Science fiction is a genre that is based on “imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes” that can challenge and disrupt traditional perspectives of morality and behaviour. Each science fiction text explores but one of the numerous possibilities of the speculative and extrapolative ideas‚ with the author’s own views being placed throughout the text both intentionally and unintentionally. The genre concerns itself with the understanding of both
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Society’s Perfection Holding on tight to the edge of the cliff‚ With this iron grip of mine‚ Hanging there until my fingers go stiff‚ I’ll try not to cross the line. Back and forth‚ back and forth‚ I get yanked from left to right‚ And the little voices in my head all day‚ all they do is fight. To the left I go‚ to the right‚ I dance the dance of rag doll. I feel my fingers sweaty and slipping‚ and soon‚ I will fall. A flock of birds flies by overhead‚ gliding in perfect symmetry‚ But that is the
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Media often paints a different picture than as seen by the eye. Often heard on the headlines are the bad and the ugly never the good. One picture that is often skewed by the media is that of hip hop. It is often heard that this genre is a negative influence on children‚ as the message put out by these rappers is not appropriate for today’s youth. The lifestyle is too violent and the lyrics are too harsh. All this is skewed in the wrong direction. As the hip hop genre is impactful and helpful for
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The Slumdog Millionaire is the film to see. Excitement tragedy love and hate it’s all featured together. The film starts by showing the poverty in India. The way that it does this is in a humorous but serious way and therefore still getting the point across. The film then goes onto show how the poor and rich are living together side by side and how there is a large divide between classes. Two brothers Jamal Malik and Salim Malik are taken in by a villain who forces the children to beg so that he
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Friends don’t chain up friends! Animal rights are rights that affect all of us on a daily basis whether we realize it or not. From protecting the animals themselves from inhumane testing and living situations to climate change‚ the rights of animals are highly debated and are very controversial. People who are passionate about animal rights are typically vegan meaning that they do not consume and typically avoid products made by or with animal products of all sorts. This lifestyle choice is becoming
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A Simple Solution Junk foods such as potato chips‚ carbonated drinks ‚ and candy are a popular snack item choice by children and young adults alike. Containing high fat‚ sugar‚ and calories ‚ junk foods are highly addictive and can cause many health problems such as high blood pressure‚ diabetes‚ and obesity‚ but on top of all of that Americans are the top consumers of this junk food. My proposition to end this problem is to inject lethal poison in all Junk foods such as candy‚ chips ‚ and
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Cartoon Wars South Park is an American animated television comedy series about four third grade schoolboys who live in the small‚ backward mountain town of South Park. The series was created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone‚ and has been aired by Comedy Central since 1997. The show is well known for its pop-culture parody‚ outrageous humor‚ and sardonic handling of current events. Family Guy is an American animated television series about a family in the fictional town of Quahog‚ Rhode Island. The
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Skylar Ervin 10-6-07 Professor Renner Shaun of the Dead The film Shaun of the Dead is a British zombie flick filled with comedy‚ romance‚ and horror. It is an original piece‚ directed by Edgar Wright and co-star Simon Pegg‚ which uses irony throughout the entire movie. Many critics think of the movie as a British comedy but I believe it is much more than that. I believe the cast was appropriately chosen for this movie. The main character is Shaun‚ Simon Pegg‚ who’s an irresponsible young
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Intro. The robot apocalypse. It is going to happen soon and you need to be prepared to face the dangers involved and survive the apocalypse. However‚ not all robots would be life threatening. What people don’t appreciate‚ when they picture Terminator-style automatons striding triumphantly across a mountain of human skulls‚ is how hard it is to keep your footing on something as unstable as a mountain of human skulls. Most humans probably couldn’t manage it‚ and they’ve had a lifetime of practice
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11. Chariot Racing – Are you a fan of NASCAR? It’s just like chariot racing‚ except you don’t get to ride in high-powered vehicles and get to wear cool racing suits. Instead‚ you race in a chariot‚ a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle that offered basically no form of protection. While it is indeed fun for spectators‚ drivers and horses risk suffering injuries and even death from getting tossed around‚ thrown out‚ or even trampled upon. If you got a problem with a long and healthy life‚ this sport is
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