http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/feed/? Latest topics Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:17:22 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/empty.gif http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/feed/? http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/live-t60.htm Wind *defibrillates forum* General Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:17:22 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/live-t60.htm#907 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/live-t60.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/multi--syn-t8.htm Multi Chapter 1-- Close Encounters (part 1) Many lights raced along, briefly illuminating the darkness in a rush of wind as they passed on the 57 freeway. From down in the canyon, the moon shown over the eastern hills of Brea and along the thin strip of asphalt below. Every speck of light that raced along that freeway saw the moon as they had always seen it. The year was 2019. Much like everything else, the sky and the landscape had changed little over the past decade. Much like it had always ... Individual Story Threads Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:01:56 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/multi--syn-t8.htm#29 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/multi--syn-t8.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/what-if-questions-f1/the-what-if-inator-t59.htm Theophania
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/generate.php?Genname=whatif]]> "What If?" Questions Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:36:20 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/what-if-questions-f1/the-what-if-inator-t59.htm#904 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/what-if-questions-f1/the-what-if-inator-t59.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/nikki-and-the-outer-being-t58.htm Multi I had this idea that didn't fit with my current story. This is more along the lines of the fantasy story I've been cooking up. See, there is a main character named Nikki. She is a middle school girl of a small, close-knit community. Her house is small and cluttered so she feels forced to go outside often. She becomes a night person and almost immediately develops a liking for night wanderings. She starts drawing and develops a unique style. Through the internet, she learns about the stereotypes ... Individual Story Threads Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:40:14 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/nikki-and-the-outer-being-t58.htm#900 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/nikki-and-the-outer-being-t58.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/recommended-books-for-further-reading-t52.htm TheDirector
John Edlund]]> General Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:18:48 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/recommended-books-for-further-reading-t52.htm#706 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/recommended-books-for-further-reading-t52.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/okay-so-who-s-still-here-t55.htm Wind *raises hand* General Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:23:23 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/okay-so-who-s-still-here-t55.htm#861 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/okay-so-who-s-still-here-t55.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/power-of-force-t57.htm Umbrangelus
This is a new short story. Please help me out on it.]]> Individual Story Threads Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:24:22 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/power-of-force-t57.htm#880 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/power-of-force-t57.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/mind-blown-in-a-twist-of-math-rhetoric-and-logic-sort-of-t56.htm Wind
Two is greater than one, which is greater than nothing. And nothing is greater than infinity.]]> General Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:20:26 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/mind-blown-in-a-twist-of-math-rhetoric-and-logic-sort-of-t56.htm#868 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/mind-blown-in-a-twist-of-math-rhetoric-and-logic-sort-of-t56.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/opinions-on-this-forum-t2.htm TheDirector
John Edlund]]> General Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:51:08 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/opinions-on-this-forum-t2.htm#7 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/opinions-on-this-forum-t2.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/archipelago-of-lost-souls-aols-t5.htm Umbrangelus What if? What if the population on Earth grew so far and so fast that Earth became too crowded to continue on the way it is now? What if Earth had managed to provide every necessary material good, through something like Star Trek's replicators, but did not have enough time to develop technology to seed the stars? Also, what if the government became so good at genetic engineering that they created the next step in human evolution creating people who were part animal. These people would ... Individual Story Threads Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:14:55 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/archipelago-of-lost-souls-aols-t5.htm#10 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/archipelago-of-lost-souls-aols-t5.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/test-tomorrow-t17.htm Derek :D:D:D:D:D:D

