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"Cellvergent" inspired from "Divergent" by Veronica Roth, is a city. Like a cell, a city has similar aspects. I chose "Cellvergent" because it is a simple idea (a city) with a twist (dystopian Chicago). I know many students would love to see it and personally I know that I will have a lot of fun creating it.
Cellvergent
Published on Nov 19, 2015
How organelles in a cell are similar to the different things in a Dystopian Chicago
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CELLVERGENT
DYSTOPIAN CHICAGO: OPENING IN A FUTURE NEAR YOU
"Cellvergent" inspired from "Divergent" by Veronica Roth, is a city. Like a cell, a city has similar aspects. I chose "Cellvergent" because it is a simple idea (a city) with a twist (dystopian Chicago). I know many students would love to see it and personally I know that I will have a lot of fun creating it.
THINGS TO VISIT
- The Fence
- The Factions
- The Abnegation Gov.
- Erudite Headquarters
- Dauntless Dining Hall
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Location • Dystopian Chicago
Factions • 5 separate groups w/ specific virtues that they each live around
Citizens must choose to stay with their original faction or choose a new one at age 16, after taking the Aptitude test
Aptitude test • Test that determines the faction you will most likely let be fit for
Factionless • Faction "less" or without a faction
Reason can be because of failure to complete initiation into a faction or
member chooses to leave faction because they don't agree with the faction(s) beliefs/virtues
Divergent • Citizens who get multiple results (for recommended factions) on the aptitude test, are aware during stimulation, can also can mean they are GP (genetically pure)
FACTIONS:
Abnegation • The Selfless
Amity • The Peaceful
Candor • The Honest
Dauntless • The Brave
Erudite • The Intelligent
PLACES/ THINGS MENTIONED IN PRESENTATION:
The Fence • Surrounds the cities border, patrolled by Dauntless guards
The Hub • Located in the center of the city, where the Choosing Ceremony is held
The Factions • Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, Erudite
Factionless Sector • Between Abnegation Sector & Upper-level schools, where the Factionless live
The Abnegation • Abnegation faction/sector- gov.
Erudite Headquarters • Where the erudite work
Dauntless Dining Hall • Where the Dauntless eat their daily meals
The Trains • Main source of transportation for Dauntless (only Dauntless are able to ride them)
Dauntless • Members in the faction Dauntless
Dauntless initiation • test initiates physical, emotional, and mental skills to determine if they are fit to be proper Dauntless members
NOTE:
Each Faction has a unique symbol and color that represents them.
Abnegation • grey, clasped hands
Amity • red & yellow, a tree
Candor • black & white, scales
Dauntless • black, flames
Erudite • blue, an eye
Location • Dystopian Chicago
Factions • 5 separate groups w/ specific virtues that they each live around
Citizens must choose to stay with their original faction or choose a new one at age 16, after taking the Aptitude test
Aptitude test • Test that determines the faction you will most likely let be fit for
Factionless • Faction "less" or without a faction
Reason can be because of failure to complete initiation into a faction or
member chooses to leave faction because they don't agree with the faction(s) beliefs/virtues
Divergent • Citizens who get multiple results (for recommended factions) on the aptitude test, are aware during stimulation, can also can mean they are GP (genetically pure)
FACTIONS:
Abnegation • The Selfless
Amity • The Peaceful
Candor • The Honest
Dauntless • The Brave
Erudite • The Intelligent
PLACES/ THINGS MENTIONED IN PRESENTATION:
The Fence • Surrounds the cities border, patrolled by Dauntless guards
The Hub • Located in the center of the city, where the Choosing Ceremony is held
The Factions • Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, Erudite
Factionless Sector • Between Abnegation Sector & Upper-level schools, where the Factionless live
The Abnegation • Abnegation faction/sector- gov.
Erudite Headquarters • Where the erudite work
Dauntless Dining Hall • Where the Dauntless eat their daily meals
The Trains • Main source of transportation for Dauntless (only Dauntless are able to ride them)
Dauntless • Members in the faction Dauntless
Dauntless initiation • test initiates physical, emotional, and mental skills to determine if they are fit to be proper Dauntless members
NOTE:
Each Faction has a unique symbol and color that represents them.
Abnegation • grey, clasped hands
Amity • red & yellow, a tree
Candor • black & white, scales
Dauntless • black, flames
Erudite • blue, an eye
Photo by thebarrowboy
ALSO CHECK OUT
- Factionless Sector
- The Hub
- The Trains
- The Dauntless
- Dauntless Initiation
CELL MEMBRANE •
THE FENCE
Welcome to The Fence! Don't mind how it looks, chain linked with barbed wire, it's only meant to keep things out...or possibly keep things in. This acts as the city limits, patrolled by the Dauntless. You can see the gate that allows only The Amity in/out of the city for deliveries (from the orchards and Amity Headquarters to the City).
The Fence represents the Cell Membrane because they both separate the cell/city from its environment & controls who/what comes in/out.
LYSOSOMES • THE FACTIONS
In "Cellvergent", the Factions play a key role in everyday life. "Faction before blood" is a widely known saying. The Factions include Abnegation, the selfless, Amity, the peaceful, Candor, the honest, Dauntless, the brave, & Erudite, the intelligent. What faction are you most fit for? The true reason for the Factions is only known to a few people inside the city. Generations ago people who were GD (genetically damaged) were put into the city as an experiment. It was believed that eventually through generations the genes would heal. The Factions were made to see when the damaged genes were fixed, the Divergent.
