Naturally, the audience (whether that audience be reader, watcher, listener, player, or something yet undreamed of) ... After all, if you could be wrong about one clear and obvious thing, what else might you have been wrong about along ...
Based on a study examining the meaning of the term "media literacy" in children, this volume concentrates on audiovisual narratives of television and film and their effects.
This is a book for everyone." --Joshua A. Fishman, research professor of social sciences, Yeshiva University, New York "Professor De Francis has produced a work of great effectiveness that should appeal to a wide-ranging audience.
Examines space travel, colonies in space, cloning, time travel, and other futuristic possibilities and explores the likelihood of their eventual existence.
Fact Or Fantasy
The real and potential threats of biological weapons are explored in an in-depth analysis of the famous anthrax scares that occurred in the United States following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The book includes photographs, diagrams, illustrations, and in-depth descriptions showing why the fossils give better evidence to creation instead of evolution.
Reveals how Hollywood alters history for movies, examines the facts behind some well-known films, and shows alterations to the "true story" such as concocted love affairs, character motivations, and trumped-up movie endings.
From the questionable policies of the British, both in the Mandate era and in 1948, to the debate over the return of territories won in the Six-Day War and the war of attrition that spills over into the rest of the world, this book ...
This book brings together scientists, physicians, engineers, and other experts to help you: • Understand the basic principles of science, technology, and medicine that are frequently featured in fiction. • Avoid common pitfalls and ...