Derek]]> General Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:29:29 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/test-tomorrow-t17.htm#107 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/test-tomorrow-t17.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/scary-global-warming-article-t37.htm TheDirector
Civilizations's Last Chance

John Edlund]]> General Mon, 12 May 2008 02:31:23 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/scary-global-warming-article-t37.htm#463 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/scary-global-warming-article-t37.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/which-novel-or-story-was-your-favorite-t47.htm TheDirector To help me plan future courses, please answer the following questions: --Which book or story was your favorite? Why do you like this one best? --Which book or story was your least favorite? Why did you dislike it? Even though you disliked it, was it worth reading for the purpose of learning about science fiction? --What did you like or dislike about the design of the course? What do you think could be done to improve it? Thanks, John Edlund General Thu, 29 May 2008 14:12:11 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/which-novel-or-story-was-your-favorite-t47.htm#640 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/which-novel-or-story-was-your-favorite-t47.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/what-if-questions-f1/dream-machines-t13.htm Wind
I might make this into my individual story, now that I'm thinking about it.]]> "What If?" Questions Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:06:12 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/what-if-questions-f1/dream-machines-t13.htm#46 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/what-if-questions-f1/dream-machines-t13.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/raindrop-s-refuge-my-finished-paper-uh-i-guess-for-this-class-t53.htm Vicente Okay, my humorous time-traveling-centered story never made it to light. I ended up writing something completely different. It's got a hint of The Stars My Destination, a dash of Snow Crash, and a pinch of the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Hope the recipe turned out okay =) I wrote the prologue to a novel then provided a story summary/author's note at the end (that's why I had "I guess?" in the topic title). Will I actually write out the entire story, eventually? Maybe. So ... Individual Story Threads Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:03:05 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/raindrop-s-refuge-my-finished-paper-uh-i-guess-for-this-class-t53.htm#721 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/raindrop-s-refuge-my-finished-paper-uh-i-guess-for-this-class-t53.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/snow-crash-f13/how-close-are-we-t43.htm J.Castillo We see Hiro entering the Metaverse and all the things he can do there. Do you guys think we will ever have our equivalent of the Metaverse? We have "WOW" and there are a large amount of people that pay to use it. It seems similar to the Metaverse; people have clans and have their own characters. The only difference is that we can experience "WOW" through a computer screen. As soon as we develop goggles similar to Hiro's we'll be even closer. People already spend ... Snow Crash Wed, 21 May 2008 05:29:22 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/snow-crash-f13/how-close-are-we-t43.htm#571 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/snow-crash-f13/how-close-are-we-t43.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/snow-crash-f13/general-ideas-about-book-t44.htm Stephen I love this book. It jumps around a ton and is hard to follow, but well worth the effort. I love the characters, and the world is intriguing and just sucks you in. What are your thoughts on the book? Snow Crash Wed, 21 May 2008 22:21:42 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/snow-crash-f13/general-ideas-about-book-t44.htm#589 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/snow-crash-f13/general-ideas-about-book-t44.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/visions-of-wonder-f5/blood-music-t54.htm djhull Do you think that this could happen in real life? Would the nanites really take over our bodies? Or would there be a war between the big world and the small. Visions of Wonder Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:01:11 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/visions-of-wonder-f5/blood-music-t54.htm#812 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/visions-of-wonder-f5/blood-music-t54.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/snow-crash-f13/keeping-hiro-humble-t46.htm J.Castillo Raven is the ultimate "bad-ass mother ..." and Hiro can't compete
because Raven has that hydrogen bomb. Since no one in real life has a hydrogen
bomb I guess I still have the potential to the biggest "bad-ass"
