Robots and Empire

engage the audience through careful use of sound and camera technique; The use of the scrolling story in space sets up many audience expectations, that the action will be set in space, and that it will base around a struggle between the rebels and the Empire. Narration is a fairly formal method of exposition, linked to

The most notable of these occurs in the third and final part. The universe’s empires once attempted to create disembodied intellect, and succeeded, the result tearing apart the galaxy and being dubbed the “Mad Mind”. The Mad Mind was eventually imprisoned in a “strange black star” resembling a black hole. Humanity then tried again

forever but I will focus on the first book, Cinder. The book is set in the distant future in new Beijing, where the various countries have re-organized to form various new empires

Tired of games with vicious competition? Looking for a cooperative board game for 2-4 players? Want to save the world from the ravages of disease? The game for you is Pandemic, by Z-man games. In this board game, players work together to cure and eradicate four diseases, one in each of the major areas of the world: North America/Europe, South America/Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia/Australia. The board is a map of the world with major cities marked. The diseases are designated by small

“It’s pixelated!” He was right it looked weird but just then a robot looking thing walked up to us and hit us right across the neck surprisingly it didn’t hurt but then before we could react he heard something it was the robot talking to us and he said, “Hello non-natives I have put in a translator device in your necks. We have been told by the upper head to take you four to his palace.”Then before we knew it we were surrounded by more robots that started making weird beeps and boops sounds and before

Much of the Star Wars ' credibility and popularity is owed to the richness of its fictional world as defined by writer/director George Lucas. In an interview, Lucas states that the original idea for Star Wars was modelled on the movies of his childhood, The “Flash Gordon movie serials and Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars Series of books.” The mise-en-scène in Star Wars plays a vitally important role, so the question explored in this essay is how the use of mise-en-scène adds depth to the

Technology has always played a role in society. From politics, economics, and culture, it has shaped how the world into what we see today. Major advancements in military technology, healthcare, communication and production have led the way to unprecedented growth not only in the United States, but in emerging countries as well. However, with advancements, comes drawbacks; and some are massive. From social media, medicine, to communications, even to the atomic bomb; the advantages are noticeable,

World War II and Japan The Greater Japanese Empire was one of the fastest growing and most dominant world powers of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. After being created as a result of the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the Empire of Japan grew quite well and prospered until it was dissolved in 1947. Although Japan experienced a long period of economic strife, massive destruction and a switch from a military to a consumer based economy, after World War II, the country emerged stronger than ever and

After The Great War, the citizens of Germany looked for a new hope. The Treaty of Versailles wrecked the German state and morale seemingly beyond repair with its harsh terms of negotiation. Of course, the German people expected some reparations to be demanded, but they were shocked when the meeting of the Allied Powers at the Paris Peace Conference resulted in the creation of the Treaty of Versailles, a harsh, demanding cry of retaliation. The Treaty of Versailles effectively forced the return of

of Darth Vader, and Luke Skywalker. As many know, these two men are the leading antagonist and protagonist of the immensely popular franchise, Star Wars. For those that do not know, Darth Vader is the villain who leads a heinous army known as The Empire. Through methods of fear and intimidation, Vader fabricates a mega-weapon capable of destroying entire planets known as the Death Star. Luke Skywalker defies all odds as he uses the methods of stimulation and team building to try to lead the Rebels