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    The Study of the Starship Enterprise The USS Enterprise is the central starship that was made in year 2245 and was in service for 40 years till year 2285. It was the home for the Star Trek team with the ability to travel faster than light in its magical ways in the fictional Star Trek media franchise. This imaginary icon reifies the myth of the American beliefs in exploration and individual freedom as the ship expresses the notion of being daring with the mission to “explore strange new worlds;

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    The Star Trek television series was truly a groundbreaking show not just for its plot lines and ideological messages, but also for its revolutionary cast. Two of the main actors were Jewish, one main actor was a gay Asian, and of course, one was a black woman. Uhura was one of the first main black characters on a television show – and of course, her kiss with Kirk was the first interracial kiss ever on television. For a show in the 1960s, Star Trek broke many barriers across religious, racial, but

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    Movie Review : Star Trek

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    Star Trek has been around for many decades and is a story that has taken many media forms over the course of its lifetime. Beginning as a television show in 1966, Star Trek swept through the nation and evolved into one of the most famous shows of all time. The franchise that is Star Trek, and as revolutionary as it was, dropped in the ratings and was canceled as all shows eventually are. That is however, until 2009 when director J.J. Abrams, decided to reboot the franchise with the new, action packed

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    The world of Star Trek is one that captures the imagination; it shares with us a hopeful glance into the future of humanity, a future where we have achieved peace across sev1eral different cultures by embracing different key ideals such as altruism, self-determination, and diversity. Of all of the ideals presented in Star Trek the one that holds the highest moral obligation is The Prime Directive. According to Starfleet General Orders, The Prime Directive is defined as, “The right of each sentient

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    The Enterprise and the Edo Within this episode of Star Trek, the crew of the Enterprise expresses respect for another culture, even when they did not completely agree with it. To start off, crewmembers of the Enterprise land on a planet that is inhabited by the Edo. The first interaction between these two groups is rather peaceful, with the crew of the Enterprise showing interest and partaking in some of the traditions of the Edo. The crewmembers show such a high level of respect that they refuse

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    Star Wars and Star Trek are both a part of the science fiction genre and are about space exploration. They both take place in the far reaches of the galaxies, on unique planets with imaginative and distinct species. In both series the planets are united in some way, Star Trek has The United Federation of Planets and Star Wars has the Galactic Empire. They both have a ship that they are famous for, Star Wars has the Millennium Falcon and the Death Star while Star Trek has the USS Enterprise. Each

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    fictional space travel. Of the numerous cosmic entertainment franchises, Star Trek and Star Wars undoubtedly claim the title of the two most successful, and with great power comes great controversy. As long as the two franchises have existed, Star Trek and Star Wars have sparked some of the most intense conflicts that could possibly occur between nerds. With lightsabers in hand and phasers set to stun, Star Wars and Star Trek ignite battles at the box office, with critics and among super fans to ultimately

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    The Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “ The Inner Light” is a story about Captain Jean- Luc Picard, who was struck unconscious by the by an energy beam from an alien probe. He was unconscious for 25 minutes. While he was unconscious for 25 minutes, he experienced 40 years of a lifetime as Kamin, who has a lovely wife named Eline. The show was only 45 minutes long, but it reveals something true about life: the true of one must decide what is real and what is not to conduct one’s life. The “

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    Wrath of Khan is a 1982 science fiction movie and the second movie of the series Star Trek. It is about how a genetically engineering superhuman, Khan, plots his revenge against Admiral Kirk, who abandoned him and his team on a lifeless planet. After he had been left on the planet, Khan used his superior intellect to survive in a hostile atmosphere. However, he lost his wife to one of the deadly creatures on the planet and blames Admiral Kirk for her death. The Enterprise trains the Captains and

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    Star Wars and Star Trek, two universes set in space. One is set in our galaxy and those closes by, the other in a galaxy far far away. They use different types of weapons and ammunition. One universe uses ships with several crew members, while the other uses one-man ships as well as ships with multiple crew members. The number of races and planets between the two universes is vastly different. Also, one is more popular than the other. Both of these universes are similar in concept, but Star Wars

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