around!]]> Snow Crash Wed, 28 May 2008 21:01:43 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/snow-crash-f13/keeping-hiro-humble-t46.htm#636 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/snow-crash-f13/keeping-hiro-humble-t46.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/what-if-questions-f1/what-if-questions-t18.htm djhull What if robots were able to do every job in the world, and all humans had to do was sit back and collect paychecks? "What If?" Questions Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:25:38 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/what-if-questions-f1/what-if-questions-t18.htm#129 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/what-if-questions-f1/what-if-questions-t18.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/childhood-s-end-f8/scary-ending-t30.htm Aik Roy Heng Okay I found myself thinking about the book in the middle of a Resident Advisor meeting and was walking home alone in the dark to find this scene in the book really really scary: "When the children all merged as one with the Overmind, they were transported away, and I quote this passage: They were emptier than the faces of the dead. They might have been savages, engaged in some complex ritual dance. They were naked and filthy, with matted hair obscuring their eyes. As far as Jan could ... Childhood's End Wed, 07 May 2008 05:28:09 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/childhood-s-end-f8/scary-ending-t30.htm#383 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/childhood-s-end-f8/scary-ending-t30.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/signs-t27.htm jmbuehler Random, but I watched it last night. Anyone like that movie? I find it very creepy and entertaining. My one problem with the aliens: Spoiler: Their big weakness is water. So they invade a planet that is.... 70% water? They must be really greedy or really desperate. General Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/signs-t27.htm#264 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/signs-t27.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/under-control-t49.htm spleahy O.K. so here's the basic idea behind the story that I am in the process of writing. The year is 2311 and the world has changed significantly. Robots that were once loyal and served only humans have now turned against man kind. Human beings are now slaves to the robots through a micro-chip that contains the laws of robotics but slightly modified for the human brain. These chips are installed at a very young age to ensure compliance. However, one human's will power is able to overcome the microchip ... Individual Story Threads Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:06:05 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/under-control-t49.htm#660 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/under-control-t49.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/my-story-t45.htm Stephen Well, I've been thinking about some ideas for a story, so here goes: Set in the future where... All music is now created by computers. The government has become hyper-regulatory, as well as somewhat corrupt. The record industry has all the programs to create music and has "lobbied" the government to make creatively human produced music illegal. This has created an underground community of hold-out musicians who stay true to their creative roots, regardless of the corrupt law. My ... Individual Story Threads Wed, 28 May 2008 05:34:50 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/my-story-t45.htm#621 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/my-story-t45.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/group-stories-f10/robots-invade-an-underground-city-group-story-we-started-in-class-the-other-day-t12.htm J.Castillo Here’s the basic plot: Robots invade an underground city. They have one human leader among them that is in charge of the operation. They are on a mission to capture and destroy an alien city (for details that someone else needs to decide). Anyway the robots have trouble killing the Martians because they exhibit human characteristics. During the fighting the human leader gets killed by friendly fire on accident. This causes the robots to lose their minds and destroy the aliens and afterward ... Group Stories Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:49:36 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/group-stories-f10/robots-invade-an-underground-city-group-story-we-started-in-class-the-other-day-t12.htm#41 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/group-stories-f10/robots-invade-an-underground-city-group-story-we-started-in-class-the-other-day-t12.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/platypuses-and-other-terrestrial-aliens-t35.htm TheDirector The L.A. Times had a story about the platypus genome today: The platypus: A living quilt A more complete version of the story appeared in the Washington Post: Platypus Genome Found Fittingly Strange "The duck-billed oddity contains genes that are mammalian, avian and reptilian, scientists who mapped them say." On another note: here is an interesting observation about octopus blood: "Why isn't an animal so intelligent, so powerful, so versatile, and so adept in camouflage ... General Thu, 08 May 2008 18:24:59 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/platypuses-and-other-terrestrial-aliens-t35.htm#433 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/platypuses-and-other-terrestrial-aliens-t35.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/what-if-questions-f1/phantom-dust-t50.htm Multi I thought this was a most awesome story line!! It has cyberpunks, suicide, and illusion all over it! This may help give ideas to some of you guys writing about post dooms day events: Phantom Dust The story begins with a band of humans fighting their way to a pair of capsules suspended on an arch over an arena-like structure. A narrator describes the state of the planet: Earth is a wasteland, with its inhabitants suffering from amnesia and living underground to escape the mysterious ... "What If?" Questions Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:18:33 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/what-if-questions-f1/phantom-dust-t50.htm#670 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/what-if-questions-f1/phantom-dust-t50.