Jurassic PARK vs. Frankenstein vs. moral dilemmas
By Matt Dorrity, Kevin Madigan, and Jordan Pemberton
6th Period - Thibodeaux
6th Period - Thibodeaux
Summaries
Jurassic Park:
The story begins with the introduction of a vicious attack on Jurassic Park workers. As the scene continues, we meet Dr. Hammond, the mastermind behind this "revolutionary" theme park that is taking preserved dinosaur blood and creating live dinosaurs. Hammond chases this passion and calls on four experts in the field to approve his park. After the arrival of Gennaro, Malcolm, Dern, and Grant, chaos breaks out and the park undergoes a massive shutdown, allowing the dinosaurs to roam with no borders. After much destruction and multiple deaths, the Malcolm, Dern, Grant, Hammond, and Hammond's grandchildren escape on a helicopter and Hammond himself reflects on his passion for creating dinosaurs and realizes how dangerous it really was.
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Frankenstein:
In Frankenstein, a man by the name of Victor Frankenstein goes through much in his life and eventually finds the passion to create life using his science findings. He creates this creature that instantly scares him by his ugly looks and his demeanor. The Creature runs off, trying to live a human life. He discovers how humans communicate, survive, and thrive. However, some cottagers completely shut the Creature's passion and the Creature instantly seeks revenge on Victor and the family. He ends up killing a few people close to Victor, including his little brother, his best friend, and his wife. Then, Frankenstein hunts his creation all the way near the North Pole. He then meets Robert Walton, who he tells this whole story to and asks him to kill the creature if Victor himself cannot. Victor ends up passing away and the Creature finds himself purposeless and mourns over his creator's body. The novel then ends by suggesting that the Creature commits suicide and Walton and his exploring crew return home.
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Moral Dilemma:
The death penalty is one of the most controversial ideas in modern society. The whole basis of the idea lies in the belief that some people deserve death for their crimes. Depending on the severity of the crime, capital punishment is still used in many countries around the world. There are many ways deaths can be done; however, the primary method in modern times in by lethal injection.
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