Sci-Fi Crimes

Video games, especially violent ones, have been given a negative reputation amongst many people as something that “increases aggressive behavior, aggressive thoughts, angry feelings, physiological arousal and decreases helpful behavior” (Carll). Despite there being evidence out there that support these claims, according to Lowenstein, these claims are often “conclusions and speculations not supported by the underlying research”. Which shows that these claims of video games being accused of causing

“I always thought that it would be better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody.” Tom Ripley’s epitomises the mindset of not only himself through this statement, but many others in both the literary and real world. Obsessed with abandoning their own identity in pursuit of one they perceive to be more preferable, Tom Ripley (from The Talented Mr Ripley, directed by Anthony Minghella), Frank Abagnale (from Catch me if you can, directed by Steven Spielberg), Vincent Freeman (from Gattaca, directed

MEMORY LANE is a sci-fi, psychological thriller that takes place in the near future. The script offers an intriguing visionary future world where one’s memory can be scanned for criminal activities. There’s a lot that can be done with this original idea. The goal is clear for the protagonist and the stakes are very high. The script presents with both strengths and weaknesses. The opening sets the tone as the audience immediately learns about the rules of this world. There’s a solid inciting event

Annotated Bibliography Kracauer, Siegfried. From Caligari to Hitler, A Psychological History of German Film. Princeton University Press, 1947. Retrieved from https://monoskop.org/images/1/12/Kracauer_Siegfried_From_Caligari_to_Hitler_A_Psychological_History_of_the_German_Film.pdf Siegfried Kracauer, a 1940s film analyst, was the first to make the argument that German expressionist films like Metropolis shaped Adolf Hitler's totalitarian propaganda. German expressionism was a cultural movement in

On April 20, 1999, two high school seniors walked into Colorado high school carrying AK47 rifles and opened fire. They shot dozens of people, killing 12 students and one teacher. School shootings had happened before, but this was a new scale of carnage. While searching for the reasoning behind this massacre, it was found out that the shooters had spent a lot of time playing violent video games. The question that has been asked by many is “Do violent video games cause violence in real life?” The answer

11/04/2016 Dr.Terrance Dillard INTRODUCTION Crime is a typical word that we generally heard in this globalization period, Crime is related to violations of the law or it is related to the commission of a demonstration prohibited by law .In this technological world cybercrime is the new kind of crime. There is a considerable measure of definitions for cybercrime. According to Wikipedia Cybercrime also known as computer crime which requires computer and network and network connected device

Throughout the world today, millions of people use the internet multiple times a day. Numerous amounts of articles that stress the fact how the internet is taking over the world. Along with the rise of the internet this information is spread rapidly. The rise of the internet has brought along a fear of technology in the future controlling life, and there are many articles that talk about the specific topic. Some articles also include a main focus of how the internet should be feared either by the

Codes and Conventions of Genres A genre is a particular type of commodity . It has characteristic features that are known to and recognised by the audiences because the same formula is reproduced many times. Genre is a French word meaning that refers to types or categories of media products. Soap operas, situation comedies, police series, quiz shows and news programmes are just some of the genres to be found in television. Genres are identified by the particular conventions

This Drama/Sci-Fi Thriller goes through the life of Donnie Darko a troubled teenager who has schizophrenia and has an imaginary friend, a six-foot rabbit who is named Frank. He is affected with strange visions of Frank who informs him that the world will end in 28 days 06 hours 42 minutes and 12 seconds. The supernatural events that happen within the 28 days 06 hours 42 minutes and 12 seconds will lead the path that Donnie must unfold to discover his destiny as well as being manipulated by Frank

Biometrics We live in a world today, in which technology moves at a very rapid pace. Many of these technological advances can be used to make our everyday lives easier and safer. One of these new technologies is Biometrics. Biometrics is the process of measuring a person’s physical properties. This would include measuring things like fingerprints, retinas, odor, vein structure on the back of the hand and many other things. Biometrics is a very important topic because it would create better