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Science Fiction And Society Essays and Term Papers
Is It Dangerous To Think Too Much?
�Cogito, ergo sum� (�I think, therefore I am.�), Descartes famous basis for his philosophy of Cartesianism, is also compelling evidence towards the defense of one of the most famous of the early Greek teachers, Socrates. In order to be, one must think. Socrates was a seeker of truth, and ...
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Stranger Than Fiction Brave NeThe task of predicting the future is as impossible as finding a needle in Texas. Huxley’s predictions of the future has proven to be eerily accurate in several areas; his predictions with regards to sex, our obsession with youth and beauty closely resemble societies' views on these issues ...
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Internet The Advantages And Disadvantages"Beam me up, Scottie." This popular line from Star Trek was a demonstration of the advanced technology of the future. Though it was a fictional story, Star Trek became the universal vision of the future. As always reality tends to mimic fiction. Though our society has not quite resulted to living ...
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Around The World In Eighty Days: SummaryThe title of the novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, is pretty
much self explanatory. An Englishman, Phileas Fogg, places a wager that he
can circumnavigate the world in 80 days. The events that occur throughout
the novel describe his journey around the world.
Phileas Fogg, the protagonist, ...
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Around The World In Eighty Days: SummaryThe title of the novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, is pretty much
self explanatory. An Englishman, Phileas Fogg, places a wager that he can
circumnavigate the world in 80 days. The events that occur throughout the novel
describe his journey around the world.
Phileas Fogg, the protagonist, ...
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The Idea Of Utopia In 1984 And"There is nothing like dream to create the future. Utopia to-day, flesh and blood tomorrow."
Victor Hugo, Les Miserables, 1862
The idea of Utopia is one of the most prominent subjects portrayed in Orwell's novel, 1984 and Huxley's novel Brave New World. The Utopia in 1984 focuses on how ...
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Stephen Hawkingwas born on January 8, 1942, in Oxford, England. His father, Frank, was a specialist in tropical medicine, his profession often kept him away from home and family. Hawking�s mother, Isabelle, was a very politically active person, which kept her away from home too. Even though his parents were ...
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Communication In The Millenium: 2000 and Beyond
The Year 2000. The Millenium. With these phrases come the thoughts of the future and futuristic living. Although the lifestyle of the Jetson�s, with moon shot apartment complexes and flying cars, is more science fiction and entertainment than science fact, how many of their ...
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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. is a contemporary American author whose works have been described by Richard Giannone as "comic masks covering the tragic farce that is our contemporary life" (Draper, 3784). Vonnegut's life has had a number of significant influences on his works. Influences from his personal philosophy, his ...
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I Want To BelieveIntroduction Ever since US Air Force Pilot Kenneth Arnold coined the term Flying Saucer, on 24th June 1947, after allegedly encountering nine disk shaped objects while out flying over the Cascade Mountains, the world wide sightings of such objects, has increased logarithmically. By 1957 the furor ...
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Computer Crime: A Increasing ProblemABSTRACT
Computer crimes seem to be an increasing problem in today's society. The main
aspect concerning these offenses is information gained or lost. As our
government tries to take control of the information that travels through the
digital world, and across networks such as the InterNet, ...
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The Theory Of Evolutionhas been a hot topic for over a century. Since Charles Darwin released his book, The Origin of Species, many scientists have been trying to find conclusive evidence to prove evolution as fact, rather then theory. For many people, evolution is a satisfactory answer to how we got here. But many ...
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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. is a contemporary American author whose works have been described by Richard Giannone as \"comic masks covering the tragic farce that is our contemporary life\" (Draper, 3784). Vonnegut\'s life has had a number of significant influences on his works. Influences from his personal philosophy, ...
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Fahrenheit 451 - A Charred ExiFahrenheit 451 – A Charred Existence
Imagine living in a world where you are not in control of your own thoughts. Imagine living in a world in which all the great thinkers of the past have been blurred from existence. Imagine living in a world where life no longer involves beauty, but ...
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Interstellar Travel: Sooner Or Later??
Though interstellar travel is theoretically possible, colonizing Alpha Centauri in the next millennium may be far-fetched. Modern Quantum physics gives many new openings into the world of plus-light-speed travel, but Einstein�s theory of relativity maintains the fact that light speed is an ...
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TelecommunicationsThe transmission of words, sounds, images, or data in the form of electronic or
electromagnetic signals or impulses. Transmission media include the telephone
(using wire or optical cable), radio, television, microwave, and satellite. Data
communication, the fastest growing field of ...
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QuizzesIntroduction
The following 100 quizzes are in the format No - Question - Answer and each contains 100 questions for a total of 10000. There are 50 questions per page and the document should print out correctly but I recommend print preview first.
I have been writing quizzes for different ...
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Brave New Worldwas published in 1932. It is a remarkable piece of science fiction for both its time and our own. It seems to withstand the intervening 65 years, primarily because of its depiction of a tightly controlled, rigidly stratified homogenous society. Issues of social control are as relevant today as in ...
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Brave New WorldAs man has progressed through the ages, there has been, essentially, one purpose. That purpose is to arrive at a utopian society, where everyone is happy, disease is nonexistent, and strife, anger, or sadness are unheard of. Only happiness exists. But when confronted with Aldous Huxley's , we come ...
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Brave New WorldAs man has progressed through the ages, there has been,
essentially, one purpose. That purpose is to arrive at a utopian
society, where everyone is happy, disease is nonexistent, and strife,
anger, or sadness are unheard of. Only happiness exists. But when
confronted with Aldous Huxley's , we ...
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