This episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation begins with a performance from Data and his quartet. Data tells Captain Picard and Dr. Crusher they may want to wait for the next performance, since his peers in the group believes he lacks “soul” in his playing. Picard sends a valuable message to Data and the viewers; never advertise your shortcomings. Picard insists on hearing Data play, and of course, as the concert starts, the Enterpirse is hailed by the Sheliak. They, by treaty, with the Federation have ownership of Tau Cygna V, however, there are human inhabitants colonized there. They demand the removal of this “infestation” immediately, and Picard is reluctantly happy to oblige. Upon arrival, it is discovered that the radiation levels in the planet’s atmosphere are so …show more content…
high, it would be improbable for human beings to be able to survive. Since the transporters, and every other technology for that matter, will not work because of this massive radiation, Data is sent down to help evacuate the human inhabitants. The people of Tau Cygna V initially will not budge and Data needs to think of a way to persuade them into listening. After crafting a phaser from his own circuits, Data demonstrates what the Sheliak are capable of doing to their civilization, and in doing so, gains the acceptance of the evacuation from the colony. The episode concludes with Picard listening to a recording of Data’s concert. He concludes that Data’s choice to mix two violinist styles, is his style and that Picard sees as his “soul” I thoroughly enjoyed watching this episode, as well as listening to the podcast. It was nice to see an episode surrounding Data’s ability to adapt, among other things. I love the moment in the episode when Picard is trying to negotiate with the Sheliak and he discovers in the treaty that he is allowed third party arbitration. Picard, being the bad ass that he is, decides to pick a civilization currently in hibernation and promptly discontinues the conversation. The Sheliak try to hail the Enterprise back and Picard walks over to the U.S.S Enterprise plaque to check if there is any dust on it. It shows the brilliance of the writers of this project and it creates, for me, a general love for the episode. The podcast was wonderful, opening with a long list of show trivia, one of my favorites being Data travels to the planet in. It is named the Onizuka, in memory of the first Asian-American in space, Ellison Onizuka of the Spacecraft Challenger. After trivia, the podcast team discussed the plot and then tore it apart. There are numerous plot holes they point out and numerous examples of poor leadership.
First, when Data is persuading the colonists of Tau Cygna V, why does he not simply put their leader, Goshovin, on the communicator with Captain Picard? Goshovin says he won’t take orders from a “walking calculator” so why not call Picard? Also, Picard has all the crew combing through the treaty for a way out of his predicament. Why did Picard not originally ask Data, his super processor, to find a loophole before he left for Tau Cygna V? These are wonderful insights that I would have never even caught just from watching the episode. The podcasters also descuss the poor leadership displayed in the episode. For instance, Picard asks Starfleet for some back up with the evacuation, and it will be a few weeks before anyone can get out there to help them. But, Starfleet could have at least called the Sheliak to try and negotiate, instead however, they tell Picard that he must wait. A similar scene is seen when Data tries to communicate with Commander Riker about the situation. Riker tells Data he better figure out an answer, because fifteen thousand lives are counting on him. Thanks for the help, Commander
Riker. Overall, I enjoyed the episode and the podcast and I think that both are important to really experience the episode. I now see why discussion is so important. Things I may not notice or believe someone else will and the distribution of our knowledge is the way we learn and grow as humans. This was the most fun homework assignment I have had in a long time, and I can’t wait for the next one.
Too many instances of leaders just agreeing with staff recommendations and taking a far too conservative approach in their decision making has affected many units because many times decisions and actions are approached way too late. This article shows that objectively assess the information presented and making an effective decision within a reasonable timeframe would increase the effectiveness of each decision.
Although a somewhat tacky and predictable program, Star Trek: The Next Generation, succeeds where other television shows don't. Beneath all the glitz and glamour, a very straightforward theme arises in each episode parallel to our own society. One such episode is "The Defector," wherein the intrepid crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise happens upon a Romulan renegade requesting asylum in Federation space. The Federation, (protected by its military organization Starfleet), and the Romulans, (governed by the Romulan Star Empire), are long-time foes. Throughout the episode the Romulan, (initially calling himself Cetol), skates around the truth before revealing his true identity as the notorious Admiral Jarok, and further explains his motivations for defecting to the Federation. Here one must ponder the fine line between vengeful treason and inspired salvation. Jarok is a traitor of the Romulan Empire, but not of his people; he reluctantly betrays state secrets to save Romulus from the bitter consequences of war.
The movie, “Twenty Feet From Stardom,” was released in 2013. It focuses on the careers of backup singers, who have shared their voices to support some of the greatest artists of the past several decades. The film is an interview-based documentary. From the film, we meet a serious of amazing and talented vocalists, such as Darlene Love, the first black backup singer; Merry Clayton, a lead backup singer; Lisa Fisher, Tata Vega, and Judith Hill. They all share their stories of enjoyment, happiness, or even struggles in making music with others. There is no doubt on the fact that backup singers take very low credit, sometimes even no credit at all. They often just go there and make the thing sound great, and then go home quickly. It is even worse that sometimes people do not want to pay
...od plan from the get go. The soldiers were not conducting counterinsurgency at the beginning of their deployment, which is why they got hit pretty badly. It does not fall into any of the LDRSHIP values but just fulfilling the KNOW part of leadership is good. His best leadership trait shown in the book doesn’t come from the seven Army values it comes from the warrior ethos. I will never quit. No matter how much pressure that platoon put on him he still did not quit on them. He kept pushing them back and got them in line. One of his worst traits of leadership was his selfless service. He was not a present leader. He did not go out on patrols with the guys. I think that really hindered him from getting the platoon back on track sooner. If he showed them he was willing to go through the same stuff they were then maybe they would have respected him more from the get go.
