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In “We Can Remember You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick and the adaptation movie of the story “Total Recall” Directed by Paul Verhoeven all have some similar features.  The beginning of the story and the movie was the same, It was like no matter how much they tried to erase his memory and put in something  else, and that something else inside his mind. they added a lot of things to the movie , like they always do. I think Arnold Schwarzenegger was a good pick for the part in the movie. Arnold play Douglas a lot stronger in the movie than in the story . he was more tougher. I think both movie and book was good.

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"Burning Chrome" by William Gibson was an good read, There is a lot of cyber lingo that come out in the story. Sometimes it was hard to read. I liked the relationship between Bobby and Rikki. Jack was the one who thinks before he walks and Bobby is like the crazy wild one, he's more like an older brother and I think they need each other to balance them out. although they was hackers I don't think they was bad. the real bad people in this novel is Rikki and chrome. Rikki for betraying them . bobby really liked Rikki, and she lied and double crossed them to buy herself eyes. Rikki felt in love with the money.



"Computer Friendly" by Eileen Gunn was a fun read the story is coming from a 7 year old girl, so that change the whole adult narrator that we're use to. she made things that's normal sound very normal, when a child is telling the story everything is different because as an adult we know everything in don't ask questions but kids on the other hand ask tons of questions and if they cant get an answer the make something up for it.

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the lighting thief

 

The light thief is about an young man name Percy Jackson who found his father is the Greek God Poseidon. after a ton of magical beast keep attacking him and his family ,he went to a camp for demi god. Demi gods are the kids of the Greek gods. he fund out that the beast re after him because the god Zeus think he stole his lighting bolt so he sent beast after him. Percy went out on a hunt to retrieve Zeus's lighting bolt, which is believed to be in Hades home in the Underworld. Percy also have his best friend Grover and Anna Beth the daughter of Athena to help him along the way. after the travel to the underworld they found out hades doesn't have the bold. he soon finds out another demi god name Luke ass the bolt. Percy and Luke battled it out for the bolt and at the end Percy won and gave the bolt back to Zeus. I also saw the movie which was great but nothing like the book it left out a lot of thing which I didn't like, but they did an great job with it

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Maleficent is the modern day sleeping beauty. Maleficent is an evil fair who felt in love with  Stefan , who soon betrayed her and cut off her wings to be king. years went my in King Stefan had a baby girl. when the whole kingdom came together to celebrate the princess arrival. Maleficent came an cased a spell on her, When princess  Aurora turns a certain age she will fall into a deep sleep. The only thing that can awake the princess is true love. the king sent the princess away with three fairy's so she wouldn't be harmed by the spell, not knowing they wasn't good care takers. while the princess was away maleficent looked after her without anyone knowing. she soon grow to love her and when cursed begin, the love maleficent had for her broke it.

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A.I Artificial Intelligence is about a robot boy named David who was made to act like a real boy. David wants to become a real boy so that he can win back the affection of the human mother who abandoned him because her son who was in the hospital came back home. He real son did bad things to get David in trouble. Soon the mother became scared of David and feared he will hurt her family, so she sent him into the woods and left him there. after David and his friend Teddy traveled along ways David came up with an idea to find the Blue Fairy . When he finally found the blue fairy he found out she wasn't real but just a character in a fairytale.

 

 

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"The Monkey's Paw"



"The Monkey's Paw" by J.J. Jacobs is basically a story saying be very careful for what you wish for, because when you get it you might not like the effects of it. when reading this book I kind got witch craft and also genie and a lamp. its like the elements of witch crafts and a voodoo kind of feeling to it ,but at the same time it gives off a genie in a lamp were you have three wishes but when you make a wish its not really given you what you want


"Premature Burial


"Premature Burial" by Edgar Allan Poe was weird but  I thought it was horror which I don't like, the story started of by talking about how people was mistaking ass dead , like paranoia and prematurely buried. the narrator seem to be obsessed about death . you can tell in this time people was very scared to be buried alive because it seem to happen so much. they would tie balls and other things to their graves so people can see that  their not dead and save them

 Get hard is a most go see movie, I loved it. its a movie you can see with your family or a group of friends, everyone will love it. through out the movie I was laughing out of my sit. The movie is staring Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart, its about how a big time banker, who's about to go to jail for something he didn't do, so he hiring, the a man who cleans his car to get him ready for jail. he thinks Kevin Hart has been to jail before , but Kevin Hart never been . Through out the movie they firm a great friendship but at the same time trying to find out the person who really did the crime

