Robert A. Heinlein

Science fiction author Robert Heinlein once said “"An armed society is a polite society." While, Heinlein may have been a science fiction author, modern American society has always had a fascination and love of guns. Gun rights activists frequently use the Second Amendment in their defense of gun rights which states “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” However, in the wake of an increase in

The novel Women on the Edge of Time and Stranger in a Strange Land have some similarities. They both depict how the gender socialization process is bias and a catalyst to gender disparity in the society. Both stories bring to light how men are given privileged as compared to women in the society. Analyzing the two stories and using outside sources I will draw a conclusion on how gender and power ideologies have equality impacted our society. “Women on the Edge of Time” is a book written by Marge

“The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive,” written by Robert Heinlein an American novelist and science fiction writer. Life isn’t as easy as singing the the alphabet; people will have many struggles and unplanned messes. To demonstrate the impression of irony there are three short stories: Sherman Alexie’s “Because My Father Always Said He Was The Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ At Woodstock,” Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “A Very Old Man With

the natural setting for allegorical and dystopian novels. Martian society can be a symbol of hope for the future. Novelist can create fictional societies on Mars and use them to contrast the problems on Earth. The novels Red Planet, by Robert Heinlein, Red Star, by Alexander Bogdanov, and A Princess of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs are all set on Mars, but each plot demonstrates the political and social problems on Earth. Red Planet expresses a desire for a democracy and freedom from the

America safe from harmful people. If not careful guns can become harmful causing deaths, massacres, yet there are laws to prevent criminals to obtaining a gun there are always loopholes. Many people want gun control laws due to fear of guns. Robert A. Heinlein states "There are no dangerous weapons. There are only dangerous men." Due to this fear the citizens wanted more restrictions on guns. In the United States, gun control laws are different in every state. For many states, private sellers do not

to honor people who oftentimes have been overlooked due to racism and bigotry. We also acknowledge their achievements not only to inspire others, but to make sure we do not see ourselves repeating the same bigotry we experienced in our past. Robert A. Heinlein once said, “Those who forget their past are destined to repeat it.” It is crucial that we encourage young African Americans to strive to succeed in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. “The deeper problems,” Darryll Pines,

individuality, lost their humanity. Theodore Sturgeon's novel Godbody deals with a problem seemingly distant from this, yet I think it is very similar. It deals with human sexuality and nakedness. In the introduction to this book, Robert A. Heinlein said: "God must love skin since he makes so much of it. Covering it with cloth or leather or fur

emotion hardly leaves room for the other.” - Robert A. Heinlein. In the play, the feeling of jealousy is often a side effect of stories told to many of the characters, and it is obvious that most of these stories are in fact manipulated. This is seen through the jealousy that drives both Iago and Othello’s actions and the jealousy that causes Othello’s and Iago’s downfall. Therefore, Othello and Iago are affected by the feeling of jealousy. According to Heinlein, “Jealousy is a disease.”

The year 1988 was filled with many mixed emotions throughout the year. There were moments when people were sad from losing their loved ones but also many happy emotions because of big achievements that have been reached. Some of the sad moments that happened was train crashes, airplane crashes,helicopter crashes, many famous people dying, and the terrible tropical storm that happened in Rio De Janeiro. Some of the more happy moments from 1988 are when Barry Sander’s won the Heisman Trophy during

it as their answer. Many think that giving students 100% on their work, even if it is not their best work, is a better way to build self esteem than expecting them to work hard to get good grades and learn from their mistakes. I agree with Robert A. Heinlein who said, “Don’t