:: vocabulary web

:: vocabulary web

:: vocabulary web

:: vocabulary web

:: vocabulary web

:: www assignment

Syllogism, three-part deduction,

Kinda sound like some sensual seduction.

Metonymy, association name,

And guess what suckers you just lost the game.

Anaphora, repetition in successive phrases,

Anaphora, repetition in successive phrases,

Anaphora, repetition in successive phrases,

Bowlerize, censor prudishly,

as if its something nudishly.

Locus classicus, classic example,

I’m sure that everyone would like a small sample.

Reiterate, to repeat,

Manjit Manjit Manjit.

Rambling, Desultory,

Lets go and, watch some Maury.

You are not the father,

You are not the father,

You are not the father.

Iyssophobia, fear of insanity,

Were so famous were like Christianity.

Schism, division,

Oh no circumcision.

Apotheosis, rising to god status,

As in get out my breathing apparatus.

Precursor, forerunner,

Now were rapping and looking like stunners.

Euphony, beautiful sound,

You know like when you here that someone gets around.

Idee fixe, obsession,

And now this is the end of this crazy jam session

:: ORYX & CRAKE the use of technology and governmental control

The novel Oryx & Crake is a tale describing a world vastly contrasting from society today, although it is not too far from a possible future. This story is told from the perspective of the character snowman, possibly the only human survivor after (what we believe to have occurred) an apocalypse. His tale, recounting the details of the finals days of human history, describes a world where technology is the main source of power in all existence. The theme of this novel is greatly influenced by governmental control and the dangers of technology.

The topic of government control is a very important factor to the novel overall. In regard to the compounds in Oryx and Crake, every individual and movement is closely monitored by security known as the CorpSeCorps. You could say that the reason this security is needed is to protect the compounds from outer danger, but in reality it is probably to protect the citizens from the dangers within the walls of the compounds. Jimmy plays a key role in an investigation after his mother flees; this is an example of the influence the security has on the lives of these people. Every single movement is perfectly monitored in order to discover any new findings that could lead to the mother’s whereabouts.

Scientifically speaking, technology is something that makes life easier, however in this novel, technology is something that begins to complicate the lives of many individuals and creates a large divide in social class (in Jimmy’s perspective). Atwood examines the development of science and technology in this novel, for an example genetic engineering, which plays an important role with the creation of the transgenic animals.

As the novel progresses, the term technology begins to complicate and entirely transforms into a serious matter of morality. Is scientific technology morally neutral in regard to this Novel?   

Technology will one day overtake its own creators