Mutant

gold medal at the Olympics, despite suffering from polio as a child. None of that mattered to me: I just thought she had the greatest name ever, because it combined one of my favorite cartoon characters, Wilma Flintstone, and Santa’s most popular mutant reindeer. By the way, somewhere around that time, Wilma (Flintstone, not Rudolph) got pregnant on TV. They didn’t actually show her getting pregnant (although I’m sure there’s a porn version on Netflix called “Bed Rock”). Before long, she was…

All the Troubles of the World and The Minority Report are two short stories that predict the future to prevent crime and wrongdoings in their two societies. The two stories, while very different, have many similarities. Together, they both raised many ideas or questions like, “Is having technology that predicts the future going to benefit the society?” and “How much harm is too much harm for the benefit of the rest of society?” The Minority Report and All the Troubles of the World make use of…

Family Ties- “A Pair of Tickets” There are so many different cultures around the world which makes up the very core of who we are as individuals. From the way we speak, dress, our religion and to the food we eat are just a few examples. At times, we can lose our sense of heritage of who we are from the relationships with have with our parents. A disagreement or being embarrassed by our parents can cause someone to totally disconnect themselves from one’s own heritage. In Amy Tan’s short story…

Being a big fan of comics, I can relate more to the concept of “hero” in a fictionalized super-hero than the Greek or western interpretation of the concept. Growing up, super-heroes were men who upheld justice, were selfless, strong, intelligent, mysterious, and rescued those who needed help. They tried to lead two lives separately but always had the inner conflicts of one singular person. Some characters seem to have more of an inner struggle than an external nemesis. Being that this is my…

________________________________________________________________________ Could you imagine being a ten year old boy with a facial deformity starting school for the first time? Well, that’s what August Pullman is going through in R.J. Palacio’s book “Wonder.”August, also known as Auggie, was born with a disease called Treacher Collins Syndrome. This disease caused him to have many surgeries, thus the reason Auggie was homeschooled. Now that Auggie has improved his parents made him start…

foods will produce bad result in pesticide-resistant insects. “Monsanto has created GMO crops that contain something known as BT, which is a toxin incorporated into the crops with the intention of killing off insects. However, has actually led to ‘mutant’ insect populations which are directly resistant to the bio pesticide. Reports state that at least 8 insect populations have developed resistance. As a result, farmers must spray even more pesticides!” Thirdly, the pollen from genetically…

It 's a calm Friday afternoon, and I figured what’s better than having a little nostalgic moment and watching old hip-hop videos. I started with Biggies ‘s "Hypnotize" then I moved all the way to Lil Wayne’s "Bling Bling" . I thought to myself, “ My, has Hip-Hop fashion changed” from Armani suits, to tank tops and sagging jeans. But one thing I can say, these men in the beginning of their careers have never been considered homosexual because no matter what they wore it was still considered…

In Herlihy first essay the “ Bubonic Plague…”he questions if the Black Death was even a plague. He goes back and does his research and notes the medieval chroniclers failed to mention the mass deaths of rats and other rodents, a necessary forerunner to the plague - epizootics, also didn't mention certain characteristic that aren't typically seen in a plague. His theory about the plague was that the “plague was just combinations of several diseases; “sometimes [they] worked together to produce…

What are some characteristics that define a monster? Is it an imaginary creature that is frightening, or possibly a malformed mutant animal? Some monsters may be neither of those two things. On the other hand, it could be the sick twisted mind that brings a creature into this world. In Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, the true monster in this story is Victor. Victor does not show responsibility, patience, dependability, and diligence toward his creation like a parent should. In the beginning…

another study when herbicides get into water it does not always cause algae blooms but the algae that does grow there is a new strand and is referred to as “super algae”, algae that has adapted and will be harder to kill. The study referred to them as mutants. The study says “Rare, pre-selective mutations may allow the survival of green microalgae in simazine- or diquat-polluted waters, via herbicide-resistant selection. Therefore, human-synthesized pollutants, such as the herbicides simazine…