The Stuyvesant High School Online Course Guide

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In this course, you will be exposed primarily to works which deal with the scientific and technological ingenuity of man (the science fiction genre) and to works which deal with magic and the supernatural (the fantasy genre). It is worthwhile noting that these two genres often overlap. Since the bulk of the course will be devoted to science fiction, the emphasis will be to examine the promise, the limits, and the ethics of science.

You will read about aliens, robots,cyborgs,wizards, dragons, unicorns, espers, time travel and time distortion, logic-defying events, utopias, dystopias, the new dark age of man, mad scientists, futuristic technologies, startling settings, dreamscapes, other intelligent life forms, life in artificial environments, artificial intelligence, adventures in outer space and cyberspace, etc.

You will realize the fabulous possibilities of the human mind, ignite your imagination, extend your creativity, and experience the joy of lively discussion and debate.