1. Recreation in Fahrenheit 451
In the novel Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, Mr. Bradbury writes of a time in which literature is illegal and television becomes the dominant source of media. ... Early on Guy never doubts why he burnt the books but a series of events sparks his curiosity for answers as to why books are prohibited, consequently causing him to break the rules he once enforced as he risks his life to find the answers he seeks. ...
This is most likely due to the fact that American society is "[inching] ever closer to embracing phenomena that science [cannot] answer."12 Even highly esteemed academic publications such as the Journal of Scientific Exploration "now treat the paranormal with as much respect and analysis as physics or the chaos theory."13 The possibility of life existing on other worlds has been the subject of speculation for years.14 In May, 1988, NASA began using a "super computer" that is intended to pick up signals from any distant civilizations.15 Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or SET...