Station Essays

The Station Wagon The Station Wagon is really a disguised alien being. The station wagon itself is non-descript and is an indeterminable make. The wagon was white, however it is covered in mud both inside and out, even though it has not rained in New England for over a week. When Doug pulled up behind it he realized that the car had no license plates. He then saw “awfully big” palm prints with “finger-marks…as narrow as pencils” (S. King). The station wagon killed Doug, Clayton, Julianne Vernon

International Space Station Did you know that the International Space Station is worth more than $150 Billion United States Dollars?! The International Space Station is recorded to be the most expensive object ever made in the history of the universe! There is Astronauts and Scientists flying back and forth from Earth to the station every six months. The longest ever an astronaut has been at the station is 216 days. There is always 3-6 Astronauts and the ISS at a time. But ask yourself this, what

I. The International Space Station (ISS) is one of the best research facilities outside of the Earth’s atmosphere. Not only does it possess highly advanced technology to conduct research, it is also one of the only places with access to microgravity. Most studies on the International Space Station have to do with how different things work under the influence of microgravity which is one-millionth of the force of Earth’s gravity. In order to conduct the research on the ISS highly trained astronauts

The Station nightclub fire occurred on Thursday, February 20, 2003, in West Warwick, Rhode Island. This fire was the fourth deadliest nightclub fire in all of U.S. history. The fire was caused by pyrotechnics set off by the tour manager of the evening’s headlining band Great White, which ignited plastic foam that was used as sound insulation in the walls and ceilings surrounding the stage. A tremendous fast fire with intense black smoke engulfed the club in less than five and a half minutes. The

Emily St. John Mandel's science fiction novel Station Eleven, Miranda Carroll is noted to be an unflappable administrative assistant at a high end corporate company. However, in her spare time Miranda works on creating new settings and scenarios for her graphic novel also entitled Station Eleven. Creating the artwork and plotline of this story is a way for Miranda to escape from her desk job while still maintaining control of the possible outcomes. Station Eleven can be seen as the life Miranda wishes

and extended from Cleveland Street to Devonshire Street and west to Chippendale. The station 's name was chosen to honour William Redfern. At that time, the present Redfern station was known as Eveleigh.[2] When Central station was built further north on the site of the Devonshire Street cemetery, Eveleigh station became Redfern and Eveleigh was retained for the name of the railway workshops, south of the station. The remains of Cleveland Paddocks became Prince Alfred Park.Redfern has been characterised

Station Eleven Essay Post-Apocalyptic novels are something I would have never picked up on my own, and after reading Station Eleven, I know that I was probably right in that choice. Because we don't know exactly what will cause the downfall of civilization, it's hard to know exactly what the environment will be like. In my eyes, Mandel’s vision of this world was almost too unrealistic. After reading Coming to Terms with the World of Station Eleven, by the Sociology and Anthropology professor, Robert

From back in time to now, there have been a lot of movies made regarding police brutality that we are unaware of. A movie that was recently brought to my attention regarding this issue is Fruitvale Station. This movie is about 22 year old Oscar Grant, who was killed in a subway station in Oakland, California, in the early hours of January 1, 2009. Michael B. Jordan plays Oscar Grant who is trying extremely hard to live a clean life and support his young daughter and his girlfriend. In the film, it

In the novel Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel creates a parallel between a pre-apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic world affected by the nation-sweeping epidemic: The Georgia Flu. This dystopian world opens up the conversation about the following unresolved dilemmas: displacement, disorientation, dislocation, alienation, and memory. Each of the main characters faces a certain level of uncertainty while fighting for survival, evidently affecting them mentally, emotionally and physically. For this

in the film Fruitvale Station. Since this film is based on an actual incident that took place at the Fruitvale Station, where an officer shot and killed Oscar Grant, you know how the situation is going to end, but the cinematography is extraordinary and keeps you engaged the entire time while addressing issues of race, class, and identity in one film. The opening scene of the film is footage of the shooting shot by a passenger on one of the trains at the Fruitvale Station. The actual footage shown

