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    Flinging open her eyes‚ Aradia realised she’d returned from the Ganzfeld. The shock that ran down her spine involuntary made her back snap into a straightened position. She heard the clattering of dishes and the familiar smell of bleach. Surveying her cell with shifty eyes‚ she discovered the plump nurse mopping the floor. Turning her head away in disgust‚ Aradia diverted her face to the wall‚ hurt by the betrayal. The tears welled up in the corner of her eyes. She thrust her head back towards the

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    “Connie?” He asked‚ voice soft. He took a step towards her‚ hands outstretched‚ but was not expecting her to move back. Her body was stiff‚ fraught with tension‚ the circles under her eyes highlighting her exhaustion. “Connie‚ it’s okay‚ I’m here.” “It’s not okay!” The words twisted from her lips‚ simultaneously choked and angry. There was a storm of emotions brewing within her. Anger. Despair. Joy. Relief. Betrayal. “It’s not okay‚ Steven! Do you even realize what you did?” She couldn’t continue

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    Enemy mine Fiction or Reality? Description Enemy mine is an excellent movie of scientific fiction made in 1985 in which two involved warriors in a wild future war between the Earth and the Dracon planet‚ where in a middle of a spaceship fight they are forced to land in a desolate and inhospitable planet. The principle‚ the human being (Dennis Quaid) and its enemy‚ a foreign reptile (Louis Gosset‚ Jr) are determined to mutual destruction

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    more or less sums up the sole main purpose of why many people read fiction. The reasons why a reader likes or dislikes a work of fiction may seem to be random‚ or even shallow‚ such as its ability to grab attention or keep a reader hooked with on stereotypical drama. However‚ when a work is actually examined further‚ deeper levels of understanding can be discovered. There are always conscious decisions made by authors of fiction in order to captivate the reader‚ in connecting to help them to connect

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    Ancient Aliens: Fact or Fiction? Have you ever wondered how many of the great marvels of the world were created? The pyramids of Egypt were a great marvel constructed by men—as far as we know it—with such precision that it’s makes you wonder. The pyramids are not a building stile only know to Egyptians. The Mayans also use pyramid style buildings in their temples. Why two different civilizations‚ separated by miles away with no connection with each other‚ built so precise constructions‚ like the

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    similarity between reality and imagination occurs in our mental psyche. According to Annie Murphy Paul in “Your Brain on Fiction‚” the brain does not make a complete distinction between reading about and experience and encountering it in real life. This connection between physical and mental experiences stimulate the same regions of the brain. The article‚ “Your Brain on Fiction” written by Annie Murphy and “Writing against time” by Michael Clune support the notion that there are profound similarities

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    studieordningen) Gruppeopgave _________ (Group essay) Ekstern censor X (se i studieordningen) Studieelement/Modul (Study Element/Module) 47790313-01/ Module 3 (f.eks. 47790316 Modul 4: Skriftlig formidling) Emne (Subject) : Between Documentary and Fiction (f.eks. Japansk Film) Er opgaven fortrolig (sæt kryds) JA___ (Is the essay confidential?) (mark) Studieordning (sæt kryds): (Curriculum) (mark) : NEJ X (Yes) EKSAMINATOR: Arild Fetveit (Examiner) (No) __ Anden studieordning: _________________________

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    Global Warming: Fact or Fiction Lower Capstone – Unit 3 Independent Project Rozlynn Mundy American InterContinental University Online July 4‚ 2010 Title: Global Warming: Fact or Fiction Abstract Introduction I. Overview of Global Warming A. Signs of global warming a. Support b. Skepticism II. Effects of Global Warming A. Contributors to global a. Manmade b. Natural Summary Abstract The information found in this paper is designed to raise

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    Moving Image for Digital Media Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and the Use of Popular Music in Film Introduction While the use of popular music has been a mainstay of film throughout its history‚ its contemporary use has often been to “play the hits”‚ i.e. mainstream chart-topping songs with great commercial appeal; obvious and overdone crowd-pleasers. Rather than creating or adding to the film score‚ the choice of these popular songs has been to “create a false sense of energy…or to create a sense

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    Trojan War: Fact or Fiction? The question many scholars still have today is whether or not the Trojan War was fact or fiction. Throughout the years evidence has been found in favor of the war happening and evidence that it did not happen. Hittite documents mention names such as: Wilusa/Wilusiya is perhaps Ilion‚ and Taruisa may be Troy. There is also an Alaksandus-Alexandros‚ ruler of Wilusa‚ a vassal of the Hittite king Muwatallis in the early thirteenth century. Some may think that Alaksandus

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