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History as a Science

In five pages this paper discusses the science of history in a consideration of how reality is occasionally altered in an examinat...

Social Issues in Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein

In five pages social issues as they are represented in this science fiction classic novel are examined in a discussion that also i...

Book Review of Distress by Greg Egan

In five pages this paper discusses the science fiction text in terms of present and future technological and scientific parallels....

Author Michael Crichto

In eleven pages this paper discusses the author's life and the unethical interaction between science and medicine as portrayed in ...

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Evaluated Scientifically

new sciences: cloning and DNA sequencing. These sciences are any older than the chaos theory he uses to refute their viability. ...

Science and Technology in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

This allows us, the readers, to see how far science has taken the citizens of the World State from our own values, hopes and dream...

Social Responsibility in Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

In fifteen pages this paper discusses the sociological aspects of Kurt Vonnegut's science fiction novel. Two sources are cited in...

Western Science Contributions of Sir Francis Bacon

In fifteen pages this paper discusses the 'Great Renewal' method of Sir Francis Bacon, his works including Novum Organum, and how...

A Day in Edison NJ Township Municipal Court

In a ten page paper a thorough examination of all events that take place from the beginning of a municipal court session in Edison...

Analyzing 'Technology and Politics in the Blade Runner Dystopia' by Judith Kerman

In five pages this paper considers Kerman's thoughtful commentary and assessment of the 'Blade Runner' film and its contribution t...

The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper

In five pages this paper discusses the separate living of the sexes in this utopian science fiction text. There are no other sour...

Self and MPD

In eight pages this research paper considers the self with relation to multiple personality disorder and includes an examination o...

Different Views on Chaos Theory

7 pages and 7 sources. This paper provides an overview of the basic elements of chaos theory and relates them to views of their a...

Dune by Frank Herbert and 'The Mahdinate'

In five pages this paper examines Dune's theme of the Mahdi or Messiah in this futuristic science fiction tale written by Frank He...

Fiskadoro by Denis Johnson

In five pages this science fiction text and its moral social implications are analyzed. There are no other sources listed....

Russell Hoban Riddley Walker

The writer analyzes the Russell Hoban book Riddley Walker, a science fiction novel. The paper is five pages long and there are two...

Harman's Views on Scientific and Moral Reasoning

This paper examines the theories of Gilbert Harman pertinent to scientific and moral reasoning. The author addresses how morality...

The Death of the Earth by J.H. Rosny

An analysis of this French science fiction novel is presented. There are no other sources cited in the bibliography....

Pros and Cons of One Gender Classroom Approaches

In six pages this paper considers the teaching of technology, science, and mathematics in this evaluation of the one gender approa...

Isaac Asimov's Foundation and 'Psychohistory'

In 5 pages this essay defines psychohistory and then applies it to Foundation, a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov. There are...

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillip

In five pages this science fiction novel is analyzed within the context of its fairytale setting. There are no other sources list...

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and Ethics

In eight pages ethical dilemmas such as cloning and genetic engineering are examined within the context of these two classic works...

'Psy Fi' Genre and its Meaning

In five pages this report considers the science fiction or Psy Fi genre in an examination of texts written by Richard Matheson, Fr...

Different Approaches to Science

In four pages this paper examines scientific experimentation within the contexts of Richard Pirsig's research and the text Science...

Is Knowledge True, or False, or Does It Reside Somewhere in the Middle?

would provide an explanation for celestial motion (Greer 356). For hundreds of years, Newtons laws of physics remained unchalleng...

Edward Lee Thorndike and Charles Darwin on Behavioral Science

In nine pages Thorndike's and Darwin's theories of behavioral science are discussed and contrasted and compared with contemporary ...

Evaluation of Greg Bear's Blood Music

The science fiction novel is analyzed. A summary is included. The conclusion of the book is carefully evaluated. This six page pa...

Sociological Perspective and Its Emergence

In three pages the emergence of sociology is examined within the context of its social science counterparts with historical sociol...

Astronomy and Greece

Since approximately 700 B. C., astronomy had a great deal to do with keeping time (PG). Natural periods of time were generated th...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Interpreting Ophelia's Madness in the Fourth Act, Fifth Scene 3 Different Ways

In nine pages this paper examines how Victorian theater actress Helena Faucit, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, and Shakespear...