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In J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, ghouls are comparatively harmless creatures that live in the homes of wizards, making loud noises and occasionally groaning; a ghoul resides in the attic of the Weasley family's home as the family's pet. Context implies that in the Harry Potter universe, ghouls are closer to animals than human beings.
For the first time Psyche sees the true form of her lover Eros; darkness had hidden his wings. A human disguise (also human guise and sometimes human form) [1] is a concept in fantasy, folklore, mythology, religion, literature, iconography, and science fiction whereby non-human beings — such as gods, angels, monsters, extraterrestrials, or robots — are able to shapeshift or be disguised to ...
In folklore, a ghoul (from Arabic: غول, ghūl) is a demon-like being or monstrous humanoid, often associated with graveyards and the consumption of human flesh. In the legends or tales in which they appear, a ghoul is far more ill-mannered and foul than goblins. The concept of the ghoul originated in pre-Islamic Arabian religion. [1]
In critical theory, the posthuman is a speculative being that represents or seeks to re-conceive the human.It is the object of posthumanist criticism, which critically questions humanism, a branch of humanist philosophy which claims that human nature is a universal state from which the human being emerges; human nature is autonomous, rational, capable of free will, and unified in itself as the ...
A cyborg (/ ˈ s aɪ b ɔːr ɡ /) (also known as cybernetic organism, cyber-organism, cyber-organic being, cybernetically enhanced organism, cybernetically augmented organism, technorganic being, techno-organic being, or techno-organism)—a portmanteau of cybernetic and organism—is a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts.
The Clockwork man from a novel of same name written by E.V. Odle in 1923. [11] Gabriel, real name Benedict Masson, from Gaston Leroux's novel La Poupée sanglante (1923). [12] The Ardathian from Francis Flagg's story "The Machine Man of Ardathia" (1927). [13] Hanley and the comet-people from Edmond Hamilton's story "The Comet Doom" (1928). [14]
Only in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ version of Fantasyland are kids in Florida “better off” under his watch. The presidential job-seeker’s assertion, during Wednesday’s Iowa debate with Nikki ...
These cyborg parts may be restorative technologies that help a body function where the organic system has failed, like pacemakers, insulin pumps, and bionic limbs, or enhanced technologies that improve the human body beyond its natural state. [10] In the broadest sense, all human interactions with technology could qualify as a cyborg.