Scott Fahlman

A Comparison of Brave New World and Blade Runner In the worlds of the narrative text Brave New World (1932), composed by Aldous Huxley and the visual text Blade Runner (Director's Cut) (1992), directed by Ridley Scott, perhaps the most significant thematic concern is that of the intervention into the natural order by elitist human forces. Responders are confronted with stark, forlorn visions of a future that has alienated the natural environment from humanity, creating

Throughout the past couple of centuries the human narrative has been increasingly presented in terms of acceleration in a phenomenon testifying to what can be termed “the ecstasy of speed.” Novels tend to create societal themes and expressions of progress that change and explode within texts. Uses of world and historical acceleration are overarchingly some of the most easily arrived at examples of “the ectasy of speed.” E.L. Doctorow’s novel Ragtime, which has been adapted into a stage production

In the past it was noted by Snell, Youngy and Wright (1996:62) that organisations would purposely 'take human resource out of the strategic equation'. Today it is widely accepted that linking HR to strategy because of a shift in ideas concerning competition and firm advantage (Snell, Shauder and Wright (2001:3)). This shift was identified by Quin (1992:241) "with rare exceptions, the economic and producing power of the firm lies more in its intellectual and service capabilities than in its hard assets"

Persuasion – Austen’s Canonical Final Words “You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ever. I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it, eight years and a half ago… I have loved none but you.” ― Jane Austen, Persuasion It’s a love story. A fairy-tale ending, a quintessential marriage, and a happily ever after substantiates this fact. So how is Jane Austen’s last written

Many factors contributed to the bottlenecks between Camp Four and the summit, including: The fact that no Sherpas left ahead of the climbers to fix ropes to aid in climbing above the Balcony, which left the climbers waiting while Beidleman, a guide, fixed the ropes; the Taiwanese team, who were climbing very slowly and all together, making it impossible to pass them, therefore creating delays for the climbers behind them; and the fact that once the ascent had begun, Hall’s Sherpas were not eager

Robert E. Lee was a general for the Confederates during the American Civil War, who led the Army of Northern Virginia from June 1862, till the end of the war. Robert is a descended from the first families to set foot on Virginia soil. Robert E. Lee was a successful general even before the American Civil War. One of the best at the time in United States Army. Robert E. Lee was born in Virginia in Westmoreland County. He was the youngest in his family. His father was Henry Lee III and Ann Hill Carter

In a small, cozy New Orleans-style wine bar in Miami, the night of October 17, 2016, a band called "Zach Larmer Electric band" formed by four musicians, Zach Larmer (main guitar), Tal Cohen(keyboard), Adam (second guitar), and a friendly man at the drums delighted us with their very special Jazz music. The band” Zach Larmer Electric Band is one of the top jazz groups in South Florida and is receiving increasing recognition for their unique blend of progressive funk rhythms with deep jazz harmonies

Hunger made Elie and his father only closer, but everyone has to eat. The quote is after Elie and his father ran more than 20 kilometers from Auschwitz to an abandoned village. Being hungry, thirsty, and especially exhausted would be the only things a person would think if they had done the march while hungry and thirsty. But Elie comes said that quote to prove the strength of the bond between him and his father. Another time in which the prisoners marched was running to Gleiwitz. They stayed there

An Assessment of Organicity in Alien Question: In Alien, is organicity portrayed as beauty or repulsiveness? In Alien, a film directed by Ridley Scott in 1979, a crew boards the Nostromos to explore a distress signal. However, once an alien is brought onboard, the crew struggles for their individual survival. There is a constant juxtaposition between the organic and inorganic, and the organic is often heavily associated with the abject, which entails messiness and even violence. Beauty refers to

Physically, Libby Strout has not changed very much. She is still the heavier high schooled girl who everyone sees as a joke. The only thing that has changed is how Jack sees her with his own eyes. No one sees Libby Strout beyond her weight except for Jack. Libby’s eyes are like lying in the grass under the sky on a summer day, you're warmed from the inside and from the outside. She has a constellation of freckles on her face. Her eyelashes are as long as my arm. Also, there's her smile. Let me tell