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Science Fiction Essays and Term Papers
Biography Of Arthur ClarkeArthur C. Clarke, a science fiction author, has had a very
interesting life.
Arthur was born on December 16, 1917, in Minehead, England. He was
the oldest of four children. His two brothers were Frederick and Michael,
and his sister's name was Mary. As a child, he enjoyed science very much.
He ...
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Ray Bradbury: Literary InfluencesRay Bradbury, one of the most revered science-fiction authors, has
had many things occur in his life which directly influenced his style of
writing. In addition to influencing his style, these events also affected
the content and theme of his individual works. Putting all of this ...
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The X-Files, X Marks The Spot: Book ReportI liked The X-files, X Marks the Spot. There was a lot of suspense. It was
easy to understand. The events were spread out well. Overall it wasn't another
long boring science fiction book.
There was a lot of suspense. There was suspense as soon as I got into the
second chapter. I didn't want to ...
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The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury, is a science-fiction book and was written in 1946. This major work by Bradbury is a collection of short stories relating to Mars or Martians. Bradbury had a clear vision of the Mars in which these stories are set. His vision was one of a fantasy world from the Martians point of ...
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The X-Files, X Marks The Spot: Book ReportI liked The X-files, X Marks the Spot. There was a lot of suspense. It
was easy to understand. The events were spread out well. Overall it wasn't
another long boring science fiction book.
There was a lot of suspense. There was suspense as soon as I got into
the second chapter. I didn't want to ...
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Shockwave RiderThere are numerous books on the science fiction
market, that deal with the myriad of possibilities
involving the technology of the future. John Brunner’s
book, “,” is one of the most popular, as
well as one of the most famous, books dealing with this
issue. Brunner presents many ...
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Foundation AnalysisGrace Palley has said, “All fiction is a lie, but at the heart of that lie is a truth.” This quote directly applies to Issac Asimov’s, Foundation. Science Fiction deals with events that did happened, may have happened, or have not yet happened to a certain degree. Foundation has symbolic ...
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FrankensteinThe term Gothic conjures up images of frightened women, graveyards, and haunted castles in the mist, popular settings for horror films. But is this what Gothic means? The Oxford Companion to English Literature defines Gothic as, “Tales of the macabre, fantastic, and supernatural, usually ...
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Ray Bradbury: Influence to Rise Above The NormRay Bradbury: Influence to Rise Above The Norm
Ray Bradbury was definitely someone who could take his various experiences, whether they be a daily activity or something that affected his life, and put them to pen and paper like a natural. He was someone without any proper college education ...
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Brave New World - SummaryThis novel takes place in the year 632 A.F. The government controls the population of Utopia, there are only test tube births and an artificial process for multiplying the embryos. Marriage is forbidden. There are ten World Controllers; these people control the government and all of their plans. ...
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Book Review: NemesisName of Book: Nemesis
was three years of age, his family immigrated to the United States and settled
in Brooklyn, New York. Asimov turned to full time writing in 1958. This
accomplished writer is best known for his novels dealing with science fiction.
However, his works extend to other subjects. ...
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Cloning: BackgroundA clone is a group of genetically identical cells. For example, tumors are clones of cells inside an organism because they consist of many replicas of one mutated cell. Another type of clone occurs inside a cell. Such a clone is made up of groups of identical structures that contain genetic ...
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Censorship And The InternetThe freedom of speech that was possible on the Internet could now be subjected to governmental approvals. For example, China is attempting to restrict political expression, in the name of security and social stability. It requires users of the Internet an d electronic mail (e-mail) to register, so ...
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Dicks' Androids And Scotts' ReplicantsPhilip K. Dick has written over fifty novels, and is considered among some
of the greatest experimental writers of the 1950s and '60s, such as; William
Burroughs, J.G. Ballard, and Thomas Pynchon.(Star 34) He has written science-
fiction and regular fiction. His fiction usually spoke of people ...
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Enders Game“In the science fiction world of Enders game progress is propelled by fear”
In the science fiction world of Enders game Andrew Wiggin a young boy, who at the age of six was chosen by colonel Graff and the international fleet to save mankind from annihilation of an unfamiliar alien force ‘the ...
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Dystopia In Aldous Huxley's Brave New WorldIt's hard to imagine yet somehow so extremely close to us is the
possibility of a world of ideal perfection where there is no room or
acceptance of individuality. Yet, as we strive towards the growth of
technology and improvement of our daily living we come closer to closing
the gap between the ...
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Ray Bradburywas a dreamer. Bradbury had a skill at putting his dreams
onto paper, and into books. He dreams dreams of magic and transformation, good
and evil, small-town America and the canals of Mars. His dreams are not only
popular, but durable. His work consists of short stories, which are not hard ...
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Herbert George WellsJinal Patel
English IV
Mr. Perez
April 4, 2011
Research Paper
I, Herbert George Wells was born on 21 of September 1866 in Kent, England. I was mostly called by the name “Bertie” in my family, and I was the fourth and last child of my parents. My parents were both domestic servants, they ...
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Ray BradburyAmerican novelist, short-story writer, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, and poet. was born in Waukegan, Illinois on August 22, 1920, the third son of Leonard Spaulding Bradbury and Esther Marie Moberg Bradbury. In the fall of 1926 's family moved from Waukegan, Illinois to Tucson, Arizona, ...
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The Positronic ManAn extraordinary story about an extraordinary robot.
In the twenty-first century the creation of the positronic brain leads to the development of robot labourers and revolutionises life on Earth. However, to the Martin family, their household robot NDR-113 is more than a tool, it is a trusted ...
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