Information Integration

1. Information Integration By using Star Trek! This is what you get for letting me make a PowerPoint (evil lol!)

2. Topic de jour… • Thesis: In the movie Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country, an allegory for the events and players of the Cold War, Leonard Nimoy uses allusions to make ideas of racial and cultural prejudice more accessible to viewers.

3. What you do want Quotes and ideas should be inserted seamlessly Quotes and ideas should be clothed in other sentences Anything taken from the text MUST be cited Context, context, context! Context tells who, when, where, why. What you don’t want Quotes and ideas to stick out as if to scream, “Look at me! I’m a quote!” Quotes should not go naked…there is no nudity in school, and so, none in your papers How to Integrate a Quote

4. Don’t Forget… • Every example MUST have an explanation • Not every example needs to be a quote. You can also summarize and paraphrase. But even these must be integrated seamlessly…no one goes naked here!

5. The Information… The destruction of the energy facility and the moon Praxis represents the Chernobyl disaster (Nimoy 1) Nice special effects for the early 90’s…

6. Examples – Summary Example: Star Trek IV is an allegory for the Cold War. One example of this is when an energy production facility blows up the moon Praxis. This is a naked example – the example is its own sentence – BAD! Don’t ever directly refer to your example – in fact, the word example should never show up in your paper. Where’s the citation? Even summaries get citations.

7. Example…Summary Example: One example of Star Trek IV as an allegory is at the very beginning of the movie when an energy facility explodes, destroying the moon Praxis; this event is clearly meant to represent the Soviet Union’s Chernobyl disaster (Nimoy 1) This is better because the summary is not naked – it is surrounded by sentences and, more importantly, context. I wasn’t kidding – don’t use the word example!

8. Example…Summary Example: The allegory of Star Trek IV starts in the very first scene when a Klingon energy facility explodes destroying the moon Praxis much in the same way that the Soviet nuclear power plant Chernobyl was destroyed laying waste and contamination to the surrounding area (Nimoy 1). Notice: the word example does not appear in this sentence – GOOD! Context, context, context – GOOD! No nudity – GOOD!

9. This is a Klingon…He represents Gorbachev

10. The Information Kirk compares the Klingon General Chang to Hitler and Nazi Germany. General Chang: “We need breathing room.” Captain Kirk: “Earth. Hitler. 1945.” General Chang: “I beg your pardon?” (Nimoy 15) General Chang. Even though he doesn’t look like it, this guy’s a Klingon…it’s a long story…don’t ask.

11. Example…Paraphrase Example: In order to make science fiction themes of cultural discrimination more applicable to audiences, allusions are made to modern events. One example of this is when Captain Kirk refers to the Klingon General Chang as Hitler (Nimoy 15). Ok, so I know that movies don’t have page numbers…but for the sake of the PowerPoint, let’s just pretend they do… Seriously, stop using the word example! This paraphrase is rather naked.

12. Example…Paraphrase Example: In order to make science fiction themes of cultural discrimination more applicable to audiences, characters in the movie make allusions to modern events. During a diplomatic dinner aboard the Enterprise, Captain Kirk snidely refers to Klingon General Chang as Hitler, an allusion lost on Chang but picked up on by the audience (Nimoy 15). Context, context, context! Nice.

13. This is the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 A(Don’t confuse with the NCC-1701 sans A)

14. Variations on an Enterprise USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A USS Enterprise NCC-1701 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-B USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D

15. The Information… The Klingons claim that Shakespeare was originally part of the Klingon culture – perhaps said in jest, but we’ll never know. General Chang: “You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon.” (Nimoy 15)

16. Examples…Direct Quotes Example: Not only does Star Trek VI make analogies to the Cold War Era Soviet Union, but it also makes references comparing the Klingon Empire to that of Nazi Germany. “You have never experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon” (Nimoy 15). This quote is one example. 1st sentence is context – Good. Naked quote, however – Bad. Stop using the word example!!!!

17. Examples…Direct Quotes Example: Not only does Star Trek VI make analogies to the Cold War era Soviet Union, but it also makes references comparing the Klingon Empire to that of Nazi Germany. In the 1930’s, Nazi Germany tried to claim that Shakespeare was more German that English. The Klingons make similar claims saying, “You have never experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon” (Nimoy 15). This statement, directly followed by Captain Kirk’s comment regarding Hitler, clearly shows Nimoy’s attempt to draw connections between Nazi Germany and the Klingon Empire, and, in doing so, makes his themes of tolerance and prejudice more accessible to the audience. (More on next slide )

18. Example: Not only does Star Trek VI make analogies to the Cold War era Soviet Union, but it also makes references comparing the Klingon Empire to that of Nazi Germany. In the 1930’s, Nazi Germany tried to claim that Shakespeare was more German that English. The Klingons make similar claims saying, “You have never experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon” (Nimoy 15). This statement, directly followed by Captain Kirk’s comment regarding Hitler, clearly shows Nimoy’s attempt to draw connections between Nazi Germany and the Klingon Empire, and, in doing so, makes his themes of tolerance and prejudice more accessible to the audience. Yes, this is a long example, but this is what is required to really make use of a good quote – lots of context followed up with explanation. Examples…Direct Quotes

19. This is Captain Kirk (Ladies, how can you resist…there were plenty of green skinned aliens that couldn’t…hot!)

20. A Few More Tidbits… • When cutting things out of a quote use an ellipsis – which is ONLY three (3) dots… • When adding material [for clarification purposes only] use brackets This is Spock. He’s a Vulcan. Vulcans have green blood – don’t forget

21. Tidbit Examples… Example: Toward the beginning of the movie, when venting frustration at Spock, Captain Kirk shows his own prejudice saying, “[The Klingons,] they’re animals…don’t believe them, don’t trust them…let them die!” (Nimoy 10).

22. A Cliff Hanger… • Why does Captain Kirk hate the Klingons so much? • Are they animals? Do they die? • And what about that cool looking explosion from the beginning of the PowerPoint? • And does Kirk get the ladies? For all these answers and more go see Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country the title of which is lifted from Hamlet where Hamlet uses the phrase to refer to life beyond death, but in this movie it is used to refer to the future. See, they originally wanted to use the phrase with the title of Star Trek II because someone dies (don’t worry I won’t tell you who and ruin a defining life event for you)…but that’s a whole new PowerPoint…The saga of the titles, I mean…I’m done now. Seriously.