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Berenice

The poem, Berenice, by Edgar Allen Poe was fascinating and I enjoyed reading it. Throughout the story, the narrator Egaeus pronounces his adoration and admiration for his cousin, Berenice, who he grew up with. I enjoyed how detailed and passionate the narrator was when describing Berenice and her beauty, “Oh, gorgeous yet fantastic beauty! Oh, sylph amid the shrubberies of Arnheim! Oh, Naiad among its fountains!” The story gets really deep when Egaeus begins to show how the two both begin to change, due to changes both health and mental changes. It upset me how Egaeus began to treat Berenice when her appearance began to drastically change due to her battle with epilepsy. It seems as if the only feelings Egaeus has toward Berenice is for he looks, so when her looks begin to deteriorate, he actually develops a disgust toward her. In my opinion, he should not have married her if he did not truly love her. Towards the end of the story, Egaeus’ obsession with Berenice’s teeth takes a horrific turn. I was horrified to discover at the end that his obsession drove him to pluck every one of Berenice’s teeth out, and even more horribly, she still survived after being knocked unconscious and mistaken for dead.

 

The Furnished Room

The short story, The Furnished Room, by O’Henry was a story that moderately interested me, however I thought the tone was very gloomy and sad. The story follows the tale of a young man who is in search of his lover. I loved how the man loved his lover, Eloise, so much that he desperately searched for her in vacant rooms all around the town, just to find someone who knew of her or seen her. I found it strange how the young man in the story’s name was not mentioned in the story, although other characters had their names mentioned, such as Eloise and Mrs. Purdy. I didn’t agree with the old woman when she was untruthful with the man when he asked of tenants who lived there previously. Eventually, the young man gives up his search and resorts to committing suicide, refusing to live without the love of his life. In my opinion, if he old woman had just been honest with the man about the young woman’s death, he could have discovered that Eloise had already passed and maybe his fate could have been different.  I found the story very ironic. The same room Eloise committed suicide in was the same exact room the man committed suicide in, kind of like Romeo and Juliet. One death caused another tragic death.

 

The Boarded Window

The short story, The Boarded Window, by Ambrose Bierce was a story that was interesting and captivating, although confusing and puzzling. The narrator describes the story of a mysterious man who lives on the frontier named Murlock. Murlock is a mysterious man who lives in a wooded house with a boarded window. When the narrator hints that Murlock has experienced an extraordinary incident that causes him to look older than he actually he is, I became very intrigued with the story. The narrator describes the incident that changed Murlock’s life – Murlock’s wife’s tragic death. It was very confusing, because as I read the story I had the feeling that Murlock’s wife was not really dead. However, when the panther attacks Murlock’s “dead” wife and Murlock regains consciousness to discover his wife has bitten off a piece of the panther’s ear, however it is clear his wife is dead for sure. The story is confusing because it is unclear if Murlock’s wife died and came back alive to fight off the panther, or Murlock’s wife never really died. The thing that is clear in the story is that Murlock boards the window in order to protect himself from the stranger creatures, and ensure the panther never returns.

 

"The Fall of the house of the Usher" was a good read, I loved the way the writer explained the house. I think the house was a reflection of the man  in how depress and broken down he was. in the  poem his sister was like a ghost she was  there but she always walked by in a scary way without saying nothing. the story was a slow read but started to pick up at the end when the brother thought the sister was dead and bared her alive. as the story went on the brother and his friend heard strange sounds which was his sister trying to get out. as I was reading I started to see were the house started to seem hunted when the brother and sister died I can see how the house went down with them because it was an connected with the both of them




 “Afterwards” by Edith Wharton was weird but I liked it I don't under stand why someone will want a ghost in there house. I can see how the house of the usher and this story connect with the whole haunting house thing but in this story the house was really haunted. The crazy thing about this story is that the ghost that they wanted in their house was with them since the beginning and they didn't figure it out till the end

 

The Movie The Host is about the an alien invasion, The aliens are  called Wanderer's and seekers. The Wanderer job is to access the memories of their host body, and tell the Seeker where to find more Hosts (humans). A Wanderer was put in to an human host named Melanie, After the Wanderer started accessing Melanie memories ,she start liking her and began to grow closer to Melanie. The Wanderer saw how close Melanie was to her little brother in boyfriend in later tried to her Melanie get back to them to make sure they were safe. 

Melanie's Uncle Jeb finds Wanderer in the desert and finds out that she was turnt, but decides not to kill her, because he believes she is still alive inside

She finds out her bother and boyfriend are still alive, but Jared is so not happy to see her.

Jeb her uncle doesn't want Wanderer dead, though,so He puts in a private cave,

Over the next couple of days,  the Wanderer got use to everything and everyone and the humans kind of get used to her, too. They start calling her  "Wanda." Wanda starts to falling in love with Iran. The seekers was still out looking for Wanda and wouldn't stop until they find her. Until one day the seeker set them up and found them. The humans fought against the seeker and took her to the cave were they were going to kill her, but Wanda stopped them and showed them how to take the seeker out of the human body. later on they took Wanda out of Melanie body, and kept Wanda to the side until they found her a body. When they found her a body everyone and everything was okay, but they were still on the run from other seekers who was still out their.

