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==Fictional Analysis<ref>{{Cite web|title = Jake Sully and Avatar essays|url = http://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/204969.html|website = www.megaessays.com|accessdate = 2015-10-06}}</ref>== |
==Fictional Analysis<ref>{{Cite web|title = Jake Sully and Avatar essays|url = http://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/204969.html|website = www.megaessays.com|accessdate = 2015-10-06}}</ref>== |
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The Resources Development Administration, or RDA, is the largest single non-governmental organization in human space. Its power is such that it outmatches most of [[Earth]] governments in wealth, political influence, and military capability. The RDA has [[monopoly]] rights to all products shipped, derived, or developed from Pandora and any other off-Earth location. These rights were granted to the RDA in perpetuity by the Interplanetary [[Commerce]] Administration (ICA), with the stipulation that they abide by a treaty that prohibits weapons of mass destruction and limits military power in space. |
The Resources Development Administration<ref>{{Cite book|title = Critical Pedagogy in the Twenty-first Century: A New Generation of Scholars|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DBsFXPewfXAC|publisher = IAP|date = 2011-01-01|isbn = 9781617353314|language = en|first = Curry|last = Malott|first2 = Bradley J.|last2 = Porfilio}}</ref>, or RDA, is the largest single non-governmental organization in human space. Its power is such that it outmatches most of [[Earth]] governments in wealth, political influence, and military capability. The RDA has [[monopoly]] rights to all products shipped, derived, or developed from Pandora and any other off-Earth location. These rights were granted to the RDA in perpetuity by the Interplanetary [[Commerce]] Administration (ICA), with the stipulation that they abide by a treaty that prohibits weapons of mass destruction and limits military power in space. |
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==Depicted origin<ref>{{Cite web|title = Resources Development Administration|url = http://james-camerons-avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Resources_Development_Administration|accessdate = 2015-10-06}}</ref>== |
==Depicted origin<ref>{{Cite web|title = Resources Development Administration|url = http://james-camerons-avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Resources_Development_Administration|accessdate = 2015-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title = The Post-2000 Film Western: Contexts, Transnationality, Hybridity|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=dxDACQAAQBAJ|publisher = Palgrave Macmillan|date = 2015-06-10|isbn = 9781137531285|language = en|first = Marek|last = Paryz|first2 = John R.|last2 = Leo}}</ref>== |
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The RDA is the oldest and largest of the quasi-governmental administrative entities (QGAEs)<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL30533.pdf|title = QGAE|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>, but its origins are far more modest. The entity that would become the RDA was little more than a [[Silicon Valley]] startup in the early 21st century, when its founders borrowed money from friends and family to begin the company. |
The RDA is the oldest and largest of the quasi-governmental administrative entities (QGAEs)<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL30533.pdf|title = QGAE|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>, but its origins are far more modest. The entity that would become the RDA was little more than a [[Silicon Valley]] startup in the early 21st century, when its founders borrowed money from friends and family to begin the company. |
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After a few decades, the company had the capital and stature to propose the construction of a world-spanning rapid transit system that would allow entire population groups to conveniently commute thousands of miles to perform work where it was needed, without infringing on the cultural values of host populations. The success of the venture led to the current global network of [[maglev]] trains that required the [[superconductor]] material known as unobtanium<ref>{{Cite web|title = [UNO] Unobtanium Info & Discussion - Update to 0.10 Wallet - Merge Mine w/BTC!|url = https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=527500.0|website = bitcointalk.org|accessdate = 2015-10-06}}</ref> for their continued operation. |
After a few decades, the company had the capital and stature to propose the construction of a world-spanning rapid transit system that would allow entire population groups to conveniently commute thousands of miles to perform work where it was needed, without infringing on the cultural values of host populations. The success of the venture led to the current global network of [[maglev]] trains that required the [[superconductor]] material known as unobtanium<ref>{{Cite web|title = [UNO] Unobtanium Info & Discussion - Update to 0.10 Wallet - Merge Mine w/BTC!|url = https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=527500.0|website = bitcointalk.org|accessdate = 2015-10-06}}</ref> for their continued operation. |
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The Resources Development Administration[1] or RDA (abbrev.) is a fictional paramilitary organization. It was created in James Cameron's Avatar. It is depicted as an exploitative, power hungry and heavily militarized corporation[2] whose main aim is to mine Unobtanium from Pandora.
| Type | Military-Mining Corporation |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Colonization of Pandora |
| Headquarters | Earth |
| Location | |
| Services | Military Takeover |
Key people | Parker Selfridge,Miles Quaritch |
Fictional Analysis[3]
The Resources Development Administration[4], or RDA, is the largest single non-governmental organization in human space. Its power is such that it outmatches most of Earth governments in wealth, political influence, and military capability. The RDA has monopoly rights to all products shipped, derived, or developed from Pandora and any other off-Earth location. These rights were granted to the RDA in perpetuity by the Interplanetary Commerce Administration (ICA), with the stipulation that they abide by a treaty that prohibits weapons of mass destruction and limits military power in space.
The RDA is the oldest and largest of the quasi-governmental administrative entities (QGAEs)[7], but its origins are far more modest. The entity that would become the RDA was little more than a Silicon Valley startup in the early 21st century, when its founders borrowed money from friends and family to begin the company. After a few decades, the company had the capital and stature to propose the construction of a world-spanning rapid transit system that would allow entire population groups to conveniently commute thousands of miles to perform work where it was needed, without infringing on the cultural values of host populations. The success of the venture led to the current global network of maglev trains that required the superconductor material known as unobtanium[8] for their continued operation.
RDA military vehicles
RDA's main assaul vehicles include-
- Aerospatiale SA-2 Samson
- Scorpion Gunship
- Dragon Assault Ship
- Valkyrie
- Infantry AMP suit
References
- ^ "RDA | Pandorapedia: The Official Guide to Pandora | Own AVATAR on Blu-ray & DVD Now!". www.pandorapedia.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ "avatar" (PDF).
- ^ "Jake Sully and Avatar essays". www.megaessays.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ Malott, Curry; Porfilio, Bradley J. (2011-01-01). Critical Pedagogy in the Twenty-first Century: A New Generation of Scholars. IAP. ISBN 9781617353314.
- ^ "Resources Development Administration". Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ Paryz, Marek; Leo, John R. (2015-06-10). The Post-2000 Film Western: Contexts, Transnationality, Hybridity. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137531285.
- ^ "QGAE" (PDF).
- ^ "[UNO] Unobtanium Info & Discussion - Update to 0.10 Wallet - Merge Mine w/BTC!". bitcointalk.org. Retrieved 2015-10-06.