Steampunk

Mad Max: Fury road is a riveting new take on the classic series, and it keeps the audience captivated the entire film. Besides the non-stop action and intense imagery, the film has a surprising amount of depth and character development throughout it. The movie reflects real ideas of nuclear disaster, war, slavery, sexism, propaganda, god status, oppression, and relentless vestiges hope. Mad Max: Fury Road is a fast-paced post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller that focuses on…

Science fiction, rather than being a single genre in itself, has not only spanned, but developed many new and innovative genres over the years. From steampunk to star wars, the sometimes apocalyptic perspective of our speculated future, or past, has always done one thing the same. Whether intentionally or not, it tends to reflect the society of which it was composed in. Specifically the different roles of which gender plays. Every society has distinct but very different roles for men…

of floorboards. I quickly grabbed my gun from the drawer, slowly walked out of my room… and froze as the strange creature stood in front of me. It was wearing an all black robe with a strange mask like you would see in some sort of movie with a Steampunk. He lunged at me, I fired my weapon as fast as my finger would pull the trigger. I opened my eyes, i expected to see his dead body on the floor, but, it was…

tired of Tristan having no real-life goals and she breaks up with him. A portal opens and out stumbles Tavaroz, a Artizen Warrior and Troubadour. He possesses a magical medallion. Following him are Serenity (28), a muse, and Gavin (17), wearing a steampunk suit and missing his hand. They do not see the face of a demonic human in the portal. Tavaroz activates the medallion and it sends energy in the universe and zaps Tristen. Suddenly, Tristen finds himself inspired and writes lyrics. Demonic…

What comes to mind when people think science fiction? In reality, this depends on what literature the person has had experience with. I think you could accurately guess that the first thing a lot of people might come up with would be Hunger Games. However, some people might bring out more classic literature like War of the Worlds. You can confuse yourself more by asking someone what science fiction is. Everyone seems to have their own opinions on this subject and you might even start a…

'correct' ways to approach each mission, If you wanted to approach an objective by rushing in guns blazing you could, and if you wanted to sneak through each task as quietly as possible, the game gave you the freedom to do so. Additionally, the sci-fi steampunk world, especially the black and gold colour template that blended everything together stylishly, was utterly stunning. Though, what sets this game apart from countless other graphically superb games, was not only the compelling story and…

The Rental Heart Kirsty Logan is the author of the short story “The Rental Heart”. The main characters are portrayed using rental hearts that they acquire after their old ones have been broken. Hearts can be rented as many times as an individual needs. They can be put in the chest in the event that the individual is heartbroken, he/she can go to the rental store and get a new one. In most cases, authors often give short stories titles that may not be directly related to the content of the story.…

Hence, On October 28, 2016, Lisa, Pam, Jeanette, Marine, and Tracy as packed up the truck for the adventure to the Texas Renaissance Festival (TRF). However, Texas Renaissance Festival is celebrating their 42nd years the nation's greatest, dedicated 55-acre 16th-century English township established 50 miles northwest of Houston, Texas. However, the trip took approximately four hours Meanwhile we arrived at the fields of the new market campgrounds we set up the camper and got settled in and rest…

pronunciation.” (A35) In support of Stavans’ statement, new words are added to the dictionary every year. Over one hundred fifty words were added to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary last year, including “social networking,” “crowdfunding,” and “steampunk.” Thanks to the invention of new words, I know to fear my sister when she says she is hangry, or experiencing anger induced by hunger. The meanings of words change, too. According to the Merriam-Webster’s website, a catfish is not only a…

inspired by any setting with a similar theme – the Fallout series, Mad Max, etc. Regardless, his story feels original all the way throughout, even with classic tropes like a dark past reveal, pirates and airships reminiscent of Jules Verne’s original steampunk works. Metropolis on the other hand doesn’t try to be revolutionary. It hardens its story from the classic movie and proudly shows itself off in a new Japanese style, still respecting the…