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Bad Engineering in Science Fiction, 2004.
This paper discusses that four works of science fiction stand out for their use of bad engineering: Jules Verne?s ?From the Earth to the Moon? (1865); Karel Capek?s ?R.U.R?(1921); Fritz Lang?s ?Metropolis? (1926); and Maurice Elvey?s ?Transatlantic Tunnel
1,865 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 10 sources, APA, AU$ 72.95
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This paper discusses that some of the devices and instruments featured in many popular science fiction novels and films are, in essence, conceived through bad engineering, meaning that these devices and instruments are neither practical nor possible according to present scientific knowledge. The author points out that Verne?s ?rocket to the moon? stands as the ultimate example of bad engineering, even when one takes into consideration that Verne was using his imagination as a means of conveying his ideas to the reading public, who, at the time of the novel?s publication, were obviously quite ignorant of science. The paper relates that Capek?s plot in ?R.U.R? is the seminal robot motif that has influenced every science fiction film, but the vision of creating a race of robots that take over the roles usually assigned to human beings in the context of work and labor was far-fetched for its time and is still so even in the 21st century.
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"Michel Ardan then suggests that the spaceship launching will be powered by a formidable quantity of guncotton, and that the occupants of this spaceship will be protected from the shock of the launch by a layer of water filling the space between the vehicle?s double walls. There will also be thick glass portholes for observation, sealed during the liftoff and then opened by screws controlled from the inside of the vehicle. The air supply will be renewed by oxygen obtained by heating potassium chlorate, a powerful oxidizing agent. The flight, of course, will be monitored from the ground by a powerful Rocky Mountain telescope operated by the Cambridge observatory."
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Invasion and Colonialism in Science Fiction, 2008.
A discussion of invasion and colonialism themes in science fiction.
1,565 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 62.95
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This paper examines the theme of invasion in science fiction and how it is, in fact, a colonial topic. The paper also takes a look at related themes such as infestation and infection. It draws upon famous film examples such as "Robocop", "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", and "Alien" to illustrate the symbolic significance of the invader's appearance and what it represents. To conclude, the paper asserts that battles against slick and slimy science-fiction monsters and bad guys reflect the West's battle against outside religious extremists.
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"Invasions taking over the mind or body, in an offensively intimate way, are all part of the colonial horror. We are beguiled by a slick oppressor. Memorable science fiction films hone in on this theme of the intruder's allure. A storm trooper is as glossy as a Nazi soldier's boots. There is a brutal anonymity to their sheen, which makes viewers feel dishevelled yet intrigued with what lies beneath. On the other hand, the monster in Alien is covered in slick ooze (Pickover 99). The monster resembles a malignant organ. Ridley Scott's monster is like the lost part of our civilized psyche's missing mojo, and we almost want to stuff it back in, though the monster's only goal is to destroy (Mulhall 47). It is like an AIDS virus: death within temptation. In my opinion, this connection between bodily fascination and death has helped keep the Alien franchise lucrative."
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Utopian and Dystopic Societies in Science Fiction, 2002.
This paper explains the use of dystopic societies in science fiction literature as a vehicle for the authors thoughts on society.
1,970 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 75.95
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This paper applies the work of science fiction authors LeGuin and Bradbury to examine the questions: What does it mean to be human not in terms of our uniqueness but rather as a member of a larger group? Is it better for someone to choose to be bad or be forced to be good? The paper relates these issues to living in Afghanistan under the Taliban.
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"One of the most important devices that science fiction writers use in examining what is essentially and fundamentally human and what is incidental to our nature (an artifact of the particular time and place in which we live) is to place their characters in either utopian or dystopic societies. While these types of societies obviously differ in many aspects, they share a fundamental similarity in that both are centrally planned social systems in which the rights of individuals are sacrificed to the rights of the group."
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"The Gay Science", 2008.
An analysis of the concepts of consciousness, knowledge and self-deceit as described by Friedrich Nietzsche in "The Gay Science."
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This paper analyzes Nietzsche's work, "The Gay Science." It specifically discusses the various aspects of Nietzsche's claims, within his book, about the error-driven nature of human beings, consciousness and knowledge, as well as the phenomenon of self-deceit. The paper then goes on to analyze the cogency of these claims by Nietzsche.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
"Bad" Consciousness
Knowledge
Self-Deceit
Conclusion
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"First of all, it is clear that Nietzsche holds a more favorable view of the instincts as opposed to consciousness. In passage 11, he says, "Consciousness gives rise to countless mistakes that lead an animal or human being to perish sooner than necessary." He goes on to say, "Without the instincts, humanity would long have ceased to exist." (p. 37) This is because, as Nietzsche says, consciousness is misunderstood by humanity - it sees consciousness as the foundational aspect of the human being - its "essence", if you will. This is a misapprehension because, according to Nietzsche, the instincts are more dominant in the human being."