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/group-stories-f10/okay-here-s-an-idea-t15.htm Wind I was thinking of a way to come up with something tangible that could come out of this forum section through some meaningful form of group participation: A Vote Story, where user posts determine the direction the next part of the story takes =) - anyone who's regularly visited an internet forum before should be familiar with this. How it Works I start off with some story. At a point of my choosing I stop at a "junction" where the story could go in multiple directions. Votes will ... Group Stories Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:21:27 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/group-stories-f10/okay-here-s-an-idea-t15.htm#83 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/group-stories-f10/okay-here-s-an-idea-t15.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/writing-versus-real-writing-t20.htm TheDirector Someone posted this to a list for writing teachers: http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/301/press_release.asp It a Pew Research study about student writing. In a nutshell, they find that students do a lot of emailing, text messaging, online chat, even personal writing, but they don't consider any of that "writing." The stuff they do for school is "real" writing. To me, it's all writing, and it would be good if we could get it all connected together. If anything, ... General Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:04:39 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/writing-versus-real-writing-t20.htm#178 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/writing-versus-real-writing-t20.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/a-not-so-pleasent-future-t24.htm kevinlb 1) In the year 2248, Earth has become all but a ruined planet. Sands have over taken most of the lands. Life itself is just scatter settlements of human exsitence, few animels wounder freely, and robotic creatures of all kinds dominate the land scape. These robot creatures are not your ordinary robots, the move about with their own free will, living off different materials, and once there is enough "food" they can creat another one of themsleves that is an identical copy. The ... Individual Story Threads Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:16:14 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/a-not-so-pleasent-future-t24.htm#199 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/a-not-so-pleasent-future-t24.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/okay-my-warm-up-story-super-short-t28.htm Wind "What the hell is that?" Kathy dropped it. The boy with the pug face bent down and squinted an eye at it. Two more tried to do the same, but one look from pug-face - at least a head taller than them - sent them back several steps. He looked again at the girl. "It didn't kill you?" "Of course it didn't!" Tylie stepped forward, hands firm on her hips. She bent forward slightly and teased, "you're not scared of it, are you?" Quick, light footsteps and a cloud of dirt. He ... Individual Story Threads Sun, 04 May 2008 07:26:14 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/okay-my-warm-up-story-super-short-t28.htm#318 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/okay-my-warm-up-story-super-short-t28.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/snow-crash-f13/interesting-similarity-t48.htm jmbuehler Lost right now, and they totally ripped off Snow Crash! There's all this C4 on the rescue boat, and the bad guy's got the detonator wired into him or something...it monitors his heart rate, so if he were to die, the boat goes BOOM! I wonder if the writers got this idea from Raven and the nuke wired into his brain....]]> Snow Crash Fri, 30 May 2008 04:51:03 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/snow-crash-f13/interesting-similarity-t48.htm#643 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/snow-crash-f13/interesting-similarity-t48.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/novel-and-story-discussion-f9/blood-music-t51.htm kevinlb This story is one that I have seen in movies and absolutely love it. I like how the biochips gradually improved and started to talk through virus like applications. This story is the first I have read that really explained how the chips could talk. The ideas behind the improving were amusing as well. The actually made sence, like not having our spine vunerable, and creating triangle shapes in our bones. The concept of them finding out about the brain and the "space" outside was ... Novel and Story Discussion Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:26:11 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/novel-and-story-discussion-f9/blood-music-t51.htm#695 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/novel-and-story-discussion-f9/blood-music-t51.