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    In the movie Pulp Fiction, we get an example of his visionary characteristic when he and his partner is shot at point blank rage but all the bullets miss him. Shortly after the incident he starts preaching to his partner how all of this was “divine intervention” and starts

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    Real Fiction I’ve always had a clear meaning of the words reality and fiction. I was taught that they are basically opposites. Fiction stories are completely falsified. Reality was well…real. It was relatable, normal in a sense. However, after reading The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, I had a revelation. I began to doubt my definitions of these words. The simple words I had saved for years in my personal dictionary were mere enigmas waiting to be further thought out. Reality and fiction are

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    Dystopian Fiction Essay

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    INTRO: Dystopian fictions are worlds that distortedly reflect our own; exaggerating and extorting aspects of our society within a foreign, and often, futuristic setting. In comparison to Utopian fiction, a dystopian story depicts cruel and harsh universes where ruling themes are things such as inequality, loss of freedom and environmental degradation. All these traits are commonalities also found within our own society, dystopic fiction inflates them to the point where they become the focal aspect

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    Value Of Science Fiction

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    The popularity of science fiction is the consequent of high recognition in literature and entertainment industry. Yet, still some of the scholars merely view this genre as points of departure for critics and argument (Reider 2010, p.205). Regardless of the criticisms and argument from the scholarly sector, an important consideration is the extent to which science fiction genre could bring about future possibilities to the current state of the world. If we, the society as a whole could uphold this

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    Adult Fiction Themes

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    at a small age and through their lifetime, they choose what type of genre catches their attention. It all comes down to either you are a fan of fiction or nonfiction. Both of these genres have different varieties of literature such as young adult fiction. Young adult fictions are very common in teen writing and even adults. In all the young adult fiction the reader follows the age and experiences the main character goes through. Some stories tend to focus on the struggles that happen at that age

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    Why we should read detective fiction. We spend large parts of our lives in books about fiction. Not only in books but also through television shows and films. Many people wonder if it is positive or negative to read Fiction? Society is changing and is today surrounded by digital media that govern society. When society changes, it may in some cases be enjoyable to escape from reality and this by reading detective fiction. Britannica.com (Search word, Fiction history ,2017) explains that detective

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    Science fiction is a genre of unproven fiction, typically dealing with creative concepts such as upcoming science and technology, space travel, time travel, faster than light travel, as well as extraneous life. Science fiction often explores the possible consequences of scientific and further variations, and has called a prose of ideas. It usually avoids the paranormal, and the connected genre of fancy, traditionally, science-fiction stories were anticipated to have a root in science-based fact

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    Detective Fiction exists as one of the most popular fiction genres of all-time. Detective fiction uses facts and other details to solve a mystery which surrounds a perplexing murder in a novel. Many people gain excitement over a challenge or a test of knowledge when solving a puzzle. A puzzle may baffle or confuse the puzzler; therefore, the puzzler likes to solve the puzzle before the ending. People enjoy the experience of sheer satisfaction of solving a mystery before ending the literary

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    I have always enjoyed reading non-fiction because it really has a realness to it that’s not in fiction stories. Also nonfiction stories relate to readers on a much deeper level. However, I could never image myself writing nonfiction stories because I don’t really like writing about my private life, I like to maybe add bits and pieces into the characters I make for my fiction stories. This week’s readings were by far one of the most interesting. The story “No Women Lands” is gripping read because

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    Essay on In Defense of Historical Fiction

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    The genre of historical fiction novels can be subdivided into many categories and often crosses genres, such as historical mysteries and romances. The traditional definition of the historical fiction genre is “fiction set in the past” where the author is writing from research rather than personal experience. This definition leaves a lot of room for interpretation, controversy, and contradiction. Critics in the media, even when they praise individual historical novels in their reviews, somehow

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