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    Lasiter 1 10/28/17 Meyer Period 3 The Martian Chronicles Critique Ray Bradbury was an American author born on August 22, 1920 who died on June 5, 2012 at the age of 91. Bradbury was a prolific and beloved writer who wrote many novels considered today to be staples of the science fiction genre such as Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes, and The Martian Chronicles (www.biography.com). The Martian Chronicles is a collection of short stories Bradbury wrote over several years detailing

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    although, fate and free will were both recurring motifs in Chronicle of a Death Foretold, however, it was difficult to distinguish how the opposition between them naturally affected one another. Fate could be seen in Santiago’s death and the return of Angela. While, free will could be seen in the people of the town and the Vicario brothers. In which both, fate and free will could be easily recognized as the cause or effect of the other. In the book, fate derived from the belief of a common culture. The

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    C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis was a famous Christian and children’s literature author. Even 50 years after his death, his Chronicles of Narnia books are still a favorite of young children and his Christian books are still read by Christians today. Clive Staples Lewis was born on November 29, 1898, in Belfast, Ireland into a Christian family. His parents were Albert James Lewis and Flora Augusta Hamilton Lewis. He had a brother named Warren Hamilton Lewis. When he was younger, he had a dog named Jacksie

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    Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a novella by acclaimed Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez, published in the year 1981. Set in a fictional Latin American town, the narrative portrays the events surrounding the murder of Santiago Nasar, by the Vicario brothers, ostensibly in a bid to avenge the besmirched honour of their family. The text opens with the pronouncement of Santiago’s death and then goes on to outline his last hours before being brutally murdered on the street outside his house

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    The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury is a collection of science fiction stories about future expeditions to Mars. The book really delves into the topic of racial prejudice, colonization, and the horrors of war. Published in the 1950s, The Martian Chronicles was the book that made Ray Bradbury famous. The Martian Chronicles is a very compelling book for the right audience. Ray Bradbury’s style is very perceptive. Each short story makes the reader want to read more about the best and worst parts

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    Motel Chronicles Sam Shepard left his wife and child because he fell desperately in love with Jessica Lange. Later on in the story we start to see the pain it caused Olan and Jessica in Shepard and Dark, when Dark talks about how things were at the house when Shepard left. Without a doubt, it is definitely upsetting and painful that your husband or father leaves you suddenly. Shepard also experienced a great deal of pain himself, during the process of wondering if he should leave or not

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    The Martian Chronicles      The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury, is a science-fiction book and was written in 1946. This major work by Bradbury is a collection of short stories relating to Mars or Martians. Bradbury had a clear vision of the Mars in which these stories are set. His vision was one of a fantasy world from the Martians point of view. In this work, the humans from Earth are the aliens from outer space. Bradbury has won many awards including the O. Henry

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    Erotica, Gothic Fiction, and Fantasy. The books she wrote were The Vampire Chronicles, The Feast of All Saints, Servant of the Bones, The Impulsive Imp, The Wolf Gift Chronicles , The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, Beauty’s Punishment, Beauty’s Release, Belinda, The Witching Hour, Lasher, Taltos, Violin, Of Love and Evil, and Prince Lestat (Part of the Vampire Chronicles), which comes out on October 28, 2014. She has also written other books. Rice’s books have sold on the verge of 100 million copies

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    2 Chr 12: 1-1 Changes

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    The Book of Chronicles, a book in the Bible that has made changes to 1 Kgs by just adding a few more sentences to the passage. However, there are there are only a few changes made to the document the meaning of the story has changed. The "Chronicler", a name given to the author that wrote both the 1st and 2nd books of Chronicles made these changes for a reason, Chronicles has given more details were Kings lacked. How can we tell? A good example of this, is analyzing and comparing 1 Kgs 14:25-28 and

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    Details, details, details. Everything has details, especially when it comes to novels. In the books Perfume by Patrick Suskind and Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Marquez, they both show signs of massive detail. When a great amount of detail is laid out, it helps the reader process everything that’s happening in the story and formulates images in the readers mind. It brings the story to life in a way that makes you take a second look around to make sure the story hasn’t become real. In Perfume

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