Sentences with phrase «fictional story books»

Fictional story books can provide the starting ground for all sorts of conversations.

Basically if you believe in creationism, you believe in lies from a fictional story book.

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John Hundreds of fictional books have claimed, like the Bible, to be true stories.

Was it written to portray a god as a real enti ty or was it intended by the author to be a fictional story: Bible (God): yes — was written as a non fiction book Odyssey (Zeus): no - intended to be fiction by the author

Not because a book of what we feel are fictional stories tells us so.

Joseph Smith, who had little formal education, writes a 532 page fiction book with multiple story lines, more than three major ethnic groups that intermingle with one another, creates over 200 new names, many of which have Hebraic origin (Mosiah for instance), writes in chiasmas poetry, accurately predicts latter day pollution, international intrigue, the dispersing of the Gospel message and a host of other fictional and hysterical points was WRONG?

I would like the story better if she gave the credit of her success to her own intelligence and hard work rather than a fictional character in an ancient book.

A good fictional book depicting a story about what it might be like if Jesus were born today is «Eli» by Bill Myers.

I am a proud member of the first camp, seeing epic and eternal themes in the books as worthy of discussion and the violence as a part of the fictional world that tells the story.

I can only suggest that perhaps the book of Job is as much a fictional story as yours is.

Stories such as those in the books of Ruth, Esther, Judith, which are nowadays taken as fictional rather than historical, use not only plenty of proper names, but often supply unnecessarily exact details.

You have verifiable fact type books, then moral carrying fictional stories of an oral tradition which as most oral traditions go, the base stories were built up on every time they were retold and so again every time they were rewritten and translated!!!

When you right a fictional book, it helps to keep the story line and the characters straight.

Mormons continue to believe this fictional story because of a book written by one man.

Your imaginary sky fairy came to from a fictional book based on fictional stories adapted from previous fictional myths derived from bedtime stories to explain things cavemen didn't understand.

The bible is a book of made up fictional stories, it's seems hard to believe that a 1000 years later it is still referred to as law by so many ignorant people.

The writer did not know the physiology of marine life, and created this story, which ended up in your book of other fictional stories.

Her ground - breaking, award - winning «Kids Making Healthy Choices» Smartphone APP for children, parents / caregivers and educators (iTunes) is based on her award - winning, illustrated fictional children's book, «Making Healthy Choices — A Story to Inspire Fit, Weight-Wise Kids» (Amazon).

Guest Writer - Merilee Kern Children's health advocate, health industry veteran and two - time fitness champion, Merilee Kern, is the creator of the ground - breaking «Kids Making Healthy Choices» APP for children, parents / caregivers and educators (available on iTunes), which is based on her award - winning, illustrated fictional children's book, «Making Healthy Choices — A Story to Inspire Fit, Weight-Wise Kids.»

I read a fictional story plus two faith based nonfictional books, and they all moved... Continue reading Paperback Picks: February

I love reading and talking about inspiring true life stories, new fictional books, or classic novels with my friends!

While I do think, from a story standpoint, it's a shame that Garrigan wasn't limited to being a mere witness to the events of the Amin era, as he was portrayed more in the book, instead of a constant catalyst for Amin's rage, considering he is a fictional character, we'll just chalk up his constant missteps as dramatic license taken by the screenwriters in drawing out Amin to commit some of the most heinous acts of torture shown in film this side of a Mel Gibson directorial effort.

The visual storying telling between the fictional book and the reality are clear, but it's when the two begin to reflect each other metaphorically and physically, that it becomes blurry.

In the fictional but somewhat autobiographical book, «Nocturnal Animals», Edward depicts a chilling story of manipulation, trauma and revenge.

For instance, reading in geography can focus on areas that interest young learners, using such informational books as atlases and fictional stories that contain narrative text.

Marilyn Burns - endorsed reading collections take imaginative fictional books and apply math lessons to the story.

Whether reading a fictional book, a short story, or a poem, your students can practice these lists with interactive online games or printable fourth grade worksheets from our site.

JF: It's always hard to categorize books like this, and because it uses a fictional story as its foundation, we've put in the fiction category.

David Sedaris» previous book, a collection of fictional animal stories called Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, may have...

My upcoming book is set at a fictional college that is based on the college I attended, so I want to blog about specific places on campus, professors or classmates who inspired certain characters, and campus ghost stories that appear in one form or another in my novel.

I hated all the books that dealt with the fictional stories of ghosts.

RMFW members in good standing who have independently published one or more novel - length book (s) of fiction, or equivalent in fictional short stories, and who have income of at least $ 250 for both print and digital versions of the book (s).

Because the book combines both a fictional story and an environmental message, it is considered «environmental fiction» — a quirky genre that required a keen sense of what the market is and how that market could be accessed.

This collection of remarkable poems, in which fictional Harlem residents tell their stories, is read by 13 outstanding narrators, whose vivid portrayals amplify vintage sepia - toned photographs in the accompanying paperbound book.

Examples abound: Gardening books for preschoolers can lead to explorations of how plants get energy, and young children are naturally curious: a fictional story about a bear can lead to nonfiction books about mammals and hibernation.

An illustrated, non-linear diary full of humor and honesty and brimming with true stories, fictional anecdotes and life lessons, the book will be a unique and engaging experience from one of today's most talented and beloved stars.»

Below, find a list of fictional picture books with stories that highlight lessons about food chains.

Meloy juxtaposes the «fictional» Liars and Saints with the «real» A Family Daughter to tell a story that stands alone in either book but, when combined together packs «a seismic wallop».

The book is fictional, but the author has said that she made a point of including at least «one hard, true thing» in each story, tiny details that would never occur to someone who hasn't gone through a deep loss.

Stefan Fatsis's Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble is one of my favorite nonfiction books, and even though I don't play bridge, I got a kick out of Louis Sachar's fictional story of kids at a national bridge tournament.

Both books combine the stories of fictional characters with actual people who lived at the time, with anarchist Emma Goldman making an appearance in both.

I've also read books and articles on craft — some of them here on WU — that are fairly dismissive of the idea that a fictional character can, or should, influence the direction of a story.

Chrys Fey submitted Naming Fictional Towns and Cities posted at Write With Fey, saying, «When you're writing a book, you get to name your characters, so why can't you name the town your story is set in?

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Author's Note is somewhat of general idea, but commonly you will see comments about something relating to the story; or maybe that the characters which representative of real people and real events, are fictional; or you could mention something that ties into the history of a book; or you can mention something about your writing experience like «When I first started writing this book, I expected...».

With this in mind, consider writing books and content that include diverse characters from different races, sexualities, and religious backgrounds, with story arcs that include relevant world issues and focus on instigating change within the fictional setting.

This book features three short fictional stories of WWII on the American homefront, an angle on the conflict that hasn't received as much attention in our popular culture as other aspects of the war have.

The book will also include a fictional short story, «Lives of the Artists,» by the award - winning writer Frederic Tuten, author of Tintin in the New World and Van Gogh's Bad Café.

She is currently working on a book layout of her layered stories that blend the fictional with reality.During her time at Light Work she also edited and printed work from her series Elegant Violence, portraying rugby players, masculine identity, and athleticism.

A subreddiit for Maps from fictional stories, books, films, television programs, video games, and comics.