“Darwin among the Machines‚” 46 years before Forster (whose story‚ “The Machine Stops‚” was published 107 years ago). It is hard to believe that two stories with a similar tone could have been written so long ago. What is even more incredible is that they both seem to relate to present day society. How could two people (both from a time when technology was in its infancy) could write stories that could have been written about our time or even in our near future? The concept that machines will surpass
Premium Science fiction Fiction Science
The Machine Gunners Extract Shell Workshop CHAS McGill emerges out of an air-raid shelter at the bottom of the garden. CHAS (T/A): My name is Chas McGill. And this is my shelter at the bottom of my garden… Concurrently‚ we see JACK‚ dressed in his wardens uniform‚ sat at the kitchen table. He is exhausted. MAGGIE‚ dressed in a floral-print dress and pinny‚ is serving breakfast. JACK makes a sausage sandwich. CHAS heads towards the kitchen. …The garden of my house at number nineteen
Free English-language films Mother Kitchen
Lathe machine A lathe is a machine tool which rotates the workpiece on its axis to perform various operations such as cutting‚ sanding‚ knurling‚ drilling‚ or deformation‚ facing‚ turning‚ with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object which has symmetry about an axis of rotation. Parts Headstock contains high-precision spinning bearings. Rotating within the bearings is a horizontal axle‚ with an axis parallel to the bed‚ called the spindle. The tail-stock contains a barrel
Premium
Introduction In recent decades‚ as with the development of the economic globalization‚ the information technology has been updating constantly and the industries in the marketplace are faced with more and more stronger competition. In order to adapt to this severe situation‚ many enterprises‚ especially some hi-tech companies‚ are all trying to seek a new special organizational form‚ which in turn gives rise to the concept of ‘work team’ to restructure the work and organization process[1]. And
Premium Teamwork Management
To what extent does the law achieve justice? The literal meaning of justice is ‘the quality of being morally right and fair’ but there are various theories which can be considered and compared since they all define justice in a different way. Formal and concrete would need to be considered. Formal justice is concerned with the methods and procedures in place for decision making and allocating goods and services. It can be said that as long as procedures are fair and everyone has an equal chance
Premium Law Justice Ethics
To What Extent Was the Cold War Inevitable? With the end of World War II (WWII) in 1945 began the Cold War‚ an international conflict that lasted from 1947–1991 and plagued nations across the globe. As the post-war negotiations were deliberated by three of the strongest world powers‚ the United States (US)‚ Britain‚ and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)‚ disagreements arose that created tension between the US and the USSR and ultimately instigated the infamous “Fifty Years War” (Crockatt
Premium Soviet Union Cold War World War II
To what extent is the Three Gorges Dam sustainable? The Three Gorges Dam was built in 2011 on the Yangtze River in an area called Chongqing. It was built to prevent flooding of main industrial areas in China following the major flood in 1998 of the river. The dam is 1.4 miles long and is able to produce 18‚000 MW of electricity. Sustainability is when environment‚ society and economy are all stable and balanced‚ so that progress can be made. The Three Gorges Dam has had a big impact on these areas
Premium Three Gorges Dam
To what extent are the adults responsible for the death of Kingshaw? Parents are the foundation of a child’s happiness and security. In the novel ‘I’m the King of the Castle’ by Susan Hill‚ the impact of the lack of attention from parents are heavily emphasised‚ with the resulting outcome with the tragic death of Kingshaw. To a large extent‚ the adults are responsible for the death of Kingshaw as he lack of attention leaves a child insecure‚ isolated and in despair. The reader is aware of Mr Hooper’s
Premium Mother The Reader Parent
To what extent is the party of David Cameron Thatcherite? Thatcherism comprised a mixture of ideas and policies such as free markets‚ privatisation of industries‚ low taxation and little state involvement in people’s lives. Some may argue that the conservative party today under David Cameron has drifted into a different direction from Thatcherite policies‚ however others say that Thatcher still has a huge influence on the modern conservative party. One of Thatcher’s main policies was the privatisation
Free Conservative Party Margaret Thatcher Conservatism
To what extent is television educationally beneficial for children? Information from Boston Municipal Research Bureau suggests that children aged from 11 to 15 in Britain averagely watching TV for more than 50 hours per week‚ which may be considered as too much as nearly half of their daytime excluding 8 hours ’ sleeping period. (BBC‚ 2011) Since children ’s television-viewing time occupying almost a third of a day‚ the sense of its educational virtue has to be confirmed. By the means of children
Premium Television Oxford English Dictionary Television program