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Alan Turing on June 23, 1912, in Maida Vale, London England. At a young age, he displayed signs of high intelligence, which some of his teachers actually recognized it, but did not really respect the fact that he was in fact intelligent. When Turing attended the Sherborne School at the age of 13 he became primarily interested in math and science. After Sherborne, Turing enrolled at King's College or known as the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England, he studied there from 1931 to 1934.…

Who is Hal Clement and why would he make the statement that "in hard sf the universe itself is the antagonist"? In order to understand both Hal Clement, his statement referencing hard science fiction and the universe, it was critical to begin my research and analysis with background information on author Hal Clement, before explaining his statement and the relationship to the theme of “The Cold Equation.” Harry Clement Stubbs, a man of multiple names, used the name Hal Clement when he wrote…

The Vendetta, a short story by Guy de Maupassant, is about an old mother who relentlessly avenging her son’s brutal death. Maupassant raises some important points for consideration about the idea of revenge. There are mainly four characters in this story, the widow of Paolo Saverini, her son Antonia, their dog “Semillante” and the assassin, Nicolas Ravolati. This story shows the strictness of the “Vendetta”, when the old mother promises to take his son’s revenge. The story takes place in…

V for Vendetta is a story about a man’s quest to not only avenge the wrong doings of his totalitarian government but also to liberate his society from its state of enforced conformity. The movie depicts a fascist government that rules under the guise of God and has come into being after a period of war, famine and disease hit the country. The fear that follows this period causes the people to give in to this government which in return provides them with a false sense of security and complacency…

Watchmen in graphic novel form does an amazing job at presenting many different themes about ethics, the weight of war, and even drawing to light how well the different aspects of graphic novels can work together. While the themes, and main plot of the novel and film are similar, some pieces of the story are either lost, or completely thrown away. In “Watchmen As Literature”, Sanders discusses how each aspect, especially the visual aspects in a novel like Watchmen is planned carefully, and not…

The comic book, Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons is filled with numerous aspects of deconstruction from each character to the overall story to the layout of comic. One character that tears apart the traditional superhero is Rorschach. He is far from the traditional superhero in many ways such as how he became a superhero, his physical appearance, his costume, and his methods. These traits are either over emphasized or deemphasized by Moore to break the mold of the traditional superhero.…

Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons is arguably the most critically acclaimed graphic novel of our time, and for good reason. What makes Watchmen so compelling is it offers many different things to discuss. It can be read as a traditional comic book but at the same time gives the reader insight on end of the world scenarios, and shows us what life may be like with actual superheroes, given the realistic back stories of the characters, Watchmen has a unique complexity that can be discussed in…

In V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, V takes matters into his own hands to rid Britain of the fascist government that has plagued it. He uses torture, murder, and mind manipulation to try and save the country. He was able to get everything to fall into place and get rid of their government Norsefire and free the citizens, but does that undoubtedly make him the hero? People have debated that he was either hero or villain. V is neither hero nor villain, but a vigilante due to of the…

The 1999 film by Andy and Lana Wachowski, The Matrix, introduced a generation to an important epistemological question: How can a person be certain of what his senses tell him about the world he lives in? This question, explored modernly in the film by portraying reality as nothing more than a computer simulation implanted into humans’ sensory receptors by a race of intelligent super-computers, is nevertheless an idea that has intrigued philosophical thinkers for many ages. For example, in 1641,…

and one of them was Alan Turing. Alan Mathison Turing was born on June 23 1912 to Julius Mathison and Ethel Sara Turing. He had one older brother named John. At 13 years of age he was sent to Sherborne School, a large boarding school in Dorset. The school’s education system gave his free-range scientific mind little encouragement. He would do advanced work on his own time to challenge himself. At school he made a friend, Christopher Morcom who was older. Christopher helped Alan to open up and…