Abstracts and Conclusions

Hmm...I do believe that abstracts are probably one of the most important parts of  published work. But to apply the concept it to a unpublished research paper is interesting. From what I know of abstracts, is that they sum up the important parts of the paper and they don't focus of the details as much as they do on the ideas. That seems like a great way to end a research project, because if you don't limit yourself on the conclusion one could get lost back into the research which by then you have already gotten your point across. An abstract would sum up everything without being to repetitive.

Buffy and the Apocalypse

During the 1990s and early 2000s there was a superb TV show that came to life through the brilliant mind of Joss Whedon. That show was Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and even though the show centered mainly around Buffy and her group of Scoobies kicking vampire and demon ass, it also had an potential apocalypse each season, spanning seven seasons. Each season she succeeds in defeating the "big bad", even if it meant sacrificing her life in the process.

The connection I want to bring to this topic and apocalypse is that Joss Whedon creates all these supernatural apocalypse theories and each time he has the main characters defeat the cause. Whedon created this whole world around the idea of "Into every generation a Slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their numbers. She is the Slayer." The slayer is a sign of hope in darkness. She will fight until she has no more life in her, and then another will be called in her place. She is our protector, so there's hope for humanity yet. In this world, she will do anything to stop the end of the world. So perhaps, the world won't end afterall. Maybe this was the point of doing the series. To show us that we shouldn't worry so much, be innocent (like the unknowing residents of Sunnydale), and someone, perhaps even you will help the earth from coming to its end. There will always be doctors and researchers to help prevent and cure viruses and diseases. There will always be specialists to help against some threat to humanity. There will always be a slayer to fight the big bad.