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The Swimmer is like The Great Gatsby
Compare short story to movie
Differences between movie plot and original story[edit]
Although the story and the movie share many commonalities, the differences lie in making a short story long enough to suit a feature-length film and do not change the basic elements of the story's plot.
The first change is that Neddy is referred to as Ned. Shirley Adams, Neddy's previous mistress, also undergoes a name change. She is no longer simply described as being beautiful but is changed into an actress named Shirley Abbott. Shirley is given an opportunity to share her experience with being Ned's mistress, while the story version of Shirley never speaks. Several minor characters in the movie are completely absent in the short story: Julie, the Merrill daughters' old babysitter; Kevin, a boy who Ned helps conquer his fears of swimming; and Joan, an eager young woman whose friends dissuade her from joining Ned on his adventure.
The movie also hints at Ned's dark past much earlier in the narrative than the story by allowing the Westerhazys to appear concerned as Ned leaves their pool. In contrast, Neddy is well into his adventure before the text hints at his forgotten past.
Alcohol appears repeatedly in both the book and the movie as well as Ned's inability to remember painful events from the past. The final scene in both the story and the movie are the same: Ned returns to his deserted home and is unable to enter.
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DAMNED IN A FAIR LIFE: CHEEVER'S "THE SWIMMER"
PERVERTED SACRAMENTS IN JOHN CHEEVER'S 'THE SWIMMER'
October 21, 2019 - Fictional science in science fiction[edit]
One idea that has appeared in the digital age is the idea that human consciousness can live on forever as a copy on a computer. In the video game Portal, GLaDOS is (spoiler!) a copy of a woman named Caroline. Sword Art Online is about what happens when who people connect their consciousness to a video game are not allowed to leave. SOMA, another video game, explores the ethics behind uploading a person's consciousness into a robot (and how it would look for those robots to malfunction.) The episode "San Junipero" in Black Mirror also explores virtual life after physical death. Yorkie and Kelly have the opportunity in the online community of San Junipero to live again. As two elderly women, they have another chance to be young and physically unencumbered. Legislation necessitates that living individuals must move back and forth between their physical reality and their virtual reality so that the system will not be overwhelmed with people who do not want to stay alive. When they die, they can choose to stop existing or to live on in San Junipero forever as digital copies of their original consciousness.
Fictional science[edit]
Could it ever be possible to upload someone's consciousness into a computer? A graduate from MIT concluded it is not possible. His argument is, essentially, if you could duplicate a brain and consciousness, there would be no way to make it backwards compatible. "For any time period in which conscious lag is insignificant, every conscious state uniquely determines its history from an earlier conscious state – implies that conscious states cannot be copied or repeated (including by duplicating a brain) and that consciousness cannot be algorithmic."[1] The brain that does the perceiving will recognize it is different than the brain that did not perceive the experience. At that point, you would no longer have a copy of another consciousness- you would have another consciousness entirely.[a]
Conclusion[edit]
Although there is certainly more room for research, it appears that, even if the technology existed where the brain could be duplicated, it would be impossible to insert the new experiences into the original brain. Yorkie and Kelly could be uploaded into the system, but neither could move back and forth as they do in the episode. "San Junipero," though a lovely idea, is still science fiction.
October 19, 2019 - Continuity of human nature[edit]
At first glance, Star Trek's "City on the Edge of Forever" and Tim Pratt's "Impossible Dreams" are similar only in that they both involve romantic relationships. Kirk falls in love with Edith Keeler, a woman who lived during the Great Depression. Their relationship cannot last because only through her death can Kirk's future remain intact. Though it seems unlikely, "Impossible Dreams" provides an example of an alternate solution to the same problem. Pete and Ally live in two different dimensions, but Ally decides to cross the barrier and stay with Pete. Pete and Ally go where none of Captain Kirk's relationships have gone before: into the future.
