I think the greatest fiction writer of all time was Mark Twain. Although he did write other novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn will remain as some of the most important and influential American novels of all time. Mark Twain wrote fiction, but his writing was about more than entertainment. His stories told about the state of civil rights at the time. ...
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Yes, literature has evolved over the last decade. Evolution of any kind, by nature, is slow and difficult to notice is small increments. It may be easier to see that literature has evolved over the past 100 years rather than the past 10 years. Writers themselves have evolved over the past decade.
For example, J.K. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter series. In her first books, ...
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This is a very subjective question and I do not think it can be answered by simply giving examples of great male authors and female authors because they do not represent all men and women who write. If you take this question to mean are women as a collective more adept at writing than men, the answer would have to be no.
I would also say that men are not collectively better at writing ...
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The book that has had the greatest influence on my life is The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. This was one of my favorite books, but also influenced my love and interest in the African continent. The book tells the tale of a family in Africa with a missionary father. I was struck by the different experiences had by a missionary family compared to the experiences of the local ...
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I think everyone should read The Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. This book was instrumental in sparking a conversation about the toxins we put into our environment.
Rachel Carson writes about the history of toxins, what they do to our bodies and our environment, and how the impacts are being felt even generations later. It is not only a well written book, but it is necessary reading ...
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Christopher Marlowe was born in the same year as William Shakespeare and they grew in popularity together. William Shakespeare was said to be greatly influenced by Christopher Marlowe, however. This implies that William Shakespeare got his start after Christopher Marlowe. Christopher Marlowe's short life was a mystery to many and his died of a stabbing before he probably would have produced ...
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It is not known how the universe will end, or even IF it will end. The universe is constantly changing and will continue to change for an infinite amount of time. There are galaxies that are constantly colliding with each other, creating new galaxies, new stars, and new planets.
There are black holes which also constantly change the landscape of the universe. Some even believe our ...
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A black hole is a point is spacetime that has such a strong gravitational pull that nothing can escape. Anything that comes near a black hole will be sucked inside. So if you want to know what is inside a black hole, the answer is everything and anything.
There are theories that our universe originated from a black hole, so everything you see and have ever seen was once inside a black ...
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Scientists do not yet know what came before the big bang but there are some theories. Some believe that before the big bang the universe was just a big ball of matter and light and energy. Another theory is the big bang started within the black hole of another universe.
Another possibility is that the folds in space and time within the universe mean there is no beginning and end to ...
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We do not have evidence yet that we are not alone in the universe, although some people think there is evidence hidden in Area 51 in New Mexico. Many scientists and non-scientists believe there is a possibilty that there are other life forms in the universe.
Astronomers are constantly searching for clues of other life forms in the universe. They search by looking for radio frequencies ...
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