Nanotechnology In Michael Grant's Bug Man

Temper is what causes this town to turn its course from coexisting with the enemy, to a town of whispers. Alex, a young, coal worker disobeys an occupier’s order. Defending himself, Alex states, “I have a pretty bad temper. He said I must work. I am a free man. I got mad and hit him.”(53) A struggle ensues, resulting in the fortuitous death of a soldier. Alex is made an example by being charged with murder. The boy’s public assassination unifies his countrymen. The Mayor says as a farewell, “Alex, go, knowing that these men will have no rest, no rest until they are gone, or dead. You will make the people one,”(55)

​Technology has long been the cause of major debate due to the many negatives that technology can cause. The inventions of video games and the computer have given people platforms to exercise all their inner violence but these technologies and their given platforms have spread to the real world. As in the story, people have transferred their violent thoughts into those platforms and the inner violence becomes who they are and the result is loss of life. This connects to the story because the kids use their nursery as a platform for their violent thoughts and when something comes in the way, the kids use the technology to retaliate. In The Veldt, Ray Bradbury exhibits the literary devices of contrasting symbolism, eerie dialogue between family

In both of their articles they anticipate GNR technologies will make great leaps forward in future decades and will bring with them a myriad of new possibilities. Joy and Kurzweil both describe a not too distant future of robotics,artificial intelligence, and nanotechnology. They anticipate ubiquitous nanotechnology and artificial intelligence in only two to three decades time; furthermore, Joy and Kurzweil portray a world in which computers have far greater computing power because of advances in nanotechnology, nanobots can be easily produced at feasible cost, and artificial intelligence rivals, if not exceeds, that of the smartest humans. Based upon all of this research done and the rate at which current technologies are being improved upon, this matter is not very debatable. What is, however, is what the rapid advances made in the near future will present, and this is where Joy and Kurzweil begin to differ. They disagree on the topic of whether or not all the anticipated advances will be more of a benefit or hindrance to society and how these new technologies should be treated. Joy presents a pessimistic view in his essay, providing many reasons why developing GNR will endanger humans greatly. He describes a dystopian future where nanotechnology will be used to create pathogens that will be incredibly hard to stop and artificial intelligence will become independent and outgrow the need for humans. Joy compares GNR to the nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC)

The protagonist, Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, begins as a six-year-old boy who is always terrorized by his brother. Ender never gives up, even when it seems like everyone is trying to make him fail. He is young, however, which leaves him susceptible to bullies who detest his quick mind. Although Ender proves that he has the ability to be a killer like Peter, he hates himself for that. “And then a worse fear, that he was a killer, only better at it than Peter ever was; that it was this very trait that pleased the

the setting and the details of the murder of the Clutter family in previous chapters of the book, the question of motive will be directly addressed. Actually, Capote’s detailed portrayal of the killers’ psyches, their childhood experiences, and their interactions with one another and individuals key to the story, lead the reader to believe that “the answer” is not a simple one, but rather multi-layered, complex and contradictory.

Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron and Ray Bradbury’s Marionettes, inc. both show that although advances in technology can be used for good, it always ends up doing more harm than good. Marionettes, inc. is about a guy who keeps a clone of himself in his toolbox, only to have his clone retaliate by locking him in the toolbox at the end of the story. Harrison Bergeron talks about a future where everyone is equal in every possible which way. Although both stories showcase that technology ultimately does more harm than good; one talks about everyone being equal, and the other shows what happens when advanced technology is mistreated.

Actor Nicholas D’Agosto comments, “I 'm realizing for the first time, your life goes on while you 're trying to pursue this career. I saw my career as everything. But you have this life, too. Living your life fully, you come to know yourself better. You 'll find the place for it.” D’Agosto made a statement that shows how people easily idolize specific parts of their lives without truly knowing about their life and themselves. Throughout life, the eyes of people are opened to the true meaning of life as they meet people, gain experience, and reflect. Tim Downs attempts to capture this eye opening event in the fifth book, out of six, in the “Bugman Novels” called Ends of the Earth (Nashville, TN: Alive Communications Inc. 2009). Downs fabricates a murder mystery that is connected to a terrorism attack which could lead to the ruin of The United States of America. He helps readers explore the lives of several characters throughout the book. Downs displays the importance of knowing oneself, love, and priorities as he identifies the tensions, idols, and values of characters. Overall, he shows the need to recognize and understand humanity.

Immediately upon his exit from the penitentiary he is implied to have murdered several people by the Grandmother’s sordid report of the newspaper to Bailey: “you read here what it says he did to these people” (O’Connor, “A Good Man” 1). Although murder was perhaps necessary for his escape, the Grandmother also implies that what he did to them was in some way unusual and thus unnecessary. The motivation for this excess lies in the Misfit’s recognition and internalization of his own alterity; when one knows he is fundamentally different from the prevailing group, he understands himself as having two choices: to resist or give in. The Misfit chooses resistance and isolation; this is apparent in his life philosophy: “No pleasure but meanness” (O’Connor, “A Good Man” 13). He sees attempted reconciliation with society and life in general as a futile endeavor, and seeks to impart meaning through what appears to be senseless

