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Why is a raven like a writing desk?

Why is a raven like a writing desk?. September 5, 2013. Welcome to Science Fiction & Fantasy Unit!!!!!. Science Fiction?. Science Fiction – Going beyond the scope of current human knowledge Real or imagined scientific and technological advancements form the basis of most science fiction.

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Why is a raven like a writing desk?

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  1. Why is a raven like a writing desk? September 5, 2013

  2. Welcome to Science Fiction& Fantasy Unit!!!!!

  3. Science Fiction? Science Fiction – Going beyond the scope of current human knowledge Real or imagined scientific and technological advancements form the basis of most science fiction.

  4. Frankenstein • Mary Shelley • 1818 • Industrial Revolution • Pessimistic view on modern science!

  5. Jules Verne • Optimistic • Incredible adventures • Traveling to the moon • Optimistic vs. Pessimistic

  6. WWII & Science Fiction?? • Czech author - Karel Capek wrote about robots and the atomic bomb • H.G. Wells – time travel, Martian invasion • After WWII developments in nuclear and space technology drew attention on Science Fiction • Orson Welles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(radio_drama)

  7. Hard vs. Soft Science • Hard Science - physics, astronomy, or chemistry • Soft - anthropology, sociology, psychology, political science Trailer

  8. Fantasy? • Breaks free of scientific explanations and realistic depictions • Magic • Imaginary worlds, gnomes, elves, talking animals Trailer

  9. Utopia • Noun • a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions; an impractical scheme for social improvement • Utopia written by Sir Thomas More 1478-1535 English statesman and author. Since More's time, utopia has come to mean "a place of ideal perfection." • The word comes from the Greek: οὐ ("not") and τόπος ("place"). The English Homophone eutopia, derived from the Greek εὖ ("good" or "well") and τόπος ("place"), signifies a Double Meaning: "good place" and "no place". Synonym: never-never-land, nirvana, paridise Antonym: dystopia

  10. It's a nice place to live, but it's no Utopia.

  11. Dystopia • Noun • an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives; an imaginary place where people are unhappy and usually afraid because they are not treated fairly • from Greek: δυσ-, "bad, ill", and Greek: τόπος, "place, landscape" Synonym: Anti-Utopia Antonym: Utopia

  12. Stories have been set in Asia, Russia, Nigeria, a future dystopia, wartime London, and 19th century New Zealand. In the science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradburry, the main character Guy Montag lives in a dystopia of the future.

  13. Journal Why is the raven like a writing desk? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100304071140AAuCUY0

  14. Exit Slip What is the difference between Science Fiction & Fantasy?

  15. ~Top Ten~ • What might lead someone to believe in an alien civilization? • Work together • Be Creative!

  16. Readers Theater • Alice in Wonderland • Lewis Carroll

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