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                                                                                The Raven

Edger Allan Poe poem the raven is very unique to me. This poem is unique because it shows that Poe was not completely into reality. He cannot get over the fact that he lost the love of his life Lenore. He asked the bird a lot of questions like is Lenore in heaven, and the bird will answer nevermore. Not only did he ask the bird about heaven, but he also asked the bird about if they will end up together in the afterlife, and then again the bird said nevermore. When I read this poem it bring up times of sorrow. When someone is in a time of sorrow it will be hard for them to accept reality. They would try to find a scapegoat to blame their problems on. This crow symbolizes Poe memory of Lenore, and that is another reason why it will not go away. He ask the bird to leave and the bird replies “nevermore”. After reading this poem I came to the realization that Poe has a lot of unanswered questions. I feel as if he had no one to talk to and get things off of his chest. Due to him having no one to talk to, he turned his questions to the Raven.

Annabel Lee

The poem, Annabel Lee, written by Edgar Allen Poe describes the narrators love for a beautiful woman. I found it romantic and sweet how the narrator showed so much love for the girl who he grew up with. The narrator describes their love as so meaningful and enchanting that the angels and demons were envious of their love for each other, causing them to kill her. I identified with Edgar Allen Poe when he said that not even death could hinder their love, because I too believe that death should not stop someone from loving another and you can still have deep feelings for one, whether a relative or a lover. I also can relate to the narrator when he says he can see parts of Annabel Lee in nature. I believe when someone passes, at times you can be reminded of them just by certain objects, or things in nature, such as the stars which the narrator refers to. However, I do believe towards the end the narrators’ love for Annabel Lee turns into a freakish obsession when he lays down next to her tomb in the sea. It indicated to me that the narrator was unwilling to let his lover go and he wasn’t able to mourn her death in a healthy way.

 

A Million

I feel that this story was extremely weird. This story influenced me to come to realize that love and lust are two completely different things. In the last page of the story, the author noted that your “lip, hips, hands, and genitals are only receiving and transmitting impulses”. The brain knows and feels love. When you think of love, it is about the feeling you encounter inside of you. It’s not about the sexual attraction you feel towards that person. You can be sexually attracted to multiple people, but that doesn’t mean its love. This story also informed me that there are a plethora of transgender individuals living among us. You would never really know someone’s exact gender.  In the story Dora was a transgender. Although everyone perceived her as a female, she was really a male. She had a hips, breasts and even a vagina. Due to no one knowing her true gender made things really easy for her. Not only did it make it easier for her, but it also did not interfere with her dancing. When I read that part of the story, it made me realize how cruel and evil humans can be. For instance, when someone is transgender they seem to be looked down upon within our society. Although this story was extremely weird, it was also kind of fascinating. It informed me that lust and love are two completely different things. Not only did it inform me that love and lust are two different things, but it also opened up my eyes about the transgender community.

When it changed

 

I found this story Very interesting. The main thing about this story I like is how the ladies didn’t need the men on the planet of Whileaway. I find this interesting because in our society, males and females are not equal. When you look in the past, you can see that women was considered the property of a man. Females had no rights in America. Females couldn’t vote till the 19 Amendment which was ratified 1920. Most women stayed home and took care of the house. Currently Ladies only made 77 Percent of each dollar that men earn. This story fascinated me because it showed how women are more superior on this planet. Another thing that was fascinating about this story was that same sex marriage was normal on this planet. On the planet of Whileaway it was normal for females to insist of same sex marriage. Same sex marriage is one of the most controversial topics in America. Some people feel as if same sex marriage is wrong. I feel as if same sex marriage is ok. If someone is happy with the same sex, then I feel as if they should be able to get married just like any other couple. This story was very interesting because I like how women was independent on this planet.

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The story Reason by Isaac Asimoc , was really a good read. it about how humans build a robot to run a base so they didn't have to use humans to work it, in the begin of the story you can see that the robot cutie had a lot of things going on in his metal head, so he begin to ask the humans were was he from. When he they told them they made him he was in disbelief . as the story goes on you van see that the robot is very intelligent and can since that he is more knowledgeable then the humans, he even say a lot of  sarcastic remarks. through out the story you the humans began to fear Cutie, but is also happy in a since that they see how intelligent he is, and can see he do know how to work the base by himself. After reading this story I will love to see robots one day run things we no longer want to do. I want our technology to reach that point. I also think if it do the world wouldn't be able to handle another thing that might be smarter and stronger then us.

