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The Dangerous Visions of Tranquility in Science Fiction (1816 words, 5 pages)

Future HypeThe Dangerous Visions of Tranquility in Science FictionIt can be said without a doubt that science fiction is one of the most popular literary genres ever. From classics like Mark Twains A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court and The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, to more recent volumes ... Read More

A Review of Derek Sivers’ Non Fiction Autobiography Anything You Want (1899 words, 8 pages)

A review of Derek Sivers nonfiction autobiography, Anything You WantAnything You Want is an examination of the growth of the authors private business, CD Baby, and how his unique, disorganized approach to business and customer-first orientation allowed his business to flourish despite lacking traditional business values. Overall, I felt this ... Read More

Fact Versus Fiction: Are Physics, and Their Realm of Expertise, a Viable Means of Scientific Inquiry (537 words, 2 pages)

In this classic example of fact versus fiction the authors of thisarticle address the issue of whether psychics, and their realm ofexpertise, are in fact a viable means of scientific inquiry. Whensupernatural phenomena comes into the light of the media some are quick toquestion its viability especially those in the ... Read More

An Annotated Bibliography on Cornelia Funke, a German Author of Children’s Fiction (524 words, 2 pages)

Barker, Clive. "Artists Entertainers CORNELIA FUNKE." Time International (South Pacific Edition) 15 (2005) 106. Corporate ResourceNet. Web. 19 Feb. 2015.In this article information is shown on fiction writer Cornelia Funke, and many of her books. This article examines the books The Thief Lord, InkHeart and Dragon Rider. Funke has written ... Read More

A Comparison of Science Fiction and Mystery in the Novels We Were Liars and Cinder (764 words, 2 pages)

Compare ContrastScience fiction and mystery two genres that couldnt possibly be alike or similar in any way, well in reality these two genres have both their differences and their similarities. This is evident in two very popular novels published recently, We Were Liars and Cinder. These two novels are very ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characterization and Setting in the Literary Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien (1109 words, 3 pages)

There is little doubt that J.R.R. Tolkien has become, in his short reign within literary fiction, nothing short of legendary. His stories, while only recently presented to the world, have ensnared and enthralled thousands of readers around the world. While many cultured critics still scoff at this work, the effect ... Read More

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair as an Example of Journalistic Prose rather Than Fiction (1104 words, 4 pages)

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a work of fiction addressing the living and working conditions of American immigrants at the time. The book, published in 1906, is widely regarded as the direct reason for the passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, the Federal Meat Inspection ... Read More

An Analysis of the Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World System by Galileo Galilei (738 words, 4 pages)

During the scientific revolution, many people had to face difficult arguments and other peoples opinions. Now I feel that scientists can use their technologies to help people and get credit for their findings without society ignoring their great inventions and ideas. Scientists have proved that they were correct, that scientific ... Read More

The Main Points of the Melian Dialogue (398 words, 2 pages)

Melians Main points in the Melian Dialogue The Melians dialogue describes a war situation of a strong and weakgroup in the basis of political realism. The Athenians were a strongerstate compared to the Athenians who were a weaker state during thePeloponnesian war in the situation where city states were vying ... Read More

The Political Realism of Athens and the Justice Ideals Proposed by the Melos in The Melian Dialogue (367 words, 2 pages)

The Melian dialogue presents a fascinating comparison between political realism of the Athens and the justice ideals proposed by the Melos. From the dialogue, Melos are presented as peaceful people yet pursuers of peace. However, the Melos are not all time followers of unreasoned rules as those of Athens. Although ... Read More

A Theme of the Fictional Representations of Ourselves in the Works of Fitzgerald, Twain and Miller (1397 words, 5 pages)

The Fictional Representations of OurselvesEverybody wants money. Everybody wants to fit in. However, there are some people in this world who believe that greed and a need to be accepted are characteristics of humans that need to be toned down or completely excised. Four sources discuss this idea at length. ... Read More

A Review of Chaos: Making a New Science, a Debut Non-Fiction Book of James Gleick (1230 words, 5 pages)

Chaos Making a New ScienceBackground and IntroductionChaos escapes the realm of classroom instruction and classical physics to challenge traditional scientific methods and equations. I chose to read and review this book to gain deeper insight on a cutting-edge phenomenon that is continually producing new information and theories. I was especially ... Read More

A Review of Final Theory, a Science Fiction Novel by Mark Alpert (1045 words, 2 pages)

Final Theory Essay This summer, I read the science fiction novel "Final Theory" by MarkAlpert. The author of "Final Theory," Mark Alpert, usually writes novelswithin the genre of science fiction. In addition, I have read the book"Omega Theory" which is the sequel to "Final Theory." Reading this bookwasn't a huge ... Read More

An Analysis of the Weak Characters in the Science Fiction Novel Sphere by Michael Crichton (484 words, 2 pages)

The Drive for PowerA strong character is a character that is stable, and a character that is in control of him or herself. On the other hand, a weak character is one that is simple minded for desire and unstable. In the science fiction novel, Sphere, by Michael Crichton, many ... Read More

The Evolution of Dystopia Fiction in Some Works of Literature (2092 words, 9 pages)

The Evolution of Dystopia fiction From fear to freedom Dystopian fiction is a relatively new genre of literature that has evolved a significant amount since its emergence. 1984 is a novel that helped form the genre by presenting ideas that were previously unseen in literature. As we analyze novels that ... Read More

