Cat’s cradle By: Kurt Vonnegut 1. Kurt Vonnegut‚ Jr. was a prolific and genre-bending American author. The novelist known for works blending satire‚ black comedy and science fiction‚ such as Slaughterhouse-Five (1969)‚ Cat’s Cradle (1963)‚ and Breakfast of Champions (1973). Vonnegut was a productive writer as well as a designer. His first short story‚ "Report on the Barnhouse Effect" appeared in February 11‚ 1950. His first novel was the novel Player Piano (1952)‚ in which human workers have
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The Handmaid’s Tale and 1984 are similar in that they share a “subversion of authority” motif. In both novels‚ characters continuously rebel against the States that they are subject to‚ regardless of the consequences of their actions. In The Handmaid’s Tale‚ Offred subverts the authority of the State by having an affair with Luke before she was married to him. Serena Joy also rebels against the State in The Handmaid’s Tale by purchasing the illegal contraband‚ cigarettes‚ and smoking them in front
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Brian Taylor Professor Michael Mcanear LIT 100 4/17/2015 The Ridiculous Harrison Bergeron The short story “Harrison Bergeron‚” by Kurt Vonnegut‚ is a story about a dystopian‚ futuristic society in which every citizen is made “equal” to everyone else. In the story‚ the author seems to be telling a tale of the horrors of socialism and putting everyone on the same level‚ but the author is giving a humorous portrayal of socialist society to show that fears of socialism are ridiculous. In order to examine
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influenced his chosen genre. To help pay for college‚ he wrote books under many aliases. After the success of his book‚ The Andromeda Strain‚ he decided to give up medicine and become a full time writer. Over the years his best works have been in the science fiction genre. In 1990‚ after many successful books‚ Crichton wrote Jurassic Park‚ probably his best-known work to date (Chapman 67). Published in 1990 and taking place in 1990‚ Jurassic Park is a story of "greed and technological experimentation gone
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James Patterson is a prolific author of thrillers‚ mysteries‚ young adult novels‚ and other genres. His first successful series featured psychologist Alex Cross‚ which later had a film adaptation. He has also written the popular “Middle School” series and the fantasy-mystery novel “Witch & Wizard”. James Patterson was born on March 22‚ 1947‚ in Newburgh‚ New York. He attended Manhattan College as an undergraduate before pursuing his master’s degree in English Literature at Vanderbilt University
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Enlightenment (1600s – 1789) ▪ A period of a reformation of thinking in society that shunned the purely religious explanation for all things in life and prompted innovation in science as well as philosophy. • “None but those who have experienced them can conceive of the enticements of science.” ▪ Progress became important during this time‚ as can be seen in the rise of scientific innovation‚ with early Enlightenment inventions (1600s) like‚
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Science Fiction have evolved in to different sub-genre such as feminist to comedy‚ from the books to on television. Futurama is a science fiction anime series that began in the late 1990’s developed by creators of‚ one of the longest running TV show on America television‚ the Simpson. Futurama behind its comical and dumb-witted jokes and glimmering works of futuristic settings‚ the show is degrading and despicable. By the show being an animated comedy it should be taken lightly and not serious but
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his own loves‚ which made the story seem much more realistic. As soon as it hit the shelves in 1929 “A Farewell to Arms became a bestseller‚ selling 100‚000 copies in twelve months. It was adapted for the stage a year later and has been made into a film twice” ("NEA Big
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issues in our society Born on the 18 November 1939 in Ottawa‚ Ontario‚ Margaret Atwood was the second of three children. Her family spent most of every year in bush country Quebec and Ontario. She grew up surrounded by science‚ and was encouraged to read up on popularized science by her entomologist father‚ his students‚ colleagues and her brother whom was also a scientist. Growing up in Canada‚ Atwood was encompassed in an “immense and formidable environment” (Earl G. Ingersoll 1). By comparing
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In the film‚ Contact‚ the protagonist Dr. Arroway is a part of the SETI program‚ which tries to contact other species from different planets. However‚ the antagonist David Drumlin tries to discourage Dr. Arroway from any further progress. Nevertheless‚ when Dr. Arroway is contacted by species from the star Vega this causes people to question faith and science. Protestors start to form to complain about the achievement‚ viewing the communication with Vega as a turpitude against God. The problems that
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