The Subject and the Subject.. A Tale of choice and English Books...
The subjects we chose were 1. The value of human life.
2. The environment.
In my book, The Windup Girl, the world has been flooded. The poles have melted, and almost all the fossile fuels are used up. As a consequence, almost all cities as we know the today, are non-existent. A few exceptions exist, such as where the place this book takes place. Khrung Thep, or Bangkok.
After the fossile fuels ceased to be commonplace, a new era of gene-splicing started. The so-called Calorie Companies, large corporations specialized in creating new plantlife. However, this new era of innovation didn´t come without it´s backfires. New diseases, formerly unheard of, started to ravage the earth. Cibiscoisis and Blister Rust are rightly feared, for they have spelled doom for more than one country. As a solution, new plants were developed, which caused new diseases, which brought new plants, and now we have a very evil circle.
Because of this, human life is pu in comparison to the amount of calories they will spend doing what they are supposed to do. It´s very common to ignore cries for aid, if it means saving a few calories.
No a very happy world...
Anton, signing off.
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