gloup ’’this saying on my planet means peace among worlds but going to earth was anything but that’’. My story began when we sent a distress signal to earth requesting if we could land there of course at the time me and my crew had no idea that the earthlings could not understand what we were saying. We came into the atmosphere and were immediately targeted by the defense systems The pilot yelled "four projectiles incoming" I told my crew to prepare for battle but it was too late the projectiles hit
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Becoming "Un-Stuck" in Slaughter-House Five As we begin our epic journey in the science-fiction novel Slaughter-House Five‚ we are struck with an unfamiliar phrase. "Billy Pilgrim has become unstuck in time." But what does author Kurt Vonnegut mean by that? We soon discover that this idea of becoming "un-stuck in time" is major theme in this novel. Our protagonist‚ Billy‚ jumps to different points in his life at unexpected points in time. At time we find ourselves with him
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Unfailingly‚ every girl had fabricated childhood imaginations of a white knight on a fiery steed carrying her away to his shining castle. But as young earthlings begin their embarkment of the real world‚ their innocent childhood fantasies dangerously evolve into fatuous hopes of finding a perfect Prince and a happily-ever-after. In other words‚ they become victims of the Prince Charming Syndrome’; hoodwinked
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Essay 1: News from space (Astronomy 101A) July 1‚ 2013 Cassini Space Mission Sending Pictures From Space July 19‚ 2013 Cassini Space Mission will be in its orbital position ready to collect images as Saturn eclipses the sun. North America and part of the Atlantic Ocean will be in the sunlight. Earth will be visible as a pale blue dot and our Moon will appear as a colorless star-like point of light. Cassini will be in the shadow of Saturn and the senitive detectors will not be damaged
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The Humor of Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five has a dark sense of humor that accentuates Vonnegut’s nihilistic view of the human condition. The humor in Slaughterhouse-Five is uniquely dark‚ twisted‚ and overly ironic. So it goes. Throughout the novel‚ Vonnegut would go out of his way to humorously show that the human condition has hit rock bottom. For example‚ take the character Howard W Campbell‚ Jr.‚ an American who betrayed his country for Nazi Germany. In the story‚ Campbell visits
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while she was in the process of being corrupted after trying to fuse with a corrupted gem‚ Jasper says that she has been fighting since she formed because of what Rose did to their royal figure‚ saying‚ “My Diamond! Your Diamond! PINK DIAMOND!!!” (“Earthlings”). Despite Steven not knowing anything of Pink Diamond until this point‚ he was treated by gems from Homeworld as if he was actually Rose
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Topic 2: Slaughterhouse Five In Slaughterhouse Five‚ Vonnegut shows a lot of hopelessness in showing continuous death and war. He breaks the notion that there are “good guys” and “bad guys” in war by showing that all humans have a capacity for evil. In addition‚ he gives us the notion that people are capable of doing incredibly evil deeds. We can see this in Lazarro when he tells a story to Billy about a time when a dog bites him. Lazarro acting in revenge sticks razor blades into a steak and
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The first book I decided to read this summer was The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury. This book was first published in 1946. However‚ it is set in the distant future‚ as many of his novels are. Bradbury begins his novel in January of 2030 in Ohio where a rocket is launched into space heading for Mars. In the following month on Mars‚ a Martian named Ylla begins having strange dreams about a rocket from Earth landing on her planet and a strange creature named Nathaniel York emerging from it. Ylla’s
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valuable natural resources on Pandora and will do whatever it takes to obtain what they need. Initially‚ the humans decide that using force to take control of the resources may be the wrong way to go about dealing with the people of Pandora. The Earthlings decide instead to set up schools and teach English to the moon’s inhabitants to try to win them over. The main people of Pandora are the Na’vi‚ a 10 foot tall‚ blue-skinned humanoid alien group that live in the rainforests of Pandora. The humans
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The Extinction of Sumatran Tigers in Asia – by Yoshie Samosir Tigers are the largest cat species with sharp claws and teeth. They are excellent swimmers and climbers. The ones that live in colder regions are paler‚ larger‚ thicker fur. Though for those who live in warmer climates are smaller and more colourful. But both are targeted for illegal poaching of body parts. Good day fellow classmates‚ allow me to share what I know and have learnt about Sumatran tigers. This is where you live. You have
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