Fictional scientists

the future is something that has always been intriguing for human beings. Many people admire Sherlock Holmes for his uncanny ability to solve crimes with an almost all knowing, future seeing, and super-human ability. While Sherlock Holmes may be a fictional character, the principles of applying the process of elimination to scenarios are very real indeed. Profiling is a word that brings controversy in today’s society, but it can be used very effectively as a simple process of elimination.…

The author, Robert Smith, explains the major discoveries of the past, as well as how all the scientists came to these conclusions. Smith, whom is a scholar of history, through much of the article describes all the difficulties that NASA faced. Notwithstanding Smith’s article ponders more with NASA and the problems of the cold war, this source can…

The action and adventure subgenre in movies has “long established features of Hollywood productions as well that of other national cinemas” (Tasker). This subgenre has elements of an adventure which includes journey, quest, or discovery that takes place in a “fantasy and exoticized setting” (Action and Adventure Films) along with incredible scenes of violent, combative, explosive, and pursuit action sequences. Action sequences can also be “comic… apocalyptic, military, conspiratorial and even…

Before reading- While I found the cover of The Hot Zone by Richard Preston to be somewhat dull, the subtitle intrigued me. I personally am extremely interested in the subject of pathology and biology in general, and I look forward to reading this particular piece. This is the first time I have heard of the author, but I am anticipating a captivating, provocative read. The creator, Richard Preston was born on August 5th in the midst of the summer heat of 1954. He originated out of Cambridge,…

The “dark skinned blonde” is a character trope used to describe Ramonda’s age. She is a calm motherly figure. Letitia Wright played as Shuri: The creative princess of Wakanda and head scientist that handles all of the government’s research and development. She is trained for combat and used when needed in the film. Most of the comical scenes include her making a funny remark. Daniel Kaluuya as W'Kabi: T’Challa’s second in command. His…

drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind” (New International Version, Rev. 6:13). This image is also present in C.S. Lewis’ The Last Battle, in which the stars come down from the heavens at the command of Aslan, who represents God in the fictional world of Narnia (Lewis). Both of these parallels are significant in that they both feature the falling of stars occurring at the end of each literary world, Revelation (the last book of the Bible) telling of the destruction of the earth and…

Seventeen years ago, two high schoolers in Littleton, Colorado carried out the violence of a video game into real life. 13 innocent people lost their lives that day and 20 were injured. The two shooters later turned the guns to themselves (“Columbine High School Shooting”). This horrific incident could very well have been prevented if violence in media was controlled and if the teens were not exposed to the violence through media. Violence in media is causing more violence in the real world, it…

According to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (2015) Parkinson’s illness (PD) is a chronic and progressive movement disorder, implying that indications proceed with and decline after some time. Almost one million individuals in the United Stated (U.S.) are living with Parkinson’s sickness, predominantly affecting the elderly population. Currently there no cure, but there are treatment alternatives; for example, prescriptions, and surgery to deal with indication alongside with certain physical…

there is a certain quality of mystery as there is still much that is unknown about Troy. Additionally, as with a great deal of the Ancient Greek history, it is hard to decipher what is actually part of the history of Ancient Greece and what is fictional. The elusive nature of the history of Troy has caused generations of men and women to search for Troy in an attempt to uncover more of the history in order to contribute to what we already know, for who would not be interested in such an…

“Puppies, Pigs, and People: Eating Meat and Marginal Cases” by Alastair Norcross, a couple things become apparent. Such as (only use “such as” if you are continuing the sentence, but not to start a new sentence.) our author opening up his piece with a fictional scenario that seems a tad bit crazy, but serves as a very serious philosophical point. According to our ( it would be best to just say, “the” author instead of “our” author.) author, Norcross sees meat-eaters-at least those who know of…