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Links to ideas and material I have found while researching my story idea.

The Machine Stops

This is a spectacular short story written by E.M. Forster written in the early 1900s. It is a dystopian view of  how dependent mankind would become on technology which, in…

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Jan.27.2010
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Subservience

A short film I discovered and find both inspiring and intimidating, because it seems to be such a strong representation of my basic theme. The short is a stop-motion piece,…

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Dec.08.2009

The Elephant: newyorker.com

http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2009/01/26/090126fi_fiction_adiga A fiction piece from the NewYorker. The Elephant by Aravind Adiga January 26, 2009 Keywords    India, Indians;    Coolies;   Bicycles;   Elephants;   Furniture Stores;  Delivery Men;   Poor People All the employees…

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Oct.14.2009

Monsters to be made

An interesting article sent to me by a friend. It’s a good way to make a giant. The article is “Making of Matrouk by Yousef Ikhreis” and it’s posted at…

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Oct.14.2009

Panopticon

The idea of working with light as a form of control was a way to depict the psychological side of a master-servant relationship. The fact that the Servant is a…

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Sep.27.2009

Imperialism

There are a few websites that have proven to be great resources for the research I’ve needed. I’d like to add some of the articles here to give a general…

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Sep.27.2009

Colonialism

There is a great deal of literature about the effects of Colonialism and Imperialism. Having grown up in a post-colonial society I find myself fascinated with the idea that a…

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Sep.25.2009

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