Introductory questions (pocketwaa) Flashcards
(25 cards)
Who is Rip Van Winkle
Fell asleep in the Catskill Mountain (New York) only to wake 20 years later.
It is set in early colonial America and then he meets a group of mysterious men and intoxicates himself. when he wakes, he missed the american revolution
Steve Rogers
WW2 soldier, took a serum, fought with the Nazi organization Hydra, sacrifices himself and cash into the artic.
he enters a SUSPENDED ANIMATION state for 70 years, gets revived by SHIELD. he lost everyone
Aang
In the anime The Last Airbender.
Born in the world of the 4 nations, earth fire water and air. He was 12, went and trappped himself in an iceberg during a storm. he was in an energy preserving bubblie and like slept for 100 years
Slice of life originated from….
tranche de vie
french
jean jullien
Slice of life means
realistic day-to-day of a character’s lives
Who is Sam Altman
Oh yeah he invented chatgpt
Who is Micheal Crawford
sang counting up to twenty
EFX
last time largest theater installation
ran in Las Vegas Strip from 1995-2002
EFX best known trends
celebrate human imagination
swtich lead actor every 2 years
Message of Counting up to 20
Take a moment to pause during moments of stress
Optimistic song for advancements into the future
Who is Robert Browning
English poet and he wrote Rabbi Ben Ezra
‘The best is yet to be’ quote comes from Rabbi Ben Ezra, but what does it mean?
aging, purpose of life, trusting god
Belief that divine power shapes our lives, and the purpose of life bceoming clearer as you grow up
What historical era does the poem Rabbi Ben Ezra reflect upon?
era of faith and progress during the Victoria era
What did Exra Klein claim about Donald Trump/
‘many ppl are saying’ is a way of voicing messages americans are afraid to say
does not filter his words
does not care of public opinion
Who is Bryan Walsh
a guy who kinda has an optimistic agenda of the future
Changeable optimism is a term developed by…..
Hannah Ritchie
Explain the netherlands’ hyper-efficient agricultuural system
seed valley = area of technological innovation in agriculture in holland
why are climate scientist hesitant about having chiildren>
children cannot thrive in a world where there are climate issues
what is changeable optimism
mindset where one is positive about the future, but knows that they need to take action rather than sit around
Paul Ehrlich’s The Population Bomb rase concerns…
aboug population growth and outlash of racism
Who wrote a tale of two cities
charles dickens
Book 1 of tale of cities is RECALLED TO LIFE. what is the story actually
main character have to get a doctor from Bastille that was believed to be dead, and finds the doctor’s daughter.
‘recallled to life’ means
the doctor character’s recovery. his dead refers to his souless trait in prison. his life refers to his family and being out of prison.
resurrection stants for redemption/renewal
