The World's Post-Apocalypse

Everyone, in this swooping vision of a post-apocalyptic Chicago, is divided from birth into one of five factions, like high-school cliques or college fraternities, except that they’re built around valuing a single human virtue. Amity are peacenik tree-huggers who tend the land; Candor tell the truth and – this really must be a brave new world – go into law and politics.

For years, post-modern writers have foreshadowed what the end of the world would look like through dramatic representations in literary works. Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and Margaret Atwood’s novel, Oryx & Crake, are no exception to this. Delving into the complexities that underlie man’s existence on Earth, these authors use their novels as vehicles to depict a post-apocalyptic world, in which all that once was is reduced to an inconceivable wasteland, both figuratively and literally.

I have always enjoyed movies. But at some point I started to think of movies as more than just entertainment. I began to view them as a movie critic would, rather than just a casual viewer. Because of this perspective, I think of "Apocalypse Now" as one of the best American made movies I have ever seen. As a student of and an active participant in the late twentieth century media age, I feel justified in making this statement. In my lifetime of observation of American media, including fourteen months of intense movie watching in conjunction with my employment at a local video store, I have had an opportunity to observe a broad sampling of the films, and feel more than qualified to make this statement. By referring to

In Dan Wells’ dystopian novel The Partials, citizens of post-apocalyptic East Meadow are beleaguered by a number of issues that not only impede their society from advancing, but actively degrade it. Some of the most prominent of these concern biological disaster, factional conflict, and abuse of authority.

Fallout is many, it is fun, it is emotional, and it is educational. In Fallout, the main character are in an irradiated wasteland in every installment, however, there was also a time before that, and there was a time before, The Great War.

Brave New World and 1984, written by Aldous Huxley and George Orwell respectively, were both authored by men who had experienced war torn societies during the twentieth century. Distressed and fearful by what they saw in society, each author produced a powerful dystopian vision of the future for mankind. Although the two books are very different, they address similar issues, and are easily comparable and contrastable. Brave New World depicts a world in which society is kept attentively uniform and balanced. Everything from the mode of production to reproduction is closely monitored and clinical.

In the book 1984 by George Orwell it shows an insight of apocalyptic disaster that Winston Smith goes through while living in totalitarianism. An apocalyptic disaster means complete destruction of the world. My article conveys how the world is running out of time and can end in a moment. Trump is making this time go faster than what it needs to be. The uplifting war with North Korea may cause the ending of the world such as what happened 27 years ago in 1991.

Since the creation of the atomic bomb, in World War II, many people lived in fear withthe threat of a nuclear war hanging just over their heads. Many people panicked, with the terrorof a looming danger right on their doorstep, but there were a few that looked past the scare andused their imagination to fuel a new age of entertainment. Now, people all over the world are nolonger distressed by the thought of a nuclear war. Instead, now, people imagine the possibilitiesof a post apocalyptic world set just after a nuclear war. Many writers and directors have tried tocreate this dreadful vision, and some have accomplished it. George Miller succeeded when hecreated the unimaginable hell in Mad Max.In 1979, Mad Max was first released to theaters and

When thinking about the apocalypse many think of a state of anarchy and zombies roaming the streets eating brains. Now if this was to happen and all humanity lay in a state of chaos. What does this it mean to human morality? For example, the world is in a post-Apocalyptic environment filled with the undead; you find yourself sounded by your closest of friends and family who have succumbed to the zombie dieses and you have managed to have kept them locked in a barn. The moral question now becomes whether there is a moral obligation toward your undead family members? Furthermore, what if there’s a rumor of a cure in the future. Based on Utilitarian grounds and Rachels' minimum conception of morality and other ethical ideas there is a moral obligation

How would you react to being trapped, fighting for survival, in a post apocalyptic society? Coupland takes an interesting look at this and presents many other underlying ideas that build up the basics of human nature, such as, competition, control and survival of the fittest. The relatable main character showcases the darker, bitter, side that is contained in the fabric in all of us, but in a satirical comedic tone. He does so in a way where the even the structure of the writing is how you might expect an average persons’ thought process of events.

Have you ever imagined living in a world fighting for one’s own survival? A world where class, race, gender, sexual orientation is slightly ignored for the main purpose of survival. The 100, a American post-apocalyptic T.V. show, depicts the lives of one hundred delinquents who are forced down to Earth to discover whether Earth is habitable after a ruthless nuclear war. These delinquents are involuntarily thrown in a brutal war between the native people who’ve resided on Earth before the 100 landed. The reality being that there is no good guys during a war. Now imagine watching the world in the eyes of an enemy who rules thousands of Grounders, the soldiers who are born on Earth rather than in the Mountain or Space, and leads them as a strong

During the 2000’s, the word apocalypse petrified and frightened humanity around the world knowing that the world will soon come to an end. Post-Apocalyptic films illustrated the importance of catastrophic events as the films worked their way up into popular media during the 2000’s and how the world itself changed creating diverse conspiracies and predictions on how and when our planet will come to an end, which frightened humanity. The 2000’s are when post-apocalyptic films began to explode in popularity. Due to environmental and social trends which became popular during that time period, these movies showed the importance that humanity will survive no matter what apocalypse may come. The major focus of these films is to show and give humanity

81) The concert pianist could effortlessly tell the young boy was rather young to the piano, as his provincial fingers went across the keys.

Revolt against machine which has taken over mechanism (pol, corporate, cultural and educational) which has welded blessing and curse into one rational whole. Body against machine (unconquered, primitive, elemental forces?) guerilla warfare as revolution of our time? Historical backwardness may become hist chance of turning the wheel of progress to another direction. The ‘accidents’ reveal substance; tear techn veil behind which real powers are hiding. Productive forces seem to become more productive the more comfortable the system becomes to its privileged subjects. Xviii Affluent society is a society at war, citizens dont notice,but victims do. Previous rev:more rational development of productive forces, now in affluent rev woul mean reversal of this trend: elimination of overdevelopment and repressive rationality. Xix in revolt of backward people, rich societies meet not only soc revolt in traditional sense, but also an instinctual revolt-biological hatred. Spread of guerilla warfare: rebels frightful existence is in total need of liberation. Western civi always glorified hero, who died for city/nation, but never asked whether city is worth it. Taboo on unquestionable prerogative of the whole always maintained and enforced and the more brutally the more the whole was supposed to consist of free individuals. Violence may start in new chain, in and against this continumm

The factions were created with the hopes of eliminating future war and violence. It was believed that if each citizen of the society selects their faction and focuses only on their faction’s virtues or morals everyone will be equal and there will be no conflict. This novel embodies many strong and unique messages. It also inspires the readers to never back down, and to learn to control their fears not only by overcoming it but by dealing it with courage. "'Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it, that's the point.'"