‚ ‘assault weapons bans did not significantly affect murder rates at the

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    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep in comparison to Blade Runner The novel‚ ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep’‚ written by Philip K. Dick in 1968‚ explores the bleak life of San Francisco‚ in the aftermath of World War Terminus. The text presents the struggle of humans as they tussle to retain their humanity in a world dependent on artificial ‘mood organs’ and ‘empathy boxes’‚ which allow them to experience feelings- an event that no longer occurs naturally. Several characters in the text undergo

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    ASSESSMENT 1: RESEARCH ESSAY BY BLAKE SIMPSON‚ 108365 "Campbell’s analysis is a combination of myth and fable‚ psychoanalysis and comparative theology. Throughout his writings‚ he dwells more in the psychological and spiritual meanings of myth than in the aspect of strict storytelling. The stages of his Hero’s Journey‚ however‚ are easily adapted to modern storytelling in movies and perhaps in games" [1] Christopher Vogler in The Writer ’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Storytellers and Screenwriters

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    Scientists often do not see the consequences which may occur by playing God. The medical practices of today’s society as come a long way sine 1987‚ but as one develops more knowledge the more experimental one becomes. What people don’t seem to understand is that it is the actions which causes the consequences whether it’s good or bad and an example of this can be seen in the film Frankenstein. The fact of humans disrupting God’s ability to satisfy their own needs is unbiblical. People are taking

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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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    In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ Victor is introduced as a boy yearning to learn about science‚ but through scientific pursuits is corrupted because of the lack of human contact and want for God-like power. Victor grew up in a rich household‚ where he was given whatever he wants. His happiness came from the things that surrounded him and he did not value anything around him. When Victor’s parents adopted Elizabeth they claimed he was a gift to him. Victor took this literally and believed

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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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