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Reading Response on James Berger’s monograph After the End James Berger’s After the End: Representations of Post-Apocalypse gives a detailed and broad overview of specific representations of post-apocalypses in American culture. In the three parts of the book, Berger focuses on the problematic of post-apocalyptic representation, representations of the Holocaust and post-apocalyptic phenomena in recent American culture. In the first part, he examines post-apocalyptic representation as a “paradoxical

When a science fiction writer creates an imaginary society, it can be used to explore issues in our current society that could affect the way we evolve in the future. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury created a society that was seemingly unrealistic. This society has different ideals from ours, such as what is considered anti-social or what people should be enjoying in their free time. However, there are other aspects of Bradbury’s imaginary society that are becoming reality in 21st century

Imagine being able to travel to any part of the world at any time you please. However, one wrong move and you’ll change the entire world in the future. In the short story, “A Sound of Thunder,” for any little action you take there will be a much worse consequence. Three examples that this book portrays this theme is creating a Time Machine, killing animals, and stepping of the path. One example that actions have consequences is simply creating a time machine. In the story Time Safari, Inc. created

Imagine an item that can bring the past into the future? Yes, that's right, this year, our grade 8 class is going to make a time capsule! A time capsule is an item where a historic cache of goods are sealed in a box to be opened in the future giving great help to future historians and archeologists. We are going to add three items to our time capsule, a journal entry from each student, a class yearbook, and an iPhone. These items are what the future will be missing. Our kick off item that we

“The Physical Universe Stopped” What would happen if time just stopped? Many have written and wished upon this power but to no avail. If someone had the power to stop time, they could conveniently change the future substantially, for better or for worse. Rather than taking advantage of stopped time for significant personal gain, the protagonist of Jorge Luis Borges’s “The Secret Miracle,” Jaromir Hladik utilizes this time for something quite different. After being arrested by the Gestapo, Jaromir’s

The feelings of Shelly and Cooper feel in "Land of the Free" changed from beginning to end, and one event changes them. In the beginning, they feel upset and sad because of what happens. The tire on Shelly's float is flat and Shelly hopes that Cooper can fix it, only to find out that he has never been taught how to. The author states, " As soon as the words were out of my mouth, she deflates like the airless tire beside her," ("Land of the Free, 7). The mood in the example proves that Shelly and

When you crack your knuckles this is why there is a noise, the synovial fluid present in your joints acts like a lubricant. The fluid contains the gases oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. When you pop or crack a knuckle, you stretch the joint capsule. Gas is rapidly released, which forms bubbles. In order to crack the same knuckle again, you have to wait until the gases return to the synovial fluid. (Arthritis) If you are feeling pain when you're cracking your knuckles, then you should seek a

“Anything worth doing, is worth doing slowly” stated (Mae West, "Inspiring Quotations." Camino De Santiago Forum. N.p., n.d. Web.), which pertains to a special route leading to a special and sacred place. This quote has many meanings one meaning is things that are worth doing are worth taking your time with. Another meaning is anything that you feel you should do, you should do slowly. Lastly, anything that is worth doing is also meant to be done the best and worth being patient for. Santiago de

I remember predicting a lot through my science educational career. In middle school, it was like all we were learning about was the scientific method. We went through all the steps and when we got to predicting, it looked the same as the hypothesis. Teachers would always ask what do you think will happen? Predicting was easy, all you had to do was say what you thought would happen with some reasoning. I remember in fourth grade, we were discussing mixing different liquids and which would sink and

They say a person’s past can change and influence who you are as a human being, overcoming the obstacles that face us head-on, so that we may challenge them with no regrets. People change, people can change others emotionally, through events, decision’s, an insight, experience, or a conversation. For an example, as a kid Bruce Wayne’s parents were killed in front of him which changed him tremendously. It changed him as a person of justice. So far I have had three big influences that impacted my life