In the beginning there was a team of explorers made up of soldiers and scientists traveling through a Stargate, an ancient portal to other planets. They use the Stargate to explore new worlds, forge ties with friendly civilizations and protect Earth from hostile forces. In modern-day Egypt, professor Daniel Jackson teams up with retired Army Col. Jackson to unlock the code of an interstellar gateway to an ancient Egypt-like world. They arrive on a planet ruled by the despotic Apophis who holds the key to the Earth travelers' safe return. Now, in order to escape from their intergalactic purgatory, Colonel Jackson must convince the planet's people that Apophis must be overthrown.
In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, space is a pretty messed up place. Visiting planets like Magrathea, the richest planet of all time; nearly being killed by the Vogons, and finding the answer to the universe are all some of the crazy adventures the group goes on. Adams really thinks outside of the box for this book, it is filled with chaos and lunacy, but also some romance. It is evident in this novel that the theme is love, which can be shown through the ridiculous adventures Arthur and Trillian journey on.
A leader is someone who leads or commands a group, organization, or country, in Antigone Creon is a good leader. Creon leads the city of Thebes as a ruler, he is very powerful as a leader and takes his job seriously, while some of the decisions he made were not the best he was a good leader because of his qualities. Creon had punishments for the laws that were broken and Creon didn't want the laws that he made broken. Creon also understands that to be a good leader he had to prove himeself and there will always be setbacks in leadership that cause you too need a backbone. You can’t just walk into a country as a leader and tell everyone what to do and they would trust you. Finally Creon had a lot of pride and while this pride is for himself it also helps the county and
Haven’t We Met Before: an Archetypal Analysis of Guardians of the Galaxy Have you ever thought to yourself, now where have I seen that before? Odds are you were watching a movie or reading a book, when something that happened in the story or a character said or did that sounded familiar. This is probably due to archetypes. Archetypes are original models that others are based upon, almost like a mold or a cookie cutter that makes similar copies. One movie that has many great examples archetypal characters, themes, and journeys is Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by James Gunn.
1968 the year of the TET offensive in Vietnam. The TET offensive takes place on the TET holiday and the North Vietnam planned and attack on South Vietnam. Full Metal Jacket follows Joker a new recruit that is heading into basic training. This movies touches on the ideas of what the war was like for both people that were enrolling into the marines and people who were serving in Vietnam. During the movie there is feelings of both hope and sadness that run through the body.
As the novel starts, a faerie market has just opened, guests and visitors are all hanging out in the market. Dunstan thorn met a lady called “Una”, and the day after, Dunstan bought a snowdrop made of glass which cost him one kiss. He gave the snowdrop flower to “Daisy” his fiancée. And after a while, Dunstan marries daisy, and one day, He received a baby in a basket, it was him and Una’s son. Tristan thorn. After eighteen years, Tristan thorn falls in love with Victoria forester.
Star Wars (1977) is one of the world’s most successful films of all time. It has made a terrific impact on popular culture since its release. Furthermore, Star Wars changed the narrative and aesthetic style of future Hollywood films. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, illustrates how cinema has evolved since Fred Ott’s Sneeze (1894). Ultimately, this essay will explain the set up of Star Wars and how it connects to cinema history, in the point of views of the: narrative and cinematic style, genre, auteur theory and the global film industry.
Star Trek has always had a massive cult following and the reboot is no different. The character of Spock has some traits from Epictetus’s theory of stoicism. Spock has always had an internal struggle between his human side and his Vulcan side. Growing up, Spock has had difficulty preventing others from affecting his emotions and accepting his role in life. While the old Spock is mostly stoic, he still has trouble not blaming himself and accepting loss.
The 2001 film, Planet of the Apes represents a dystopian world. A dystopian world describes an imaginary society that is as dehumanising and as unpleasant as possible. In the film Planet of the Apes, the world is ruled by humanoid apes who can speak the human language and who treat human beings as their slaves. The world has been represented so that the roles of humans and apes have been reversed in the film, the apes have taken over the superior role in the world whereas the humans have been downgraded to the, as referred to, as the 'dirty animals '. This juxtaposition is thought provoking; it makes us think about how we treat animals and those we see as lesser human in our world and
Interstellar captures the human fear of leaving Earth. In the movie, the crops have become subject to blight, there are scarce resources, and humans are running out of time. When Cooper, the main character, finds NASA via a gravity disturbance he is shocked. In this world, the scientists and the people that drive innovation are long gone; there are hardly any leaders left to really institute change. The leaders that are left are the people that have to push away the fear of the unknown. Dr. Brand, Dr. Mann and Dr. Edmonds, Cooper, and Murph are all individuals that show, at some point in time, the traits of a leader. Interestingly, all of the characters make crucial mistakes and judgments that impact their leadership, but they all deserve
Clash Of The Titans is a 2010 British and American fantasy adventure film that is loosely based on the Greek myth of Perseus. As it happens the movie does an excellent job of engaging several mythical themes. The story is basically about a Princess by the name of Andromeda who happens to be the daughter of King Cepheus. The King has gained a victory against the gods. In response, Hades, a god of the underworld demands that the princess be offered as sacrifice or hell will be unleashed on the King and his people. The King than finds a demi-god and tasks him with defeating the god of the underworld. Despite the fact that this film attempts to engage multiple themes of mythology, it is made abundantly clear after watching the film that the movie has taken numerous liberties with the myth of Perseus.