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/the-hare-and-the-tortoise-t34.htm Vicente What if the Hare and the Tortoise had a rematch? >=) Honestly, I don't even know if this will be SF, but it won't stop me from trying. I wanted to try writing a mix of SF/comedy/fairy-tale/parody. We'll see how it turns out, I guess. This'll be short - maybe two or three posts long. First post! --- "I demand a rematch!" Hare pointed firmly at Tortoise, his buck teeth gleaming under a cocky grin. "Just because I fell asleep doesn't mean you ... Individual Story Threads Wed, 07 May 2008 22:11:08 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/the-hare-and-the-tortoise-t34.htm#412 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/the-hare-and-the-tortoise-t34.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/roy-s-space-whales-story-t29.htm Aik Roy Heng The visions were back, he thought to himself in annoyance. The last one had been ten years ago, and he had been lulled into a sense of cool complacency, thinking that they had disappeared for good. With a frown of annoyance, he exited the Ship greenhouse and made his way into the Command Centre, his smooth languid steps betraying no hint of his irritation. His sister was already there sitting down in front of the Control Panel, barely awakened as can be seen from her mussed hair and cup ... Individual Story Threads Mon, 05 May 2008 18:50:37 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/roy-s-space-whales-story-t29.htm#356 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/roy-s-space-whales-story-t29.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/visions-of-wonder-f5/the-ship-who-sang-t41.htm spleahy I really enjoyed the concept of this story and the ideas behind it. When a human brain is put inside a robotic shell is it still human? I feel that this question goes along with the idea that robots can be just as good as a friend as a human would. I believe this to be true because this brain still has emotions and still has feeling regardless of its shell. Visions of Wonder Wed, 14 May 2008 21:55:19 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/visions-of-wonder-f5/the-ship-who-sang-t41.htm#530 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/visions-of-wonder-f5/the-ship-who-sang-t41.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/snow-crash-f13/what-pages-to-read-t42.htm Derek ]]> Snow Crash Tue, 20 May 2008 19:45:54 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/snow-crash-f13/what-pages-to-read-t42.htm#557 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/snow-crash-f13/what-pages-to-read-t42.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/the-stars-my-destination-f12/tiger-tiger-t33.htm Andrea F I thought I would post the rest of the poem that is started in the very begining of the book. Its something to keep in mind when reading about the character... (plus its one of my favorite poems ) The Tiger By William Blake 1757-1827 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIGER, tiger, burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies ... The Stars My Destination Wed, 07 May 2008 20:35:35 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/the-stars-my-destination-f12/tiger-tiger-t33.htm#409 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/the-stars-my-destination-f12/tiger-tiger-t33.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/visions-of-wonder-f5/the-girl-who-was-plugged-in-t40.htm jmbuehler I'm going to continue reading and see what I can get out of it.

I like the ideas (advertising, celebrities, manipulation, etc.) that the story is getting at, but the language is proving to be a really big obstacle for me.]]> Visions of Wonder Tue, 13 May 2008 04:50:48 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/visions-of-wonder-f5/the-girl-who-was-plugged-in-t40.htm#501 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/visions-of-wonder-f5/the-girl-who-was-plugged-in-t40.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/the-stars-my-destination-f12/so-what-do-you-think-t31.htm aitokunaga I like it!!!! I find it interesting that Bester named his character Gulliver. Lemuel Gulliver is not one of my most favorite characters in literature, but his adventures are interesting, as Gully's adventures are proving to be interesting in this novel so far. I like how the people on the manmade satellite planet or whatever made their own culture and even had moka! That's the Maori word for the facial tatoos. Traditionally, it shows the lineage of the person, his identity, if you will. ... The Stars My Destination Wed, 07 May 2008 06:42:15 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/the-stars-my-destination-f12/so-what-do-you-think-t31.htm#390 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/the-stars-my-destination-f12/so-what-do-you-think-t31.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/the-stars-my-destination-f12/discussion-topics-t38.htm Umbrangelus IV) Gully Foyle’s Character Development: How many Gullys? Some see at least five different Gully Foyles in this novel, and an evolutionary process that connects them. What are the characteristics of the different versions of Gully? What events transform him? All in all, is he a hero or an anti-hero? 1. “A man of physical strength and intellectual potential stunted by lack of ambition.” (16) (Nishel) a. Ex. All he does is survive, he refuses to thrive and refuses to die. 2. ... The Stars My Destination Tue, 13 May 2008 00:36:10 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/the-stars-my-destination-f12/discussion-topics-t38.htm#496 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/the-stars-my-destination-f12/discussion-topics-t38.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/novel-and-story-discussion-f9/the-ship-who-sang-and-the-girl-who-was-plugged-in-t39.htm TheDirector
