Armageddon

Apocalypse Now is a film that reflects on the ‘curse’ of the American involvement in the Vietnam War, a civil war that occurred in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos from the mid 1950’s until the 1970’s. It is a revisionary film produced in the post-war US by American director and producer Francis Ford Coppola, which was first shown at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival where it took home the prized Palme d’Or. The story follows Captain Benjamin L. Willard, an unstable, self-destructive, alcoholic ‘assassin’…

Picture a time where you were alone and snowed in at your house. Initially, you enjoy the relaxation, sleep, and peacefulness until you develop cabin fever and mild claustrophobia. Now imagine how you would feel after spending months, or even years trapped in this environment. That is what prisoners endure when they are placed in solitary confinement. The only difference is that they are trapped in a windowless concrete room. Since 1980, the number of incarcerations in America has more than…

9.Lights, Camera, Classification: A Categorization of Moviemakers One of the fondest memories for most people, whether they are children or adults, is going to a summer blockbuster with their family or friends. This is because most people can appreciate a good movie because it immerses them into a world that is different from their own, and allows them to forget about their life and focus on someone elses. Another great thing about movies is that there is one for everyone. There are so many…

As the light from the sun slowly disappears behind the hillside, followed by the half crescent moon giving off just enough light to illuminate the surrounding clouds. As you are walking around the dimly lit streets, trying to just make it into your house. As you walk alone, you hear a noise down a hard way and your mind starts to wonder as to what it could be. Now every step you take, to every breath you take in, you do it with ease, listening and waiting, guessing what will be behind the next…

Seein’ the Real Monsters by Genevieve Fernandes A couple weeks had passed since Jem had broken his arm, or rather, since Mr. Ewell had broken it for him. He had spent most of his days sleeping in his thin, white cot, surrounded by books, papers, pens and a few toys, courtesy of Atticus. In the beginning, Jem was restless and pleaded with Atticus to let him go outside, but Atticus was adamant that he stay in bed and entertain himself with what he had. Atticus reckoned that he needed more than two…

their beliefs. However, the few that actually absorb the information and see that war is not necessarily the answer, will most likely make a difference in their lives, and maybe even the world. When watching the episode of Star Trek “A Taste of Armageddon” some people were probably enlightened and changed their opinion…

about its own demise. Perusing through the numerous, surviving records of the era, it is fairly easy to identify some of humanity's most common fears: zombie apocalypse, disappearance of bees, evil artificial intelligence, different types of nuclear Armageddon, genetically modified foods, biological weapons gone wild, evil alien invasion, meteor impact, religious rapture, Ebola epidemic, and others. Humans were right to worry about extinction. The end did come. But there was never a final…

The front doors smashed with In intense sound. A tall metallic person came down down like an Armageddons flame, literally he was on fire. He was screaming as he fell and hit the ground rolling across it. Screaming and screaming and screaming came from him as he spazzed on the ground. I flung myself back landing my hands on the cold counter top. I could…

The politics of The Martian present a powerful counterpoint to the rise of anti-intellectualism in the United States. Whereas the heavy majority of big-budget space adventures set in present day or the near future pay little attention to scientific accuracy in the name of entertainment, The Martian is, at its core, about science. It is about the triumph of the scientific method and the value of education. Trapped alone on Mars, astronaut Mark Watney has to conduct what are essentially a series…

had about 100 people being his followers, being all women and men. The way Manson had convinced his people to follow him was by convincing them all that he was Jesus, and that a black victory would occur from an upcoming race war. He believed the Armageddon would break out. None of Manson’s followers doubted…