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    Childshood End, by Arthur C. Clarke is a story about an alien invasion on earth by the strange Overlords. Upon their arrival there were many different human reactions by the characters. In these portrayals by Arthur C. Clarke there is the reaction of defeat, skepticism, and distrust. All of which is to be expected when it is discovered that, “The human race was no longer alone.”(Clarke 5) Thought his depiction of this alien invasion is would seem as if this story was taken out of our future somehow. In the first few pages of, Childshood End, we are brought into a small glimpse of the world before the overlords arrive. We learn of future motivations and complications of these characters lives. We quickly see this disappear through the eyes of the character, Reinhold Hoffman. His character shows true defeat upon the arrival of the overlords. The moment he sees the Overlords ships his ambitions are swept from beneath him. “Then…

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    these incredible works. "2001: A Space Odyssey" by Stanley Kubrick is a sample of, for example, it is based upon the artistic short story, "The Sentinel" by Arthur C. Clarke. Kubrick has made an incredible showing with creating the first short story by joining together music with visual pictures path before now is the ideal time. The film permits its viewers to see the first short story told by Clarke, innovatively extended and expounded upon in correlation with incredible subtle element. "2001:…

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    A Pessimistic Outlook Arthur C. Clarke allows for many interpretations of the meanings of his two works Childhood’s End and 2001: A Space Odyssey. One debate that surfaces from these pieces is whether Clarke is offering an optimistic or pessimistic point of view regarding humanity. The literary pieces contain many similarities that allow for a generalization about Clarke’s overall message to be made. Ultimately, Clarke provides a pessimistic essence to be drawn from both pieces. Clarke’s…

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    Arthur C. Clarke the author of “2001: A Space Odyssey” posits in his book that human evolution comes with consequences. Human evolution is shown to have consequences in “2001: A Space Odyssey” mainly due to the capability to utilize their advancing intelligence. For instance, Hal who was created due to evolved human intelligence malfunctions and kills three humans, and if one computer can do it others could too. Humans, as they evolved started to show discontent for their state of living, and…

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    out a high-pitched radio (energy) signal to the stars. Fast-forward into the future, 18 months later, astronauts Mission Commander Dr. David (Dave) Bowman (Keir Dullea) and his deputy Dr. Frank Poole (Gary Lockwood), along with three hibernating astronauts that make up the survey team, and the main computer HAL 9000 (Douglas Rain), are all onboard the deep spacecraft Discovery One heading for Jupiter. (Trivia Fact: In the book version of 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, “it says the…

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    of the aliens, Bowman was able to discover the second monolith and later save the world from a huge nuclear bomb. It was the aliens force that got him started on his hero’s journey. This force left a gigantic, black monolith on the moon and this causes Bowman to follow the signal it sent when it was struck by light. “The spear, the bow, the gun and finally the guided missile had given him weapons of infinite range and all but infinite power. Without those weapons, often thought he had used…

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    be both omnipotent and perfectly loving” (Hick 1). In going about proving the instability in what seems to be an ironclad argument, John Hick looks at multiple possibilities. He defines evil and with this definition comes up with a concrete conclusion to this universal dilemma. However, does John Hick’s solution actually stand up to all possible contradictions? If Arthur C. Clarke and John Hick would have met one might have seen quite the argument on this matter. Nevertheless, John Hick’s…

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    2001: a space odyssey is a science-fiction novel published in 1968, written by Arthur C. Clarke and a science-fiction film released in (the same year as the novel) 1968, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The following are all the differences I noticed while watching the film; No narration: I feel there should have been at least some narration in the beginning, so people can better grasp what is happening (i watched this film with my mother, who hasn't read the book, and i had to explain some…

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    Aliens. The end of the world. School. All topics that teenagers think about. As a young adult, I find that the emotions of a teenager are never given justice in society. As a lonely student going throughout her daily routine of trudging off to school, completing homework, eating and sleeping, I often lie awake at night, wondering if these monotonous actions are really all life is meant to be. And as an avid reader, I sometimes find it arduous to locate books that accurately describe the real…

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    Throughout the film 2001: A Space Odyssey the director Stanley Kubrick uses 3 orchestral pieces of music composed by Gyorgy Ligeti. Born 28th of May 1923 in Hungary Gyorgy Ligeti he grew up wanting to be a musician. Starting out as a freelancer working in the Electronic Music Studio where he was then appointed a professor after many years of lecturing. It wasn’t until Ligeti released his “Atmospheres” when he was recognized worldwide of his musical talents. But this was all about to change when…

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