Gulliver's Travels

The Eloi area of of the two post-human races in H. G. Wells' 1895 novel The Time Machine. By the year AD 8072,701, humanity has evolved into two separate species: the Eloi nd the Morlocks, whereof Eloi live a banal life life of ease on the surface of the earth, while the Morlocks live underground, tending machinery and providing food, clothing and infrastructure for the Eloi. The narration suggests that the separation of species may have been the result of a widening split between…

Thematically, the common thread among the three short stories “The Secret Miracle” by Jorge Luis Borges , “Journey Back to the Source” by Alejo Carpentier, and Julio Cortazar’s “Continuity of Parks” is the manipulation of time. Each use the cyclical nature of time to tackle a sort of worldly completion. Hladik finishes his book, the reader in “Continuity of Parks” becomes the ultimate reader by being completely absorbed by his book, the house in “Journey Back to the Source” comes full circle and…

“If we don't end war, war will end us.” One of many meaningful quotes said by none other than Herbert George Wells. Known by many as “the Father of Sci­ence Fic­tion” and praised upon for his humanitarian efforts on women’s rights. If it was not for Wells, modern day technology may not exist. He not only opened the world’s eyes to science, he encouraged innovation. Early Life Herbert George Wells was born in Bromley England on September 21st, 1866. (Bio.com) Wells was the youngest of his…

I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Matt Haig two years ago at an event for his book, A Boy Called Christmas which I loved. It was at this event where I first heard about How to Stop Time which he was still working on at the time. The whole concept of a person not aging on the outside and slowly aging on the inside had me intrigued. However, I had completely forgotten about the book until earlier this year when I saw it on the Savvy Reader's “Most Anticipated Reads of (Early) 2018” blog post. The…

A Sound of Thunder Time travel is a fascinating concept that has been at the forefront of science fiction literature for generations. Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder" explores this concept, but it is not glorified or embellished. The story is about Eckels, a man who travels back to the age of dinosaurs to hunt Tyrannosaurus Rex, and is faced with the severe consequences of his actions. Bradbury’s theme of technological innovation demonstrates that not all scientific advancements are ethical,…

One theme in Ted Chaing’s “Exhalation” is acting for the greater good, in this case, to add to the pool of scientific knowledge. The narrator, a mechanical being in a world populated with other mechanical beings who believe they will live forever, is an anatomist. He has suspected for some time that the prevailing hypothesis of how memory is stored is incorrect. He comes up with an idea for an experiment to find out. The experiment poses great risk to his body, so he deliberates over whether he…

The Time Traveler’s wife is about a man, Henry, who discovers he is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder . Which basically means he can time travel, he has no control over when and where he travels but he eventually discovers he only time travels when he has moments of emotional gravity from his life, past, and future. Henry discovered his ability when he was in a car accident as a child, where his mother was killed. After that day Henry had been time traveling to…

In 2001, Winnebago had top sales of $681.83 million during the first 6 months and leading market share of 18.9% in the RV industry. Although sales have decreased since 2000 where they reached $753.38 million, Winnebago is still a very successful company. Winnebago can owe its success to many factors. Producing good quality products and excellent customer service are some of the main reasons this company is so successful. They have realized that employees, customers, and dealers play an important…

Chapter 4 ? A Composer in the Making: Munich? And the maestro?who was a very great man?felt that she was the only one who understood. As it is always, it is to the one who understands to whom we turn, so after this the maestro found himself unconsciously teaching just that one person in class b. He would have scoffed at the notion had you been bold enough to accuse him of it, but nevertheless the truth remained. Mabel Daniels[footnoteRef:-1] [-1: Mabel Daniels, notebook…

Literature is a curious thing, it allows an author to express themselves in any way they what. Whether they express themselves in a literal and direct way, or through indirect plot scenarios and ___ is up to the author. Herbert Gray Wells was an author who did just that. His works of science fiction resonated many common beliefs of his era. Not only that, but he had a way to express his own beliefs. In terms of his famous work of science fiction “The Time Machine,” he presented many of the…