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  Hanan Ahmed  Professor Maltman ENG-1101-52 May 7th, 2024 Utopia project Paragraph one: My dystopia For my dystopian society, it all started when scientists were allowed to destroy an asteroid in space using missiles and rockets. The scientist's attempt went wrong and brought danger to the whole world. When the asteroid fell and broke apart, the animals on earth developed a mutation as a result of the asteroid's parts hitting the surface of the earth. These monstrous creatures became massive and became harmful. They started attacking people, driving humanity to the verge of dying out. And these creatures wiped out almost 90% of the human population.  Asteroid sparks fireball in Europe video Source Example of a monstrous creature. This is a mutated rat. Paragraph two: From dystopia to utopia My utopia is called Safe haven because the underground world we now live in is protecting us from dangerous creatures above us. Each group of 5-10 people has their own bunker with a ...

Station Eleven

Quotes: " The shock of realizing that this was probably actually the ending, after a lifetime of near misses, after all this time" (p9 300) This quote made me emotional because Kristen had a gut feeling this was going to be alive. I could just feel her started giving up. I just know Kristen was terrified when she saw the prophet with a rifle. Discussion questions: 1. Together with several others, Clark stayed in the airport where they first ate the meals before finally sending groups out to get food. He also started a museum featuring artifacts from the pre-collapse era. Through adaptability and resourcefulness, the people are surviving physically. And they are using culture, interpersonal connection, and the arts as psychological survival strategies. 2. For the people who live near the airport, the museum of civilization is significant since it serves as a sort of second home. Every resident contributes to survival by helping with food preparation and household responsibilit...