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Decades of Science Fiction Quarter 4 – 2016 – Reading & Assignment Schedule Read Each Story with the Class And/Or on Your Own
Decades of Science Fiction Quarter 4 – 2016 – Reading & Assignment Schedule Read each story with the class and/or on your own. Write or type your short answers to the five Discussion Questions you will find at the end of each story. These are thoughtful, interpretive questions, so your answers will be original and unique. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 30: “The Disintegration Machine” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, pages 65-75 Due April 1 Doyle is the creator of the character Sherlock Holmes. Respond to Discussion Questions 1 through 5 on pages 75 & 76. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 1: “The Metal Man” by Jack Williamson, pages 78-87 Due April 5 Answer all five Discussion Questions on page 87. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 5: “Misfit” by Robert Heinlein, pages 119-137 Due April 7 Robert Heinlein is perhaps most well-known for his 1959 novel Starship Troopers. “Misfit” is also military science fiction. Discussion Questions 1 through 5 are on page 137. Answer them all. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 7: “Robbie” by Isaac Asimov, pages 149-165 Due April 11 “Robbie” is one of Asimov’s collected stories in I, Robot. Asimov created the “Three Laws of Robotics” in his extensive Robot series. “1. A Robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3. A robot must protect its own existence, except where such protection would conflict with the First or Second Law.” Answer Discussion Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 on page 165. -
To Sunday 31St August 2003
The World Science Fiction Society Minutes of the Business Meeting at Torcon 3 th Friday 29 to Sunday 31st August 2003 Introduction………………………………………………………………….… 3 Preliminary Business Meeting, Friday……………………………………… 4 Main Business Meeting, Saturday…………………………………………… 11 Main Business Meeting, Sunday……………………………………………… 16 Preliminary Business Meeting Agenda, Friday………………………………. 21 Report of the WSFS Nitpicking and Flyspecking Committee 27 FOLLE Report 33 LA con III Financial Report 48 LoneStarCon II Financial Report 50 BucConeer Financial Report 51 Chicon 2000 Financial Report 52 The Millennium Philcon Financial Report 53 ConJosé Financial Report 54 Torcon 3 Financial Report 59 Noreascon 4 Financial Report 62 Interaction Financial Report 63 WSFS Business Meeting Procedures 65 Main Business Meeting Agenda, Saturday…………………………………...... 69 Report of the Mark Protection Committee 73 ConAdian Financial Report 77 Aussiecon Three Financial Report 78 Main Business Meeting Agenda, Sunday………………………….................... 79 Time Travel Worldcon Report………………………………………………… 81 Response to the Time Travel Worldcon Report, from the 1939 World Science Fiction Convention…………………………… 82 WSFS Constitution, with amendments ratified at Torcon 3……...……………. 83 Standing Rules ……………………………………………………………….. 96 Proposed Agenda for Noreascon 4, including Business Passed On from Torcon 3…….……………………………………… 100 Site Selection Report………………………………………………………… 106 Attendance List ………………………………………………………………. 109 Resolutions and Rulings of Continuing Effect………………………………… 111 Mark Protection Committee Members………………………………………… 121 Introduction All three meetings were held in the Ontario Room of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. The head table officers were: Chair: Kevin Standlee Deputy Chair / P.O: Donald Eastlake III Secretary: Pat McMurray Timekeeper: Clint Budd Tech Support: William J Keaton, Glenn Glazer [Secretary: The debates in these minutes are not word for word accurate, but every attempt has been made to represent the sense of the arguments made. -
Hugo Award -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
