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    Science Fiction

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    EPICAC List some items from the story that can be found now. List some items from the story that can be found in the future. Some items that can be found now are computers. Some things that can be found in the future are super computers‚ like EPICAC. Do you think that the author accurately describes scientific principles in the novel? Why or why not? I think the author did a good job on describing the scientific principles because the story had advanced technology. Explain the characters involvement

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    fiction story

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    This is the story of a family that up until one horrific day seemed like an ordinary family. There was a mother‚ a father‚ an older sister‚ one younger brother‚ and a very loyal German shepherd. But before getting into that day‚ you need to know about the family more first. They live in a two story‚ three bedrooms‚ two and half bathroom house with light blue siding and dark blue shutters on the windows. In the front yard‚ there’s nice‚ plus‚ green grass‚ and one‚ very tall‚ oak tree

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    Fiction and Justine

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    SUMMARY The short story begins with Justine’s antagonistic "Look me here‚ yu see me? Yu stan up up over deh watchin me‚you tink ah don see you?.At this point in the story we do not as yet know why she carries such an antagonistic tone‚ nor do we as yet know to whom she is directing this antagonism. We are to learn later in the story that she is addressing a character who remains nameless throughout the story; a character who has watched her for a long time from a mango tree‚ Interestingly enough

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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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    Tombstone: Fact or Fiction

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    Tombstone: Fact or Fiction? Almost two decades ago‚ a film known as Tombstone was produced‚ featuring a star-studded cast. This action-packed western portrays the legendary feud between the Earp’s and the Clanton’s. For the most part I believe it to be a respectable movie containing a powerful storyline. This film portrays the life and times of the famous cowboy‚ Wyatt Earp‚ focusing on what led to the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Tombstone provides a mixture of both fact and fiction‚ however I believe

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    Common Sense

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    Mitch Witek AMST 193 Prof. Van Vleck TA: Mark Redmond 13 February 2013 Common Sense It is often unclear whether a leader defines the times‚ or whether the time period opens the door for a leader to emerge. Thomas Paine was most certainly the latter. By writing Common Sense at a time when America was ripe with purpose he thrust the American people into a war with the greatest empire of the age. Thomas Paine wrote one of the most influential documents in U.S history through a brilliant understanding

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    Western Humanities and Vietnam Western humanity is more or less a history of how we became democratic; starting with the Greeks who viewed communism as a threat to democracy. The Vietnam War was based on the beliefs that are taught in humanities: the worldwide struggle for spheres of influence‚ and each region wanting to have cultural‚ political‚ and ideological control over other regions. The United States’ commitment to stopping the spread of communism started in 1954 before the Vietnam War broke

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    Common Health

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    The common use of health 1. What’s the first thing to look for on a nutrition label and why?
 The serving size. The size of the serving on the food package influences the number of calories and all the nutrient amounts listed on the top part of the label. 2. How many calories is considered high for a single serving of food?
 400 calories or more is high. 3. What Percent Daily Value (%DV) for any given nutrient is considered low? 5% DV is considered low 
4. What %DV is considered high

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    Common Sense

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    Omar El-Azhary 6 May 2012 Common Sense Making people understand a serious situation like America’s independence is not easy‚ but Thomas Paine was able to do so through his book‚ Common Sense. Thomas Paine was able to communicate his ideas to common simple farmers and to the high class intellectuals very easily. He lived at the time of the American Revolution‚ and Common Sense is one of his main publications that urged Americas’ independence from the British. Born in 1937‚ Thomas Paine was originally

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    Universal Ethical Truths

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    Are there ethical truths which hold for all people at all times and places? The concept of an absolute value‚ such as the archetype of Beauty or Truth‚ is one that has been pondered by philosophers for ages. Aristotle and Plato pondered this question‚ trying to define what common beliefs and values existed among all human beings. Carl Jung believed that there were certain truths which held for everyone regardless of time or place. Like Joseph Campbell‚ the famous mythologist‚ also later came

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