An ill-fated romance[edit]
Kirk and Edith seem to be a good match. Edith's interest in the future and spaceships fits in with Kirk's job as the captain of the Enterprise. Kirk is a hard worker and tries to help Edith however he can. Kirk has been in situations like this before; he falls in love with any attractive female humanoid he sees. Usually, he leaves the women and continues on his mission as the captain. Unfortunately for Kirk and Edith, this solution cannot work because millions of people will die if Edith stays alive on Earth. Instead of allowing Edith to live, Kirk stops Dr. McCoy from saving her life and ends up heartbroken in the end. One writer points out that Kirk had another option that neither he nor Spock considered: "Ironically, Kirk’s dilemma had an easy solution. Why not explain the situation to Edith and take her back through the time portal? Her disappearance would have the same effect on history as her death. Captain Kirk could have his dream girl, and Edith could see the future that so fascinated her."[2] Kirk is so blinded by his dilemma that he does not see that he could have a future with Edith. Alternatively, Kirk could believe that Edith would not thrive in the future. Either way, Edith could have survived and the future could have been saved.
An alternate solution[edit]
Pete and Ally face a similar situation in "Impossible Dreams."[b] Both Pete and Ally love movies and talk endlessly about movie trivia. As their friendship develops, Pete realizes that he enjoys being with Ally and wants her to enjoy some of his favorite movies after their portal closes. He gives her a laptop and an extra battery along with many of his favorite movies so that she could enjoy what he has enjoyed. He makes the grand gesture and then resolves to not visit the movie store again. However. Ally decides to leave her dimension with its cinematic classics and join Pete in his world believing that she can begin a new life.
Where none of Kirk's relationships have gone before[edit]
Pete and Ally are an improved version of Kirk and Edith, if only because the former find a way to be together in a way the latter never did. Pete's honesty about who he is and what is happening gives Ally the opportunity to choose the life she wants. She knows he is from another dimension and she decides to live in that dimension. He does not force her hand. Edith is given no such privilege. Kirk keeps his identity a secret and elects to let Edith die instead of bringing her with him. Of course, even if Edith knew about the situation and could choose to die or live in the future, there is no guarantee that she would elect to live in the future. It could just bring her emotional pain that she would not have had otherwise. Still, Kirk and Edith had options left on the table that Kirk at least could have considered. He is blinded by his either-or ethical dilemma that he cannot see the third option that would have spared a lot of pain.
October 19, 2019 - The impact of one choice[edit]
In the Star Trek episode "City on the Edge of Forever," we have another example of an ethical dilemma. Kirk and Spock's dilemma is different from the physical limitations of a space ship in Tom Godwin's "Cold Equations". Their dilemma is not the same as the one in episode "33" from Battlestar Galactica, where the self-preservation of a single person is weighed against the survival of hundreds of lives. Their dilemma is against the future itself.
When the crew on the Enterprise realize their ship is gone because Dr. McCoy accidentally jumped back in time and changed the future, Kirk and Spock make the decision to jump even earlier in the past and stop Dr. McCoy. Kirk, as he is apt to do, falls in love with a woman in this time period and is horrified when Spock tells him that Edith's death is the single event that changes the future.
Science fiction is uniquely positioned to suggest that any insignificant action can change the world, for better or worse. Fairytales or stories in the fantasy genre usually involve fate controlling the outcomes of situations. Star Trek isn't fantasy, it's science fiction. In science fiction, on event leads a chain-reaction of events that will lead to something else. In science fiction, fate doesn't control the future; people control the future.
It's an interesting idea that one small change like that can change the future in such a dramatic way. It's an easier idea to believe as a plot device, but not something humans tend to believe about everyday life. We dismiss making small changes because we think only big changes amount to something important. However, some psychologists support the idea that small changes matter:
Tiny actions in treatment slowly dissolved [negative] beliefs. Week one, say hello to someone. Week two, ask someone about their midnight guilty pleasure. Week three, go out with people and play volleyball. But the weirdest thing happened months after treatment ended. Baby steps somehow became giant leaps. Patients now spoke of positive self-regard, intimacy and laughter, and ambitious accomplishments.[3]
There are consequences for even the smallest of actions. On one hand, it's a discouraging idea. Any action can lead to change. However, for someone who might struggle with recovering from a disorder or an addiction, the idea that small changes can amount to big things is vital. Every choice matters. Every action matters.
