Chapter 2 “The Primal Question: What Are We?” In book “What If: Religious Themes in Science Fiction”; the second chapter‚ “The Primal Question: What Are We?” Mike Alsford talks about science fiction as anthropology and how he has grouped the understanding of human beings into four categories: Subjects; Agents; Contingent; and Relational/Social. Alsford uses a lot of science fiction TV; Movies; and novels references to explain his conclusion as to “What Are We.” Science fiction as anthropology
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New York Through the Five Senses New York City is a place that can distinctly appeal to all five of your senses. You can smell‚ hear‚ taste‚ feel‚ and most definitely see New York. It is one of those places that have something interesting to offer for everyone. With its fast-pace‚ something is always going on. It truly is the “City That Never Sleeps”. When you step out onto New York’s streets you hear sirens‚ honking horns‚ garbage trucks‚ cars rushing by‚ the click clacks of heels‚ hundreds
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We come across the different types of advertisements in our day-to-day life. They have invaded every aspect of our day to day dealings‚ our conversations‚ our thoughts and to a certain extent control our behavior as customers and consumers of goods and services. Advertisements stare and scream at us from every street corner‚ every newspaper‚ every magazine‚ every hoarding‚ every stall or shop or showroom to walls of every public building‚ vehicle‚ radio and television. They don’t even spare our computer
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citizens are always ready to stand up for their country during difficult times. Through many difficult times‚ the citizens are always there for our country‚ and as one people‚ they persevere and always come together. Our community is no different from any other‚ there are arguments‚ there are different views on many topics‚ as Barack Obama says “ But when all is said and done‚ we will come together as one people and pledge our allegiance” (1). In times of crisis and peril‚ the citizens of America unite
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Are our identities established through choice or constructed for us by society and what is expected of us in line with our gender‚ class and culture? Can we change our identities to fit in with how we want society to see us rather than how society expects to see us? Firstly we should not confuse personality with identity. Personality traits may be something we have in common with people we meet but identifying with a certain social group is something we choose to do usually
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What do we want from our government? One answer is that we want a great deal more than we did several decades ago. The role of government has expanded dramatically in the last 75+ years. In 1929 (the year the Commerce Department began keeping annual data on macroeconomic performance in the United States)‚ government expenditures at all levels (state‚ local‚ and federal) were less than 10% of the nation’s total output‚ which is called gross domestic product (GDP). In the current century‚ that share
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people choose to believe what they see‚ and believing links with knowing as it is a component of knowing. We also choose to see what we believe and therefore both statements are complimentary. Human beings tend to believe with evidence rather than believing in something blindly. Belief is usually based on evidence and the evidence is usually linked with our senses. If we see something‚ we believe in it because we are able to back our assumption with evidence because we have witnessed it. Human
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environment. We all affect the natural environment‚ but we are often are unaware of how much we affect it. There is no part of the earth that does not remain affected by our actions. Our actions are now threatening the health of our planet‚ the land we live and work on‚ the water supply‚ the ozone layer‚ the animal species as well as the health of our species. With this it is easy to say "The problem is too great and what can we do now?" Well‚ we can first remember and believe that we can make a difference
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Our Troops Should Come Home There is much controversy surrounding the war in Iraq‚ both in terms of its legality‚ its practicality and its current course. Within all of these elements there are arguments to be found that suggest that the troops currently in Iraq should indeed come home. The main argument for bringing home the troops is that they shouldn’t have been there in the first place‚ as no weapons of mass destruction were found‚ and they are now doing virtually nothing to help the situation
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The Internet: How Far Have We Come? Have you ever thought about how different everyday life would be if we did not have the Internet? Whether or not we realize it‚ the Internet plays numerous roles in our lives‚ both important and not important. From business and medical fields to students and the elderly‚ most‚ if not all of us use the Internet daily in some aspect. Without the Internet‚ businesses wouldn’t be able to connect with distant customers‚ and the medical field would not be able to
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