Celluloid Myths American Cultural Myths On The Hollywood Screen Summary
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The Institute of English and American Studies
Fear of Science on Movie Screen and on Printed Pages
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NEMES Katalin, Year 3, English Seminar: BTAN 34702 Celluloid Myths: American Cultural Myths on the Hollywood Screen Wed. 10.00 – 11.40 Instructor: Dr. TÓTH Ágnes May 7th 2008
In the modern twenty-first century society science weaves through our lives in the form of such everyday objects as the television, cellular phones or personal computers. These devices make our lives easier and more comfortable, while highly developed scientific methods and technologies in industry and medication provide us a longer and healthier life, with less work and more leisure time. Though it seems that the development of science has changed our lives for the better, the recurring representation of technophobia …show more content…
He figures out that nothing exists outside the space station where he controls the other robots, and although he is still under the force of the laws and does not harm human beings, he regards them as inferior and insignificant. Cutie statement “I myself, exist, because I think” (Asimov, 61) ridicules human philosophy, and the fact that he establishes a religion, according to which his and his the fellow robots’ duty is to serve “The Master”, their mysterious creator, illuminate some similarities between science and religion, showing that scientific failures are not more dangerous than religious
The Institute of English and American Studies
Fear of Science on Movie Screen and on Printed Pages
Hereby I certify that the essay conforms to international copyright and plagiarism rules and regulations.
NEMES Katalin, Year 3, English Seminar: BTAN 34702 Celluloid Myths: American Cultural Myths on the Hollywood Screen Wed. 10.00 – 11.40 Instructor: Dr. TÓTH Ágnes May 7th 2008
In the modern twenty-first century society science weaves through our lives in the form of such everyday objects as the television, cellular phones or personal computers. These devices make our lives easier and more comfortable, while highly developed scientific methods and technologies in industry and medication provide us a longer and healthier life, with less work and more leisure time. Though it seems that the development of science has changed our lives for the better, the recurring representation of technophobia …show more content…
He figures out that nothing exists outside the space station where he controls the other robots, and although he is still under the force of the laws and does not harm human beings, he regards them as inferior and insignificant. Cutie statement “I myself, exist, because I think” (Asimov, 61) ridicules human philosophy, and the fact that he establishes a religion, according to which his and his the fellow robots’ duty is to serve “The Master”, their mysterious creator, illuminate some similarities between science and religion, showing that scientific failures are not more dangerous than religious