Tentacle

An alien spaceship slowly emerges from the stars and enters the earth near Antartica. In the Antarctic, A Norwegians helicopter flies very low chasing and shooting at a dog running in the snow. The helicopter attempts to land near an American Antarctic base, but crashes. One sole Norwegian with a machine gun is able to leap out before the crash. Upon seeing this spectacle, a few members of the American research base run out to help. The dog approaches BENNINGS, who is then shot in the knee by…

towards progress. However, does revolution truly mean progress? How does one define progress? How does one assess the success or failure of a revolution? The Mexican Revolution of 1910 and the Cuban Revolution demonstrate how intricate and fluid the tentacles of revolution move in the face of sociopolitical, economic, and cultural patterns. This debate book examines the Mexican and Cuban revolutions by comparing each of the revolutions through the lens of political infrastructure, land reform,…

Illustrator Report – Kerby Rosanes Tessa Richards For Manila based artist, Kerby Rosanes, illustration was a hobby turned part-tine freelance, turned full time career. He started out drawing and doodling to fill time at work and began posting his art online. He soon grew a large following of sites like Tumblr and DeviantART before he was commissioned to turn his illustrations into a colouring book for adults, called Doodle Invasion, in 2013. By 2014, Rosanes realised he could make a career out…

Contrary to what one might think when comparing Octavia Butler’s Dawn and the film District 9 they share more than just solely being in the alien science fiction genre. Though they indeed differ in many ways, both focus on themes regarding manipulation, alienation and xenophobia, consequently leading the protagonist to experience cognitive dissonance and subsequent reflection upon one’s sense of self-identity. Both protagonists, Lilith and Wikus, after experiencing alien genetic mutation exhibit…

Globalization is predominantly viewed from a more economic interaction point of view; with little attention given the consequences that global harmonization has on indigenous cultures. A lot of attention has been given to economic, trade and financial flows with universally binding or guidelines on how partners in the globalization phenomenon should operate. Issues of environmental and human right concerns, also attract attention, and even gain closer impetus than issues related to the cultural…

In the 21st century, architects are exploring more with form and materials. These architects go against Adolf Loos’s judgement on ornamentation with the use of wasted material, labor, and money. Although these architects are creating a need for a change in form, are they able to justify going against Loos’s theory on why ornamentation is unnecessary? Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid are two architects that are able to represent their need for extravagant forms and materials and give reasoning behind…

Lee acknowledged his brother with a nod and responded “Yes, I did hear something about that”. John seemed indifferent, “Do you think anything, can be done?” Lee, “Its a free world, and speech is protected”. John responded, “Well if you have any thoughts, let me know”. The brothers spoke in this cryptic language as a precaution. In their world they needed to be be aware of being taped or bugged. Their father had instructed them “Speak like you have the Justice Department sitting on your…

Unity in diversity’ is the motto of our nation. India is a diversified country with many languages with many cultures and the people also different from one state to another. India’s is called as ‘Hindustan’ as it was full of Hindus once upon a time. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni employs myth in her novels to show the people how culture, tradition, religion and ecology play an important role in the lives of man. Myths are the stories that are based on tradition, culture and religion. They are not…

The Animal Book Chapter 1: Animal characteristics Chapter 2: Body Parts Body plans refer to similarities in development, structure, and function among members of a particular group (phylum). At some point, members of that group share the same body plan during their development process. Which could be a possible explanation for shared structural plans that have been observed in the anatomy and embryology. Timing, pattern, and scale of development determine the organism's shape, and closely…

hey conclude that “a lack of funds is a common situation in several university career centers in China. […] Most career centers do not have a full-time teacher. Instead, they hire school teachers or entrepreneurs to provide students with career counseling services.” (59) Their study shows that career services in WUT receives less than one tenth of the funding received by UNC, and, while serving more than twice the amount of students, WUT has less than half the number of the professional…