Many book series go through the evolution of fame, but many never rise to the top of popularity such as the Harry Potter series and Twilight series have done. Two series that are extremely different yet have several similarities that helped them rise to fame. Harry Potter was the world’s most popular series of books for a long time. The books were made into movies, a theme park was built. However, years after the first Harry Potter book was written, the Twilight series came in to steal the show.
Araceli Hernandez Professor Jason B. Williams English 105 Research Response 1 Research Response 1 Dystopian futures have made a comeback. With the rise of the nerd, sci-fi, conspiracy theories and alternate realities have become a staple of the pop culture plotlines. There are dozens of films that portray mind-controlled communities, the cult of consumerism and plenty of post-apocalypse hi-jinks. However the cheesy plots, hit-and-miss casting and unlikely happy endings bring it home for me. Comedy in dystopia came to mind when mulling over topics for this assignment.
Ned is a hardcore aficionado of SF and FRPG, and frequently will reference some book or movie of that genre. Our group leader –otherwise an extremely intelligent woman– has absolutely no clue in the known universe what he is talking about, but I will invariably answer with the appropriate counter-reference; we then laugh and high-five, while Sharon just stands there shaking her head in awe that “You really get him, don’t you?” -- And she is on the outside for once. Today I am blessed with being able to take a class in Science Fiction Literature (one of the perks of returning to school after an extended hiatus). I was pleased to note that not only is the class evenly divided by gender, but when the instructor asked everyone how many considered themselves to be SF fans (rather than just taking the class to get a lit credit), a majority of the women raised their hands. It brought tears to these cynical eyes, to see that finally women can come out of the shadows and admit that we, too, like SF, and not raise any eyebrows of
This meant that the Russian agriculture was poor and the remaining farms used outdated methods and had no advancements for a while, due to illiteracy and such. This was a problem for Russia, as they were losing income and the economy was
Much like the blunt force of violence and infatuation outweighs the strength of empty fondness , the impassioned and conflicting relationship of Dominique Francon and Howard Roark is a bewildering labyrinthe of sabotage and sadism—but incongruously, of ultimate love. Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead narrates the unconventional entwinement of two complex individuals, both far removed from society in two different ways: one far too great for it, and one too hardened by abhorrence to desire any part of it. Similar to a moth approaching a flame, Dominique and Roark are stimulated by the one entity that can do them the most harm; Dominique, motivated by her cynicism and masochistic means of action, seeks to destroy and to “break” the unwavering Roark (at the Connecticut granite quarry as she is watching Roark drill: “[s]he thought—hopefully—that the vibrations…hurt him, hurt his body, everything inside his body”) in order to spare him the disillusionment of an unsympathetic society, which will no doubt desecrate the buildings he so purely and steadfastly constructs for it—a society which bestows praise on the mediocre and offers only condemnation to the brilliant and individualistic. The same society that can take the purest of all buildings and sacrilegiously “hang out diapers [from it]… draw dirty pictures on [it].” Highly idealistic and sharp in detecting the fallaciousness around her, Dominique Francon is the perfect match for the Rand’s “joy of living personified,” “the man with an iron conviction,”— Howard Roark, the embodiment of the novelist’s Objectivist philosophy. The daughter of successful but ineffectual Guy Francon, Dominique has long since witnessed power and ultimate prestige granted upon truly unworthy men.
Q. State properly a main idea for the story and support it with evidence from the text. In “Feathers,” I think the author is saying that imperfections may be ingredients for ultimate satisfaction and complacency. In the story, one major contrast between the couples is their values and attitudes in life. In early stage, Jack’s affection for Fran is merely manifested through his obsession and fondness in her hair, such that “he might stop loving her if she [cuts] it” (334).
The main problem in a declining industry is that falling demand for products lead to the emergence of excess capacity. In trying to use this capacity, GE began to cut prices, thus sparking a price war and diminishing the profit. GE was also suffering from low productivity growth (1%-2%) as well as a lack of new innovations. Another issue facing Welch as he took control was that the company was still organized as it had been when GE was founded near the turn of the century. GE was suffering from a lack of strong leadership and the existence of to much bureaucracy.
Still, it satisfied its hormonal fanbase with imaginative and exaggerated gusto. Now the directorial duo grab the reigns as they spearhead the second installment of Marvel Comics' hot-headed anti-hero Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze. In Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, the sequel to 2007's anemic Ghost Rider, Nicholas Cage reprises his role as the hell-raising, flame-scorching devilish bounty hunter out to create havoc in whatever crosses his perplexing path. Although slightly more engaging than its predecessor five years ago, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is marred by a sluggish script, cheesy and overwrought CG imagery and a ludicrous Cage performance that has now become commonplace for the once respectable Oscar-winner. Meandering, disjointed and unintentionally silly-minded, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance never quite matches the intensified heat as radiated from the movie protagonist's fireball noggin.
Along with the lack of regard for these important roadways in America. The roads are crumbling apart. The freeways as shown by history channel, have cracks, and the metal support bars in the roads are rusting from the winters and summers
Although Johnson and fellow couch potatoes would truly love to believe that watching TV works wonders on your brain, it is surely a fantasy with no relation to real life Johnsons’ main argument is that TV has gotten more complicated over the years and our brains have to compensate for that. The calls this the Sleeper Curve and defines it: “The most debased forms of mass diversion- video games and violent TV dramas and juvenile sitcoms,- turn out to be nutritional after all” (215). More simply put, that even if TV is really bad, it is still a force for good, improving our brains and not making us dumb. Johnson compares what you gain from TV to what you gain from reading: attention, patience, retention, and parsing narrative threads. The complexity of TV places demands on the same cognitive qualities.