Sentences with phrase «using fictional stories»

Using fictional stories about my attempt to become the world's greatest fisherman, I reveal some of the flaws in the church's attempts at world evangelism.

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.

Using my fictional story as a template, I worked most of my insurance career for the aggressive guy.

I liked how the author used a fictional story about an abused child to illustrate what could have been complicated strategies and theories.

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Lencioni writes these amazing fables — fictional stories about corporate scenarios that use this really engaging medium to deliver business advice.

If her children are off limits for the media or public to comment on, why was she using her government e «mail to write a fictional story about her child?

So does Harry Potter, so does Iron Man, and many other fictional stories, but their use of real events or people does not make them accurate.

Please, don't try to use science to support your fictional stories.

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.

@Atheist Hunter Any story that uses magic as a central plot device is fictional.

The poets of antiquity did not simply narrate events, whether historical or fictional using standard prose, but rather placed the characters of the stories in an active and real - time dialogue.

It comes as the DWP admitted using fabricated stories from fictional benefit claimants on a leaflet, which critics say put a positive spin on benefit sanctions.

Good, okay let's try using some VR overlays at middle distance while walking...» The best concept art prompts you to make up stories and join in a fictional world.

Although based on a true story, this movie uses various fictional characters to depict the horrors of the Holocaust.

And then there is a fictional story about U.S. use of chemical weapons code - named «Genoa,» based on a real 1998 story that got CNN in trouble.

10:00 pm — TCM — A Night to Remember Rather than graft a fictional narrative on the sinking of the Titanic (as did both the 1953 and 1997 films entitled Titanic), this film attempts to stay as true as possible to the truth of what actually happened, using only people and stories that were actually on the boat.

Inherent Vice — based on the 2009 novel by Thomas Pynchon — is the latest from American writer - director Paul Thomas Anderson, this time brining his masterful skills to a 1970s - based fictional crime story filled with twisty turns, oddball characters, and lots of drug use.

He also makes hugely imaginative use of flashbacks, explaining the origins of certain characters, and even showing scenes of «fictional» stories that never took place (such as Tim Roth's men's room story).

The story of King T'Challa and the fictional African nation of Wakanda was first introduced in July 1966, but it seems to have a special relevance today, as educators and parents are using the film to talk to children about our race, power, and history.

This Presentation Includes: Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter — KWL Chart Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Overview of Vocabulary used for a Story Writing Lesson - Story Terms Real Life Application and Career Options of Story Writing Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Write a Fictional Story Collaborative Group Task — Interactive Venn Diagram, Think - Write - Share Space for Peer Teaching - Fiction VS Non-Fiction Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions — Quizzes on Elements of Fiction Scaffolded Notes to Support the Learners - Story Template Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - 4 Task Cards Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Story Writing Plenary to Assesses Learning Outcomes - PEEC: Point - Evidence - Explain - Conclude Success Criteria for Self Evaluation - My Fictional Story Sketch Home Learning for Reinforcement - Fantasy Story Outline Common Core Standards - ELA - LITERACY.

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.

Colm Tóibín puts this bit of knowledge to use in his short story «Silence», when he has fictional character Lady Gregory share a secret with James as they sit next to each other at a dining table.

Participants must reside in one of the following Ohio Counties: Montgomery, Clark or Greene and use their own creativity to write a fictional story.

For novels, fictional anecdotes in nonfiction, and true stories told in a narrative style, I highlight areas where you can «show, not tell,» use active voice rather than passive, and weave in more sensory details and point - of - view characters» observations, thoughts, and feelings.

The couple may be fictional, but their story uses realistic figures for typical Canadian families, expressed in current real dollars.

My subjective opinion is David should have stuck to the unique strategies he uses, and saved the fictional narrative for his bedtime stories.

However, since there were no digital cameras or any high - tech devices that are now used to follow around a band's members in their daily lives, plenty of rumors and fictional stories revolved around the members of Led Zeppelin.

The story develops in a way that makes you think, and also there was no need for fictional monsters, violence or over-the-top gore, as the psychology was used to emphasise that our biggest threat to ourselves is actually our trust — our trust in our houses, possessions and people, and that's scary enough.

The imaginative practices of Dungeons & Dragons, which allowed a group of players to create dramatic stories around a tabletop using dice to resolve combat and certain tasks, immediately spawned successors — both in fantasy settings like Chaosium's 1978 classic RuneQuest, and in all kinds of other fictional worlds.

So while the game is a RTS, there is plenty of great story telling moments, particularly with the use of «hero» units which adds an extra layer to the game due to their special powers and really makes you relate to these fictional characters quite well.

Drawing upon his recent explorations in narrative structure which combine documentary footage, personal account and fictional story construction, Jugdeo will use the Artist Lab Residency as a starting point towards the development of a scripted web series, made in collaboration with local performers.

At a time when so many non-artists use photos of themselves to weave stories — true and fictional — about their lives, self - portraiture has taken on some weighty socio - cultural significance.

A lone aeroplane, crashed in a desert, or a spooky house stood on a mountaintop — he crafts these based on his own fictional stories: «I thought of all of the everyday items that could be used for creating figures and found the boxes we used when we moved house,» says Juhamatti.

It is a fictional story about a man who lives in a wood and uses photographs taken over a six month period, mostly around the area in rural Ireland where the artist was based.

Instead of actually avoiding my father, all I think about that fictional day are the stories he used to tell me about hanging out here as a kid.

The new exhibition, which takes its title from the name of a fictional, post-iPhone device found in Gary Shteyngart's 2010 near - future novel Super Sad True Love Story, is about «the mammalian hand, and the tools it touches, holds and uses».

In the movie Toy Story, the toolbox used to trap Woody beneath a milk crate is labeled Binford Tools — a nod to the fictional tool company featured in the show Home Improvement, a show headlined by the voice of Buzz, Tim Allen.