PPT-Overview Intro: fact and fiction

What is science What Science is not Stereotypes Myths Assumptions of science Empricism Determinism parsimony Methods of Science Objectivity control Operational definition THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE. Week of September 17, 2012. What’s the difference?. Science Fiction. Planets. Alien. Flying, talking animals in space. Light sabers. Space ships coming out of the . TV. robots. Realistic Fiction. Might really happen. vs. Fiction. Gladiator Assignment. The film . Gladiator. is a work of fiction and while many aspects of the story . have been invented . by the filmmakers, it . still features . real historical figures and depicts some events quite accurately, particularly gladiatorial . The Hardboiled Fiction of Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain. “Hardboiled” (Pulp) Fiction. In the 1920s and 1930s, cheap newsprint led to an increase in pulp magazines like . The Black Mask.. The “pulps” published detective stories with sensational plots featuring crime, sex, money, blackmail, etc. . www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzAMLdptgA4. Science Fiction. What do these 2 films have in common?. Logan’s run. Back to the future. In 1976 film Logan's . Run citizens . could travel in driverless . vehicles. Types of prose fiction. flash fiction : a work of fewer than 2,000 words.. short story: at least 2,000 words but under 7,500 words (5-25 pages).. novelette: at least 7,500 words but under 17,500 words. (25-60 pages).. Realistic fiction is made up of stories that could really happen. . The stories are set in modern times.. Examples of Realistic Fiction. Because of Winn Dixie. Crash. Owl Moon. Shiloh. Bridge to . Terabithia. GMOs are created by injecting chemicals into food AFTER it is harvested.. Fiction. GMOs are developed through genetic engineering where scientists identify and insert specific traits into the DNA of the seed before it is ever planted. The plant grows just like conventional (non-GMO) seeds. . Intended solely to entertain. Legal thrillers, romance novels. Escapist. Formulaic. Literary Fiction. Written with serious artistic intentions by someone who hopes to enable readers to broaden understanding of life and to empathize with others. **FICTION:. Point . of View-. the perspective or vantage point from which the story is told. . 3 main kinds . of POV:. *. First Person: . the narrator is a character in the story. We see the story through his/her eyes. . They may survive falls from high places. They may receive broken bones in the process. If a cat falls from a distance under . 12 feet . they may not have enough time to right themselves. Cats always land on their feet. . Fiction and Non-Fiction. Genres of literature are divided into (2) categories. Non-Fictions are informational texts dealing with real-life subjects. Real or Actual. Fictions are narrative literary works produced by the imagination. TP1AH000081-01-01. from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of . Population Affairs; . its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Department of Health and Human Services. Photoshop. Fact/Fiction: Exquisite Corpse, Photoshop. Fact/Fiction: Exquisite Corpse, Photoshop. Fact/Fiction: Exquisite Corpse, Photoshop. Quantity: . Composite Image representing Statistic of Societal Issue, Photoshop. Fact or Fiction?. Bioengineered crops (GMOs) are created by injecting chemicals into food AFTER it is harvested. Fiction. GMOs are developed through genetic engineering where scientists identify and insert specific traits into the DNA of the seed before it is ever planted. The plant grows just like conventional (non-GMO) seeds. The transgenic trait is then transferred to other varieties through traditional cross-breeding..