During this time America had just begun her recovery from the Second World War and USSR became its mayor enemy during the cold war. ... They had just gone to war, the cold war was going on, and the communist were looked down on society. ... Instead, literature brought Americans new worlds and many science fiction stories that motivated Americans to read more, and with the actual possibility of space travel science fiction became very popular Literature was able to give the public everything that television did not. ... Laurel Contemporary Fiction, 1967. ...

• Word Count: 750
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In the 80's the world was at a state of demise with the threat of Cold War. The result of Cold war with the new aged nuclear weapons would have resulted in annihilation of the human race at an apocalyptic proportion. ... Artificial intelligence and cognitive science is the lifeblood of science fiction films. The Science fiction films have always flirted with the notion that technology or machine could take over and replace the real world, as we know it and make the humans obsolete. ...

• Word Count: 531
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Facets of Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury, also known as Raymond Douglas Spaulding, has not only published works of science fiction, but also numerous writings in drama, poetry, screenplays, detective fiction, and even musical compositions. ... Fahrenheit 451 was written on the verge of war. The Cold War period had just begun. This accounts for the wars mentioned in the novel. Bradbury describes jets constantly flying overhead preparing for war. ...

• Word Count: 917
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Group Project: Cold War Literature - Fiction Many novels throughout the 1950's sought to show the ills of communism. A reoccuring trend in these books is that they show the world from an apocolyptic stand point; possibley to show the negative outcomes from a war on Communism. ...

• Word Count: 252
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

"The truth is indeed stranger than fiction," says H. ... Winkler makes reading about the Civil War interesting and exciting. ... It was difficult because of all of the misinformation out there but Winkler did a good job of always finding supporting details and separating fact from fiction. ... Winkler shows the, "cold, hard facts," and not just his ideas. ... It is not only for history and Civil War buffs, but also for the general learner....

• Word Count: 828
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The Nature of War War is part of God's world-order. ... Tim O"Brien is a very interesting writer he expresses many views and ideas of his own, its hard to tell if its fiction or reality. ... The Cold War was in full force and the American government felt it needed to stop the spreading Communism in South East Asia. ... War is part of God's world-order, in war all man's evil desires are unleashed upon the enemy. ... All forms of war should be stopped. ...

• Word Count: 983
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

This is a science fiction novel and won the Newbery Medal for American literature for children. ... There were fun, happy memories such as sledding down a hill and lying in the sun, but also sad, hard-to bear things such as war and the feeling of starving. ... He soon realized that trying to survive in the freezing cold of Elsewhere without sufficient food or warmth was not as easy as expected. ... Usually I do not enjoy science fiction books, but this was definitely an exception. ...

• Word Count: 598
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Maugham was one of the most famous fiction writers of the English language. ... During the war he was sent to Switzerland, South Sea Island and Russia as an agent where he gained a lot of experience as a writer. ... His most famous work is the master piece novel "Of Human Bondage", which is influenced by his own life experiences of losing his parents at a very young age; growing up with his uncle who is emotionally cold, as well as his early experience as a medical student (Swinton). ...

• Word Count: 889
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Maugham was one of the most famous fiction writers of the English language. ... During the war he was sent to Switzerland, South Sea Island and Russia as an agent where he gained a lot of experience as a writer. ... His most famous work is the master piece novel "Of Human Bondage", which is influenced by his own life experiences of losing his parents at a very young age; growing up with his uncle who is emotionally cold, as well as his early experience as a medical student (Swinton). ...

• Word Count: 889
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"Z for Zachariah" " Z for Zachariah" is the title of the science fiction novel that I have been studying. It was written by Robert O" Brien which was first published in 1973 and was written during the "Cold War", wrote it. The plot of the novel is basically about isolation and the struggle to survive not directly a nuclear war but the after effects. ... A nuclear war has left Ann all alone, as her complete family have been killed by the disaster: "When I look beyond I see that all the trees are dead, and there is never a sign of anything moving. ... In conclusion, I believe that...

• Word Count: 1030
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Wars are not just fought on the battlefield by those in uniform -they now are fought in the minds and fears of everyone everywhere. ... First, looking at September of 2001 we can see many places where reality and fiction run parallel. ... The cold war had ended ten years before and other national security threats were not seen as of severe importance. ... The example given by Huxley is based on world war of tremendous scale, a thing of which I do not believe will happen. ...

• Word Count: 1077
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School