The Theory of Virtue Through the Story of Socrates in Plato’s Dialogue, The Republic (2423 words, 8 pages)

At around 380BCE, the Greek philosopher Plato was in the early stage of his ground-breaking work as a philosopher. In this initial phase, he composed one of the most influential works in political theory the world would ever consume in The Republic. In it, he examines and postulates theory involving ... Read More

The Relationship between Wilderness and Civilization in the Science Fiction Genre (1358 words, 5 pages)

The beauty and vastness of outer space serve as a beacon for mans desire to expand continuously, to transcend all of the boundaries that obstruct his desire to be unrestricted in every direction. Mankind is engaged in an eternal striving for more knowledge, and outer space is inexhaustible as far ... Read More

An Analysis of the Allegory of the Cave by Plato as a Dialogue of Emancipation (1466 words, 5 pages)

Platos Allegory of the Cave is form of his tremendous works on the Republic, which is literally a conversation that takes place between Socrates and Gaucon. The conversation is categorized into three parts. The first section is the scene within the cave. The second discusses on the three stages of ... Read More

The Works of Fiction and the Conceptualization of the Fictive Work in Literature (1885 words, 6 pages)

Fiction is the most malleable, diverse and infinite form of writing. Namely, because of the limitless nature of the imagination, and our inherent love of stories. Mark Twain once penned, Its no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense. Though jesting, Twain touches upon a ... Read More

The Theme of Evil in John Perry’s Dialogue on Good, Evil and the Existence of God (2196 words, 6 pages)

The problem of evil has historically been a problematic issue for philosophers of religion and theologians, not just in the context of Christianity, but of any religion which postulates the existence of a deity which is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent. This problem has proven to be especially difficult for religious ... Read More

Gender Performativity in the Dialogue between Prospero and Ariel in The Tempest by William Shakespeare (929 words, 4 pages)

In William Shakespeares play The Tempest, Shakespeare seems to drop the perceived roles of gender and what traits and attributes are perceived with either the male or female gender. What makes the play written by Shakespeare unique is that Ariel is a male in his rendering of the play, yet ... Read More

The Thin Line between Fantasy and Fiction on Fairy Tales (3503 words, 10 pages)

The essence of fairy-stories is that they satisfy our hearts deepest desire to know a world other than our own, a world that has not been flattened and shrunk and emptied of mystery, (Wood, 6). From Oedipus and Aesop to the Brothers Grimm and Tolkien, mankinds imagination never ceases to ... Read More

Building a Deliberative Democracy: An Analysis of Dialogue Regarding Campus Construction (1550 words, 6 pages)

Building a Deliberative Democracy An Analysis of Dialogue Regarding Campus ConstructionAs a Regis College student power walks from one class to another it isalmost certain that they will see or run into a person they have metbefore, either inside or outside of the classroom. As a university we prideourselves on ... Read More

Breaking the Locks of Discrimination through Feminist Speculative Fiction (1420 words, 5 pages)

Breaking Locks through Speculative Fiction Virginia Woolf, essayist and novelist, once said, "I thought howunpleasant it is to be locked out and I thought how it is worse, perhaps,to be locked in" (1). In this last section of readings, Woolf's observationseems to cleverly identify the double-edged problems that feministspeculative fiction ... Read More

A Comparison between Two Science Fiction Works: The Golem by Avram Davidson and Reason by Isaac Asimov (1517 words, 5 pages)

It is a known fact that literature changes in accordance with the circumstances. The variety of these factors really impresses as they include all spheres of human life. Literature reflects the world, it is like a mirror that shows both positive and negative factors of every action done both by ... Read More

The Creation of a Fictional Image of the General View of the World by Various Authors (882 words, 4 pages)

Number OneAuthors use their work to create a fictional image of the general view they hold for the world around them. Usually, authors with create a story or plot with a major theme or moral that they are attempting to portray to their audience. In Robert Kirkmans, The Walking Dead, ... Read More

The Opinion of Terry Eagleton on Structuralism in Fictional and Scientific Literature (546 words, 2 pages)

Eagleton begins by telling us about structuralismparticularly through the work of Northrop Frye who argued that literature is an enclosed system of utopian dreaming. Literature is closed off from history proper, and as such is an escape from history. History is determined, but literature is free. You know, except from ... Read More

The Use of Phenomenology to Investigate Fiction (1229 words, 5 pages)

Husserl implores us to use phenomenology as its the only method that allows us to suspend the natural standpoint, and to look beyond the causes to the essential content of the experience (Solomon 134). And Butler offers us something greater than she lets on when she tells us about Natansons ... Read More

An Examination of the Life of Charles Yu in How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (613 words, 2 pages)

How does one live completely alone, with each day literally the sameas the next? Your only social interaction is limited to a dog, that may ormay not exist, and an over-emotional Microsoft program. Never falling inlove, or living a real life to simply be alone forever. How can you live ... Read More

An Explanation of the Arguments of Plato in the Dialogue, Theaetetus (902 words, 3 pages)

In this paper, I will explain Platos argument in the dialogue Theaetetus which states that Protagoras Measure Doctrine is self-refuting. I will begin by giving a thorough explanation of exactly what Protagoras Measure doctrine is and how Protagoras Measure Doctrine follows the idea of relativism, followed by an explanation of ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013