Sentences with phrase «creates fictional stories»

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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?

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

Here is my evil plan — Create a fictional character, have him born into poverty in a part of the world full of strife with no recorded history, cast some doubts on his conception (that will keep them guessing), leave a decade or so gap in his life story, re-introduce him in the middle of nowhere and tell everyone he has all these amazing powers, he confounds and confuses all his followers and tells them not to tell anyone about what he does or where he is going and Oh yeah, they are all prostiitutes and tax cheats and lepers and the really lowlifes of society, deny them the chance to follow him, set him at odds with both the government and the church powers of his time, cast doubts on his seexuality and intelligence, make it so he refuses anyone to come to his aid and kill him in the most horrible way imaginable, then hide his body, make it so nothing he does can be historically proven.

• During the daytime, create stories with your child in which the protagonist (your child's favorite fictional character or hero) learns to overcome his nighttime fears.

Yet these measures created fresh controversies — which were brought into focus by the story of a fictional superhero in Kenya.

The Philpott is both independent and imaginary, because, although she wanted the story set in her hometown of Cambridge, Goodman strove to create «a fictional space» rather than getting distracted by having to recreate the details of life at Harvard or MIT.

I love to bring stories to life — real stories of the guests I interview on my podcast, the life experiences I write about, and the characters I create in my fictional worlds.

I love to bring stories to life — real stories of the guests I interview on my podcast, the life experiences I write about, and the characters I create in my fictional worlds.

Hayao Miyazaki brings together the engineer Jiro Horikoshi and the author Tatsuo Hori, who lived during the time of the story of THE WIND RISES to create Jiro, a fictional character at the center of an epic tale of love, perseverance, and the challenges of living and making choices in a turbulent world

Inventing characters is a lot of fun but I don't think I'm capable of creating a fictional character that could possibly be as dimensional, idiosyncratic or fully realized as the actual people I read about in the newspaper every day — which is another way of saying that when you're telling a true story, life itself has done most of the work for you.

And Author: The JT Leroy Story is stranger - than - fiction documentary from Jeff Feuerzeig, which follows the story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, a fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert, complete with a made - up back - story of prostitution, drugs and vagrStory is stranger - than - fiction documentary from Jeff Feuerzeig, which follows the story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, a fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert, complete with a made - up back - story of prostitution, drugs and vagrstory behind literary persona JT LeRoy, a fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert, complete with a made - up back - story of prostitution, drugs and vagrstory of prostitution, drugs and vagrancy.

Director Roland Emmerich summed up this mentality in response to criticism over his period drama, Stonewall, in which he created a fictional white, male, cisgender, «straight - acting» character to lead a true story about an act of defiance by some of the most marginalized people in the LGBT community.

For the first thirty seconds or so of «Director's Viewfinder: Creating a Fictional Family,» Levy relates the same story he did on the start of his commentary track.

«I'm deeply keen to make sure the African story is told with specificity,» says Gurira, explaining that creating fictional African nations and peoples, while common, doesn't sit well with her.

Both movies weave fictional and dramatic elements from factual truths, creating stories that feel all too real.

Martin McDonagh (In Bruges) creates a timely ode to the rustbelt in this fictional story that feels so authentic, you think it's documentary.

Author: The JT Leroy Story Jeff Feuerzeig's stranger - than - fiction documentary follows the story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, a fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert, complete with a made - up back - story of prostitution, drugs and vagrStory Jeff Feuerzeig's stranger - than - fiction documentary follows the story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, a fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert, complete with a made - up back - story of prostitution, drugs and vagrstory behind literary persona JT LeRoy, a fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert, complete with a made - up back - story of prostitution, drugs and vagrstory of prostitution, drugs and vagrancy.

At the heart of the story is Africa, and specifically Wakanda, the fictional Marvel Comics - created land, and its relationship with the world.

Kerry's review of THE BEAUTIFUL CIGAR GIRL convinced me I must read this «mysterious and odd» murder mystery that inspired Edgar Allan Poe to create one of the first fictional stories based on a true crime.

In this lesson, students read a short story, then create a one - page newspaper depicting the facts of the fictional story as real - life events.

Students read a short story, then create a one - page newspaper depicting the facts of the fictional story as real - life events.

In addition, Nordan memorably and brilliantly creates his own fictional postage stamp of a place, Arrow Catcher, Mississippi, where, in the words of one of his stories, «freaks grow like magic from the buckshot and gumbo, where eunuchs roam the Delta flatscape looking for Episcopalians.»

Read along with PBS as they explore «how and why writers create their fictional worlds, how we as readers are affected by these stories,...

One solution is to choose to write about one of the two historical figures, set your story in his or her time period and then create a wholly fictional character patterned on the other figure.

The praise for Carl - Johan Vallgren is «for creating a great and heartfelt fictional story that was so real to seem true».

On the other hand, whether creating a character or writing an emotion into a fictional story, Ms Ballon cautions, it is important to be emotionally removed from them.

Accompanied by drawings created by real - life prisoners of the Terezín concentration camp, these gripping poems tell the heartbreaking stories of multiple fictional characters.

Can an author ever separate her own story from the fictional world she creates?

Of course, Fowler had to put thoughts into the heads of all the characters and fictional create scenes to flesh out the story.

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.

Tom Clancy was an extraordinary author with a gift for creating detailed, engrossing fictional stories that captivated audiences around the world.

And when we do it right, that's what elevates games beyond what other fictional mediums can do — it allows us to create stories where people are immersed as active participants as opposed to just a silent audience.»

In another example, the artist Theaster Gates's first show was a survey of pottery made by a Japanese ceramicist who moved to the American South after Hiroshima and then died in a car accident — all of which, from the pottery to the fictional artist's story, was created by Gates.

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.

He attempts to create fictional & non fictional visual stories based on present reality.

I am interested in the ability of painting to create a sense of a time or place that I have never been to — a fictional place that is recognisable and known, but is conjured from memories of writing, film and stories.

She has created nine songs to tell the story of a hapless fictional character called Doug - each song relating to a different accident or catastrophe in his life.

I love to bring stories to life — real stories of the guests I interview on my podcast, the life experiences I write about, and the characters I create in my fictional worlds.

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