Define the phrase imperial nostalgia (in your own words). Read Chapter One – Utopia. How might a preoccupation with security connect to this concept? Suggested Readings: The Rule of Empires by Timothy H. Parsons
Rebuilding Arcadia (book 1) is set in a steampunk universe. This means history has taken a different course. Events in the past have led to a radically altered future. Take a moment to examine historic events, organizations and political entities while completing the task below. Use reasoning, logic and your imagination to explore how this…
[Even]before the invention of the airplane, some people imagined flight as one of mankind’s potentially greatest achievements. Flight would not only free people from the tyranny of gravity and its earthly chains, but it would liberate them mentally, socially, and spiritually. This linkage of the airplane and freedom was prevalent in much of the literature…