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When I was 5, my hands grew old and weary, tired of construction and calloused from work. Day after day after day, I would fashion new worlds and cultures out of little LEGO blocks. I worked fastidiously- creating tiny planes, guarded forts, and expansive cities that swept from one end of the carpet to the other. (I loved to make castles with booby-trapped moats and false walls and hidden entrances.) I was consumed by my LEGOs. I created whole civilizations one after the other, with every detail

Morality and Ethics on Transhumanism A Concentrated Look at The Diamond Age Stephan Ehr Science Fiction HU 424 April 17, 2015  Envision a world where nano sized robots can burrow themselves into your skin just by touching something or perhaps explode within you on command. Consider perchance, a world were humans have collective thoughts and can generate the processing power of a super computer. Sounds like something out of an awesome dream or a nightmare, depending on how you perceive it. These

The famed castle in the sky, the citadel of the gods, and the seat of power through the Revalon Empire. It went by many names from many different people, but one thing could be agreed upon universally; it was a technological marvel. Many things had been created simply from studying the design of the impressive flying castle. Of course though it all belonged to the royal family along with just about everything else under the sun-touched lands. The power of Dragonsreach was irresistible and that meant

When I was growing up one of the first games I played was the Dragon Warrior I & II collection on the Gameboy Color. I spent hours wandering the world, murdering slimes, fetching ancient armor and weapons, and generally saving the world as a destined hero. I loved those two games. Then I got my hands on Dragon Warrior III and discovered the one thing I'd been missing: party customization. Being able to decide what classes and abilities to bring with me on my journey was incredible. Ever since those

Aviation technology was advanced to a great extent because of World War One. From the aircraft’s primitive beginnings in 1903, a number of significant advances were made during wartime. The intense hardship of the war tested the effectiveness of airplanes in World War One, and from these advances aircrafts developed further into the machines of today. The Wright brother’s unsophisticated machine was not intended for use as a weapon, but these purposes changed due to the war, and changed the future

building. Once you find him, eliminate him. After you kill the General of the IS, you must escape quickly and rally here.” General Organa pointed to a flashing position on the holographic map of the city, “code name: Checkpoint Theta. From there an airship will pick you up and bring you home. Delta, if anything goes south, contact command and the Brigadier will take care of it...Major, anything to add?” General Organa asked. Major Breades was confused. “Excuse me, Sir?” The Major asked. “This was

“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is equal sharing of misery”. Socialism over the past century has caused growing fear over many centuries across the globe. Socialism is ownership of everyone and common ownership, compared to capitalism where its a private ownership. A socialist economic system is based on the organisational precept of production use. Socialism will always fail due to the human element, resulting a corrupt government

lasted from 1911-12 and was predominantly fought in Libya, was the first recorded event of a bomb dropped from an aeroplane onto the enemy. The 1912-13 Balkans also witnessed elementary aerial bombing executed against the opponent from aeroplanes and airships. However, World War One was the first major conflict to implement forces on a large

For this assignment, I chose to watch the movie “Up.” As a young boy, Carl Fredriskon, idolized an explorer by the name of Charles Muntz. Carl has a dream of traveling to South America and exploring the forbidden Paradise Falls, just as Charles did. One day, as Carl is making his way down the street, he hears a young female voice screaming his favorite line “adventure is out there!” Out of curiosity, Carl makes his way into what seems to be a clubhouse belonging to a young girl, Ellie, and he befriends

The times are changing, are you changing with them? We’ve come a long way since the beginning of the twentieth century, from cars, to the internet, and even astronomy. Every decade has contributed to the growth and development of the world. The nineteen thirties are no different. The nineteen thirties were a time of change because of Roosevelt's nation improvement projects, the beginning of the decrease of the value of the dollar, and the assortment of other events that occurred at that time. At