The Faction acts as the Lysosomes in a city. The Lysosomes break down/ destroy old, or damaged parts. The Factions were made to determine & influence when the GD (genetically damaged), after generations, produce GP (genetically pure), the Divergent. The Factions were made to identify & slowly 'destroy' the damaged genes, just like the Lysosomes destroy damaged/old parts.
THE ABNEGATION GOVERNMENT •
NUCLEUS
As you walk through the Abnegation sector, you can get a pretty clear idea on how much they strive to be selfless. Undecorated & identical houses lining each side of the faded yellow lined road. As the Abnegation say in their manifesto "My obsession will become my undoing". Pretty hardcore, yeah? The Abnegation are believed to be incorruptible because of their promise to be selfless. The government is made up of 50 Abnegation members, all striving for the needs of the people. Forgetting themselves in the process.
The government can represent the nucleus. The government is made up of 50 abnegation members that focus on the needs of the people. They guide the people and make laws. The nucleus controls the cells actions, just like the government does.
ERUDITE HEADQUARTERS •
CHROMATIN
As you walk in on creaky wooden floorboards, the wonderful, musty smell of paperbacks hits you. Surrounded by tall shelves holding enough novels (that look strangely untouched) to make your mouth water. Despite the people attired in blue (& cool glasses) walking about, silence fills the air. The sound of the keyboard clicks, deafening. Barely anyone will notice you've entered, their eyes glued to the screens, their minds starved for knowledge. You've just found yourself in the Erudite Headquarters.
The Erudite headquarters. The Erudite are known for information and knowledge. What in a cell holds information? You got it. The Chromatin, located in the nucleus. The nucleus holds DNA and information for the cell, just like the Erudite.
NOTE: THIS SLIDE DOES NOT COUNT AS AN ORGANELLE (just something extra)
NOTE: THIS SLIDE DOES NOT COUNT AS AN ORGANELLE (just something extra)
DAUNTLESS DINING HALL • MITOCHONDRIA
Feeling hungry? Stop by the Dauntless Headquarters (if your willing to jump off a building to get inside) and find your way to the hole in the wall. As you enter you will see lunch tables and the Dauntless, clad in black clothes, piercings, and tattoos (also some multi-colored hair). It gets a bit loud so bring headphones or feel free to add to the noise! For breakfast help yourself to muffins & toast, as for lunch grab a hamburger, and when your all finished be sure to try the ever famous Dauntless cake.
The Dauntless DH represents the mitochondria. Just like the cell gets energy from the mitochondria, the dauntless get energy from the food that they get at the Dauntless DH.
FACTIONLESS SECTOR • VACUOLE
You'll know it when your reach the Factionless Sector. It's located between the Abnegation Sector and the Upper-level Schools. Around you crumbling and deteriorating buildings stand, deserted. Or so it seems. With nowhere else to go the Factionless live here. Rejected by society and without a Faction, believed a fate worse than death. Sound fun? No? Hm, let's move on...
The Factionless are like the vacuole. The vacuole stores extra materials and waste for the cell. The Factionless Sector holds the Factionless, the citizens that people don't really know what to do with, storing them for different purposes. (Kind of messed up now that I write it out…)
THE HUB • GOLGI BODIES
Located in the center of the city, standing in all of it's glory. This is where council meetings are held and more importantly, the Choosing Ceremony. If you happen to walk in at the right time, you'll be able to watch a Choosing Ceremony. At age 16, boys and girls must choose to stay with their original faction (the one they were born into) or choose a new one. The CC is held the day after the Aptitude test (look at "background information" on second slide in notes for more info).
The Hub (also known as the Willis Tower in present day Chicago) represents the Golgi Bodies. The Golgi Bodies (after packaging the proteins & other materials) send them out to the other parts of the cell. The Choosing Ceremony, held in The Hub takes & distributes the candidates to the different Factions in the city.
TRAINS •
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
As you walked the city at some point I'm certain the elevated trains tracks caught your eye. They rise and drop, criss cross and turn. Chances are you only saw people sporting black clothes and guns riding the train. You might even have seen these figures jumping on and off the trains too. You got it. The Dauntless. Its only for them, making it their main form of transportation around the city. Plus, which Dauntless member wouldn't want to jump on and off a train?
The Trains represent the Endoplasmic Reticulum. The Endoplasmic Reticulum are passageways that transport materials throughout the cell. Like ER, the trains transport the Dauntless throughout the city.
THE DAUNTLESS • RIBOSOMES
The Dauntless are many things, brave, strong, scary, rude, etc. And know that there are some things that cannot be taken away from them. Such as their bravery, pride, headquarters, trains, tattoos, & Dauntless cake. The Dauntless can work in offices, control room, or on guard duty around the fence. You can always see them riding on the trains, their main mode of transportation. In their manifesto it states,"We believe in freedom from fear. In ordinary acts of bravery, in defending those who cannot defend themselves." Sounds pretty heroic.
The Dauntless are like the ribosomes. The ribosomes are found on the surface of the rough ER, just like the Dauntless are found on their version of their ER (the trains).
DAUNTLESS INITIATION • NUCLEOLUS
After the choosing ceremony you can follow the Dauntless initiates to the Headquarters. Starting with the first step: jumping on the train. There are three stages. The first, physical, the second, emotional, and the third, mental. Failure to complete these tasks leave the initiate Factionless. After the initiation is completed, a celebration is held for the new members of Dauntless.
The Dauntless Initiation can be compared to the Nucleolus. The Nucleolus produces ribosomes. The Dauntless initiation produces Dauntless members, that act like the ribosomes in the city. (Look at previous slide)
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