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Are we alone in the universe? Ever since human existence man has struggled with that question. M. Night Shyamalan gives a new look at that question in a sci-fi blockbuster film, Signs, as he follows the path of a family, already struck by crises due to their mother dying, as they are trying to survive an alien invasion of Earth. Shyamalan effectively conveys his theme of man’s struggle with God and belief of something else out there through the use of symbolism, flashback and conflict.

1. Shaw and Barry distinguish two different forms of utilitarianism. What are these two forms? Briefly describe each and use examples.

Once Martin Luther King Jr. said “now is the time to rise from the darkand desolate vally of segregation to the sunlightpath of racal justice”. He said this in his speech in the 1960’s, many African Americans were treathed unfairly. Before the speech something happened. In Birmingham, Alabama something happened that would change America.

Before he escapes Prometheus is dissecting a frog on a copper wire, equality then discovers electricity, which he explores in his tunnel underground. He makes a magnet move using electricity and creates a lightning rod outside of the tunnel. He explores his tunnel and discovers unidentified boxes with wires and switches and lightbulbs. Later Prometheus discovers how to make a

In 'Ballad of Birmingham,' Dudley Randall illustrates a conflict between a child who wishes to march for civil rights and a mother who wishes only to protect her child. Much of this poem is read as dialogue between a mother and a child, a style which gives it an intimate tone and provides insight to the feelings of the characters. Throughout the poem the child is eager to go into Birmingham and march for freedom with the people there. The mother, on the other hand, is very adamant that the child should not go because it is dangerous. It is obvious that the child is concerned about the events surrounding the march and wants to be part of the movement. The child expresses these feelings in a way

Arthur C. Clarke, an award-winning author, in his novel, 2001: A Space Odyssey, suggests that human evolution would not have been possible without the help of extra-terrestrial beings and the use of tools. Clarke is able to support his suggestions by narrating the influence the extraterrestrials have on humans and by describing the importance of the tools humans utilize. His purpose was to share his take on the final frontier in order to help readers make their own opinions and conclusions on evolution and deep space. Clarke utilizes a direct and scientific tone with his audience in a way to help them follow along, so that they don’t lose focus on the important themes throughout the novel.

The film takes place in the distant galaxy Alpha Centauri, on a moon called Pandora that orbits a gas giant. The moon is inhabited by a humanoid race of beings called the Na'vi. They are a peaceful indigenous culture that coexists with nature and have ancient traditions that put them in harmony with their surrounding world. The invading force of humans are less then sympathetic to the plight of the Na’vi and desire only to strip the planet of its natural resources, in this case the valuable resource is represented by a superconductor material called unobtanium. The first thing that stands out in the plot is its similarity to historic events such as colonial occupation of the indigenous

I believe Bob Shaw is a hero. I think he is a hero because he showed many of the characte-

     The Ballad of Birmingham resembles a traditional ballad in that it tells a story in a song-like manner. The didactic tone seeks to teach us something; in this case it’s the theme of needless destruction. There are many devices the author uses to create such a tone and to tell such a story.

Dudley Randall’s “Ballad of Birmingham” is a look into the effects of racism on a personal level. The poem is set in Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. The tone of the title alludes to the city of Birmingham as a whole. The poem gives the reader, instead, a personal look into a tragic incident in the lives of a mother and her daughter. The denotation of the poem seems to simply tell of the sadness of a mother losing her child. The poem’s theme is one of guilt, irony, and the grief of losing a child. The mother feels responsible for the death of her child. The dramatic irony of the mother’s view of church as being a “safe haven” for her child is presented to the reader through the mother’s insistence that the young girl

In The Aliens written by Leister in starts off in the Theta solar system. On Nicola the space ship piloted by the skipper and his crew, in search of information about the Plumes who also has space travel abilities. When the crew reaches the sun an unusual comet comes in contact, which turns out to be another space ship. In panic the crew flees the sun but in not going very far with the space ship hurling directly behind them. Captain, knowing there’s no escape ready’s the rockets and awaits the inevitable.

Protagonist: Karl Zambendorf a crook who attends the expedition to see if there is Extrasensory perception in different planets.

Ballad of Birmingham, written by the poet Dudley Randall relives a tragic moment in time in which four little girls died when a church was purposefully exploded. This poem is based on the incident that occurred in Birmingham, Alabama. This poem vividly shows the perspective of a mother losing her child. Most of the poem includes a mother daughter discussion regarding the participation of the freedom march. The mother explains to her daughter that it is far too dangerous for her to be participate, therefore she sends her daughter to church, where she believes that she would be safe. The mother later hears of the explosion and runs over to find out that her daughter had been killed by noticing her daughter’s shoe on the ground. In Ballad of Birmingham, Dudley Randall uses voice, imagery, and sound to show how the tragic event revolves around a theme of racism/mother’s love, which most readers can empathize to.

enhanced the sequence. We see the whole community work in a collective project that is

The setting will change throughout the movie as the book had, Beginning in the city where Prometheus grew up. When the climax of the movie occurs, there will be a setting change to the uncharted forest where Prometheus and Gaea escaped to live their lives freely. The setting change will capture the audience's attention and capture the sudden transition in the atmosphere while uplifting the mood with a positive more personal approach than before. When the atmosphere of a movie alters, it will gather the audience's attention just as it will when the book is being read. When changing the setting in the movie, it will also change the tone.While the tone change is going from a depressing controlled environment to a liberating, promising mood set,