10/10/2017 Hugo Award -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia Hugo Award Hugo Award, any of several annual awards presented by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS). The awards are granted for notable achievement in science �ction or science fantasy. Established in 1953, the Hugo Awards were named in honour of Hugo Gernsback, founder of Amazing Stories, the �rst magazine exclusively for science �ction. Hugo Award. This particular award was given at MidAmeriCon II, in Kansas City, Missouri, on August … Michi Trota Pin, in the form of the rocket on the Hugo Award, that is given to the finalists. Michi Trota Hugo Awards https://www.britannica.com/print/article/1055018 1/10 10/10/2017 Hugo Award -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia year category* title author 1946 novel The Mule Isaac Asimov (awarded in 1996) novella "Animal Farm" George Orwell novelette "First Contact" Murray Leinster short story "Uncommon Sense" Hal Clement 1951 novel Farmer in the Sky Robert A. Heinlein (awarded in 2001) novella "The Man Who Sold the Moon" Robert A. Heinlein novelette "The Little Black Bag" C.M. Kornbluth short story "To Serve Man" Damon Knight 1953 novel The Demolished Man Alfred Bester 1954 novel Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury (awarded in 2004) novella "A Case of Conscience" James Blish novelette "Earthman, Come Home" James Blish short story "The Nine Billion Names of God" Arthur C. Clarke 1955 novel They’d Rather Be Right Mark Clifton and Frank Riley novelette "The Darfsteller" Walter M. Miller, Jr. short story "Allamagoosa" Eric Frank Russell 1956 novel Double Star Robert A. Heinlein novelette "Exploration Team" Murray Leinster short story "The Star" Arthur C. -
5Th Annual Heroes4heroes Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation Celebrity Poker Tournament & Casino Night Party Sunday November 17, 2019 @ 4Pm
5th Annual Heroes4Heroes Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation Celebrity Poker Tournament & Casino Night Party Sunday November 17, 2019 @ 4pm Over 50 celebrities and community members will gather together to play poker, casino games and enjoy a party to help raise money for the children and widows of LAPD Officers that have been killed in the line of Duty. Without the help of the foundation many of their kids will not have the opportunity to go to college, will lack basic funds for sporting activities or even medical costs. We hope you can join us to support this worthy cause. *poker*casino games*party*cocktails*music*food*auction*raffle*photobooth*red carpet arrivals and more… Since its inception in 1972, the Foundation has granted more than $18 million for medical, funeral and educational expenses without any taxpayer money. Past Celebrity supporters include: Jack Nicholson, Jerry West, Wayne Gretzky, Mark Wahlberg, Elton John, Sugar Ray Leonard, Vin Scully, Dennis Quaid, Kelsey Grammer, Eddie Van Halen, Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Dreyfuss, Chris O'Donnell, George Lopez, Larry King, Tommy Lasorda, Oscar de la Hoya, Rihanna, Ray Romano, Betty White, Andy Garcia, Luke Wilson, Gene Simmons, Marlon Wayans, Backstreet Boys, Paula Abdul, David Hasselhoff, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Bob Newhart, Telly Savalas, Johnny Grant, James Gandolfini and many more. Each year, superstars from TV, Film, Music and Sports join together to show support for the men & women who serve their community. This star-studded event is covered by mainstream media worldwide and is great exposure for sponsors who participate. Our events are covered by top mainstream entertainment media such as People, US Weekly, OK Magazine, Star, Extra, E Entertainment, Access Hollywood, Daily Mail, Extra, Variety, Hollywood Reporter and worldwide news outlets including Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, Market Watch/Dow Jones, Reuters, Bloomberg Business Week, Fox News and more. -
Reading Stephen King: Issues of Censorship, Student Choice, and Popular Literature
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 414 606 CS 216 137 AUTHOR Power, Brenda Miller, Ed.; Wilhelm, Jeffrey D., Ed.; Chandler, Kelly, Ed. TITLE Reading Stephen King: Issues of Censorship, Student Choice, and Popular Literature. INSTITUTION National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. ISBN ISBN-0-8141-3905-1 PUB DATE 1997-00-00 NOTE 246p. AVAILABLE FROM National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096 (Stock No. 39051-0015: $14.95 members, $19.95 nonmembers). PUB TYPE Collected Works - General (020) Opinion Papers (120) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC10 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Censorship; Critical Thinking; *Fiction; Literature Appreciation; *Popular Culture; Public Schools; Reader Response; *Reading Material Selection; Reading Programs; Recreational Reading; Secondary Education; *Student Participation IDENTIFIERS *Contemporary Literature; Horror Fiction; *King (Stephen); Literary Canon; Response to Literature; Trade Books ABSTRACT This collection of essays grew out of the "Reading Stephen King Conference" held at the University of Mainin 1996. Stephen King's books have become a lightning rod for the tensions around issues of including "mass market" popular literature in middle and 1.i.gh school English classes and of who chooses what students read. King's fi'tion is among the most popular of "pop" literature, and among the most controversial. These essays spotlight the ways in which King's work intersects with the themes of the literary canon and its construction and maintenance, censorship in public schools, and the need for adolescent readers to be able to choose books in school reading programs. The essays and their authors are: (1) "Reading Stephen King: An Ethnography of an Event" (Brenda Miller Power); (2) "I Want to Be Typhoid Stevie" (Stephen King); (3) "King and Controversy in Classrooms: A Conversation between Teachers and Students" (Kelly Chandler and others); (4) "Of Cornflakes, Hot Dogs, Cabbages, and King" (Jeffrey D. -
The Apocalyptic Book List
The Apocalyptic Book List Presented by: The Post Apocalyptic Forge Compiled by: Paul Williams ([email protected]) As with other lists compiled by me, this list contains material that is not strictly apocalyptic or post apocalyptic, but that may contain elements that have that fresh roasted apocalyptic feel. Because I have not read every single title here and have relied on other peoples input, you may on occasion find a title that is not appropriate for the intended genre....please do let me know and I will remove it, just as if you find a title that needs to be added...that is appreciated as well. At the end of the main book list you will find lists for select series of books. Title Author 8.4 Peter Hernon 905 Tom Pane 2011, The Evacuation of Planet Earth G. Cope Schellhorn 2084: The Year of the Liberal David L. Hale 3000 Ad : A New Beginning Jon Fleetwood '48 James Herbert Abyss, The Jere Cunningham Acts of God James BeauSeigneur Adulthood Rites Octavia Butler Adulthood Rites, Vol. 2 Octavia E. Butler Aestival Tide Elizabeth Hand Afrikorps Bill Dolan After Doomsday Poul Anderson After the Blue Russel C. Like After the Bomb Gloria D. Miklowitz After the Dark Max Allan Collins After the Flames Elizabeth Mitchell After the Flood P. C. Jersild After the Plague Jean Ure After the Rain John Bowen After the Zap Michael Armstrong After Things Fell Apart Ron Goulart After Worlds Collide Edwin Balmer, Philip Wylie Aftermath Charles Sheffield Aftermath K. A. Applegate Aftermath John Russell Fearn Aftermath LeVar Burton Aftermath, The Samuel Florman Aftershock Charles Scarborough Afterwar Janet Morris Against a Dark Background Iain M. -
Cast Bios Betty White
CAST BIOS BETTY WHITE (Annie Eason) – Betty White was born in Oak Park, Illinois and grew up in Los Angeles. After graduating from Beverly Hills High School, she got her big break when she joined a local live TV program. Two years later, White inherited the show. Forming her own production company, White and her partners produced a number of projects for television while she became a popular figure on talk, variety and game shows. She is the winner of two daytime Emmy® Awards. In primetime, she won two Emmy® Awards for her portrayal of Sue Ann Nivens, the Happy Homemaker, on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” She earned two more Emmys® for her roles in “The Golden Girls” and “The John Larroquette Show.” White narrated the New Year’s Day Tournament of Roses Parade on network television for 20 years and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for 10. She has appeared in a number of feature films including “Dennis the Menace Strikes Again” and “Bringing Down the House.” Her motion picture-for-television credits include “Chance of a Lifetime” and “Stealing Christmas.” White’s most recent guest-starring roles have been on “Everwood,” “Malcolm in the Middle,” “My Wife and Kids” and “The Practice,” for which she was nominated for yet another Emmy®. An avid activist for the health and welfare of animals, White created, wrote and hosted a syndicated TV animal series, “The Pet Set,” and is the author of four books. She has been honored by the Pacific Pioneers in Broadcasting, American Women in Radio and TV, the American Comedy Awards, and has been inducted into the Television Academy’s Hall of Fame. -
Thd Old Man in the Corner /By Baroness Orczy
