Janisse Ray

As reading the play Emilie and from the documentary E=MC^2. I saw the society of the time in my mind. I saw Emilie as this brilliant outsiders, and mind out of place. Then I thought during her debates, I thought thought how set those french sicentist and philophsepher were in newton thoughts. Then I thought maybe becase she was not raise to think. She worked to learn, the biase toward newton versus anyone else was not ingranded in her. This society she lived in based itself on newtonian thought…

“Marrackech” is an essay written by George Orwell in 1939. The essay is a story about a few experiences of Orwell’s during his time in Morocco. It’s a story that shows the mediocrity of the lives of those living in the surrounding environment and through the glimpse of the oncoming World War; Orwell creates a vivid picture of the people, the setting, and a view of life almost devoid of meaning. He does this through rhetorical questions and by actively challenging the reader to be aware. The…

Wasteland Film Critique The film “Wasteland” is about an artist named Vik Muniz who visits Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and goes to the largest garbage landfill in the world called Jardim Gramacho. He visits this landfill with intentions on producing a new art project, so he picks six of the garbage pickers and allows them to participate in the creation of what came out to be a success work of art. Vik Muniz wanted to take photos of the garbage pickers and sell them at auctions so that he can raise…

Anthony Burgess once said, “We can destroy what we have written, but we cannot unwrite it”(Goodreads). In what is regarded as Anthony Burgess’ magnum opus, A Clockwork Orange was written in only three weeks for the purpose of making money; little did Burgess know the effect his novel would have on society. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess is a dystopian type novel set in a futuristic English society. Throughout the novel, Alex, the main character undergoes a series of adventures and…

A young man name Stephen Glass was the youngest writers and editors at The New republic. He was respected all his The New Republic workers. He was hard working and doing his job to make the interesting story. In the beginning Glass admit one mistake “Young Republicans” which some not true story to Michael who was the chief. The new position the magazine’s current editor in chief was Charles “Chuck” Lane after Michael was fired. Chuck was writers but he was chief. When Glass publishes a story…

When reading a science fiction text, a lot goes into what we the reader know and what we don’t know. Often it starts out with a completely new look at the world we live in, or a competently new world in itself and then slowly we use what we know and what we don’t and piece together from the text what is happening in the world we are reading about. This idea is discussed in Darko Suvin’s definition of science fiction. I see this definition really corresponding with The Left Hand of Darkness by…

everything for them. People aren’t talking face to face anymore… This problem is getting so bad that people don’t even want to think for themselves, and they don’t have to thanks to computers. Technology is like a deadly disease that needs a cure, and fast. Ray Bradbury created a dystopian society of technology based off his vision of America in the year 2053, resulting in a loss of education, meaning, and responsibilities. Our society has become more like Fahrenheit 451 than anyone wants to…

Did you know that some books have some similarities to the real world? If you have ever read the book, The Giver, did you notice the book has some similarities to the real world? There’s a couple of countries that are similar to the book. Unfortunately, The Giver is a dystopia which means the events and countries weren't that great. For the people who live in those countries or was in an event, had suffered a bit. So, The Giver, created by Lois Lowry, has some similarity to the real world, for…

How is the concept of discovery conveyed through the representation of people and society in the feature article “A Rage for Curiosity”? “A Rage for Curiosity” is a profound and well-written poignant feature article by the acclaimed social commentator and journalist for the Australian newspaper, Phillip Adams. The writer illustrates the importance of curiosity to facilitate learning and discovery. Adams discerning article is an insightful and competent piece about society stuck in the clutches…

smaller hospital in a neighboring town that Swedish American Health System in Rockford Illinois owns. At SwedishAmerican Medical Center/Belvidere, we currently have one Philips x-ray room and one AMX portable x-ray machine. The medical center only has one computed radiology (CR) laser reader. The x-ray room and portable x-ray both utilize this (CR) laser reader. If the laser reader happens to break down, we have no way of developing our images. In addition, there are times that more than one…