Brave New World vs The 21st Century I would have to say that my favorite part of this course was Nightmares It went above and beyond the expectations I had when I enrolled Bad dreams come to mind when I think of nightmares but they never involve science or genetics I was amazed at what this topic explored the relationship between science and literature We explored the fascinating topics of nanoscience and nonotechnology These are topics that are currently impacting our life in the twenty first
It is often said that if you can find a path with no obstacles then it probably does not lead anywhere Such obstacles often lead to unrecognized opportunities that can make one successful and happy This is akin to the lives of Santiago in the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Odysseus in Andrey Konchalovskiy film The Odyssey As the hero progresses on their journey they begin to learn more about themselves and they understand their quest Furthermore the obstacles the hero overcomes helps t
Illusions Selfish Creations to Please Ones Self Bending the truth happens so frequently that often times others do not even realize it has happened A little lie never hurts any one right Life without honesty can be seen every day though identity theft and unchecked white lies In the play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare reforming of the truth happened almost routinely Furthermore a few of the characters lies became so excessive that illusions were born These illusions were the cha
The Child An Explication of the Symbol from The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas O miracle But I wish I could describe it better I wish I could convince you Omelas sounds in my words like a city in a fairy tell long ago and far away once upon a time Omelas as describe by the author is a utopia However even this seeming heavenly society has a fault In a basement under one of the beautiful public buildings of Omelas or perhaps in the cellar of one of its spacious private homes there is a room It ha
Becoming You Through Poverty and Adversity How would your life be different if you grew up poor What if your father left you and your mother Would you be willing to give up your child because you can not afford to take proper care of her Would you be willing to forgiving to your friend who has turned his back on you Difficult situations and decisions that the main characters in Tillie Olsens I Stand Here Ironing and Sherman Alexies This is What It Means to Say Phoenix Arizona went through becau
He Was Descended From Cain Beowulf was written in England sometime in the 8th century This provides us with an idea that the poem was written during a time when society was in the process of being converted from Paganism to Christianity The Christian influences were combined with early folklore and heroic legends of German tribes that we try to look at whether or not Christian and biblical influences where added later to an originally Pagan poem or not The fact that Christianity and Paganism ar
Which Beowulf Character Comes to the Closest to your Personal Heros Standard Beowulf got ready donned his war gear indifferent to death his mighty hand forged fine webbed mail would soon meet with the menace underwater It would keep the bone cage of his body safe His helmet was of beaten gold princely headgear hooped and hasped by a weapon smith who had worked wonders Beowulf lines 14421452 Beowulf greatest of all warriors not only strong but also courageous and loyal this man has served trough
Loss of Individuality In this monochrome world I will search the depths of the earth and the limitless skies for you Silver Stitch Stitchs riveting words reveal the truth behind a world that has no emotions and is under complete control A monochrome world lacks color creativity and individuality in humans which is a necessity for societies to thrive George Orwells 1984 and Aldous Huxleys Brave New World describes a scary futuristic world under a totalitarianism government These novelists writte
In his novel A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens develops the theme that money itself does not buy happiness He tells the story of Mr Scrooge a greedy miserable man learning about life from three ghosts who visit him one night Charles Dickens uses characters with money and without to help Scrooge understand Throughout the novel characters with money have parties and play games to show true happiness Some characters with money dont always find happiness in what they have but by what they do For ex
From depressions to expansions the worlds events and happenings revolve around each other in a circle As young children we are wooed by a serenading baboon telling us we live in The circle of life And it moves us all Though despair and hope Rice As we grow older we realize that the singing monkey has a few things right Many novelists spanning many diverse countries and times seem to connect with a similar theme Encounters happen between different characters at different steps of life but each v