Monday, November 14, 2011

Frankenstein


1) Can you identify any technological advances that you consider to have caused more harm than good? Explain. Man had found a way to create a living being using science that is very bad because some things are better left alone than to try and mess with.

2) Do you think that humans should always push the boundaries of knowledge, or do you think that some things should be off limits? If so, who should decide those boundaries? Elected officials? Religious officials? Explain. You should always try to push the boundaries of science, but never to the point of creating another being that is way off limits because you don’t know how it will turn out and most scientists aren’t willing to mess with the human skeleton and how it functions.


1). What inspired Shelley to write this novel?
·      A waking dream in 1916
2) What are some modern technological advances that the speakers reference?
·       Nuclear Weapons
3) Name one of the definitions of "Frankenstein" that you hear.
·      One who creates a monster will be destroyed by his ruin.

4) What invention in 1769 changed the world and prompted the industrial revolution?
·      The invention of the steam engine started the industrial revolution


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