Fruitvale Station (2013), written and directed by Ryan Coogler, is an American drama film that was based on the true story of Oscar Grant, an ex-convict who develops a strong-minded focus to get his life, job and family back on track for the sake of his daughter Tatiana, whom he desired to grow up and go to a private school. However, on New Year’s Eve, Oscar was fatally shot and killed by a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) officer and later died in hospital. Bride and Prejudice (2004), directed by

Fruitvale Station: Reaction Paper Throughout the years there has been several stories on police brutality and the Fruitvale Station film is one of those stories. It showed the viewers situations that involve racial profiling, police brutality and abuse of power. Throughout the film the main character Oscar had strengths, weaknesses and he shows how he gets through it before his death. It all started when Oscar and his friends on New Year 's Eve got stuck on the trolley and ran into gang members

In the movie “The Station Agent” the writer includes the characters Fin, Joe, Olivia, Cleo and Emily whom are from different backgrounds and cultures. The characters live in a small town named Newfoundland that seems to judge new residents. The five characters start out with completely different lives at the beginning of the movie and find themselves good friends by the end. At the beginning Fin a man with Dwarfism, works in a small shop building trains, he has a love for trains and railroads. Train

characteristics of humanity. Mandel structures the plot of Station Eleven around the main character Arthur Leander’s life. Throughout the novel, Mandel explores a series of sub character’s perspectives of the flu pandemic and each of their roles in the post-apocalyptic world it creates, encouraging the reader to delve into the relationships between humanity and art. Book reviewer Justine Jordan from The Guardian summarizes the book perfectly by claiming that “Station Eleven is not so much about [an] apocalypse

of the Colorado River but south of Navajo Mountain. As Navajos, this place is sacred to us. It’s where my ancestors were born, raised, and buried. Béésh Hagééd (Coppermine in English) is our home. In 1974, the construction of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS), a 2250-megawatt net coal-fired power plant had been completed. NGS is only 25 miles north of Béésh Hagééd and many of my family members have and still are employed by the power plant. The power plant provides not only electrical power to residents

The Prophet in Station Eleven is an intricate character whose actions influence both the individuals and the world around him. As the world is in a state of calamity, many people turn to faith. In designing the panels, I took inspiration from the hues of blue and red to convey the state of faith in the story. Colour has numerous functions in religion, and the colours blue and red can symbolize a variety of things depending on how they are used and interpreted. The colour blue represents hope and

reader feel the emotions that the characters have. The mood is there to help grab the reader’s attention and make sense of the environment. All fiction books use this method, but two novels that used it especially well are Dracula by Bram Stoker and Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. To begin, Dracula’s mood is very gloomy and dark. As you read throughout the passage given, the description of the road surrounding our character Jonathan Harker brings and invokes a sense of fear along with dark

The manhood of Fruitvale Station Ryan Coogler’s Fruitvale Station (2013) is a biographical drama film based on Oscar Grant’s tragedy. This film intends to empathize with Oscar Grant and for his life to still hold validity as a Black man. This is regardless of if he bore children or belonged to anyone regarding his manhood via editing and character dialogue. As a dark-skinned man, he falls victim to the trope of black men’s weaponization; he does not have the privilege to be treated as gently as

Fruitvale Station is based on a true story that occurred in Oakland, California in 2009. Oscar Grant III was unarmed and lying face down on a subway platform. He was shot by a white Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Officer. This movie is about what we can imagine when we cast our gaze across the longstanding divides in this segregated American society. Oscar Grant was a real 22 - year old man. The first thing we see in “Fruitvale” is the fatal moment that led to Oscar’s death. Camera phone footage

Central Station, directed by Walter Salles, begins in Rio de Jainero 's crowded train station. The film focuses on Dora (Fernanda Montenegro), an older, cynical woman who earns a living there by writing letters for illiterate Brazilians. From its opening, the film portrays the stories of everyday Brazilians and incorporates them into the script. A documentary style is achieved using a hidden camera to capture snapshots of real people verbalizing letters to Dora. After Josué’s mother is killed outside