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Producing Good and Bad Children, 2006.
An essay looking at the underlying reasons of how and why children may be classified as good or bad.
1,535 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 61.95
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This essay is about how good and bad kids come to be just that, good or bad. Studies have shown that there are certain things that kids who can be classified as good all seem to have in common; unfortunately, there are also common denominators for kids considered to be bad. This report attempts to show how and why this type of research is so important and to present a solution for the types of problems that produce bad kids, suggesting that the solution can be found in developmental assets.
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Assets
Search Institute
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"There have been many studies conducted throughout history to try to find the key or the catalyst that change all kids into either good or bad kids. "We concentrate on alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, largely because of the funding that schools receive from the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program and because of public opinion polls that consistently rank drug abuse near the top of local school problems." (Rose, Gallup, and Elam 1997) Until very recently, the consensus was that this phenomenon was a completely random issue or a completely natural process contained in some brain cell or DNA strand. But, it has been discovered that there may be specific reasons why some kids get involved in dangerous activities and others become contributing members of society. "
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James Jones' "Bad Blood", 2002.
Review of the book about the Tuskegee Syphilis project, "Bad Blood" by James Jones.
855 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 37.95
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This paper discusses the Tuskegee Syphilis project and a book, "Bad Blood" by James Jones, that reports about the project. The paper discusses the duration of the project and the negative objectives of the study. The paper also discusses the main theme, racial bigotry, of "Bad Blood", and the horrific descriptions it provides of the Tuskegee project experiments.
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"James Jones? Bad Blood is certainly one of the most popular books to emerge from 1990s decade. The book can have a profoundly disconcerting impact on the readers but is definitely worth reading because of the well-researched contents. This book exposes the unethical behavior of government and medical community, which resulted in the death of hundreds of black men during a torturous government-sponsored Tuskegee Syphilis project which lasted 40 years and caused immense harm to poor illiterate African-American families."
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Bad Behavior in the Classroom, 2002.
An examination of the possible causes of bad behavior in the classroom.
771 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 33.95
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This paper discusses the internal and external causes of bad behavior in the classroom. The internal causes are described as being part of the student's psychological make-up. The paper outlines revenge, compliance, defense, being offended and image as being internal influences of classroom misconduct. The paper evaluates the influence the environment has on a student's behavior. The external causes of bad classroom behavior presented in the paper are negative media exposure, domestic violence, abuse and loss of a close relation.
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"Abuse, in all its forms, leaves the most negative and lasting impact on a student?s psychology. Abused students are hardest to recover from their abuse trauma. It leaves them unable to build and retain cordial relations with anyone. Most abused students are found to stay aloof and cold in attitude. If others try to forcefully mix with them, make fun of them or try to share things about their life, such students can burst out in a very bad conduct in classrooms, even to the extent of attacking others (NASP, 1999)."
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"Civil War Land in Bad Decline", 2002.
A discussion on three stories from "Civil War Land in Bad Decline" by George Saunders and their reflection of modern society.
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This paper explores three of George Saunders' stories from "Civil War Land in Bad Decline" in order to demonstrate how the distortion of social norms helps the reader to understand that the norm itself is already absurd. The stories that are examined are the title story of "Civil War Land in Bad Decline", "Bounty", and "The 400- Pound CEO".
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?Large Bad Picture?: Positioning the Painting, 2005.
Examines the role of the painting in ekphrastic poetry, using Elizabeth Bishop's poem, "Large Bad Picture" as an example.
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This paper examines the role of paintings in ekphrastic poetry (the rhetorical description of a work of art). It shows how Elizabeth Bishop makes her fictional painting 'real' through her poem, "Large Bad Picture". It presents a comparison between "Large Bad Picture" to W.H. Auden's "Musee des Beaux Arts." The paper also provides an examination of how Bishop divides her poem between setting the scene and then delivering the poem's argument.
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"Having settled her reader comfortably, Bishop then takes the next two stanzas to describe in clear, precise language the subject of the painting. In one long sentence enjambed over two stanzas, she describes the sunset, the span of high blue cliffs and the small caves that dot their base. The final line of the third stanza returns the reader to the title describing the caves that riddle the cliffs as being "masked by perfect waves." (12). Her description of the waves as being "perfect" give the first hint of her contention that this is a bad picture. The reader begins to understand that this composition, while possibly well executed, is unrealistic, that the painter has seen perfection in natural phenomina that are inherently imperfect and organic."
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"Bad Boys II", 2008.
A critical analysis of the success of the film "Bad Boys II," directed by Michael Bay.
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This paper analyzes the 2003 Columbia TriStar film, "Bad Boys II," directed by Michael Bay. The paper argues that the film is short on substance, plot originality or enjoyable dialogue, even though it became the seed for a trilogy. The paper analyzes various aspects of the film from the character plots to its cost to produce. It also compares the success of the film to its predecessor.
