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    been forced to act as imitators, mirroring their teachers’ movements and ideas. Which leads to a limited creative outlet left for those children taught in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, also known as STEM, environment. Therefore, the arts should be added to the STEM program to encourage the integration of arts into science and math based learning and allow for more creative solutions and innovations. The mindset of a STEM educated worker is not good enough for the economy that

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    The Post-WWII Period

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    Americans indulge in new technologies such as the TV, washing machine, and suburban housing. However, the tension between the USA and the USSR mounts. The nuclear arms race makes the world fear what might become of the world. causes widespread fear of the future. Even now, 70 years after WWII, humans still fear the atomic bomb and the many consequences of the bombs being detonated. Would past humans have ever thought that one day they would create their own means of destruction? In "Pity this busy

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    The novel is subtitled The Modern Prometheus, suggesting in this way the main source of his inspiration. You can´t play god. Prometheus created humans from clay and Frankenstein has created a person using science. That is why my bet is that Frankenstein will receive his punishment as was also punished Prometheus. I am convinced that what will happen next will be surrounded by terror, death, pain. I am sure that the monstrous being will destroy the loved ones of its creator, because it realizes that

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    philosophy, I think his falsification theory should be thought of solely as a philosophical theory and nothing more because it is most useful as a guideline that is not taken at face value and applied to every scientific theory. In philosophy of science the goal is to prove a certain hypothesis or induce one from observational data. However Popper had a different view on the methodology of proving theories (in this case scientific) and believed that general statements that are used to form specific

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    different feature of slavery but carry the same aspect. The novel Dawn and the film District 9 describe slavery in the sense of learning and rejection from both species. The science-fiction film and literature have not changed as many still reveal humanization with alienation in relation to our society. The artist of the science-fiction history has brought historic stories that relate to real life experiences that will

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    modern world now, there are many valid arguments for and against cloning—and they all deserve to be analyzed thoroughly. Human cloning is the creation of an identical entity of an existing being through means of copying DNA and or cloned tissue (Science Daily.) Reproductive cloning being something familiar to the nation for a little more than a century, was first introduced by

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    Troll. The word conjures an image of an ugly misshapen creature, feeding on fear, an evil being intent on doing damage. Modern trolls are such creatures. They prowl the Internet, looking for the vulnerable. Trolls are bullies. They spark anger and hostility through degrading or rude comments and posts on news feeds. They typically remain unnamed, hiding behind anonymous usernames or handles to spout their damaging words. Internet trolls can be found on a variety of websites. There are many heated

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    Frankenstein in the civilizations sequence. Monsters seem to be created in response to cultural fears. There are many examples of this in our culture in which monsters have been created to illustrate potential dangers. The creature that Victor creates is symbolic of the fears associated with scientific advancement. People worried then and still worry now about the repercussions of unfettered science. With science comes a need for containment and responsibility. The novel is a cautionary tale that warns

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    and Grievances: Why We Write Science Fiction Imagine, if you can, a world where the future is told in the fantastic. Where stories are not tomes dedicated to what has happened, but what is still to come. Where adventures are found with space aliens and dystopian governments, technology and time travel. The stories of science fiction transcend all media, from books, to radio, to movies, to television and to hologram. Wait, hologram? Isn’t that impossible? In science fiction, the word “impossible”

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    need to fear, Insulin Heroes is here.” Insulin heroes was an idea that was conceived in my freshman biomedical sciences class, and was later developed during my junior year in HOSA as part of my group’s medical innovation project. Insulin Heroes was basically lotion that contained insulin. It could be used for Type 1 diabetics who didn’t like needles and would be used instead of an insulin shot. But in order to develop this idea, I had to dive deep into the world of a diabetic and the science of diabetes

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