Martian

Everyone is taught that honesty is crucial to living peacefully; Christopher Boone however cannot say the same. In Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Christopher encounters countless problems when he lets his curiosity get the best of him. Through a psychoanalytic lens, readers are able to spot several different themes throughout the novel, feel the ultimate struggles the characters go through, understand the rough feelings of frustration with the main character…

Today, technology has a positive effect on us as a whole, but the negative effects of technology are starting to dominate people. In history, many authors have written books in the attempt to convey the potential downsides of technology. Fahrenheit 451 could potentially be a crystal ball. Ray Bradbury foresaw the negative future of technology in an overly dramatic view. However, if technology is produced at the rate that Ray Bradbury predicted, there might be a problem. The problem would be that…

Religion has undoubtedly touched many aspects of our lives, medicine becoming one of the most discussed in modern times. Religion has provided society with countless advances in our understanding of the human body and the conditions that impair it, making religion one the most valuable assets to medicine. Despite all of the advances religion has provided it is dualy important to note how religion has become one of the major burdens on modern medicine. As the 21st century continues to bring rapid…

As Patrick Bateman said “I feel lethal. On the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.” Throughout the film American Psycho, directed by Mary Harron, there is a never-ending presence of discomfort. With each scene that plays out, the viewer gets to travel down deeper into the mind of a very disturbed individual. When putting Patrick Bateman through the lenses of psychology, it is evident that he suffers from narcissism and shows evidence of being schizophrenic. Ultimately…

You have to work to better yourself and Haitians don't do that. They rather blame France, Dominican Republic or Martians for their misfortune . We have a common history. Both France and Spain depleted our resources, but contrary to Haiti we Dominicans decided to work to improve our country, instead of complaining for something that happened centuries ago. You don't…

Mars on August 6, 2012. NASA has made several discoveries from Curiosity, as it marks four years that the spacecraft has been on Mars. “Scientists found that ancient Mars likely had the right chemistry to support living microbes. By drilling into Martian rocks, the rover discovered what are believed to be the key ingredients for life—carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur” (Sharon Gaudin). NASA’s research answered the big question on whether Mars could have sustained life. The rover…

There are several types of quadcopters used for aerial imagery. On the market today there are quadcopters that range from professional-grade multi-thousand-dollar drones with built in, fully operable cameras that can reach ~50 mph to $60 drones that offer a GoPro attachment. GoPro has recently entered this market as well by introducing the GoPro Karma Drone. This drone retails at $800 and features the Karma grip which is a separate product that acts as the video stabilization. The budding…

Ray Bradbury’s use of vivid and extreme imagery in The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451, and There Will Come Soft Rains clearly illustrates the urgency to act on social issues and calls attention to the value of preserving life, hope, and freedom. He uses intense examples of dystopian futures to strike fear into the reader; some examples are even are based on the past, which makes it all the more real. By showing the worst possible outcomes, Bradbury encourages readers to work towards…

“to commemorate such great nuptial ceremonies, [Claudius] built the city which he called Claudiocester”: Unity and Harmony The roll-maker used women to prove a political point that peace, harmony and greatness could be expected from a king if he had a loving and supportive wife. Women were carefully selected by the roll-maker to exhibit this idea in a variety of differing scenarios. If women inspired their husbands to do great things, created successful lineages, had a useful heritage, or were…

Thinking of NASA’s greatest accomplishments in the past, and the Apollo 11 mission might come up. Other countries worked diligently to reach the same accomplishment that NASA had; but the race to the moon was ultimately reached by the United States. Which makes one of the reasons why the United States is the leader in space exploration. it is because of NASA’s projects, advancements, and accomplishments, NASA was the catalyst that allowed the United States to be the leader in space…