The Little Mice
The Little Mice is about a quiet husband and wife that live in a small apartment by themselves. The couple only came out of their house to go to work in the morning and when they came home from work. The only other time is when they have to pay their house payment to the neighbor which was their landlord. The landlord was really nosey. He always wondered what the couple used to do with the rest of their time. One day the husband came out to see the neighbors and told him he hated them. Another day the couple's house caught fire and they landlord went inside their house all over the house was wine bottles. The couple the next day left the house without saying a word.
This relates to the world now, by many people drink wine all over the world. This shows that it is the same from the past to now and most likely in the future. Some say wine is good for you, but too much can be a bad thing. So this couple is most likely had a bit too much and needs to stop. They also should get out of the house more and do some different things like going shopping or go to the park. Something other than just sitting around. Everyone needs to get out and do something they enjoy doing instead of hanging around the house.
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Futuristic Technology
All Summer in a Day
All Summer in a Day is about people living on Venus. On Venus they have had rain for as long as they have lived there. In the book that day they were supposed to have rain, but everyone was doubtful. Except for Margot she was determined the sun was going to come out it was all she dreamed about. All her classmates did not believe her so they locked her up in a closet. Then, the sun actually came out, and everyone went outside to play. The classmates forgot about Margot! Once the kids remembered she was in the closet the sun went and out came the rain again.
All Summer in a Day is about people living on Venus. On Venus they have had rain for as long as they have lived there. In the book that day they were supposed to have rain, but everyone was doubtful. Except for Margot she was determined the sun was going to come out it was all she dreamed about. All her classmates did not believe her so they locked her up in a closet. Then, the sun actually came out, and everyone went outside to play. The classmates forgot about Margot! Once the kids remembered she was in the closet the sun went and out came the rain again.
Honestly, I do not think it has rained everyday for a couple years on Earth. I really do not think anyone is living on Venus at the moment, but it is very possible because our Earth is getting a lot warmer that we might have to leave this Earth and move to Venus. The Earth is getting so hot because of the Greenhouse Effect which is trapping heat in our atmosphere because of the Ozone. The only way to live on Venus would to build underground cities which they did in the book.
The technology is this book is what we might see in the future. We might have to move to a new planet with underground cities just like in the book. But for right now not really any of the things told in the book are happening now. It is a possibility it could happen soon.
Futuristic Technology
The Gift
The Gift is a futuristic story about a a little boy who takes a trip into space with his family at Christmas time. To them going on a space shuttle is not that big of a deal because everyone has been going on them, but they are excited it is their first time. They are going to take a trip to one of the planets.
In the story, the space shuttle is taking untrained people to space this was normal in their time. Now we really only take trained astronauts, but now there is a space shuttle that takes untrained people. This idea is new and everyone would love to go on this ship, but the problem is the cost which is 200,000 dollars. I feel this is a quite too costly. There would be two pilots and six passengers. The testing will start in 2008 and in 2009 be open for commercial service.
The technology in this book is similar to what we have now with the space shuttles. In the future possibly untrained people will be able to take "joy rides" in these space shuttles.
The question is will they really let anyone ride a space shuttle without any training?
The Gift is a futuristic story about a a little boy who takes a trip into space with his family at Christmas time. To them going on a space shuttle is not that big of a deal because everyone has been going on them, but they are excited it is their first time. They are going to take a trip to one of the planets.
In the story, the space shuttle is taking untrained people to space this was normal in their time. Now we really only take trained astronauts, but now there is a space shuttle that takes untrained people. This idea is new and everyone would love to go on this ship, but the problem is the cost which is 200,000 dollars. I feel this is a quite too costly. There would be two pilots and six passengers. The testing will start in 2008 and in 2009 be open for commercial service.
The technology in this book is similar to what we have now with the space shuttles. In the future possibly untrained people will be able to take "joy rides" in these space shuttles.
The question is will they really let anyone ride a space shuttle without any training?
Futuristic Technology
The Veldt
The Veldt is a futuristic story about two children who live in a "smart house" with their parents. When the parents decide they want to turn off the house and do things on their own the children refuse. The kids were so angry that, later on, they kill their parents.
Kids killing their parents is usually something that does not happen often, but in Cement, Oklahoma, Billie Joe Powell, a sixteen year old girl, killed her father. She said he abused her, but honestly there has to be more behind it. She could have easily reported him,but she went as far as killing him. This is the same with the children in The Veldt because killing their parents should not have been the solution to their problems.
As far as the technology in the book, there are actually "smart houses" now. These houses have a command system that tells the house what to do. For example, when the alarm goes of in the house it turns on the lights this either scares the burglar away, or lets the resident know the alarm has been set off.
The thing is are these houses actually reliable?
The Veldt is a futuristic story about two children who live in a "smart house" with their parents. When the parents decide they want to turn off the house and do things on their own the children refuse. The kids were so angry that, later on, they kill their parents.
Kids killing their parents is usually something that does not happen often, but in Cement, Oklahoma, Billie Joe Powell, a sixteen year old girl, killed her father. She said he abused her, but honestly there has to be more behind it. She could have easily reported him,but she went as far as killing him. This is the same with the children in The Veldt because killing their parents should not have been the solution to their problems.
As far as the technology in the book, there are actually "smart houses" now. These houses have a command system that tells the house what to do. For example, when the alarm goes of in the house it turns on the lights this either scares the burglar away, or lets the resident know the alarm has been set off.
The thing is are these houses actually reliable?
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