mUNIFORM EDITION orczyI. M(MMb 7 Q &-V Z> l I o Presented to the LIBRARIES of the UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO by David Bernhardt THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER LIBRARY EDITION OF BARONESS ORCZY’S FAMOUS NOVELS Price 3/6 each 1 The Scarlet Pimpernel 2 I Will Repay 3 The Emperor’s Candlesticks 4 By the God’s Beloved 5 Beau Brocade 6 A Son of the People 7 The Tangled Skein 8 The Old Man in the Corner 9 The Nest of the Sparrowhawk HODDER AND STOUGHTON Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2015 https://archive.org/details/thdoldmanincorneOOorcz “ The old man in the corner. Frontispiece. THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER By BARONESS ORCZY Author of “Eldorado” “ The Scarlet Pimpernel” etc. HODDER AND STOUGHTON LONDON NEW YORK TORONTO | ^!uiiiiiiuiiiiiiii!miiii[iiiiiiiiiiiitiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiitmiiuimmiiii!!!!!miiiiiiuimiu Eldorado I By | Baroness I orczy| Recounting the Scarlet I | | Pimpernel’s greatest ad- | | venture. 6/- | | HODDER AND STOUGHTON | Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii? TO MY DEAR UNCLE AND AUNT COUNT AND COUNTESS WASS OF CZEGE IN REMEMBRANCE OF MANY HAPPY DAYS SPENT IN TRANSYLVANIA October, igoS CONTENTS CHAPTER VAGI ^ I. The Fenchurch Street Mystery 11 ( II. A Millionaire in the Dock • • 22 III. His Deduction . 38 - IV. The Robbery in Phillimorb Terrace 43 V. A Night’s Adventure . 52 VI. All He Knew • • 64 — VII. The York Mystery • * 70 VIII. The Capital Charge • * 78 IX. A Broken-hearted Woman . 94 — X. The Mysterious Death on the Under- ground Railway • 100! j XI. Mr. Errington . 11 7 — XII. The Liverpool Mystery 131 XIII. A Cunning Rascal 144 . - XIV. -
Donations to the Library 2000S
DONATIONS TO THE LIDRARY 277 DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY Michael Andrews (BA 1960) The birth of Europe, 1991; The flight of the condor, 1982; The life that lives on Man, 1977 13 May 1999 - 12 May 2000 Anthony Avis (BA 1949) The Librarian is always delighted to hear from any member of the Gaywood past: some historical notes, 1999; The journey: reflective essays, College considering a gift of books, manuscripts, maps or photographs 1999 to the College Library. Brigadier David Baines Abdus Salam International Centre Documents relating to the army career of Alan Menzies Hiller A. M. Hamende (ed.), Tribute to Abdus Salam (Abdus Salam Memorial (matric. 1913), who was killed in action near Arras in May 1915 meeting, 19-22 Nov. 1997), 1999 D.M. P. Barrere (BA 1966) David Ainscough Georges Bernanos, 'Notes pour ses conferences' (MS), n. d. Chambers' guide to the legal profession 1999-2000, 1999 P. J. Toulet, La jeune fille verte, 1918 Robert Ganzo, Histoire avant Sumer, 1963; L'oeuvre poetique, 1956 Dr Alexander G. A.) Romain Rolland, De Jean Christophe a Colas Breugnon: pages de journal, Automobile Association, Ordnance Survey illustrated atlas of Victorian 1946; La Montespan: drame en trois actes, 1904 and Edwardian Britain, 1991 Ann MacSween and Mick Sharp, Prehistoric Scotland, 1989 Martyn Barrett (BA 1973) Antonio Pardo, The world of ancient Spain, 1976 Martyn Barrett (ed.), The development of language, 1999 Edith Mary Wightrnan, Galla Belgica, 1985 Gerard Nicolini, The ancient Spaniards, 1974 Octavian Basca Herman Ramm, The Parisi, 1978 Ion Purcaru and Octavian Basca, Oameni, idei, fapte din istoria J. -
Mirrorshade Women: Feminism and Cyberpunk
Mirrorshade Women: Feminism and Cyberpunk at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century Carlen Lavigne McGill University, Montréal Department of Art History and Communication Studies February 2008 A thesis submitted to McGill University in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Studies © Carlen Lavigne 2008 2 Abstract This study analyzes works of cyberpunk literature written between 1981 and 2005, and positions women’s cyberpunk as part of a larger cultural discussion of feminist issues. It traces the origins of the genre, reviews critical reactions, and subsequently outlines the ways in which women’s cyberpunk altered genre conventions in order to advance specifically feminist points of view. Novels are examined within their historical contexts; their content is compared to broader trends and controversies within contemporary feminism, and their themes are revealed to be visible reflections of feminist discourse at the end of the twentieth