2001: A Space Odyssey The following paper will analyze the movie‚ "2001: A Space Odyssey" by Stanley Kubrick" and "The Centinel" by Arthur C. Clarke. Although there are many themes present between the story and the film‚ the following are the most dominant. I will be discussing Scientific themes‚ Religious and Moral Themes‚ and Clarke’s development of the short story into a full-length film. The first issue‚ I will be discussing the scientific themes of the movie. The movie‚ "2001: A Space Odyssey
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England Language: English Publication Information: Salem Press Locale: Moon; Solar system; Space Abstract: A summary and analysis of The Sentinel. Literary Genres/Subgenres: Science fiction; Short fiction Subject Terms: 1990 ’s Exploration or explorers Extraterrestrial life Future Geology or geologists Moon or moons Science or scientists Space flight or travel Space sciences Space ships‚ stations‚ or vehicles ISBN: 9781587651403 Accession Number: 103331MSS21339620000395 Persistent
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The Space Race Three‚ two‚ one‚ blast off. The ship went up in smoke as it rose to the atmosphere and launched the first satellite into space. This achievement started the Space Race. The race to the Moon would be an excruciating and long task for the U.S. and the Soviet Union. First‚ The Soviet Union was winning and the U.S was falling behind. The Soviet Union launched the first ever satellite. The Soviet Union also put the first man into orbit. The U.S. Tried to launch a satellite but failed. President
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The title of the novel I have read is 2001: A Space Odyssey. This novel depicts a mission to Saturn. Its purpose: to discover the origin and nature of the ET species that left TMA-1‚ the Tycho-monolith abnormality behind on the moon. The definition of odyssey is ‘a long series of wanderings or adventures‚ especially filled with notable experiences‚ hardships‚ etc’‚ which‚ in itself‚ could describe the nature of this novel. It is set in the late 20th century and early 21st century. In short‚ the title
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Not everyone has a special power to alter public space‚ but if you were different from your surrounding‚ then you would probably have a very good sense about what I am talking about. In "Black Space"‚ Brent Staples claims that he is black man who whenever in public is meet with fear from his surrounding because of his races stereotype. He clearly points out one can easily change physical behavior and dressing in order to alter public space in a good way or bad way. As Staples says‚ Black men have
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The "Space Traders" Commentary on Racism "Space Traders" is a short story written by Derrick Bell‚ a current professor of law at NYU. Bell is not a science fiction writer‚ nor does he claim to be‚ but he uses science fiction to portray a story of racism that sounds ludicrous upon first reading. However it does in fact tell a story that is relevant to the issues America faces on racism today. Being a lawyer‚ Bell approaches this story from a political standpoint‚ giving symbolic meaning to even
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BLACK MEN AND PUBLIC SPACES In “Black Men and Public Spaces” Brent Staples reveals his experiences with different individuos in all kind of public areas. Staples talk about how people stereotype black men as a violent and dangerous individuals because of their appearance and the color of their skin. In the past when black men was associated with the word murderer or thieves or rapist or all kind of bad things people were afraid on being next to them. When Staples started the story saying
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It was at this time that Gagarin was chosen‚ after a rigorous selection process‚ to join 19 other Soviet pilots as a candidate for the Soviet space program. Along with his fellow cosmonaut candidates‚ Gagarin underwent rigorous testing and experiments which were designed to test the limits of both their physical and mental limits. Towards the end of the testing program‚ the candidates were asked
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Human Resource Management in Office Space There are many challenges that a firm’s Human Resources department must deal with effectively over the lifetime of a company. Office Space‚ as an example‚ directed by Mike Judge‚ presents many of the challenges of everyday life that a Human Resource (HR) department must cope with. The HR department must create a feeling of job satisfaction for employees or possibly face dire consequences like in the film‚ Office Space. The movie is a great example of what
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JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE Lachlan Milligan Part 1: Research of an Optical Instrument or Device The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)‚ named after James Webb who played a pivotal role in the Apollo program‚ is renowned for replacing the Hubble space telescope due its uncontested visibility (HubbleSite‚ 2015)‚ created by modern technology. The JWST cost $8.7 billion US (NASA JWST‚ 2016) and is scheduled to be launched in October 2018 and will offer unparalleled resolution from long-wavelength
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