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In Spike Jonze’s 2013 film Her, a man develops a relationship with an evolving artificially intelligent operating system. Within the film, the operating system continues to evolve beyond the relationship capacity of the man and then evolves beyond needing matter to function. From the first human thought to the impending arrival of artificial intelligence, the evolution of sentience has been what defines the platform of existence. As humans were the next platform of mankind from Neanderthals,…

How is the futility and hypocrisy of war and bureaucracy explored by Joseph Heller and Francis Ford Coppola in Catch-22 and Apocalypse Now respectively? Catch-22 authored by Joseph Heller and Apocalypse Now directed by Francis Ford Coppola are critically considered two of the finest examples of contemporary anti-war literature and cinema, despite neither being explicitly against the concept of combat as such, but rather, both opposing the bureaucratic absurdity that war inevitably entails.…

As the story progresses, it is shown that Claudius is praying and asking for forgiveness, even though he really does not mean it. Claudius says, “It hath the primal eldest curse upon’t/ a brother 's murder/.. May one be pardoned and retain th’ offense” (III, iii, 41-42, 60). Claudius wants to ask for forgiveness, but he knows if he were to ask for forgiveness he would never get it because he still had the kingdom…

IfThe Call of the Wild is a story about ultimately achieving mastery over a foreign, primal world, that mastery is achieved only through separation from the group and independent survival. Throughout much of the story, Buck is serving a master or a pack; even as a leader he is carrying out someone else’s commands and is responsible for the well-being of the group. In many ways, then, when John Thornton cuts Buck free from his harness, he is also beginning the process of Buck’s separation from a…

The Roaring 1920’s Much like the month of March, the 1920’s roared in like a lion, and went out like a lamb… well, maybe more like lamb chops, as the economy and morale of the country were utterly slaughtered by the end of the decade. America’s short official involvement in World War I had fortified the economy with wartime industry and increasingly productive technologies supporting manufacturing. Business was soaring and the stock markets followed suit, with an unprecedented surge that…

In this paper I will be examining Virgil’s Aeneid. I will be examining the text’s structure by following specific taxonomical elements throughout it, identifying patterns and consistencies as those elements occur, and deriving a single possibility of meaning from the established patterns. Then I will interpret a single excerpt of the text that best exemplifies and proves the derived possibility. In this text, Virgil tells the story of how the Trojans became Romans not only by the will of the…

Can you recall a poem that use collision sounds Answer- jingle bells Write your own story using the letter bank of onomatopoeia sounds below. Draw a cartoon strip using the sounds to depict your story Ouch, click, pitter patter, thump, whisper, whizz, cheep, chortle, arf, neigh, purr, chug chug, honk, tick tock, zoom, snip, rat a tat tat, cuckoo Invent your own onomatopoeia words of the following Trees swaying in the wind Children playing in the ground Piano playing Different Jungle sounds…

Vibrant, methodical, beautifully written and utterly terrifying – Apocalypse Now is the quintessential war film. Apocalypse Now is one of the most powerful anti-films to emerge from the Vietnam War Era. It is Francis Ford Coppola's most ambitious film yet and it is easy to see why. The film took over 10 years to make and is nothing short of a masterpiece in storytelling, visual themes and direction. The story of Apocalypse Now is loosely based on loosely on Heart of Darkness, a novel written…

Magic traditions have long fascinated people, but none have been as captivating as the Celtic traditions. The Celts influence had a wide reach at their height of power that stretched from Ireland to Turkey, which was strengthened by their ferocity. Most of the written history and traditions of the Celts came from the Romans during their time of conquest, as the Celts passed down their traditions orally, which has added to the mysticism that surrounds them. Their spirituality was holistic,…

The Love of the Game and The Men That Loved the Game Thousands of fans consider football to be one of America’s most beloved sports. There is something addictive about football, and Americans cannot seem to get enough of it. Whether it is the primal act of watching one group of what seem to be supermen tackle another, or just the comfort of bringing the family together every Sunday for football, there is something infectious about the sport. However, there are aspects of football that have…