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"The H2 figures importantly into the climactic scene of the film in which the two protagonists tear devastatingly through a Cuban shanty-town in high-speed pursuit of their second-rate, Scarface-inspired perpetrator. There is no question, given the performance virtues of the vehicle as they are demonstrated here, that the involvement of the visible and popular product was more essential to the film than was any aspect pertaining to its artistic and cinematic merit or even its appeal as a fun film about explosions. Playing like a commercial for vehicles that are fast and can destroy scenery, its excessive length-almost 2 and a half hours-is even questionable as a successful medium for that purpose. It will of course be subject to each individual's opinion whether or not it is a positively compelling product association that portrays the Hummer as being capable of trashing impoverished third-world refugee camps."
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?Betel Nut is Bad Magic For Airplanes?, 2002.
An analysis of the short story ?Betel Nut is Bad Magic For Airplanes? by author John Kasaipwalova, about civil liberty in Papua New Guinea.
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The paper discusses how, in the short story, ?Betel Nut is Bad Magic For Airplanes,? author John Kasaipwalova portrays the importance of civil rights and shows, through his characters and narrator, what an important part they play in civil society. The paper discusses the injustice the native people feel at this point in history and how it is apparent in every part of this short story. It shows how, using situations and speaking with the voice of the native people of Papua New Guinea, Kasaipwalova weaves an entertaining and message driven story about the quest for social justice.
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"This exchange shows the clear rage and anger the people felt at being subjugated by white people, being colonized and told to follow unjust laws that were no their own. The narrator says he wants, at that time, nothing more than to be a true kanaka. He wants to fight the colonizers down and retake what he believes is rightfully his, and he is willing to do whatever it takes, even go to prison, to try and prove that he is right, and return civil In liberties to the natives of the island."
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Sartre's Concept of Bad Faith, 2002.
This paper analyzes Sartre's concept of bad faith.
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This paper explains Sartre's concept of bad faith, defines its meaning, analyzes why it is possible and discusses the terms pour-soi and en-soi. In the process the author discusses "the self as nothing", the self as not being what it is and being what it is not; freedom, responsibility and Sartre's concept that "There are no innocent victims."
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When Good Analysts Go Bad, 2002.
Discusses the failure of contemporary stock analysis, using the article, "When Good Analysts Go Bad" as a reference.
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This paper responds to an article entitled "When Good Analysts Go Bad" about the failures of stock analysts in 2000, answering a series of questions about the article and what it might mean for investors.
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'Why Do Good Managers Set Bad Strategies?', 2006.
A review of the article 'Why Do Good Managers Set Bad Strategies?' Forbes (2006).
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This paper reviews and discusses the article 'Why Do Good Managers Set Bad Strategies?' that appeared in Forbes Magazine (2006). According to the paper, the author analyzes the many insights from a presentation by Dr. Michael Porter during the Wharton Schools' SEI Center Distinguished Lecture Series regarding how difficult it is for companies to define their own competitive and distinctive identity, defining key metrics of performance needed to manage their businesses.
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Statement of the Problem
Description of Procedures
Flaws in the Procedural Design
Analysis of the Data
Limited and Justifiable Conclusions
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"Starting with the concept of the home base nation and its critical measure of competitiveness being productivity, Porter oversimplifies and obfuscates the true measure of a nation's competitiveness by creating just a single dimension on which a nation evaluates its competitiveness. As many critics have pointed out, a multinational corporation with operating subsidiaries and reach into literally over 100 nations like General Electric drives up productivity in subsidiary nations, like Singapore for example yet does not necessarily translate this into a higher standard of living for Americans. This dichotomy that others point out show that home base productivity is irrelevant to global strength. It is actually the ability of multinational corporations, through a mix of the Porter diamond attributes in addition to tight integration with local, state, and federal or in the case of other nations, their ministries of trade that encompass an entire nations' trade policies that matter most. "
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"Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Test?", 2005.
An analysis of "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Test?" by Chester Finn.
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This paper analyzes Chester Finn's article "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Test?", which concerns national education testing. It explores Finn's view that national educational testing is the solution to the problems confronting education today.
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"Chester E Finn Jr has written an article that supports establishing national testing standards for schools. This is not a balanced article that considers the advantages and disadvantages of the issue and ..."
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Harold S. Kushner's "Why Bad Things Happen to Good People", 2001.
A book report on "Why Bad Things Happen to Good People" by Harold S. Kushner.
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This report reviews Harold S. Kushner's "Why Bad Things Happen to Good People" and provides a positive view by the paper's author. The essay includes examples from Jewish history.
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"It would be so much easier to live in a world where God punishes the evil and rewards the good; a world where everybody knows only good things will happen to them if they follow God's commandments and calamity will be visited only upon those who do not. However, that type of world would eliminate the freedom to make choices between good and evil. People who chose to be good because they will be rewarded are no better than trained dogs performing for treats. The choice is meaningless."
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