Star Trek: The Next Generation

“There are certain things men must do to remain men. Your computer would take that away.” Wise words from Captain James T. Kirk. “The Ultimate Computer,” an episode from Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek: The Original Series, effectively details human reaction toward technology and how far advancement should extend. Star Trek scrutinizes the consequences of space travel and exploration, advancement of technology, and militarization. In the episode “The Ultimate Computer,” the crew of the U.S.S.…

The United States of America has been at war since 2001. The two campaigns are known as Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraq Freedom. Since the beginning, there has been over 1.5 million troops deployed to the region (Savitsky, Illingsworth, & Dulaney, 2009). It does not matter what the job is, the chances that a soldier will experience a form of trauma is almost guaranteed. It was no different for Lieutenant Commander Heidi Kraft. In her book, Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in…

to laws that were ratified by congress. Twitter hashtags have led to entire ad campaigns being shut down due to backlash over the harmful message. Yet, little positive change has occurred regarding media. Perhaps it is the result of multiple generations of being raised in this culture or perhaps we simply don’t know how or where to start. If we want to see a prominent of example of positive representation in the media, we have to go back to the days of tube televisions and turn back the…

Mark Hamill and Patrick stewart Mark Hamill and Patrick Stewart have very similar careers in science fiction and voice acting but there are a lot of differences between them. First of all Mark Hamill was born in 1951 in on september 25 in Oakland California,on the other hand Patrick Stewart was born in Mirfield England. While Mark grew up with seven siblings, Patrick grew up with his brother in a two room house. Mark Hamill’s and Patrick Stewart’s first acting careers were very similar,…

has been married and divorced three times, and has been involved with two other celebrities; she has one child with with her first ex-husband. She is an author, singer, political activist, talk show host, actress, and comedian. She was a fan of "Star Trek" as a child, especially because of Uhura, because it was a black character that was not a maid. Goldberg dropped out of high school to pursue an acting career, and because her dyslexia made it hard for her to keep going through school. To…

Captain Jean-Luc Picard is the captain of the starship enterprise in the T.V series Star Trek: The Next Generation. played by British actor Sir Patrick Stewart he successfully captained the ship for 7 seasons and 4 movies. The Next Generation was the second series made in the popular franchise after the success of the original series, I’ve chosen this character since his often highly regarded in the sci fi fandom as being one of the greatest captains of the long running franchise. The first…

human terms, believing the unbelievable. In a 1970 interview, he explains that the hardware should be identifiable, ?I would probably shy away from the year 2500. I would much rather deal in 1998... I like to know what happens Thursday, not in the next century? (LaFrance). The Twilight Zone also dealt with controversial topics such as race and gender. And although the show was cancelled twice and revived each time, The Twilight Zone had only moderate ratings over the five years and five seasons…

fascinating sites on the internet but now that there are a billion others, I don’t hang out there as much. I also used to watch a lot of Star Trek. My husband and I watched the original version with its low-tech special effects and then got into the second series called “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” We were never Trekkies but we both enjoyed sci-fi and the “Next Generation” series was actually quite well done. One of the things I always appreciated about this fictional foray into outer…

to attend a wonderful lecture from LeVar Burton titled “The Value of Diversity”. I was very excited about this lecture as I remember Mr. Burton being a big part of my childhood as he hosted “Reading Rainbow” and had a recurring role on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” As it turns out, he is every bit as kind and passionate as I had hoped. He began the lecture by talking about his mother; the woman who inspired and encouraged his love for reading, learning, and creativity. He explained that his…

To this day, as artificial intelligence become increasingly common, and the question of how the mind relates to the body or if it even exists becomes pertinent in relation to technology, no consensus exists. Science fiction, such as the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Measure of a Man”, often attempts to tackle this problem through their stories. The leaders of the two opposed parties, Picard and Maddox, both exhibit different views to the problem of mind/body. Picard argues in favor…