 

 Super-Toys Last All Summer Long was about a father who was apart of a  big technology company who made robots. He later brought one into his home, but his wife didn't really love the robot so much. The robot loved her, but was kind of scared of her at the same time. The story was  confusing until the end when I found out boy was just a proxy for the family until they can have a child of their own. in the story you can she that the relationship between the sun and the mother was very dry and distant, although she said she tried to feel away for the boy but her feeling just couldn't get their.in this story I felt a lot of loneliness  

 

 

 

UPDATE: In class we talked about what  the story Reasons a lot, We also talked about what made a robot cute and creepy, For example Wall-E, everyone loves him in thinks he's cute, but then we have robots like the ones on the movie IRobot who is just creep . I also looked at some of my classmates post and I see we all wrote the same thing for the Story Toys, it seems like we were all confused until the end.

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   "The Star"

The story "The Star" by H.G Wells was very slow and hard to pick up, I thought it was boring but, interning at the same. I thought it was weird how everyone reacted to the fact that the world was ending. Everyone kept going on with their life and activities, it was almost like they didn't care. Everyone just accepted the fact that they was going to die and they seem to be okay with it. It was about a head full of people who was actually scared running trying to go to church's before the big bang. This story remind me of the world today and how people just accept a lot of things that are happening in their life, people know they cant change key things that's going on so, they just accept it in keep moving on with life.

 

"Speech Sounds"

 The world population has been infected with a virus that takes away a person speech and other key things people need in their everyday life. Valerie who is a young woman who survived the virus that killed her three children and husband. Another main character was an man named Obsidian, in the story I saw him as a protector, he was the good guy. As I was reading this story, I notice it never told us were the virus came from or how it popped up. which made me think maybe its not the virus that's making these people do crazy things, maybe it their lack of communication. As humans we have this thing were we like to express our emotions and how we feel, with the virus taking that away may caused them to go crazy .I also though it was cool how Val and Obsidian found ways to communicate. The end of the story surprised me when I found out Val could talk all along.

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In this; story That Only a Mother by Judith Merril (1948)  It talks about how radiation cam mess up a child's birth, by the parent being around it. it talks about an expecting mother named Margaret who is at home having thoughts about her child, think will she be fine or will she come out like the other children. All throughout the story Margaret seems to be blinded about the truth about her child. she was writing to her husband letting him know the  child is okay in normal. I also notice when she was reading about the mutations in Hiroshima she keeps repeating to herself, “but my baby’s all right.” she kept lying to herself not trying to believe the truth. one her husband finally came home to see his baby, he was in shock to see that his baby is limbless. the perfect picture of a child that his wife put together for home was gone. at the end of the store it seems like her husband killed the child , “His fingers tightened on his child- oh god, she didn’t know…” . I think as a mother Margaret did the same thing that any mother would do, she loved her child, in looked past all of it flaws.

In We See Things Differently by Bruce Sterling(1989), it basically talks about how Arabs look at America, he descripts as greedy and money hungry  “It is very easy to buy Americans. The mention of money brightens them like a shot of drugs” (pg.613).  he also talked about how American women was sex symbols for American mans he says we  "dressed in a way intended to provoke lust" which I think is not just American women but all women. do a litter extra to get what they want.  at the end of the story Charlie sets up Boston by sharing some cocaine that was laced with a virus. he also says how religion had a lot to do with what he did, which I think is a lie, I think it was really because of hate.



Update :I wasn't in class to really give any update, but after reading some of my classmates blogs, I can tell that "only a Mother was big topic, and I also find it funny that a lot of their updates n post was about how crazy they mother was.

"Passengers" and "Out of All Them Bright Stars" (Blog 2)

The story "Out of All Them Bright Stars" was kind of weird, I thought the story was going to be about big bad aliens, but it turn out to be the total opposite. the story was about a nice gentle alien that walk in to an dinner to have lunch, and was greeted by a waiter. She was the only one that treated him like a person, everyone else saw him as a blue outsider. The story was weird to me because when I think of aliens I think of weird looking creatures trying to take over the world, but john wasn't nothing like that he was nice in kind, even when the owner treated him bad. This story made me think of  racism and how people get mistreated .


The Story "Passengers" was nothing like "Out of All Them Bright Stars". that story made you think of freedom. Are you yourself or are you an alien. the story reminded me a lot of a movie that I saw named Host, its about how aliens who came in took over humans body, in people didn't know if their love ones was an alien or themselves.




UPDATE: In class we talked about "Out  of All The Bright Stars and how it relates to the real world, and how people go around judging people everyday. I also found out that I wasn't the only one who didn't like the length of the story

Introduction (Blog Set 1)

Hello my name is Shanteria parks, I am 21 years and I am super excited to start this class. One my favorite shows is Charmed, I use to watch it with my mom when I was a kid. Watching that show made me love super natural things. It also made me want to read and watch shows similar like that.