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Ready Player One

 Ready Player 1 assignment: - The game I played was Destiny 1 and Destiny 2. The only difference between the two were UI changes and more map selection. Also, the new game included a new story line. Avatar: How are they different from their real life character? - We interviewed player bestatnick, he said: “My in-game character was a girl and I am a guy in real-life. I choose female avatars because the female characters are smaller, so they are harder to get hit in the game. - My avatar was tall, skinny, and lean to resemble my own physical characteristics. She had long blonde hair as well, even though mine is brown. - She wears a warrior outfit, similar to one you would see in Assassin's Creed. What type of virtual reactions do you have while gaming? - When I game, I feel the same emotions that I do in real life. - If I lose in the game, I feel the same kind of disappointment and frustration I would in the real world. So very similar reactions Are you ever curious to meet your fri...
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Ghost in the Shell

 Notes: Three Laws of Robotics: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. -  A group of armed and helmeted police enter a building. Inside a room four men are surprised that the police have arrived and two draw their weapons and go to the door to start firing. The older man of the group tells the others to stop shooting and as the police storm the room he claims diplomatic immunity. -    However, the young programmer has signed a request for asylum.  - A voice speaks out and assaults the foreigner, an invisible attacker rips the man apart.  - The police fire at the windows -Nakamura goes to a smashed window to see Major Kusanagi falling and becoming invisible as her thermoptic camofl...
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Star Trek

After watching Stark Trek, it is evident how technology included and used throughout the movie can become tangible methods of democratization in politics today. Throughout this semester, we are supposed to relate the films we watch in class to the different movies, and it's always interesting to see how it applies to my Political Science major. As a political science major, a lot of the technology that was mentioned and used throughout of watching of Star Trek and the discussion that followed can attribute to my area of interest and career looking forward.  For example, Star Trek showed that technology can be mobilized, which helps show how voter mobilization efforts can become much easier and bring the technology to voters instead of bringing the voters to the technology.  In Star Trek, hypospray variants were carried by doctors to inject medicines and sedatives instantly, without a needle. In the film, the hypospray variant is able to hold several different kinds of drugs an...
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I, Robot

  The reading that best complimented our team’s overall theme and message presented throughout the poster board was entitled, “The Evitable Conflict.” This short story was written by Isaac Amisov, as it was first published in the June 1950 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. The work also later appeared in Amisov’s I, Robot collection, with continuous themes and features of the same characters.   The premise of “The Evitable Conflict'' is set in the year 2052, and sees Earth divided into 4 different geographical regions. These individual reasons all have a powerful supercomputer managing its economy, and the plot centers around members of society who are casting doubt on the accuracy of the computer and its ability to properly carry out what it was programmed to do. The character Stephen Byerley, who has been a recurring character in Amisov’s works, thinks that mistakes made by the computer are directly to blame for economic inefficiency.  There are many repetitive ...
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Interstellar Video

 https://youtu.be/6E4_qKgvxMs This is a link to our video regarding Interstellar, and we are people coming back from the future to give an urgent message to society today. I acted as a politician from the future, and talked about how in the year 2072, we saw an increased voter turnout rate to more than 95%, based on increases that had been seen decades before in 2016 and 2020. My overall message to future political scientists was to always vote, and never doubt that your vote matters. 
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Fashion Designer: Stella McCartney

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I choose to research British fashion designer Stella McCartney. Daughter of Beatles member Paul McCartney, she was born in 1971 and grew up in East Sussex. She started her fashion journey at the age of 13 when she designed her first jacket, then had her first internship at aged 16, working at the famous Savile Row, a street in London known for mens tailoring. She came the creative director of Chloe in 1997, and launched a joint-venture line with Adidas in 2004. She has also created her own perfume, mens clothing line, children's clothing line, and launched her own collection inspired by The Beatles. She is known for her animal rights activism, and uses no leather or fur in any of her designs. In both 2012 and 2016, she worked with Adidas as Team Great Britains Creative director, which was the first time in the games history that a leading fashion designer designed all the countries uniforms for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 
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Interstellar Thoughts

 When we started watching Interstellar, I had mixed opinions. For one, I love Anne Hathaway ever since I saw her in The Devil Wears Prada, so I was excited to see her acting in a science fiction film. On the other hand, I'm not the biggest fan of Matthew McConaughey, since I don't like when celebrities try to enter politics. However, when researching the movie before we started watching it, I found out that he is a fellow Scorpio and thought I should have a little bit more of an open mind above this movie and the main protagonist in it.  When we started watching it, I immediately related to the father daughter relationship between Murph and Cooper. My dad has a PhD in biology, so has always been a big proponent of believing facts and supporting scientific advancements whenever they come. I grew up watching scientific documentaries, going to museums, and listening to discussions between my mum and dad about topics like climate change and progression in technology. When watching...
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