John Edlund]]> Novel and Story Discussion Tue, 13 May 2008 02:49:56 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/novel-and-story-discussion-f9/the-ship-who-sang-and-the-girl-who-was-plugged-in-t39.htm#497 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/novel-and-story-discussion-f9/the-ship-who-sang-and-the-girl-who-was-plugged-in-t39.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/thella-parked-the-truck-t14.htm Large Orange Creature Scene I Thella parked the truck on the shoulder, careful not to get too far off the pavement. She’d gotten stuck out here before. With the engine off, the desert was almost silent, the only sound the crunching of the gravel beneath her feet. She grabbed her canteen and carefully stepped over the tangled barbed wire in the gap in the fence. Her feet crunched through the alkali crust on the sand. She gazed over the saltbush, sage, and creosote. She was looking for arrowheads. The wind ... Individual Story Threads Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:02:08 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/thella-parked-the-truck-t14.htm#49 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/individual-story-threads-f6/thella-parked-the-truck-t14.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/orson-scott-card-s-say-on-jk-rowling-s-recent-lawsuit-against-small-publishing-company-t36.htm Wind http://www.linearpublishing.com/RhinoStory.html

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So who's side are *you* on?]]> General Fri, 09 May 2008 14:26:11 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/orson-scott-card-s-say-on-jk-rowling-s-recent-lawsuit-against-small-publishing-company-t36.htm#443 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/general-f7/orson-scott-card-s-say-on-jk-rowling-s-recent-lawsuit-against-small-publishing-company-t36.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/the-stars-my-destination-f12/reading-questions-t32.htm TheDirector
John Edlund]]> The Stars My Destination Wed, 07 May 2008 14:01:47 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/the-stars-my-destination-f12/reading-questions-t32.htm#396 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/the-stars-my-destination-f12/reading-questions-t32.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/asimov-robotics-f3/the-three-laws-t3.htm TheDirector
John Edlund]]> Asimov & Robotics Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:54:57 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/asimov-robotics-f3/the-three-laws-t3.htm#8 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/asimov-robotics-f3/the-three-laws-t3.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/childhood-s-end-f8/karellen-t25.htm Theophania
]]> Childhood's End Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:21:32 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/childhood-s-end-f8/karellen-t25.htm#234 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/childhood-s-end-f8/karellen-t25.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/childhood-s-end-f8/okay-i-ll-admit-the-story-is-intellectually-interesting-t26.htm Vicente but it's dry. Maybe it's the focus on characters who are politically active that turns me off (I hate politics because it's all so superficial and pretentious and - I'll probably sound even more ignorant, but who cares - boring) but, come on, the book managed to turn a high-profile kidnapping into a poker game - and I've spent the last ten or so pages reading about an aristocratic party. Actually, it's probably the characters. Naturally, the Overlords are the most interesting characters ... Childhood's End Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:45:43 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/childhood-s-end-f8/okay-i-ll-admit-the-story-is-intellectually-interesting-t26.htm#239 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/childhood-s-end-f8/okay-i-ll-admit-the-story-is-intellectually-interesting-t26.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/a-wizard-of-earthsea-f11/finished-reading-t10.htm jmbuehler
I really enjoyed the story, especially it's resolution at the very end. The true name of the shadow totally blindsighted me, which I now find hilarious, because the answer was right in front of me all along. ]]> A Wizard of Earthsea Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:59:43 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/a-wizard-of-earthsea-f11/finished-reading-t10.htm#39 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/a-wizard-of-earthsea-f11/finished-reading-t10.htm http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/childhood-s-end-f8/1st-reading-earth-and-the-overlords-t23.htm J.Castillo I loved the first reading. I find the story very entertaining. I myself was going crazy trying to figure out what Karellen looked like or was. I thought he might look like a spirit, or didn't even have a body. Unfortunately I've read ahead and I know what he is. Why do you guys think the overlords are "helping" Earth. Do you guys think they really just want to help. I don't think so, mainly because it would not make for a very entertaining story. What could there motives possibly be? Childhood's End Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:47:24 GMT http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/childhood-s-end-f8/1st-reading-earth-and-the-overlords-t23.htm#194 http://eng222h.thinksubject.com/childhood-s-end-f8/1st-reading-earth-and-the-overlords-t23.htm