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- 12881: Frankenstein Themes Still Pres
- ... though times have changed. For example, imagine if someone as evil as Adolf Hitler had gotten his hands on a cloning procedure, and had himself cloned, then there would be some major catastrophe in the world right now. These are just a couple reasons, though from different time periods, in which people are or have been against the idea of creating or cloning human life. There is one more reason people ...
- 12882: Frankenstein Rejection By Soci
- ... monster. He knew that his dream of living with them "happily ever after" would not happen and with the encounter still fresh in his mind along with his first encounter of humans, he declared everlasting war against the species, and more than all, him who had formed [the creature] and sent [him] forth to this insupportable misery. The wicked being's source of hatred toward humans originates from his first experiences ...
- 12883: Frankenstein 6
- ... convinces him to listen and leads Victor to a fire where he begins his tale. The monster tells Victor of the confusion he experienced upon first being created. He describes his gradual acclimation to the world through his discovery of the sensations of light, darkness, hunger, thirst, and cold. One day he finds a fire and is pleased at the warmth it creates, however, he is dismayed when he burns himself ...
- 12884: Frankenstein 5
- ... how the blood circulates, and the nature of the air we breath. They have acquired new and almost unlimited powers; they can command the thunders of heaven, mimic the earthquake, and even mock the invisible world of its own shadows"(47). Frankenstein sees these innovations as overpowering and substantially giving humans the power of god. Frankenstein believes that through these new scientific powers human kind would be served with a positive ...
- 12885: Frankenstein 2
- ... he was convinced and promised to do the work. Unlike God, Victor was scared to recommence his work and could not manage to think of another being like the one created before, coming into the world. He hated his creation. Later on in the story, Victor rebels himself and decides not to make the monster's mate. "Never will I create another like yourself, equal in deformity and wickedness" (pg.174 ...
- 12886: Platonic Paradox
- ... understand, but to concern ourselves with one small aspect of our lives, thus trivializing our existence will result in nothing. Even if tomorrow a wonderful universally agreed upon definition of virtue is revealed to the world, that it would not overhaul society as we know it. Plato though, has raised an interesting point. Can we call each other a title when we do not know the real meaning ourselves? That is ...
- 12887: Environmental Apocalypse
- ... on the planet and the population begins to die off due to lack of food, water, and other resources. With our current population increase rates the population will double within the next century. Indeed, the world population did double in thirty-seven years from 1950 to 1987. (Ehrlich, 1990) The problem with overpopulation is that even if we all reduce our impact on the environment, when the population doubles, so will ...
- 12888: Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
- ... well known or understood, but is a crucial and horrible part of our American heritage. The book is comprehensive, but only tells the beginning of what was done in the name of manifest destiny and war profiteering. Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a wonderfully written and insightful piece of American literature. The author asks us to confront our past, which may make us uncomfortable. But there ...
- 12889: Female Protagonists
- ... family, she feels that she is rejected from societies social elite. Mr. Loisel pampers Mathilde with a maid, gives her money to buy expensive clothes, and invites her to a ball that "The whole official world" will attend. Even though her husband spoils, her she still feels like a rich woman trapped in a poor woman's body. She feels that because of the way she looks it is a "mistake ...
- 12890: The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kr
- ... words have impacted Duddy's life but not in the way he wanted, never like this in his darkest nightmares. There is no more respect towards Duddy in Simcha's eyes but in this twisted world, respect from the overall public. Duddy knows of Simcha disapproves of his actions but at the end, he does not care, he thinks everything will be all right. This is the kind of person he ...
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