Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Finally? Thoughts?
What are your thoughts regarding our four studied concepts this semester (Extrapolation, Xenophobia, Frankenstein Complex, Grandfather Paradox) and how they make us rethink our actions, thoughts, societies, and relationships? Please respond critically and thoughtfully. This blog response must be completed during class today.
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Science Fiction but most particularly our themes Extrapolation, Xenophobia, Frankenstein Complex and the Grandfather Paradox has made us rethink the way we live. By predicting what the future may look like whether good or bad makes us think how we live our lives. We think that our future may be better then it is today. When we learn of science fiction genre we get the picture of good can carry bad with it. In the movie Planet of the Apes the main characters did not expect their own planet to come to less evolve them when they left. In the Time Travelers movie he didn't want humans to evolve into cow like creatures being numb to life. It traveled into the future, thousands of years but stayed at the same place on the Earth the whole time. These examples and also the other stories we read/watched taught me this semester that we can't change what happened in the past, we can't predict what's going to happen in the future, but right now is when we have the chance to change the way we live. If we don't take that leadership then it is not up to us for the world to change.
ReplyDeleteThe four themes we studied this semester has made me contemplate even more about life on earth, the creation of man, and the future. Knowing what the future could potentially hold for us by a machine, could be life changing. It could make the way we live our lives different or even alter our lives if we go and change it. In the frankenstein complex, man has created something that is potentially life threatening. What if man actually created a life form that is a threat to human existence? This complex makes us think about what not neccesarily a man like creation could do but a man made invention could do to human life.
ReplyDeletethe four theme that we studied this semester really makes me think about where the human race is actually going and where it might end up when its all said and done and when there's no one left on earth, This class and all of the concepts make me question if people are actually people or if aliens have been sent down in human life form to observe us and send information back to their planet.
ReplyDeleteScience Fiction allows us to explore a world familiar, yet unlike our own. With ideas of time travel, extrapolation, xenophobia, and the Frankenstein complex, we are able to see our instinctive human behaviors in the face of change. Change and progress is inevitable as we continue to discover greater technology and explore through space. Ideas like the Frankenstein complex and Xenophobia reveal our ugliest attitudes towards the unknown and what is different. In the face of the unknown we tend to regress in fear of potential harm. Unfortunately, this hinders our ability to grow and change with an open mind. Thankfully ideas of time travel and extrapolation invigorate our potential to grow. Extrapolation allows us to be creative and think of new ideas that appear impossible now, but very well might be a reality in the near future. Science fiction illuminates not only the potential we have to fulfill, but the human behavior in the face of this change. It is important to be cognizant of how we hinder our own progress, as we keep an open mind towards the future.
ReplyDeleteIn the concept of Extrapolation, we see humans taking what they know to be true, and assuming things in the future will somewhat stay the same. Some of these ideas that are had can actually be detrimental to the development of our species. To grow, and thrive, we must push ourselves outside of our comfort zone to have equality and peace. Xenophobia is a concept that shows we, as human beings, have an inherant fear of things that are different, and it just isn’t healthy. Xenophobia is the stem of racism, and bigotry, and homophobia. Once again, when we get out of our comfort zone, Xenophobia is pretty easy to get over, and worth while to our society that we do. When we think about the Frankenstein Complex, we hear about the monstrosities we create, and we are afraid, and almost xenophobic. Time travel shows us we need to make the best out of our lives, so the human race just doesn’t get worse. All of these concepts are interlinked, and intertwined to show us we need to be free of fear, and to live life knowing we need to help the societies of the future, not just ourselves.
ReplyDeleteI found everything interesting. It gave me concepts that made me question reality and what is actually possible. Some of them taught me words or phrases that I didn't know, such as extrapolation and xenophobia. They make me think about out societal measures and the relationships I have with others around me.
ReplyDeleteMy final thoughts on all the things that we had learned this semester are that this class is very interesting and has topics that really appeal to me. My favorite unit is extrapolation this is because it was amazing to me how these authors did what they did with there predictions of the future and how spot on they were. I learned a lot in this class and had fun doing our project's in this class.
ReplyDeleteThe themes that we studied this semester definetly raise questions in my head that make me think about what we might become. It's crazy to think about that in the future we could potentially rely more on machines, more than we do now. Which is kinda scary. It shows how far in technology we have come and and how far we could eventually get to. The concept of xenophobia shows that we fear strangers and I think this is a true thing that could eventually lead to our down fall, we need to open up trust is key, Don't be afraid.
ReplyDeleteThis semester has been a pretty fun in sci-fye. I really thought the idea of the Frankenstein complex was interesting because I always just thought of the monster, not man made things in general. The extrapolation concept was a little bit confusing because there is a lot of things we can infer about the text in different ways. There were a few stories that seemed to have obvious things that needed to be extrapolated but other times got very complex. Xenophobia was also a bit of a weird topic, but the reading were interesting. Out of all the things we read, my favorite story was definitely "Repent Harlequin' Said the Tick-Tock Man." That story was just very interesting and my style of reading.
ReplyDeleteThese themes make us rethink our actions and relationships because it is able to give us a new point of view and a new perspective to reflect upon. Extrapolation gives us the ground that we need when we are confused and disoriented because we know what we are doing but we do not know why. Xenophobia lets us understand and accept our fears of the things we don't know. Frankenstein complex helps in failing relationships, we fear the end result to a situation we have made so we avoid it.
ReplyDeleteExtrapolation, xenophobia, the Frankenstein Complex, and The Grandfather Paradox all demonstrate different aspects of human fear. For extrapolation, we see the fear of the future. When In stories like “‘Repent, Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman” showed how humans fear that one day, we will mess up and people will be hurt because we make unimportant things extremely important and people could get hurt. Xenophobia, is the most obvious fear, fear of the unknown. It’s humanity’s fear of things that are different than us. The Frankenstein Complex is another fairly obvious fear, it’s the fear of what we create. In the story “Mimicry” we see a young girl be terrified of a robot her father create that is trying to be exactly like her. The last idea, The Grandfather Paradox, cannot be translated to fear as easily as the other one’s can. The Grandfather Paradox is the concept of time travel. The first three fears make us rethink what we fear. for example in “Muse” the concept of xenophobia is used to show people that we cannot fear the things that are different than us because then mankind can never expand. The Frankenstein Complex shows the reader to beware our relationship with technology and make sure we never become too reliant on it.
ReplyDeleteI think that all of the concepts that we have studied have been very interesting. In some way or another, all of the concepts seem to connect together, mostly through a common element of fear. Science fiction has the potential to make us rethink our society today and where we might be heading. For example, recent science fiction that include elements of extrapolation and xenophobia are usually put together into one category called dystopia. The four concepts, when put together, have the ability to put people deep in thought. Many of the classical science fiction books have had a major impact on society's viewpoints. Some books have even shaped how society has responded to certain events. 1984 by George Orwell is a dystopian book that has made a big impact on society's viewpoints. Many other books have also had an impact on how society views different subjects. We tend to fear certain things more because of the possible futures that have exposed in books. On the other hand, society is also very excited to move faster into the future of technology.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts on the four concepts that we have been working on this semester is that somehow, all of the characters are the same and in some way, they all connect. It makes me rethink all of my acts, thoughts, societies and relationships that I think twice about everything that I do and ask myself if this can be done a better, and more easier way so that there's no regrets because once something is done, you can never go back to the way it was in the first place.
ReplyDeleteThe four themes we studied this year, made me understand that all stories have a back bone of the same thing. If you take an amazing, famous writing and put it next to a newer, less popular writing, their anatomy is the same.
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