Word: humanizes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...back in the bottle. Many protesters are convinced the May 7 bombing was intentional: while we take American benevolence for granted, residents of other countries may look at continued U.S. dominance with apprehension. Any policy that shows a willingness to use force to achieve humanitarian ends frightens countries with human rights problems. Intervention on behalf of the Kosovar Albanians, the reasoning goes, could be a model for intervention on behalf of Taiwan or Tibet...
More than just an exploration of space, Star Trek serves as a vessel for the exploration of the human condition, as well as social conditions relevant to the world today. Indeed, it has come to embody optimism and the hope that one day, Roddenberry's dream of a peaceful, explorative society can perhaps be realized...
...rebellion against an evil galactic Empire, the conflict between the Light and Dark sides of the Force is epitomized by the characters that have become a part of our cultural identity: Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, etc. Star Wars reflects and explores several fundamental themes of human nature, including loyalty, honor, adherence to right and perseverance against wrong. After The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, the Star Wars phenomenon continued to grow, and it is about to receive a fresh jolt of life with the release of the first chapter of the Prequel Trilogy...
After that, the similarities fall away. Indeed, Star Wars and Star Trek are most easily distinguished by their considerable differences. Star Wars romanticizes the eternal struggle between good and evil. Star Trek is an idealistic commentary on the future of human society...
...sound. And instead of knights and princesses, evil stepmothers and swordfights, we get space travel and lightsabers, droids and the Force. "Star Wars" is everything from our deepest fantasies, projected onto "a galaxy far, far away," with a heavy dose of special effects and a storyline that is as human as it is timeless. A classic fairytale, if you will, for modern times...