Deus Ex

In an instance where an individual decides to take another’s life in order to preserve their own life might be under the assumption that their action is just based on necessity. However, the assumption would be false, a fact that has been proven in a number of court cases throughout history. In the case of Her Majesty the Queen v. Thomas Dudley & Edward Stephens (1884), Jeremy Bentham’s principal of utility presents a valid defense for the reasons that led to Crown choosing a guilty verdict. The…

The proposed research study seeks to determine whether external motivation impacts the treatment compliance of young adult outpatient substance abuse clients. Traditionally, qualitative research was viewed as the standard methodology for counseling related research; however, Good (p. 3) quantitative methods have been shown most effective in exploring the relationships among variables in humanistic research (Balkin, 2014). For the purposes of the proposed research, the relationship among…

This past weekend I went to view Southern Miss’s Trojan Barbie. This play was an amazing display of the range of talent in Southern Miss’s theatre department. As I stepped through the doors of Tatum Theatre, I was transported back to Ancient Troy. Along with the set, the preshow soundtrack made me excited for the play that I was about to see. When the lights dimmed and the play began, soldiers walked out from the vomitoriums and surrounded audience members. When the first solider yelled his line…

of Human Revolution, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided sees Adam Jensen return to a series that will undoubtedly have moral compasses spinning into overdrive. Showcasing Jensen and his augmentations in full effect, every cinematic trailer or gameplay video for Human Revolution is looking very promising so far. As I sit here and watch these trailers, I can't help but be overcome by a strong sense of nostalgia, with my mind casting back to 2011, and the feelings I had playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution on…

Furthermore, both plays kind of fits into the concept of comedy. It’s the classic scenario of a comedy where the villain is carried off to jail, the lovers get married and justice is served. However, there is no renewal in society because the blocking force itself is not renewed. In “Tartuffe”, Orgon is the blocking force who separates Mariane and Valère from being together. He says “Yes, Tartuffe shall be/Allied by marriage to this family/And he’s to be your husband is that clear? /It’s a…

Ex machina is a film set in the isolated mountain home of the CEO of a massive internet search engine “bluebook” ,a young programmer named Caleb is brought in to test if the newly made A.I Ava would work in human society by using the turing test . Before everything there is the main conflict which should be man versus machine but that is not always the case ,when Caleb meets Nathan for the first time there conversation acts more like a psycho-analysis test then a normal conversation . It…

Ex machina is a film set in the isolated mountain home of the CEO of a massive internet search engine “bluebook” ,a young programmer named Caleb is brought in to test if the newly made A.I Ava would work in human society by using the turing test . Before everything there is the main conflict which should be man versus machine but that is not always the case ,when Caleb meets Nathan for the first time there conversation acts more like a psycho-analysis test then a normal conversation . It…

The definition of deus ex machina is a resolution achieved through an utterly unexpected twist. The little mermaid’s fate entailed, “She looked once more at the prince, then threw herself down from the ship into the sea, and felt her body dissolving into foam” (Andersen 109)…

The climax, a scene of suspense where every major plot twist is reveal. Well-done climaxes make the audience genuinely watch every detail and Ex Machina is not an exception. In this particular scene from Alex Garland 2015 film Ex Machina, the music, characters and dialogue make the audience lean in their sits. The music is to true director of this film, it guide when the audience when to feel surprise (Kyoko stabbing Nathan), humiliate (Celeb finding he is the testing subject), and alarm (Ava…

Zwellenberg does not focus on the idea of the King’s justice, unlike she does about the comic folly and deus ex machine aspect of the play. However, Zwellenberg does tell the audience about how Moliere does not explain why the King has any interest in Orgon’s family, but the King’s interest strengthens the play’s plot. “Surely, a monarch who knows all the things past and present should cause little wonder that his perception of injustice is accurate...which corresponds not only to the past…