typical science fiction story‚ I find myself completely perplexed. But then again‚ what is exactly a ‘typical science fiction story’? Because many critics‚ I believe‚ would never say that nothing in the body of work of this eccentric writer is ‘typical’. Rather he would show all signs of ‘atypicality’‚ of eluding any specific genre classifications. But‚ then again‚ none of literary critics seem to agree or‚ rather‚ agree to disagree on the subject of the definition of term ‘science fiction’. But even
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Hitting the snooze button for another five minutes‚ when it went off again‚ Ruth said‚ “Dam that was quick.” Pulling the pillow over her head‚ and wanted to go back to sleep‚ but today she had planned to see her grandfather‚ after her trip to Howardsville. During the last few visited him in the Mountaineer Nursing Home‚ he told interesting stories about Putney Mountain and Howardsville‚ a mining town forty miles southwest of Charleston in the Allegheny Mountains. Being a young reporter‚ Ruth wanted
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Rachel stared into the blur of trees passing the bus window. The woods were getting deeper and thicker as the bus moved north‚ away from her empty home and the pregnant graves of her mother‚ father and son. She looked up into the sky and thought about the faith she also orphaned there‚ a faith she had since birth‚ a faith she had painstakingly force-fit into every moment of her life for thirty years. But it had proven to be like the rest of her relationships‚ one where she was always expected to
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When the door creaked open‚ Margot slowly walked out of the closet; she was sad‚ confused‚ and full of fear‚ and she didn’t know what to do. All she heard was rain falling on the roof. Margot was frustrated and furious at the students who had locked her in the closet. Seeing the sun is all she had wanted to do‚ but they took that away from her by locking her in the closet. Margot was surprised that no one said a word. Finally she asked quietly‚ “Why did you do that?” No one answered. Margot was
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Ask Why? The most important part of any type of book or story is that it be interesting. This proves to be particularly important in detective fiction as well. What could be more interesting than having a crime committed in front of you‚ given all (or most) of the details and still not be able to figure it out? This is exactly how detective fiction authors draw people into these stories and books. By weaving an intricate and interesting plot full of fascinating characters‚ and all types of details
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Introduction This is a speech about science fiction. Today I will be talking about two science fiction texts‚ Avatar and Transformers. I will also be talking about the science fiction genre and what it is. Science Fiction Science fiction is made up of real life science technology‚ mixed with the world of fiction and make believe. By doing this I feel it brings more excitement to the novel or movie‚ making it easier to read‚ or watch‚ and relate to. We all love the world of make believe‚ as this
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Gothic fiction combines the elements of Horror and Romance. This genre consists of fear‚ darkness‚ heroes‚ villains‚ and love. If you ask me those are very contrasting subjects. The name “Gothic Fiction” comes from medieval architecture. That is why this style of writing took place mostly in the medieval era. The writing style puts emphasis on atmosphere‚ using its surrounds to build suspense in the reader. Horace Walpole is believed to be the inventor of the genre. His first
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Scientifiction: “With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility” Going back to the past or even travelling into the future using time travel to alter one’s present might be a thing in science fiction movies or books today but it is not an impossible thing to do sometime in the future. Ten years or two hundred years who knows but it will be a part of our lives. Scientifiction might be unrealistic in terms of the technology or mythical/supernatural characters used in them but it is not just another
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Ethical Values in Pulp Fiction Pulp fiction is a movie filled with drugs‚ violence‚ gambling‚ and pop iconography‚ describing how real-life society is going towards the “death of god” era; a life without morals. A lot of movie critics would say that Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent (John Travolta) possess no ethical values‚ no sense of morality. They also say that the movie does not convey a message. The movie does convey a message; Quentin Tarantino just masks it behind the street-savvy
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The Rhetoric of Fiction Outline I. The author begins by pointing out that one of the obvious artificial devices has a method of going to the action and figure out what the writer meant. A. Throughout life‚ humans do not know the other person without reliable internal signs from a point of view. B. Points of view are always in books such as the Bible‚ using the word “he”. C. The next minor point below the major point II. The author insists that attitudes can change the voice of the reader
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