Out of the Silent Planet

important center of the film industry on the planet. At this time, with the First World War, the European film industry was devastated. The United States began to stand out in the world of film making and importing several films, consolidating its film industry. The actors made it known throughout the world as major stars, including, comedy geniuses like the British Charles Chaplin and Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy. Chaplin was one of the most famous actors of the silent era, famous for his use of mime and

polite smile. “Oh and you’re going to need this.” He stuck his hand in his boot, pulled something shiny out, and placed it in my hand. The heavy object he gave me was a small plasma pistol. I didn’t know much about the weapons we brought with us, but one thing I did know was that the plasma guns were the most destructive. “How come?” I asked. “You never know what we’ll encounter on the planet,” he said with a shrug. He glanced at his tablet, tapped a few times, then spoke again. “You should probably

Byond Key: Unraveller Character Name: Sezeme Race: Makyan Alignment: Lawful Neutral Bio: Wise, honorable, compassionate. These are all words that describe Sezeme, the timbre of his raspy voice truly does little to hide his love of planet Earth, his home. Sezeme is a man of his word and holds promises as unbreakable laws that must never be crossed. Don't let his diminutive size or middling age fool you, while much of his strength lies in his wisdom, there is still plenty of fight in this

“Go somewhere where we don’t have to deal with you.” Gassed the Sun’s mother. So, the sun floated away without a goodbye or a smile. The Sun’s sorrow overtook him, and he cried for many orbits. He cried and cried, of he cried so much, until out of nowhere a rainbow stone appeared. The stone had a heart as strong as a vampire’s golden heart, a heart so rare, that had not a single ounce of darkness. The Sun had cried himself a friend. The Sun played with the rainbow stone, everyday injecting them

Most people feel scared or worried that something bad might happen while they are left home alone, well, NASA astronaut Mark Watney went through something similar to that. However, he wasn’t alone in a house, he was completely alone, on an entire planet, for a year and a half. The Martian by Andy Weir features a sole astronaut, Mark Watney, alone on Mars. Accidentally left behind by his crew, this brave botanist must fight to the end in order to survive. Though he is isolated, this dynamic space

in an attempt to control pests detrimental to their crops. Rachel Carson was a biologist who wrote pamphlets (Lear) on conservation and natural resources designed to inform people on the beauty of the living world. In an excerpt from her 1962 work Silent Spring, Carson calls upon the public to take action against the use of parathion by highlighting its catastrophic nature and vilifying the agricultural community for their negligence. Carson emphasizes the hazards of parathion by exposing its fatal

one of my biggest mistakes but it definitely changed me for the better. During my sophomore year, I was going through what you would call a phase. I don't know what got into my head but I just thought I was one of the toughest creatures on the planet and no one could mess with me. I thought having a smart mouth and saying quick comments was cool. I was talking and acting like a completely different person but I was okay with that. I didn't respect my teachers and this is what got me into trouble

store or used “green” products to clean your kitchen and non-chemical pesticides to kill the bugs in your garden, then you have reduced your carbon footprint. You might knowingly do this because you care about the environment and the health of the planet and your family or maybe, in part, because it’s considered socially unacceptable not to care. It’s cool to be “green.” However, this has not always been the case.

Mission Most people feel scared or worried that something bad might happen while they are home alone, well, NASA astronaut Mark Watney went through something similar to that. However, he wasn’t alone in a house, he was completely alone, on an entire planet, for a year and a half. The Martian by Andy Weir features a sole astronaut, Mark Watney, alone on Mars. Accidentally left behind by his crew, this brave botanist must fight to the end in order to survive. Though he is isolated, this dynamic space

before this time period. This was the time of the first large use of submarines. This was also the first large use of machine guns for World War I. Daylight savings was used for World War I; this helped save fuel needed to heat houses, as the sun was out later. Vegetarian sausage came from World War I because meat was scarce in Germany, and an alternative was needed. Charles Franklin Kettering invented the first electric starter motor for cars in this decade. Clarence Crane invented the candy Life Savers