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    Pulp Fiction was originally magazines with tales about bigger than life characters solving crimes or rescuing a damsel in distress. The stories were written on “pulp” which was the cheapest paper available in the 1930’s and 40’s. The low price and exotic new stories drew in readers like moths to a flame. The stories were filled with violence‚ risqué scenes with women‚ and drug use all too off the wall to be published by the major outlets of the time. But some authors like H. P. Lovecraft and Ray

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    Fact or fiction? Have you ever wondered what was said on the news was fact or fiction? Well during the time of the tragic occurrence of the Sandy Hook massacre many theories have taken place‚ whether this was an actual event or a conspiracy. If you never heard of this horrible event took it place on December 14th‚ when armed gunman Adam Lanza allegedly shot and killed twenty-six people ‚ twenty of which were innocent children kindergarten to first grade and six teachers. Police also say that

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    Brandy Ricker WR122 Global Warming…Fact or Fiction? One of the largest current debates in the world is whether or not global warming is being caused by unnatural interference to the environment or is it a part of the Earth’s natural cycle of climate patterns. It is glaringly obvious that the world as a whole should agree on some drastic changes to improve our environmental situation immediately. ProCon.org states that the US National Academies of Science‚ the National Aeronautics and Space

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    Analysis of Pulp Fiction by Alan Stone Alan Stone states his thesis as “Pulp Fiction is already building a cult following‚ even as its mother-fucker language and graphic violence offends others” (610). Much like Tarantino’s film‚ Stone’s article biases toward an audience with a high level of tolerance for violence‚ sick humor‚ and strong language and his ideas jump around like the scenes in the movie and leave the reader confused with poor organization. Right from the introduction paragraph

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    the bridge between them and her own world. In the process of creating a story whether fictional or real‚ aspects of reality are normally inserted. This may be purely for entertainment purposes‚ or to insert elements of historical accuracy. The analysis of the extent of truth and fiction in the character and film Pocahontas presents a clearer understanding of the authentic nature of film. From the onset‚ it is apparent

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    The movie” The hunger games” by Gary Ross ‚ and the story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut share a lot of similar characteristics of dystopian fiction‚ unlike their counterpart “ There will come soft rains” by Ray Bradbury. Which is a short story that is written under the dystopian fiction‚ but is quite different compared to the other two. Both “the hunger games” and “Harrison Bergeron” share some of characteristics that clearly define a dystopian world such as lack of individuality‚ Protagonist

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    In the article‚ This Week in Fiction: Kamel Daoud‚ the interviewer‚ Deborah Treisman‚ asks the author (Kamel Daoud) a few questions about his novel—The Meursault Investigation. In the opening of this article‚ Treisman asks Daoud if his novel was written to give the exact accounts of what really happened to his brother Musa and Meursault. Daoud explains that he wanted to find his‚ “own path through Camas‚” that he merely wanted to examine Albert Camus’ work a bit more‚ which could help him figure

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    Commercial vs. Literary Fiction The divide between commercial and literary fiction‚ though not stark‚ can be clearly interpreted with the proper analysis. The short stories Roman Fever and The Cask of Amontillado are perfect examples of this. Both contain many of the same elements‚ but quickly differentiate with further examination. In Edgar Allen Poe’s short story The Cask of Amontillado‚ the protagonist‚ Montressor‚ is driven to murder a former acquaintance by a mysterious and unexplained past

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    Topic: In many countries‚ children are engaged in some kind of paid work. Some people regard this as a completely wrong‚ while others consider it as valuable work experience‚ important for learning and taking responsibility It is true to say that children is the future of every country. They should be healthy‚ be treated and educated right in the society. In poor nations‚ children are rented to do paid work which leads to some objection. Whereas in Western countries‚ parents encourage their child

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    Greatest Love Of All" (Whiney Houston) I believe the children are our future Teach them well and let them lead the way Show them all the beauty they possess inside Give them a sense of pride to make it easier Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be Only a mentally deranged builder would cut corners with the foundation and pillars of a mansion he plans to live in. A parallel could be drawn between the pertinence of the foundation of a mansion or sky-scraper and that of the

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