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    What is Utopia? According to The Random House Dictionary‚ utopia is a place or state of political or social perfection based upon the novel of Utopia by Thomas More. Philosophers‚ writers of all sorts of novels and movies are constantly trying to imagine and conceive plans for an idyllic state of today. The irony of utopia is that it means ‘no place‚ good place’ implying that utopia is an idealistic place that can never happen in reality. Then‚ what is dystopia? Thefreedictionary.com’s definition

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    Have you ever had someone tell you that you can change your fate? Director Marc Forster disagrees with that statement. In his film Stranger Than Fiction‚ starring Will Ferrell‚ shows the story of an average‚ everyday white-collar audit‚ named Harold Crick‚ trying to make sense of the narrating voice in his head. Forster’s clever integration of setting‚ sound‚ and camera angle to show that one’s fate can not be controlled‚ but they can control how they react to it. The first technique i chose

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    Question: How does Frayn present Stephen and Keith’s relationship at the start of the novel? Through analysis of Michael Frayn’s 2002 novel‚ Spies‚ Stephen and Keith’s relationship plays a large factor within the plot of the novel‚ this is seen especially at the beginning. Frayn manages to represent this relationship in numerous ways that give different meanings depending upon what the context is. One such representation is adult Stephen’s perception of the relationship they had and

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    The Elements of Fiction in “Barn Burning” By: Cody Harper Plot: The exposition is understood at the beginning of the story. The reader learns that Abner is controlling over his family‚ and when someone does him wrong‚ he becomes abusive and violent. His son Sarty‚ who knows his dad is wrong‚ feels the need to defend him out of his loyalty to family. The rising action is when Sarty hopes that with each new start‚ his father will have a change of heart and stop setting fires. The climax is when

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    Encyclopedia of American Popular Fiction GEoFF HAmilton and BriAn JonEs ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AmErICAN POPuLAr FICtION Copyright © 2009 by Geoff Hamilton and Brian Jones All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means‚ electronic or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ recording‚ or by any information storage or retrieval systems‚ without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Facts On File‚ Inc. An imprint of Infobase

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    EIGHTH GRADE SUGGESTED SUMMER READING BRAGG MIDDLE SCHOOL Gardendale‚ Alabama 2011-2012 FICTION Austen‚ Jane. Pride and Prejudice. In early 19th-century England‚ a spirited young woman copes with the courtship of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters. AR 27.0/Level 12.0. Classic Fiction. Avi. Crispin: the Cross of Lead. Falsely accused of theft and murder‚ an orphaned peasant boy in 14th-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life

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    science fiction. Many times I have seen a sci-fi movie filed under comedy or drama. That is one of the major things that has led to my love for science fiction‚ the simple fact that it can be so much more than just science fiction. I would like to present a definition of what science fiction is in this paper. My definition will not be exact‚ because so many people have a different idea of what counts as sci-fi and‚ not only that‚ but we may have found yet another venue for science fiction by the time

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    Eng-241 Science Fiction and Fantasy The Appeal of Science Fiction Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with scientific content like superpowers‚ the future‚ or extraterrestrial life. Personally‚ I like science fiction because it offers a form of escape from reality and‚ although all fiction does this‚ it creates new possibilities for the future. Author Gary Benford defines the genre as “…a controlled way to think and dream about the future. An integration of the mood and attitude of

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    The question is whether it is possible to distinguish between fantasy and true science fiction. I am reminded of the analogy‚ attributable I believe‚ to Theodore Sturgeon‚ of the elf ascending vertically the side of a brick wall. In a science fiction story the knees of the elf would be bent‚ his center of gravity thrown forward‚ his stocking cap hanging down his neck‚ with his feet quite possibly equipped with some form of suction cups. In a fantasy‚ on the other hand‚ the elf would simply stride

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    History of Detective Fiction When I came to your class I had little knowledge of what detective fiction was‚ I knew it dealt with mystery‚ but never knew the real meaning of it. Thanks to you and your assignment‚ now I know. According to Wikipedia.org detective fiction is‚ "A branch of crime fiction that centers upon the investigation of a crime‚ usually by murder‚ by a detective‚ either professional or amateur". It is closely related to mystery fiction‚ but it is more of puzzle that must be

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