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Nov 152010
 
Science Fiction Break!

I’m sure you’ve been working hard. Perhaps you have an Extended Essay underway, or for some foolish reason (e.g. “Hey, why not?”) have decided to try to write a 50,000 word novel in one month, or have simply been overpowered with everyday maths homework or English notes. Whatever the reason, I bet you would love [...Read more...]

Jun 262010
 
La Critique du film "Les Choristes"

Les Choristes, un film au sujet d’enfants au « Fond de l’Étang », une école correctionnelle, est une idée terrible sur l’humanité.  Le thème de ce film est que « la musique peut changer les gens ».  Par exemple, au début, les spectateurs découvrent qu’un garçon (Le Querrec) a blessé Maxence avec un piège, et [...Read more...]

Jun 192010
 

So this cool video depicts the Star Trek Deep Space 9 opening credits in Battlestar Galactica style, with the special music, font and phrases on screen. It’s pretty darn awesome, considering the parallels between Galactica and Deep Space 9; they were both rather grim shows (DS9 towards the end because of the Dominion War). Hopefully [...Read more...]

Jun 102010
 
A Candid Discussion on "The Handmaid's Tale"

This is my private rant on “The Handmaid’s Tale”, so I suggest that you proceed with caution unless you want your interpretation of The Handmaid’s Tale to be permanently damaged. (The Handmaid’s Tale is a novel by Margaret Atwood, a Canadian author. It is essentially about a handmaid’s experience in a dystopian theocratic republic that has [...Read more...]

Jun 092010
 
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind: Worth cogitation about?

One of my favourite sci-fi authors mentioned the book The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes in a novel, so I decided to read it to channel the TOK spirit. It is definitely a “TOK” book because of all the deep Knowledge Issues that are present within it, [...Read more...]

Jun 032010
 

Lyrics: Warm yourself by the fire, son And the morning will come soon I’ll tell you stories of a better time In a place that we once knew Before we packed our bags And left all this behind us in the dust We had a place that we could call home And a life no [...Read more...]