On a larger scale, this is why stories matter: they can give people hope. Yes, the episode is about how allowing one person to die will keep history intact. However, if one looks at the ideas driving the episode, one small action can change everything. I'm riffing on this idea because, in my experience, this idea is life-changing.
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These are a few thoughts that I took out of my original post because it didn't have any real literary merit. They do, however, mean a lot to me and I would like to share them anyway.
It's one of those stories that probably began with an ethical dilemma (save one and kill many or kill one and save many?) but it has so much heart in it that I almost don't care.
I wish the character had been a nine-year-old boy instead of an eighteen-year-old girl. She feels more like a damsel in distress than is probably necessary for the story.
It feels saccharine, but it does have a point.
The part about the kitten got me, y'all. It really got me.
October 14, 2019 - Ethical dilemmas[edit]
In Battlestar Galactica's "33" and Tom Godwin's "Cold Equations," the problem is the same: people who do not deserve to die will die. Cylons might be controlling the Olympic Carrier which would kill thousands of people, but pilots shoot Olympic Carrier down. They kill the few to save many. In "Cold Equations," the pilot jettisons the girl into space because her extra weight would crash their aircraft, which carries a vaccine that would cure a terrible disease. Both narratives involve ethical dilemmas. Researchers from Harvard Business School explore ethical dilemmas and how to potentially resolve them in their article "Does 'Could' Lead to Good? On the Road to Moral Insight." They define ethical dilemmas as follows:
In these dilemmas, individuals are often caught in a conflict that entails sacrificing a moral principle (e.g., acting ethically and fairly, being loyal, and avoiding harm) in order to pro- tect or uphold duty to another individual (e.g., a co- worker, supervisee, manager) or entity (e.g., team or organization). To resolve these dilemmas, individuals may prioritize one imperative over another, resulting in deontological or utilitarian choices. [4]
Although the article discusses how to resolve moral dilemmas (which is arguably the better conversation to have), both stories give scenarios where there is no real resolution.
The point of these stories is not to find a way around the dilemma, but to see how humans respond to such circumstances. The pilots who shoot down the Olympic Carrier feel remorse about killing over one thousand people. The president feels guilty about giving the orders. Dr. Baltar, who benefits from the situation, also feels guilty. The pilot in "Cold Equations" does everything he can to keep the young woman alive for as long as he can. He contacts her brother and gives her time to write letters to her family. When he sends her out, he still hears her final question: "I didn’t do anything to die for... I didn’t do anything..."[5] Even when there is no other option, humans grieve over ethical dilemmas and lose-lose circumstances.
The people on board the Olympic Carrier do not deserve to die.
When Science has Faith[edit]
Battlestar Galactica is the first show we've looked at that I had never seen before this class. I knew nothing about the Cylons, Dr. Baltar, or Caprica Six. Even after doing some extra research on the background, I find myself still confused. The person that Dr. Baltar imagines is with him also imagines he is with her? One thing that was not confusing, but nevertheless jarring, was hearing Caprica Six mention God's will. Science fiction and religion are often at odds, especially since science and faith often seem to oppose each other. Episode "33" begins with the premise that the Cylons believe in something higher than their human creators. In an article on trauma and science fiction, Tobias Steiner compares the Cylons' beliefs against the beliefs of their creators: "Having developed a monotheistic religion that runs counter to humanity’s polytheistic beliefs, the Cylons strive to find their god, a task that can only be fulfilled by removing their intermediate creator, man." [6] Cylons believe in a god and it is not their creators or their creators' gods.
