It was only when the bones of the first devoured victims were discovered that the true nature and power of these swarming black creatures, with their razor sharp teeth and the taste for human blood, began to be realized by a panic-stricken city. For millions of years, humans and rats have been natural enemies. But now for the first time – suddenly, shockingly, horribly – the balance of power has shifted…..
The planet Pern has been colonized for centuries by humans. When humans first settled on this world, they did not take notice of its sister planet, which had an indigenous life form that attempted to land on Pern when it came within reach. These silver "threads" fell in a destructive wave on the temperate lands of Pern once every 200 years, destroying all life they encountered. To combat this menace, the inhabitants of Pern developed a species of dragon that could burn these threads out of the sky before they touched down.
Virginia Woolf’s essay “The Death of the Moth” is a piece that is effective in conveying her ideas through the use of language. By using the moth as a metaphor for humans, she shows that the way the moth lives its life is a model for human life.
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The Practice of Reason: Leibniz and his Controversies
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) dedicated much of his life to some of the most central debates of his time. For him, our chance of progress towards the happiness of mankind lies in the capacity to recognize the value of the different perspectives through which humans approach the world.
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