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form of literature that consistently considers the nature of the changes that face us, the possible consequences, and the possible...
the idea of life created not by God but by man and the repercussions produced by such an event. Science does play a key role in an...
This paper examines the value fiction has in formulating ideas that can actually evolved to real-world technology, real-world tech...
movement, and the technical developments of the 1980s" (Neuromancer, William Gibson). The word "neuromancer" is a compound: "neuro...
possible, but have not been invented yet. This will sound strange, because science itself is just getting started, but really, all...
machine, and cannot understand why his mother doesnt really seem to love him. Among the science fiction elements are the followi...
on the nature of the fourth dimension, i.e., time, as well as the astronomical features and evolutionary development that he obser...
ordinary life, one can take the comments at face value, or use them as somewhat of a springboard for further thought or discussion...
An eight page research paper considering the literary concept of the hero's journey in this classic science fiction film by direct...
In 5 pages this essay defines psychohistory and then applies it to Foundation, a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov. There are...
In 5 pages this paper analyzes the science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke by examining the science and religion connection of t...
alive to confirm conversations nor recording equipment to verify accuracy. However, an author writing historic fiction must do a g...
basis for mapping the entire cognitive development of childhood. While this framework is theoretical, it has been verified in stud...
may be given increasing autonomy in their learning activities. Martin-Hansen provides a chart that illustrates this by showing the...
America, and the finicky laws that change over time, it is hard to know fact from fiction. For example, was cocaine ever legal? Wa...
Herodotus (Vidal). Herodotus was an actual historical figure, known as both the "father of history" and the "father of lies." Here...
sees the cultural upheavals which have befallen the mainland in its over forty years under socialism as a backdrop, not a major pl...
In eight pages this paper examines the literary departure of James Joyce in this 1916 example of modernist fiction....
eyes," but finds this awkward as he "self-consciously" sees a Gethenian "first as a man, then as a woman, forcing him into those c...
decided to travel back in time and mercifully ease Newtons burdens with a state-of-the art nuclear powered calculator that will ef...
scientific research, as part of his effort to understand the vampires and he discovers the bacterial cause of the vampire plague. ...
When the psychologists lofty expectations come crashing down around him, he tries to wash his anxieties away in a symbolic gesture...
in "The Girl Who Was Plugged In" provides the author with the means to create a biting critique of contemporary societal values. T...
legal perspective provides an "imaginary frame that seems/seeks to establish narrative truth on the side of verisimilitude" (Cohen...
mind. For example, the "flowers" of Edo is a term that refers to the citys tendency to have many fires. Within this reality frame...
has its own set of rules, mostly that there are no rules. So perhaps a better paradigm to explore is whether or not, within a giv...
characters who came after them. Star Trek is also known for its progressive point of view. Roddenberry often presented a sort of ...
PBS, tells the story of this despicable episode in the history of American jurisprudence. The saga of the Massie Affair begins in ...
This essay describes how comedy was achieved in two science fiction films, "Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home" and "Galaxy Quest." Th...
This 7 page paper gives an overview of the book The Time Maching by H.G. Wells. This paper includes explanations of how the book p...