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The Duality of Technological Advancement In George Pal’s 1960 film adaptation of H.G. Wells's 1895 novel, The Time Machine, technological advancement is represented as a road of insight into the human condition, uncovering both our strengths and our flaws. Wells’s novel was written during the turn of the century, a time that basked in the futuristic potentiality of technology. As echoed in Alex Goody's book on technology, literature and culture, she cites how revolutionary advancements and discoveries

Following World War I, Americans were left with scarce amounts of job openings and a poor economy. Several were left fearing the communists, who the Americans believed were going to overthrow the government. This caused Americans to resent those who were not accepting to return to the “traditional” American values. With the 1920’s, there came both a rise in conservatism and liberalism, but only one was revolutionary, described by Merriam-Webster.com as,”Constituting or bringing about a major or fundamental

The meat of Well’s story takes place in the year 802, 701 AD. There is but one physical setting (place) for the entire novel, yet three temporal settings (time) are utilized throughout the course of the novel. The book begins in late 19th century London, specifically, in the Time Traveller’s abode in Richmond. The dining room, smoking room, and laboratory are the only rooms seen and are not fully described, as they are only the setting for the narrative frame. The visitants gather in the smoking

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In 1988-1989, the Pennsylvania legislature passed a law on its abortion laws. Among these new provisions, the law required informed consent and a twenty-four hour waiting period prior to the decision to get an abortion and a minor seeking an abortion has to have the consent of a legal guardian or the parent. Married women seeking abortion is to inform the husband or father of her intentions of aborting the fetus. (Oyze) The case came to be because the question was whether or not the state can require

Mercer University is one of America’s oldest and most respected institutions, with programs ranging from the liberal arts to engineering to medicine. Since the founding of Mercer University in 1833 until today, Mercer has produced graduates who have changed the world. The mission of Mercer University is to teach, to learn, to create, to discover, to inspire, to empower and to serve. Indeed, not only has this mission been fulfilled, testified by Mercer’s campus, faculty, traditions, and alumni, it

Imagine a world where people were self-reliant, and individualistic as opposed to being government-obedient and conformist. According to Ralph Waldo Emerson the people in this world would be living life fully and they would be demonstrating a “happy” life. Probably in a world like this people might be allow themselves to find humor and entertainment in everyday life instead of being bogged down by everyday woes. Sounds like an ideal world to me and probably Ralph Emerson, and Ambrose Bierce as well

The time capsule, an idea made into reality by humans, designed to contain artifacts or key items of the present age to be eventually opened by people living a century later or longer. What is the entire purpose of the time capsule in the first place? It can deliver a message to the society existing in the subsequent era or give information on the unique events or conditions of the specific location for knowledge intentions. The time capsule can also bring fun in the process of learning. Things like

The U.S. Supreme Court, as well as other federal courts, have been ruling, shaping, and creating abortion policy over the last 40 years. Its earliest case can be traced back to January 1973, where the Roe v. Wade decision was made granting women the constitutional right to terminate their pregnancies. Since then legislators and governors still find trouble with developing law that regulates abortion. Before the Roe v. Wade ruling, abortion rights were banned or heavily restricted across American

The science fiction novella, The Time Machine, written by H.G. Wells in 1895 is a warning to human society. The two kinds of people under Wells’s pen, the Eliot and the Morlocks, are the representatives in the social condition of the author’s life. Wells is using science fictional to predict the decline and extinction of human society after high development. Because human civilization is highly developed and achieving perfect at the same time, Wells is warning that energy, passion and creativity