Sentences with phrase «from fictional stories»

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

That is what distinguishes them from fictional stories.

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

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Fictional stories like the ones he quoted are abundant from 3 - 4th century Asia Minor, N Africa, and Rome.

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.

A narrative form of analogy frequently found in religious teachings is the parable, a short fictional story whose characters are taken from everyday life.

Get your child into the habit of thinking about things and forming her own opinions on everything from current news events to historical milestones to fictional stories.

While this school is fictional, it's based on real - life statistics and stories we hear from school food service staff, principals, teachers, parents and students.

A fictional account of the true story of Anonymous and LulzSec, the collective swarm who took on the most powerful capitalist forces from their bedrooms.

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.

From Anthony Hopkins's portrayal of the fictional Hannibal Lecter to the real - life testimonies of the Donner Party — a band of US pioneers who in December 1846 became stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains and had to resort to eating their companions — stories of cannibalism are utterly compelling.

Dave has actually been in circulation for — according to my fictional story here, but it is very real, there is actually a Dave out there somewhere; you know, Dave, we're going to find you, but we know from the statistics that this is true.

Human beings have been learning from stories since the brain could grasp fictional concepts.

The fictional filmmaker earned praise from the critics, too: Roger Ebert said that «Smithee, a name I'm not familiar with, allows his story to unfold naturally,» while the New York Times added that Smithee «has an adroit facility for scanning faces and extracting sharp background detail.»

(1) The Intouchables, an $ 11.5 million dramedy, based on a true story, that was co-written and co-directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano and has become the second highest - grossing French film of all - time in France and grossed more than $ 355 million internationally (more than any other French film and, for that matter, any non-English-language film, save for The Passion of the Christ); and (2) Rust and Bone, a fictional drama that was co-written and directed by Jacques Audiard, a best foreign language film Oscar nominee three years ago for France's Un Prophet, and features tour - de-force performances from Marion Cotillard, the best actress Oscar winner five years ago, and Matthias Schonaerts, the star of last year's Belgian nominee Bullhead.

With questionable dialogue and cheap CG effects, «The Aviator» might as well be a fictional story, but the backstory of this legendary director / aviator is far too compelling to look away from.

Based on the 2002 novel by Alice Sebold, it's the fictional story of a 14 - year - old girl who is raped and murdered in 1973, and watches from heaven as her parents and family deal with their grief and search for justice.

Mafia 2 Mafia 2 tells the story of Vito Scaletta, a gangster who tries to climb through the ranks of the Mafia from the fictional Empire Bay city.

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.

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.

The excellent Oscar - winning 1984 documentary «The Times of Harvey Milk» did a much better job of bringing his story to life than this dramatized hodgepodge, which mixes fictional footage with snatches of newsreel clips from the era.

In this case it's another genre — fictional, serial story - telling — one a good distance away from journalism, memoir, and essays.»

With Michael Gornick replacing Romero as director, the film presents three new stories written by King and drawn from the pages of the fictional Creepshow mag.

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

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.

The story has its share of little twists, but it's ultimately a story about T'Challa, ruler of the fictional nation of Wakanda, a technological marvel that has stayed hidden from the world for centuries.

Jasper Jones (Film Movement), adapted from Craig Silvey's best - selling coming - of - age novel, is the story of Charlie Bucktin (Levi Miller), a bookish 14 - year - old boy who lives in fictional Corrigan, a small rural Australian town.

Including the filmmaker, whose previous fictional treks behind the camera — the Alzheimer's love story Away from Her, for instance — have hardly been conventional.

Set from 1958 to 1964, this fictional story based around true characters and events revolves around the relationship that develops between an aspiring actress, Marla (Lily Collins) and her driver / future finance expert, Frank (Alden Ehrenreich)-- both in the employ of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes (writer, director Warren Beatty).

Its hero, Jefferson Pierce, played by Cress Williams, has the power to control electricity and shoot lightning bolts from his hands, but when the story begins he is in retirement as a school principal in the fictional city of Freeland.

Described by Byrne as being like «60 Minutes on acid,» True Stories presents itself as a documentary portrait of the (fictional) town of Virgil, Texas, with Byrne himself as the nameless investigative journalist dispatched there — quite possibly from Mars.

Stitching together story elements from «A Star is Born,» «Sunset Boulevard,» and others, as well as characters inspired by real - life silent film stars John Gilbert and Charles Chaplin (and others), and recycling music wholesale from later films (most notably, Bernard Hermann's score for «Vertigo»), «The Artist» bears an unmistakable resemblance to Woody Allen's «Zelig,» another nostalgic movie that wove together real - life incidents with fictional recreations.

This is a collection of stories about kings historical and fictional - and some fun videos from youtube which illustrate some Indian stories.

Phil Townsend is a fictional character, but his story is typical of what we have heard from far too many of our colleagues across the country.

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.

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.»

The story ranges from Alaska to Washington and to random places across the United States before finally reaching its climax in the fictional seaside fishing town of Olympus, Massachusetts.

In case you're new to the whole world of Fanfic, it is essentially fictional stories involving either popular characters from franchises such as Harry Potter or Twilight or imaginary worlds and locations such as Narnia and Middle Earth.

It was a fictional story, but it related back to real life events from my family and myself.

I am a fictional story writer, who enjoys worlds and characters vastly different from our own, yet with a solid theme, rooted in real world issues and subject matters.

I am a fictional story writer, who enjoys worlds and characters vastly different from our own, yet with a solid theme, rooted in real world -LSB-...]

Also noticed that one of the characters in the story is named after a friend of the author's, Jill, and both the actual and fictional character designs and makes women's garments from re-cycled materials.

Welcome Home collects a number of adoption - themed fictional short stories, and brings them together in one anthology from a diverse range of celebrated Young Adult authors.

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.»

Cath struggles to find the balance between devoting her attention to the real world — her family, college classes, living on her own (and separate from her party - girl twin sister, Wren), an unexpected romance and finding that elusive campus cafeteria — and disappearing into the comforting, fictional world of her own stories.

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.

Attenberg takes a patchwork approach to Mazie's story, interspersing fictional diary entries with invented first - person testimonials from her friends.

Captain Alatriste is the story of a fictional seventeenth - century Spanish soldier who, after being wounded in battle during the Thirty Years» War, is forced to retire from the army.

The author weaves his fictional characters, real people and events into a story that captures the reader's attention from the onset and never lets up.

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