century. The study will ultimately make a case for the treatment of feminist cyberpunk as a unique vehicle for the examination of contemporary women’s issues, and for the analysis of feminist science fiction as a complex source of political ideas. Cette étude fait l’analyse d’ouvrages de littérature cyberpunk écrits entre 1981 et 2005, et situe la littérature féminine cyberpunk dans le contexte d’une discussion culturelle plus vaste des questions féministes. Elle établit les origines du genre, analyse les réactions culturelles et, par la suite, donne un aperçu des différentes manières dont la littérature féminine cyberpunk a transformé les usages du genre afin de promouvoir en particulier le point de vue féministe. -
The Hugo Awards for Best Novel Jon D
The Hugo Awards for Best Novel Jon D. Swartz Game Design 2013 Officers George Phillies PRESIDENT David Speakman Kaymar Award Ruth Davidson DIRECTORATE Denny Davis Sarah E Harder Ruth Davidson N3F Bookworms Holly Wilson Heath Row Jon D. Swartz N’APA George Phillies Jean Lamb TREASURER William Center HISTORIAN Jon D Swartz SECRETARY Ruth Davidson (acting) Neffy Awards David Speakman ACTIVITY BUREAUS Artists Bureau Round Robins Sarah Harder Patricia King Birthday Cards Short Story Contest R-Laurraine Tutihasi Jefferson Swycaffer Con Coordinator Welcommittee Heath Row Heath Row David Speakman Initial distribution free to members of BayCon 31 and the National Fantasy Fan Federation. Text © 2012 by Jon D. Swartz; cover art © 2012 by Sarah Lynn Griffith; publication designed and edited by David Speakman. A somewhat different version of this appeared in the fanzine, Ultraverse, also by Jon D. Swartz. This non-commercial Fandbook is published through volunteer effort of the National Fantasy Fan Federation’s Editoral Cabal’s Special Publication committee. The National Fantasy Fan Federation First Edition: July 2013 Page 2 Fandbook No. 6: The Hugo Awards for Best Novel by Jon D. Swartz The Hugo Awards originally were called the Science Fiction Achievement Awards and first were given out at Philcon II, the World Science Fiction Con- vention of 1953, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The second oldest--and most prestigious--awards in the field, they quickly were nicknamed the Hugos (officially since 1958), in honor of Hugo Gernsback (1884 -1967), founder of Amazing Stories, the first professional magazine devoted entirely to science fiction. No awards were given in 1954 at the World Science Fiction Con in San Francisco, but they were restored in 1955 at the Clevention (in Cleveland) and included six categories: novel, novelette, short story, magazine, artist, and fan magazine. -
Presented to the Graduate Council of the North
A COMPARISON OF THREE TECHNIQUES OF TEACHING LITERATURE: SILENT READING, SOLO PERFORMANCE, AND READERS THEATRE DISSERTATION Presented to the Graduate Council of the North Texas State University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY By David R. Maberry, B. A., M. A. Denton, Texas December, 1975 Maberry, David R., A Comparison of Three Techniques of Teaching Literature: Silent Reading, Solo Performance, and Readers Theatre. Doctor of Philosophy (College Teaching: Speech Communication and Drama), December, 1975, 231 pp., 17 tables, bibliography, 35 titles. The problem of this study was a comparison of the re- sponses of students to three techniques of teaching litera- ture: silent reading, solo performance, and readers theatre. Students in three classes of grade nine and students in three classes of grade eleven were selected at three high schools in the north Texas area. There was a total of three hundred seventy-one students involved in the experiment. Each of the three classes at each grade level in each high school received three presentations of three short stories. Each class read one short story silently; each class heard one short story presented by solo performance; and each class heard one short story presented in the technique of readers theatre. Immediately after each presentation the students were administered a semantic differential to deter- mine which technique of presentation stimulated the most appreciation of literature. At the same time they were ad- ministered a short objective test of ten items to determine which technique achieved more comprehension. Ten days later all students received the same test over all three stories to determine which technique stimulated the most retention.