Science Fiction Flashcards

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Science fiction is determined by

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The fears of past and present

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2
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Science fiction sky rocketed in the

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1950s due to popularity in astronomy, space technology, and look at mars

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3
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Science fiction formula

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Science fiction takes the fears of the public and casts them into the future and makes them go horribly wrong

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4
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Topics for science fiction (6)

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Successes and failures of humans met in alter world
Return to simple and primitive life style
Enhanced humans
Time travel
Human error- judgement, ego
Human extinction

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5
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Historical influences (6)

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Atomic bomb at hiro
Specie exploration
Vietnam 
Watergate 
Me generation, Cold War, nuclear
Artificial intelligence, Cold War, space exploration
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6
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Sound of thunder main conflict

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Consequences of science carelessness

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7
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Sound of thunder Outcome of

Main conflict

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Altered timeline, world changing events

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8
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Topics for sound of thunder

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Human error
Time travel
Enhanced humans

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9
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Sound of thunder fear present in candidate

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Dictatorship after WW11, German militarist Deutsch er

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10
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What is authors message in sound of thunder

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A small action could cause a major effect

Carelessness. Fear

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11
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There will come soft rains main conflict

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Man vs nature,

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12
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There will come soft rains outcome of main conflict

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End of humanity but nothing else stops, Mother Nature doesn’t care

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13
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There will come soft rains theme/ topics

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Artificial intelligence
Human extinction
Human error

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14
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The veldt main conflict

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Technology can eventually overpower humans

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15
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The veldt outcome of main conflict

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Technology replaces humans
Kids have lack of emotion
Parents killed

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16
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The veldt theme/ topics

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Human error
Simple primitive
Me generation

17
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Main conflict in contact

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Believers vs non believers

18
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Outcome of main conflict in contact

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Role reversal, what is true

Faith

19
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Contact theme/ topics

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Successes and failures
Enhanced humans
Time travel
Alternative world 
Errors of humans
20
Q

Cats cradle main conflict

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Science vs religion

21
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Outcome of main conflict in cats cradle

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Individual
Responsibility
Science and religion can co exist but need to be responsible

22
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Cats cradle theme/ topics

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Human error
Successes and failures 
Human extinction 
Fate v free will 
Truth v foma
Science v religion
23
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The Martian main conflict

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Survival

24
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The Martian outcome of main conflict

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Survival because of science

25
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The Martian theme/topics

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Successes and failures
Fears of past and present
Human error
Return to simple and primitive

26
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Arrival connection to notes

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Successes and failures- understand language, almost cause war
Enhanced human- see time in a circle
Time travel- past and present
Human error- judgement of the aliens almost cause war
Human extinction- almost

27
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Significance of cats cradle title also with religion and science

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Partner game, all come together but one wrong move can end it, allusion
Fate- everyone fitted together, blind faith can’t see cat or cradle
Science- one person has a lot more power and can end it all

28
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Karass

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Group of people working towards same thing, meant to meet due to fate

29
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Foma

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Harmless untruths

30
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Asi breed

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Runs lab, suspects other breed fathered child

31
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Marvin breed

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Owns tombstone store

Loved Felix wife

32
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How honekier children represent responsibility and desire

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Hold ice nine but give it away due to human desire