They then discover that Julia and Ricky are serving as hosts who intended to infect Jack and Mae.The two, Jack and Mae, find a virus that can attack the bacteria, hoping to eliminate the swarm. They manage to introduce the virus to those serving as hosts and escape as the plant explodes from overheating and built-up methane gas. Later, Jack goes home to infect the children with the virus, hoping it will eliminate any of the nano-cameras that remain in his children. While he tries to be hopeful, he worries that he himself is infected and believes that they are aware of his concern. Jack then learns that Julia was to blame for the entire occurrence, and that she'd taken a step with no thought of what might happen to her own

Anton is considered to be worthy of his father's name because he does not have any genetic flaws. Vincent dreams of a career in space but can’t get into the training program due to him being "invalid." The two brothers often play "chicken." Both of the brothers swim out into the ocean and the one to turn around and swim back is the loser. One day, Vincent finally wins a game of chicken and saves Anton when he starts to drown. After the incident, Vincent runs away from home. He then works a menial cleaning job at the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation and makes a plan to gain employment at Gattaca by using DNA samples from an Agent. The agent takes Vincent to Jerome Eugene Morrow, who is a former star athlete that became paralyzed due to his suicide attempt after coming second in the swimming world championships. The contract between them is simple: Marrow will give him his elite genetic status in society while Vincent will maintain Marrow's luxury lifestyle. To avoid being caught, Vincent must groom and clean himself every day to avoid leaving traces of his own genetic material and must carry samples of Jerome's DNA to pass genetic screenings. Vincent excels in Gattaca as soon as he has Jerome's genetics. Jerome gives Vincent a note to keep on the morning of his launch and tells him to read it after takeoff after revealing he has created enough D.N.A samples to last Vincent two lifetimes. But one final genetic test awaits Vincent before

In the novel, Brave New World, readers are shown vast uses of technology and science. The World State used technology and science to change the thoughts of people and eliminate pain. The World State not only messes with the psychological state of a citizen yet deals with biologically engineering people to create social castes. Overall, we see the misuses and beneficial uses of technology and science throughout the novel. Using immense amounts of technology, we see the use of technology in biological engineering and changing the RNA and DNA in people. They do this in the World State to inhibit "specified qualities" in to certain people.

An extremely violent lust and need to possess and control the women in his life and the women around him consumes him and his loneliness drives him mad. He craves every young woman he sees and constantly talks about them in almost dehumanizing ways; focusing more on their youthfulness and their bodies and the pleasure they could bring to him with no regards to their feelings. When his obsession with capturing and keeping a young with him as a lover causes him to focus in on Lutie his vengeful nature is almost immediate. In an effort to gain access to her he tries to strike up a friendly relationship with Bub, but in seeing Bub’s father’s features present in the boy Jones is so filled with hate towards Bub that “He had felt that if the child should touch him, he would try to kill him.” (Petry, 1946, Chapter 4, para. 14)

Envision a world where nano sized robots can burrow themselves into your skin just by touching something or perhaps explode within you on command. Consider perchance, a world were humans have collective thoughts and can generate the processing power of a super computer. Sounds like something out of an awesome dream or a nightmare, depending on how you perceive it. These are just some of the ideas that are presented in transhumanism. Transhumanism can be explained as the belief that the human race can advance past its current physical and intellectual confines through the use of technology (Bostrom, 2014). In the current world we live in, we are limited by a number of factors, many of these include the scientific limitations and the properties of physics. On the other side of the limitations, lay the concepts of morality and ethical issues. Along with those concepts include how this technology correlates to our current world. In the novel The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson, humans live alongside nanobots (and various other technology) in a transhumanist world. In this advanced world, the ideas of morality and ethics are still present within the human race. In many aspects, the morality and ethical issues that humans encounter today are reencountered in this transhuman world.

Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange takes place in a “. . . nightmarish society wracked by violent crime. . .” (“A Clockwork Orange: Theme Analysis”). The totalitarian governing style teaches the youth of the city that conforming to their standards is the only way to thrive in their society. Alex, the main character and narrator of the novel, performs devilish actions simply for the gratification of hurting another individual. He comes from a stable and wealthy family, which is why government officials cannot figure out how he could become such a troubled teen. Despite the conforming society around him, Alex chooses a new way to live in the wretched society. This novel depicts how a totalitarian government can push everyone living in a society to conform to a certain way of life.

Nanotechnology is found in our every day lives, from the tires on your cars to the medicines that can save your life. Every day this concept improves our lives. It gives us the ability to discover new and helpful things. Research shows that the problems with healthcare will be minimized. Nanotechnology will help solve medical problems by identifying the problem and locating it so that is can be treated. It will eventually give us the technology that only exists in the movies. It will give us the ability to go farther in space and discover if there is truly other life out there. Nanotechnology will eventually help us to do what many only dream of. The one thing that it will give us that will impact us the most is improve performance of many of the things that we buy and use every day. It will widen our perspective on life. Nanotechnology is defined as “Research and technology development at the atomic, molecular or macromolecular levels, in the length scale of approximately 1 - 100 nanometer range. Creating and using structures, devices and systems that have novel properties and functions because of their small and/or intermediate size. It is the ability to control or manipulate on the atomic scale.” (National Nanotechnology Initiative).