Out of the Silent Planet

with watchful eyes. Carved in the ceiling was a golden dome. Standing beside Walter was Andrew Mal who was also staring awestruck with amazement. Although he was nervous, Walter tried not to show it. He saw shadows in the stone, terror on this new planet and might not even see his parents again. Walter Pearson lived on 1000 Belview Avenue in Florida. His curiosity heightened his intelligence. For a thirteen year old boy like Walter he was very independent. His parents had not been home for some time

What would you do if you woke up and thought, “The only thing we did to our world is destroy it.”As depicted in the text “Silent Spring” and “Nobel Speech”, pollution is the most significant effect people have on the environment. In “Silent Spring” it states that, “On the farms the hens brooded, but no chickens hatched. The farmers complained that they were unable to raise any pigs.” This is significant because it explains how our plants and animals will survive with all of the pesticides, and

today's society. People, love to live in luxury without knowing the consequences of their actions. This is because man lives at a pace set by himself, and not one that is naturally set by nature. This is shown excellently in a quote inside of the novel Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. The Quote states, “the rapidity of change and the speed with which new situations are created follow the impetuous and heedless pace of man rather than the deliberate pace of nature.” The Earth is experiencing such rapid and

exist despite the substantial evidence that has since come up. And what about Planet X? This planet, also called Nibiru, has become a very controversial topic these days. Planet X is a large planet (much bigger than our earth) believed to eventually bring an end to the world as we know it. According to the Nibiru Cataclysm doomsday scenario, Planet X will either collide with Earth directly or pass very close to our planet. Both scenarios result in horrific destruction. Incidentally, this event will

Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring, a book that is often viewed as a landmark work of environmental writing, was the result of several different events that caused her to pay attention to the results of the use of different pesticides to control insect populations in America following World War II. In her book she discusses the different kinds of chemicals our governments have been using and the damage they have all been proven to be causing to the environment, animals, and of course, humans. She

Perelandra Setting The setting of this story takes place on the planet Prelandra, also known as Venus. This planet consists of many floating islands. The islands are quite beautiful, the clouds are purple and the sky is a golden color, the seawater is green and drinkable, from the distance the water looks like glided glass. The islands are not very stable, and they can shake if water hits the mobile islands. All of the islands are mobile, except the main island, which remains stationary. Maledil

Title of the Work: The Martian Chronicles Author: Ray Bradbury Date of Publication: 1950 Genre: Novel Historical Information: The novel had taken place on the planet Mars. During the 1700s, telescopes were beginning to get popular, and more common used by astrologists to observer planets, such as mars. People from Earth believed that all the planets were inhabited by intelligent living things like humans. In the 1800’s people were certain there was intelligent life on Mars because Schiaparelli, an astronomer

The Dark Forest / Keep Silent “As the Secretary-General of the United Nations, an organization of the 147 member states who represent almost all of the human inhabitants of the planet earth. I send greetings on behalf of the people of our planet. We step out of our solar system into the universe seeking only peace and friendship, to teach if we are called upon, to be taught if we are fortunate. We know full well that our planet and all its inhabitants are but a small part of the immense universe

What are your assocations with the words "pure" and "serene"-- positive, negative, neutral? Note that these words apply to both the poetry of Homer and the translation by Chapman. Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold; The Sestet (lines 9-14) Then felt I like some watcher of the skies "Then" moves the poem to a new idea, to the consequences or the results of reading Chapman's translation. At the same time, "then" connects the sestet to the octet

Humanity has always maintained a strong bond between thought and action. It is through our ethical and moral beliefs that we reinforce our mentality on life. In both Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis and The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Phillip K. Dick, the protagonists and the story interact in a similar fashion. These novels portray many fundamental religious theories that directly mesh with human values. Characterized by their subjective actions, the main characters in these novels