Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Interests)

I found that the characters in "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" find animals to be very interesting and full of life. Androids are used only in the Martian colonies, yet many escape to Earth, fleeing the psychological isolation and chattel slavery. Although made of biological materials and physically indistinguishable from humans, they are considered to be pieces of machinery. Police bounty hunters, such as Rick Deckard, hunt and kill androids disguising as human. Oftentimes, Deckard's police department will collect the corpses of suspected androids to confirm that they are artificial. Earlier androids were easier to detect because of their stupidity. As android technology improved, bounty hunters had to apply a higher intelligence to claim or catch them. To see the difference between androids and humans they take note on important responses, from questions that bring out an emotional response, usually including animal subjects and themes. Androids are not sympathetic, their responses are either lacking detail or lacking emotion, and noticeably slower than a human's. The simpler Boneli Test, used by another police department, measures the reflex-arc velocity, but is very painful to the subject, as well as the results taking longer to produce. This test is sparingly used because of the chance of human encounter in these tests. If a human is in this test where the reflex-arc is used, the human will be injured. 

A@M Concepts

The first concept in A@M that I found particularly important was a strong thesis statement surprises readers with something new or challenging. I agree that the thesis statement is one of the most important sentences in a story or essay. The thesis provides information in a very concise sentence. The thesis should capture the writer and should provide a quick interesting fact fact about the paper ahead. Another concept worth sharing is how a good writer uses exploratory strategies to think critically about subject-matter questions. Questions are what builds a lot of papers, coming up with new ways to explore those questions starts a path of logical thinking. Thinking critically and subjectively is a great way to devise a paper. Last concept worth noting is how good writers write for a purpose to an audience within a genre. A good writer should always change their writer styles to adapt to certain genre. The writer should strive for a creepy eerie feel if it is a horror story. A paper with a lot of detail, humor, love, passion and complex characters in a romance. A good writer has the ability to change its story to better fit a specific genre or category. My ideas of writing have changed after reading these insightful concepts. I learned a good writer should always try to adapt its style of writing to fit the genre, not always write in the same style. I have also learned that the thesis is one of the most important pieces in a story. The thesis should be carefully constructed and well defined to be explain the story.               

Intro

This class is English 151 and the theme throughout the quarter is apocalypse. Throughout my post college school life I have usually written about a novel or movie the class has watched. My general style is an introduction with a body and a full circle conclusion. The picture above is a great representation of an apocalypse. My view would be near annihilation, few people, desolate cities and fire everywhere. The only things left are Twinkies and cockroaches of course. The two large masses in the sky in this picture are large meteors hurdling towards the planet. After the nuclear missiles destroyed most of the city smoke is the only thing in the air. Clouds cannot be seen and the sky is now black. After many decades of near lifelessness the smoke has now settled and the fire has subsided. Radiation is still prominent but, not at a deadly level. From space the planet looks like a large black rock. The planet will regain life because time heals all wounds.