Kaleidoscope

As Captain Hollis and his crew drift farther and farther into space, the captain can't help but let himself sort through his life's memories and regrets. Ray Bradbury demonstrates how important life really is in this sweet and powerful story conveying how valuable friendship and teamwork are. In "Kaleidoscope," a crew of astronauts find themselves stranded when concussions cut open their rocket and the pressure forces them out into open space. Like the misfortune that happened upon Captain Horris and his crew, many astronauts have been put in similar situations. Like Captain Horris' shuttle, the Challenger exploded back in 1986. Although the astronauts aboard the Challenger were killed instantly, Captain Horris' crew survived the explosion but were left stranded in space.
In the future, I imagine that there will be different precautions that will keep our astronauts safe from this most unfortunate tragedy.

The Gift

"The Gift" by Ray Bradbury is about a family that takes a vacation into space for christmas. Like the family portrayed in this story, my family also takes vacations over Christmas break. Although we dont travel to outer space of course, we all love to get away from the norm and to relax and chill with our family.
Although most families will settle for a quick trip to Grandma's house, I don't think it is too unbelievable to think that one day, familes will be able to take elaborate trips to distant planets for vacations.

All Summer in a Day

In Ray Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day," all people live in an underground community on Venus. There, it rains everday and every seven years, the sun shines for two hours. Although we cannot actually live in underground tunnels under Venus's surface, we are continually getting closer to our goals of exploring space. The Pluto-Kuiper Express is proposed to fly by Pluto, Charon, and head to the Kuiper Belt at the edge of the Solar System. It will be the first mission to Pluto and is expected to arrive in 2012.
In the future, i can also see people living on different planets. Although we must discover newer technology for this goal to ever happened, I'm sure that we will someday end up on another celestial body.

The Veldt

In 'The Veldt', the Hadley children kill their parents because their parents threathened to shut down their house. Children might have the motivation to kill their parents: abuse, pressure from other family members, desire for gain, or pure hatred. In China, a fourteen- year-old killed his mother, father, and grandmother. It has also been reported that, in a different case, a mother provoked her son into killing his father.
Ray Bradbury also discribed a 'smart' house in The Veldt. Although this was a scientic prediction, smart houses are being developed and presented to qualified consumers. I think that eventually all of America will be presented with the oppurtunity to own a smart home.