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Terminator 3

In The Terminator 3 Judgment Day John Connor, along with the Terminator are on the run from a new type of Terminator called the T-X, which is a terminator designed to hunt and kill rogue terminators. Obviously this terminator needs to be faster and stronger than any of the previous ones, the pure solid t-800, and the liquid - like t-1000. So how do you create a machine that’s better than both of them, while still a machine, well, you turn it into a gaseous form… just kidding, you combine their strongest aspects, while taking away their weaknesses. The T-X is a solid machine, with a liquid overlay, essentially combining both of the terminators form the last two movies. For proof of this, you just need to look carefully in the movie, to be specific the scene where the T-X copies the form of Kate’s fiance, when she turns back it’s liquidy, like the t-1000, but in some scenes she has a physical form, like in the end scene where she dies.

Technology in the Dystopian Novel

One of the things they talk about in the article is a technophile, someone who loves technology, vs a technophobe, someone who fears technology. Should technology be feared though, should we stop it, or let it grow? Personally, I’ve always been one who seeks the advancement of technology, rather than avoid it. Without the advancements of technology we would’ve never gone to the moon, we would’ve never found cures, or vaccines for various diseases, or invented the cellphone. Technology is what allows use to help and communicate from a long distance quickly, but it can also be harmful. People use them as weapons to kill, or use them to spy on other people. In my opinion though, technology that's used to harm is just a step up from the last piece of technology, a sword does the same thing as a gun, just more effective. Technology should not be feared, but appreciated.