Spiral galaxy

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic story about the life of a man who doesn't know his purpose, Arthur Dent. He lived in a small house atop a hill in the United Kingdom accompanied by his non-human friend, Ford Prefect. Ford, stranded to Earth for 15 years on a quest to complete his book, is Arthur’s best and only friend, and even more importantly, is aware of the imminent destruction of Earth, and has a means of escape. The duo sneaks onto an enemy vogon ship, only to be ejected…

novel’s popularity as indicative of its ‘unliterariness’, prompting fervent backlash. Likewise, ‘high’ literature is commonly viewed as inaccessible to the general populous. Nevertheless, Douglas Adams’ acclaimed 1979 novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is an anomalous example wherein critical consensus reflects mainstream judgments. Although academic and popular critics assess the novel via distinct, separate criteria, both agree upon its fundamental literary value. Accordingly, this…

Douglas Adams was a great writer, he wrote the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy in 1978 it originated as a radio comedy that was later turned into a five part novel. Douglas also wrote many other books such as Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time Of The Soul, he also Co wrote books because a The Meaning Of Life, The Deeper Meaning Of Life, and Last Chance To See. Although he had made a good name for himself through writing books, Douglas did not stop there, he also…

For readers of Douglas Adam’s novel A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, it is evident that nothing Adams writes is to be taken seriously. The world in this novel is full of absurdities that may not make sense to the reader, because they have no reason in being talked about. Adams strategically places ridiculous conversations and situations all throughout the novel for the characters to encounter, especially when they are not possible. Memorable absurd moments in the novel come when the humans…

Science fiction is a genre that has persisted for perhaps longer than what one might think. When classifying the genre, there are elements of technology and they are typically set in the future. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy implements such elements, but takes the issues of life, the universe, and everything and puts a funnier spin to them. This allows the author to take serious issues in society and point out the ridiculousness of situations. Absurdity is perhaps the main theme of the…

My journey began when I was fourteen years old and my friend introduced me to the online game World of Warcraft. At first I was skeptical that I would enjoy it, but my buddy insisted I give it a try. I chose to become a shaman, master of the elements, specializing in their restorative powers to aid my teammates in battle. I also began to study herbalism and alchemy, allowing me to search for and collect various herbs to convert them into potions. These potions could provide players with extra…

message in the bowl, they learn that the dolphins were aware of the Vogons, and therefore escaped from Earth to an alternate dimension after duplicating it in order to save the human race. After explaining to Fenchurch about hitchhiking across the galaxy, she insists that she wants to see for herself, so they plan to wait for the next passing…

The Effects of Videogames on Adolescents For the last fifty years adolescents have played videogames. Videogames have advanced from arcade games to home systems and portable systems. Now videogames are changing again, moving into the future with virtual reality and duel capability systems. However, one thing that has not changed over the years is studying the effects of videogames on adolescents, most of which examine the negative effects of violent videogames. I agree that there is…

Golden Ratio, and the Golden Spirals. As the number increases, the ratio becomes closer to 1.618. For instance, the ratio of 3 to 5 is 1.666. But the ratio of 13 to 21 is 1.625. As the numbers increase, the ratio of 144 to 233 is 1.618. These numbers are all successive numbers in the Fibonacci sequence. The Golden Ratio is witnessed almost everywhere in nature, even in areas least expected. Some cases where the golden ratio is applied is in hurricanes, faces, and spiral galaxies.…

The Milky Way is the galaxy our sun is in. It is most important to us humans because its our home. When you look up at the night sky and see a bright strip of clustered stars, that is the center of our galaxy. The ancients describes this as a river, as milk and as a path. The latin name for the Milky Way is Via Lactea. That means “the road of milk.” The greeks called our galaxy, Galaxias kyklos or milky circle. The greeks called it the “milky circle” because of the myth. The greek myth is that…