Atlantis: The Lost Empire

The common thought that people have about Disney is happiness and merriment. Ridley Pearson provides an opposing view in the book “Kingdom Keepers II” by showing the darkest parts of what we thought we all knew. Pearson allows this to occur by taking the reader through the lives of kids who work as DHIs(Disney Host Interactions) that become holographic people that fight the villains. Pearson not only does this to show his opinion, but he uses it to intrigue the reader enough to want to keep reading. This fictional fantasy about Disney and Disney parks are incomprehensible and allows an appeal to readers. There is a recurring theme of Mystery, created by Pearson, by using literary devices. The literary devices of Person vs. Self, Person vs.

John Galt was a worker at a factory called Twentieth Century Motor Company which implemented a policy that ultimately led the company into its own destruction. The Twentieth Century Motor Company operated on the radical plan of paying its workers based on their proclaimed needs, and those who worked the hardest were required to help those who did not. Outraged by this, Galt refuses to work and swears that he will “stop the engine of the world.” As a result, brilliant industrialists begin to slowly disappear out of society forcing the collapse of capitalism to give rise to bureaucrats, politicians, and looters who find government intervention as the only means of fixing the country’s economic situation.

In both I Am Legend and “By the Waters of Babylon,” the author and the director have very comparable styles when it comes to certain aspects of their work. The theme of both the film and the story revolve around the idea of humanity destroying itself due to the misuse of power and misunderstanding of the knowledge they had acquired. On the contrary, the mood in I Am Legend and “By the Waters of Babylon” are vastly different. In the film, the viewer feels the pain and loss embodied by Robert Neville himself; while in the story, John didn’t have any personal losses related to the catastrophic event that overtook those before him. Therefore the reader doesn’t connect to John in the same empathetic

In 1587, one hundred ten people, including seventeen women and nine children, sailed from Plymouth, England, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I to start a new life on the Outer Banks. This colony of over one hundred people disappeared from the Roanoke Island region, never to be seen again (Kramer 2). For over 400 years, historians and archeologists have attempted to determine what happened. Although there are several popular theories regarding the disappearance of the Lost Colony, the theory with the most evidence for being accurate is the migration theory.

      Atlantis is known to most people as a legend or myth written by the Greek poet Plato, but is it possible that this lost continent really existed? Is it all legend or could there be some fact to it? Contrary to common belief there have been numerous geological and historical findings that actually give proof to the existence of this lost city. In the book Imagining Atlantis it tells us the story written by Plato. "According to ancient Egyptian temple records the Athenians fought an aggressive war against the rulers of Atlantis some nine thousand years earlier

For centuries the disappearance of the Roanoke colonists has been one of the great mysteries in the historical community. Within the span of three years, 120 colonists disappeared from an English colony on Roanoke Island, a small piece of land off the coast of North Carolina. The evidence left behind barely gives us a clue as to what could have happened to the entire colony. With the testimony of John White, the leader of the colony that left the settlement to get more supplies, and what little evidence there is, there have been many theories as to what actually caused the disappearance.

Philosopher Sir Francis Bacon wrote of a fictitious island in a short story called The New Atlantis. The island Bensalem is unlike any other in terms of societal advancement, however, with strict laws to follow. Power within the leaders is needed to create and mandate the laws on Bensalem. The story illustrates three different types of leaders with that power: religion, government, and scientists. While all three are relevant, scientists and religious leaders are the two magnified throughout The New Atlantis.

The portrayal of historical sites and landmarks in pop culture are normally skewed and distorted so that they appear more “fun” and relatable. In The Emperors New Groove, the producers seemingly ignored the fact that they were creating a movie based off of the Inca Empire. Creative liberties aside, the movie barely remains truthful to its historical basis. Differing in themes such as culture, settings, technology and customs, The Emperor’s New Groove ignores historical accuracy and creates an entertaining animation to capture its inability to historically portray the Inca Empire. The obvious elements that portray ignorance of the significant advancements of the Incan cities and communities, give its audience a false sense of reality and history.

The boat creaked against the rippled waves as we drifted into the bay, a boat full of men aged from 17 to 30. Didn’t matter about our age or past because we were all here now, same job, same goal. From a distance the ongoing battle was raging on bullets flying everywhere, but now we were closer everything was quiet no one said anything. The men surrounding me terrified of what awaited, eyes wide open and appeared aware to their surroundings. As the boat glided along the water ever so smoothly no one moved, we waited patiently for our fate.

In “AD 79 – Pompeii, Oplontis Positano, In Search of Lost Landscapes,” Giovanni di Maio discusses the destruction of the cities surrounding Mt. Vesuvius. These cities faced various disasters from earthquakes, mudslides, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. A gravestone was actually discovered in 62 AD how a wife lost her family due to her house collapsing. Most of Pompeii, Oplontis and Herculaneum was destroyed by the earthquake. However, by 79AD Mt. Vesuvius erupted and buried all three towns. Herculaneum was victim to the lava flow, Oplontis was hit with mudslides while Pompeii was covered with ash and hit by a rock slide. The interesting thing is that artwork and ceramics were discovered in these cities perfectly preserved in the disasters each

Babylon. In Bacon's NEW ATLANTIS, the need for man to be driven does not exist.

A book I read a while ago called Opening Atlantis by Harry Turtledove is the embodiment of the genre of Alterative History. Alternative History is a subgenre of Historical Fiction where the novel is set at a turning point in history and the events of the novel diverges from the historical record at that point. The events of an Alternative History novel are mostly but not always made to seem as if they could plausibly happen if just a couple things happened differently in history than they did in real life. This type of novel typically uses real historical characters and if a character is not on the historical record is inserted into the novel, they are made as historically accurate as possible.

The movie, Ben-Hur is a classical world film that represents the ancient Roman civilization. The film was directed by William Wyler as an epic historical drama movie in 1959. The main cast features Charlton Heston who plays the role of Judah Ben-Hur, Stephen Boyd as Messala, Jack Hawkins as Quintus Arrius, Haya Harareet as Esther and Hugh Griffith as Sheik Ilderim (Wallace 5).

Pulling evidence from the trailer for Star Wars Episode XII: The Force Awakens, Puschak demonstrates that Han Solo and Chewbacca showing up at the end for a cheap applause or how Disney keeps re-releasing old princess movies rebranded as “live action” rather than creating new princesses are prime examples on how intertextuality has infected Hollywood. Hollywood’s continued regurgitation of the same stories is what Puschak refers to as “weaponized intertextuality” which is used to invoke certain emotions (Puschak 1). Weaponization of people’s desire for nostalgia can be seen in movies such as The Hobbit where characters from the original Lord of the Rings trilogy, such as Galadriel, Saruman, and Sauron, were added “purely for intertextual payoff” to give fans a glimpse into their beloved characters’ lives despite the fact that none of them ever make an appearance in the novel from which the movie is adapted (Puschak 1).

Atlantis is known to most people as a legend or myth written by the Greek poet Plato, but is it possible that this lost continent really existed? Is it all legend or could there be some fact to it? Contrary to common belief there have been numerous geological and historical findings that actually give proof to the existence of this lost city. In the book Imagining Atlantis it tells us the story written by Plato. "According to ancient Egyptian temple records the Athenians fought an aggressive war against the rulers of Atlantis some nine thousand years earlier and won. These ancient and powerful kings or rulers of Atlantis had formed a confederation by which they controlled Atlantis and other islands as well. They