When Ronald Reagan unveiled the Strategic Defense Initiative, the whole world laughed. The movie Star Wars had just come out, and the description of this new laser defense system seemed more at home on the screen of a science fiction movie than in the arsenal of the American military. People today still call the plan absurd, but is it really? Well, the technology is still not quite to the level that Ronald Reagan had hoped in his speech, but it is not as far-fetched as one would think. In fact, this idea actually has paved the way for very similar systems that have been protecting Americans and other civilians for years now. So, what was the Strategic Defense Initiative and how did it evolve, how was it accepted, and what equivalent do …show more content…
It was immediately dubbed “Star Wars” by the media, after the movie that had come out just a little while before (fun fact: the term “Star Wars” is attributed to a United States senator, Ted Kennedy, who called it that in an article in the Washington Post. Other than the initial laughter, and a little confusion as to how this was feasible, the United States discovered that there were worse problems with the plans- that it crossed international treaty that the United States had agreed to. One such treaty was the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (or SALT) that said that the United States or the USSR would not be allowed to build up an additional arsenal of military equipment, especially missiles. The United States got around that Diplomatic nightmare by passing it off as a defense system, and promising that they would not be used for offense (something that Mikhail Gorbachev did not believe). The other treaty that this missile defense system ignored was the The Outer Space Treaty of 1967, which stated that no country was allowed to place any satellite or other bodies into space carrying any type of weapon of mass destruction. This caused plans to put nuclear warheads in space to be halted, but all other plans, such as the X-ray lasers and defense systems were …show more content…
Today, we have in place multiple systems that do the job that Ronald Reagan dreamed about- the two most important being the Patriot Missile Defense system, and the Defense Support Program. The Patriot Missile defense system is a short-range, mobile missile defense system that has been used in the military for quite some time now. It is carried around on the back of a military vehicle, and can detect missiles from 50 miles out (that seems like a very long distance, but most missiles travel at around 1 mile per second), and shoot them down before they get near wherever the vehicle is stationed and trying to protect. Such missile defense systems have been leased to allies, and even used in recent wars in the Middle
They saw the project as a waste of money that would bankrupt the U.S. Where as, Reagan saw it as a way to protect his nation against MAD. He wanted to protect his nation from another missile crisis since Cuba did not collapse like they original thought. (lecture 5/26) Finally it was clear to Reagan and to all the scientist that SID would not be able to be created in his life time. They found out it would be impossible to design such a weapon during that age.However, this did not deter Reagan from continuing to pursue SID, until Gorbachev found out about it. When Gorbachev spies came back to him and told him SID could not be invented, He used that as leverage against the United States. (lecture 5/26) In response Ronald Reagan offered up another solution for the two nations, a Anti- Ballistic Missile Reduction. Russia resisted this offer for as long as they could, where as the U.S saw it as an opportunity to bankrupt Russia.( lecture 5/26) Finally after many arguments both nations agreed to sign a weapon reduction policy. Both nations with the respect of each other allowed each nation to have their scientist test the missiles to make sure they were nuclear and real before destroying them. This truce between nations could not have been done with out Margret Thatcher. She was the median between the two leaders and avoided any potential wars between them. ( lecture
For millions of years, humans roamed this unbelievable planet called Earth, searching far and wide just to answer their unreasonable questions. How could we let human’s stupid curiosity enslaved this once sensible world? Every year the questions just become worse and worse. We asked questions like “ I followed the double rainbow to the end, but where’s the tiny leprechaun with his pot of gold?” “What would happen if I captured the tooth fairy?” “What is under Trump’s toupee?” Although these are amazingly idiotic questions, we should be more worried about this one top secret question more than half the United States wants to be answered: Why are people obsessed with Disney?!
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), also known as Star Wars, was first initiated in March 1983 under President Ronald Reagan. The purpose of such a program was to develop a sophisticated anti-ballistic missile system to that would prevent missile attacks from other countries, specifically the Soviet Union. The Strategic Defense Initiative was the United States’ response to possible nuclear attacks from afar. Concerns raised about the program included “contravening” the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks () to embark upon “groundbreaking” research into a national defense system that could make nuclear weapons
On May 25, 1977, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was released. George Lucas created the science fiction series using Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey plot structure. Campbell created the plot structure by expanding on psychologist Carl Jung’s idea of the archetype. Archetypes are reoccurring symbols that can be found in literature, music, and art. Lucas found that Campbell’s Hero’s Journey was the perfect structure for the plot of Star Wars. The Hero’s Journey consists of ten steps which the protagonist, usually the hero, has to complete. Throughout the movie, George Lucas perfectly orchestrated all ten steps of the Hero’s Journey, and also used dozens of the archetypes that Campbell created.
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Pixar has been very successful in terms of producing and filiming movies that targets the younger generations. It means that they're aiming for children who loves to have some fun in watching movies as much as they want. This is why Pixar continues to innovate no matter what story are they making. However, this is something that the kids must look forward to, and it's never been "darker" than before. As a result, they've decided to release a short tale that would make things interesting for the children. This is something different that you've ever imagined for good. This is not just like any other Pixar films that you've seen out there. This is not just like Toy Story, Finding Nemo (and Dory), Monsters, Inc., The Incredibles, A Bug's Life, Brave or so. Without further ado, this short Pixar tale is what we call 'Borrowed Time'.
Princesses, heroes, and an evil villain; the three of the components in any fairy tale. Add in a talking donkey, and the end product is Shrek. The obscureness and ridiculousness of the entire plot, the plays on modern life in a fairy tale world, and the fact that adults love it just as much as children makes Shrek different from any old fairy tale. Shrek is about an ogre and a talking donkey that go on a quest to get Shrek’s swamp back from the fairy tale creatures that unexpectedly invade his home, but instead get roped into finding the King-To-Be’s new bride. This revolutionary idea for a movie was so great, that it even drew in the adult crowd. But what made it appeal to both adults and children?
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Can two items be drastically different, but still attract a large audience? Most people would say yes, but is this limited to television programs? It’s definitely not, nor is it limited to the ownership by the same company. Star Wars productions with completely different aspects receive a great amount of popularity all the time. Star Wars the Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, while similar in many ways, are vastly different programs. Star Wars the Clone Wars is an animated television program that was released in 2008 on cartoon network. While Star Wars Rebels is also an animated program, but was release in 2014 on Disney Channel. Despite their differences, the two shows are immensely popular and will create a legacy in the Star Wars universe. Most notably, the Clone Wars and Rebels differ in animation, improvement as time went on, and their length, yet the two come together to form a fan favorite production.
Shrek is the hero of my story. At the beginning of the story he is located at his home. He lives there alone and he doesn’t want any company, at all. Alot of other animals come to his home invading his privacy and that is where he will receive a call to adventure. The call to adventure was going to see Lord Farquaad. Lord Farquaad is the person that the animals were trying to escape from, and that’s why they went to Shrek’s home.
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The First of the three part series, Star Wars, is the tale of a band of
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