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- Aldiss, Brian–Supertoys Last all Summer
- Bacigalupi, Paulo–The People of Sand and Slag
- Bear, Greg–Shrodinger's Plague
- Bradbury, Ray–The Veldt
- Bradbury, Ray–There Will Come Soft Rains
- Butler, Octavia–Bloodchild
- Chiang, Ted–Lifecycle of Software Objects (long)
- Chiang, Ted–The Story of Your Life
- Dick, Philip K.–Autofac
- Dick, Philip K.–The Commuter
- Dick, Philip K.–We Can Remember it for You Wholesale
- Ellison, Harlan–I Have no Mouth and I Must Scream
- Forster, E.M.–The Machine Stops
- Hodgson, William–The Voice in the Night
- Kafka, Franz–In the Penal Colony
- LeGuin, Ursula–The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
- LeGuin–American Sci Fi and the Other
- LeGuin–Introduction to Science Fiction
- Lovecraft, H.P. –"From Beyond"
- Sterling, Bruce–The Bicycle Repairman
- Tiptree, James (Alice Sheldon)–The Girl Who Was Plugged in
- Tiptree, James (Alice Sheldon)–The Women Men Don't See
- Vinge, Vernor–The Blabber (long)
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BP 11 – Khalil Issa
The story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale”, follows a man named Douglas Quail, who makes a living working a menial Office job but has always had a dream to travel to Mars. Do to the lack of money … Continue reading
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BP 10 – Khalil Issa
Paul Isham, Joe, and Mr. Cantle are the next three most important characters. Paul served as both Delphi and Burke love interest. I put him as the second first important charters behind them for that very reason he was the … Continue reading
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Khalil Issa – BP8
The theme slavery is explored the most in my opinion. My reasons for thinking this is nauseous these people are forces led against their will to have en egg implanted in them which hatches and are forced to withstand as … Continue reading
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BP 6 – Khalil
I choose question 1, the relationship between the artificial Intelligence and the humans in “I have no mouth, and I must scream” is simple, both despise each other. The computer named Am, wiped almost all of humanity with the exception … Continue reading
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BP 4 – Khalil Issa
In “The Veldt” you have the nursery, which is a virtual reality room that can bring one’s imagination to life, reproduce any place they imagine, and grow increasingly attached to it. This makes In the “The Commuter” you have Paine … Continue reading
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BP-4 Khalil Issa
The story “In the Penal Colony.” By Kafka’s is simple about a traveler who was invited to an unnamed island by the Commander where a penal colony takes place, which is settlement where the await of being exiled happens, and … Continue reading
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We are Invited to imagine Omelas by the narrator’s decision to leave us guessing or under assumption after his/her description of the festivals that is celebrated every summer within Omelas. It’s described in such colorful kind of way. “With a … Continue reading
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In Ursula K. Le Guin first essay “American SF and the Other”, she talks and argues about the other, the other refers to the characters in SF and how their being is different from who they are themselves. This concept … Continue reading
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