Cylons are in an interesting position in that their evolution is fairly recent. They are not like humans whose bodies have evolved over millions and millions of years. Our time on earth spans beyond our memories. Cylons know they were created. Maybe this knowledge gives them the eyes to see something beyond the physical. I suppose the logic is that if humans created Cylons, then something else must have created humans. Eventually it devolves into Aquinas' unmoved mover argument.
In the context of the episode, Dr. Baltar does not believe in any god. He is not polytheistic. However, his dismissal of faith is juxtaposition with Caprica Six's beliefs. Caprica Six believes in a personal god who cares about the affairs of some. Dr. Baltar is one of the lucky few who has God's favor, so whatever benefits Dr. Baltar will happen as long as he has faith. Caprica Six does not understand how Dr. Baltar does not agree with her perspective. She expects invoking God will justify the death of over a thousand people because her God cares about Dr. Baltar. The thinks it should comfort him that her God cares about him. Understandably, it doesn't. The human creator does not have the faith of what essentially is a robot. The disregard for human life (even if it is not his own) is one of many things that stops him from having faith in that God.
Science fiction can uniquely bring up these kinds of discussion because science enables the creation of another human-like being. In Battlestar Galactica, the creator of the Cylons is not God, but God's creation.
I think any person of faith who is honest with himself will agree that it feels callous.
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October 5, 2019 - Breaking the 4th Wall and Representation Inspiration[edit]
After noticing that two contestants on a popular gameshow used the word "gang" to describe East Los Angelas, Cort explains that media representation of different places affects how people view those places. The same idea is true for racial groups and can affect people on a deeper level: "Minorities realize — supported by research — that the media influence not only how others view them, but even how they view themselves." [7] In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Benjamin Sisko has an experience where he lives as a science fiction writer in the 1950s. He yearns to write stories that represent people of color like himself in positions of power and honor, like a captain of a space ship (which correlates with his position on the USS Defiant.) His colleagues agree that his story, as well as later stories, are worth publishing in their science fiction magazine. The magazine printer ultimately pulls the magazines from the heading to the press. Having a man of color pilot a space ship is more unbelievable than men on Mars.
When Sisko returns to his present time as the captain, he makes an unusually self-aware remark for even a science fiction show. He seriously considers whether the experience as a science fiction writer was actually reality and that maybe his own reality is what helps inspire the writer to continue writing. The idea is a nice nod to people who want to see more representation for people like themselves. If science fiction can create a reality where equality is expected, then it can encourage underrepresented people to keep pushing for equality and not stop until they are fully represented as nuanced people, not just caricatures of stereotypes.
== Rose Hill Cemetery practice page == *This is a construction zone. Thank you for your patience!
The 50-acre cemetery is located on a hill facing the Ocmulgee River. (citation)
Construction[edit]
Simri Rose, Ambrose Baber, Levi Eckley, and R. W. Willis were commissioned in 1836 to find a place for what would become Macon's third cemetery (Fort Hill Cemetery and a cemetery on Seventh Street were the first and second, respectively.)[8] The committee decided to establish the cemetery outside of the city because land was less expensive.[9] Rose Hill Cemetery was originally designed to be a garden cemetery with landscaping, similar to Mount Auburn Cemetery, as it was intended to function as both a cemetery and a local park.[10] Dirt paths through the cemetery were intentionally wide enough to allow easy access for carriages. As a horticulturist, Simri Rose was personally involved in deciding the location and type of trees and flowers.
