present day‚ Star Trek has represented what our culture strives to achieve. The show was boldly going where no man has gone before‚ and America was too. Part of the “American spirit” is to tackle momentous issues and improve upon the things we already have solved. In the 1960’s we dove into the Space Race and now we have breakthroughs in chemotherapy that has increased the 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer patients from 16% to 27% (and that percentage is continuing to raise). Star Trek embodies
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A comparison of Macbeth and Star Wars Shakespeare wrote the play‚ Macbeth‚ which features the character‚ Macbeth who turns evil. Lucas made the Star Wars movies which feature the hero‚ Anakin Skywalker‚ who succumbs to the dark side. Both men have conflicting issues that lead to their downfall. Anakin Skywalker and Macbeth were both once heroes. Anakin Skywalker had done many heroic acts. He saved many lives. Anakin had always wanted to help everyone he could and this is what made him
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“Star Wars Episode 8” spoilers reveal that Disney and Lucasfilm are using drones to shoot down paparrazi spies during the filming in Croatia. After news broke out that “Star Wars Episode 8” spoilers have leaked out aerial photos of the very open and public set in Croatia‚ securities were implemented to ensure spying doesn’t happen during the filming of the eighth installment. Making Star Wars has explained that there is an elite “Star Wars” team that will willingly go to drone warfare with people
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experimented upon. This is exactly what happens to Commander Data from (its) point of view in Star Trek‚ The Next Generation‚ Season 2‚ Episode 9. Commander Data is an Android (An android is a robot in humanoid form and with sufficient computational capacity that the android can navigate reality and contribute to reality with minimal dangerous error). (O’Hara) Commander Maddox wants to take Commander Data from the Star Ship Enterprise‚ dismantle it‚ and do experiments to figure out how the Android works
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Shakespeare‚ is a great tragedy. Although very well beyond the time of modern readers; Macbeth’s classical themes of betrayal‚ guilt‚ and revenge are still shown in most modern tragedies. The play of Macbeth seems to very similar to the modern sci-fi films Star Wars (Episode 1-6)‚ written and produced by George Lucas‚ for the sheer fact that both heroes of the stories turn to the dark side‚ which inedibility leads to their destruction. Although the main character‚ Macbeth‚ starts off as a good man eventually
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There is the small child in every human’s mind just itching for adventure and high fantasy. Whether it be wielding all powerful magical powers‚ or exploring the vast unknown‚ people of all ages loves to imagine themselves the hero of their own story. Shooting fireballs from hands‚ summoning dragons and saving the world‚ it’s inarguable that we love fantasy. And what makes these stories we all hold dear so memorable‚ but the heroes who occupy them. King Arthur‚ Gandalf‚ Sherlock Holmes‚ Batman‚ all are
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Stargate/Star Trek Comparison and Contrast Essay The Enterprise was the first space shuttle ever built and was named after the Enterprise star ship in the science fiction series of Star Trek. Science Fiction television shows have created a great reflection and influence on society. Two great examples of the Science Fiction series which had great influence and reflection of our society are the Star Trek and the Stargate series. The early 1960 series of Star Trek came at a time of immense change
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Synopsis: Star Trek Episode “The Measure of a Man” [1] Most of us are aware that the television series Star Trek was about a starship‚ the Enterprise‚ whose mission was to explore the galaxy. This ship was part of a larger organization known as Starfleet. Serving as a Lt. Commander on board the ship was an android named Data. Data was an extremely advanced and unique android even by the standards of 24th century science. He had a special processor known as a “positronic brain” that allowed him
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The movie saga “Star Wars” seems to be known by many as the movie that “created” tThe sScience fFiction film genre and is claimed to be unique‚ but there are many similarities between the seven main films. During your time in the class‚ “History on Film B” you will watch eventful movies based on different genres that define that genre and their time period. My class had the genre of “Science Fiction” and we watched two Star Wars movies‚ one of them being “Star Wars: A New Hope” which came out before
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- John Boyega: Reaching For The Stars Born in Peckham‚ South London‚ John Boyega found a passion for acting in Oliver Primary School. At the age of nine‚ Teresa Early‚ the artist director at Theater Peckham‚ noticed him and his talent. With a busy schedule and low finances‚ Boyega continued to follow his love of acting. After appearing in small roles here and there‚ Boyega was offered the opportunity of a lifetime‚ to star in the next installment of the Star Wars trilogy! This was a childhood
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