Sections in Rose Hill Cemetery[edit]
The cemetery has one Catholic section for Saint Joseph's Catholic Church and seven Jewish sections: Hebrew Lot, Jew Lot, New Hebrew Lot, Polish Lot, Russian Lot, Sherah Israel, and William Wolff.[11][12] Oak Ridge, a section within Rose Hill Cemetery that was created in 1851, is the final resting place for an unknown number of slaves.[13][14] Soldier's Square holds around 600 Confederate troops.[9]
Current appearance[edit]
Many factors contribute to the cemetery's change in appearance. Age and exposure to the elements weathered marble statues and tombstones. Most of the dirt paths were paved between 1927 and 1960.[9] Overcrowding contributed to the change in appearance not only because more people were taking up more room, but because digging new graves would damage the roots of nearby trees.[15] A tornado on March 13, 1954 also uprooted many trees.[16] The addition of a railroad in 1881 cut off access to the Ocmulgee River and I-16 added traffic noise.[9]
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Ross/West family plot
Article evaluation: Home School Legal Defense Association[edit]
The first sentence in this article[17] includes a long quote from the HSLDA's website instead of a close paraphrase. There are several links to a page that does not exist. Michael Farris, one of the association's founders, has his own Wikipedia page; J. Michael Smith does not. His name is mentioned twice under the overview box on the right side of the page. Several citations are missing in the second paragraph under the History subheading. The subheading on Other HSLDA Programs includes a portion on HSLDA Compassion. The only explanatory sentence is mostly a quote from the website instead of a close paraphrase. It does not explain what kind of assistance the needy families receive. Although there are some unnecessary quotes, the article's language is impartial. The fourth and final paragraph under the History subheading mentions criticism regarding the HSLDA, including that homeschooling families and non-homeschooling families have disagreed with the association's political connections. Under the Significant Court Cases subheading, the second paragraph does not mention the year when the HSLDA represented a family in a certain court case. Because of this, the sentence has a [when] tag.
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- ^ Knight, Andrew (2019). "Killing Science Fiction: Why Conscious States Cannot Be Copied or Repeated". arXiv:1906.02813.
- ^ Picard, Thomas H., 1959- (July 2018). Star Trek : a psychoanalysis. New York. p. 127. ISBN 9781628943290. OCLC 1040078822.
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- ^ Godwin, Tom. (2003). The Cold Equations & Other Stories. Baen. ISBN 0743488490. OCLC 56418041.
- ^ Steiner, Tobias (2019-05-10). "What Would Jack Bauer Do? Negotiating Trauma, Vengeance and Justice in the Cultural Forum of Post-9/11 TV Drama, from 24 to Battlestar Galactica and Person of Interest". dx.doi.org. doi:10.33767/osf.io/3pvqk. S2CID 243528178. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ "A Long Way to Go: Minorities and the Media | Center for Media Literacy | Empowerment through Education | CML MediaLit Kit ™ |". www.medialit.org. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ Payne, Calder Willingham (1985). Rose Hill Rambles. Macon, Georgia: Middle Georgia Historical Society. pp. x.
- ^ a b c d Hoyt Wansley Jr., James (2000). Rose Hill Cemetery and the Ocmulgee Heritage Greenway: The Impact of Integration. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia. p. 84.
- ^ Payne, Calder Willingham (1985). Rose Hill Rambles. Macon, Georgia: Middle Georgia Historic Society. pp. x.
- ^ Payne, Calder Willingham (1985). Rose Hill Rambles. Macon, Georgia: Middle Georgia Historical Society. p. 13.
- ^ Kaufman, Marian Waxelbaum; Kaufman, Gus Bernd (1997). The Jewish Burials of Macon, Georgia. Macon, Georgia. pp. I.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Johnson, David (2016-09-28). "A piece of Macon history will soon be brought to life at Rose Hill Cemetery". WGXA. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ Dunlap, Stanley (July 2, 2016). "Unknown, forgotten could be recognized at historic Macon cemetery". macon. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ Wansley Jr., James Hoyt (2000). Rose Hill Cemetery and the Ocmulgee Heritage Greenway: The Impact of Integration. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia. p. 51.
- ^ "Tornado-ravaged obelisk repaired at Rose Hill Cemetery". macon. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ "Home School Legal Defense Association", Wikipedia, 2019-05-20, retrieved 2019-06-09
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