Comments by Katie McGirt Most recent public comments by Katie McGirt https://nowcomment.com/users/43063 Can also be said of fantasy--incredibly similar genres, separated fairly arbitrarily, if you think about it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/137385?scroll_to=1325919 https://nowcomment.com/documents/137385?scroll_to=1325919 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 22:02:00 -0400 If Science is completely unbelievable, it becomes fantasy https://nowcomment.com/documents/137385?scroll_to=1325918 https://nowcomment.com/documents/137385?scroll_to=1325918 Off topic but interesting question: is Star Wars science fiction or fantasy? Technically speaking, it's not about the future ("galaxy far far away"), but it does contain technology we commonly associate with the future. However, there's also an element of something like magic when talking about the force (the prequels did try to explain this with midi-chlorians, but I ignore that). Sun, 14 Apr 2019 22:01:03 -0400 Science Fiction relies heavily on science but often embellishes or extrapolates on scientific theories https://nowcomment.com/documents/137385?scroll_to=1325917 https://nowcomment.com/documents/137385?scroll_to=1325917 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:57:45 -0400 Science fiction has evolved from an optimistic view of the future to a grim, dystopian one. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136553?scroll_to=1318235 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136553?scroll_to=1318235 Sun, 07 Apr 2019 22:21:05 -0400 Science fiction relies on the idea of science--that everything in the story is explainable and attainable, while fantasy relies on the unexplainable https://nowcomment.com/documents/136553?scroll_to=1318233 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136553?scroll_to=1318233 Sun, 07 Apr 2019 22:10:52 -0400 Fantasy=more optimistic than science fiction https://nowcomment.com/documents/136553?scroll_to=1318232 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136553?scroll_to=1318232 Sun, 07 Apr 2019 22:09:25 -0400 "sci-fi" started in the 50s https://nowcomment.com/documents/136553?scroll_to=1318231 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136553?scroll_to=1318231 Sun, 07 Apr 2019 22:08:53 -0400 Fantasy started out as geared towards children https://nowcomment.com/documents/135281?scroll_to=1311700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135281?scroll_to=1311700 Sun, 31 Mar 2019 21:33:24 -0400 Lewis wrote Narnia as an allegory for the gospel b/c he's just cool like that https://nowcomment.com/documents/135281?scroll_to=1311698 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135281?scroll_to=1311698 Sun, 31 Mar 2019 21:32:48 -0400 World-building https://nowcomment.com/documents/135281?scroll_to=1311664 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135281?scroll_to=1311664 Sun, 31 Mar 2019 20:40:11 -0400 The Road to Middle Earth https://nowcomment.com/documents/135281?scroll_to=1311663 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135281?scroll_to=1311663 Sun, 31 Mar 2019 20:37:01 -0400 ha heart of darkness jokes are funny https://nowcomment.com/documents/135437?scroll_to=1311029 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135437?scroll_to=1311029 Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:24:00 -0400 Near future sf--the martian https://nowcomment.com/documents/135437?scroll_to=1311028 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135437?scroll_to=1311028 Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:22:38 -0400 ha star trek jokes are funny https://nowcomment.com/documents/135437?scroll_to=1311026 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135437?scroll_to=1311026 Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:21:58 -0400 Urban fantasy https://nowcomment.com/documents/135437?scroll_to=1311022 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135437?scroll_to=1311022 Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:18:24 -0400 Fantasy is strong seller and circulates, one of the most popular genres https://nowcomment.com/documents/135437?scroll_to=1311021 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135437?scroll_to=1311021 Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:16:14 -0400 Genre is diversifying--more accessible https://nowcomment.com/documents/135437?scroll_to=1311019 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135437?scroll_to=1311019 Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:15:18 -0400 Fantasy + SF popularity in literature rising b/c of Hollywood and vice versa https://nowcomment.com/documents/135437?scroll_to=1311017 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135437?scroll_to=1311017 Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:14:18 -0400 "Speculative fiction": an umbrella genre encompassing fiction with certain elements that do not exist in the real world https://nowcomment.com/documents/135437?scroll_to=1311014 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135437?scroll_to=1311014 Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:13:03 -0400 Fantasy= response to hardship in the real world https://nowcomment.com/documents/134416?scroll_to=1309659 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134416?scroll_to=1309659 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 11:06:33 -0400 Tolkien and Lewis--does Carroll count as fantasy? https://nowcomment.com/documents/134416?scroll_to=1301290 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134416?scroll_to=1301290 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 11:05:51 -0400 Rise of fantasy caused by WWII is an interesting theory https://nowcomment.com/documents/134416?scroll_to=1301284 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134416?scroll_to=1301284 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:02:14 -0400 Transition Sentence--helps the explanation flow https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295158 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295158 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:18:49 -0400 Brief summary-goes back over the previous information to solidify it in the reader's mind. https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295146 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295146 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:15:38 -0400 Topic sentence-informs me what the paragraph is going to be about before presenting actual examples https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295110 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295110 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:09:11 -0400 Forecasting Statement-hints at where the essay is going https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295105 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295105 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:07:55 -0400 counterargument: immigration is causing overpopulation https://nowcomment.com/documents/122145?scroll_to=1189415 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122145?scroll_to=1189415 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:21:55 -0500 solution--implement the laws you already have fairly and justly https://nowcomment.com/documents/122257?scroll_to=1189398 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122257?scroll_to=1189398 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:17:04 -0500 Asylum laws were put in place for a just reason https://nowcomment.com/documents/122257?scroll_to=1189386 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122257?scroll_to=1189386 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:15:02 -0500 Problem--hurts innocent people trying to migrate https://nowcomment.com/documents/122257?scroll_to=1189380 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122257?scroll_to=1189380 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:14:16 -0500 objection--doesn't seem to work :( https://nowcomment.com/documents/122123?scroll_to=1189319 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122123?scroll_to=1189319 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:04:09 -0500 one solution--fixing problems in the places refugees are coming from instead of just turning them away from asylum https://nowcomment.com/documents/122123?scroll_to=1189316 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122123?scroll_to=1189316 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:03:42 -0500 Problem--is resulting in international tension https://nowcomment.com/documents/122123?scroll_to=1189277 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122123?scroll_to=1189277 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:57:36 -0500 It's interesting to see someone who believes in gun control still offer up a differing opinion from the mainstream one. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1148695 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1148695 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:07:10 -0400 I still believe strongly in gun control, but this article made me realize that to successfully make a case for gun control, people need to actually understand guns. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1148686 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1148686 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:05:18 -0400 Once again, why is there so much conflicting information about this? https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1148675 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1148675 One of these articles says that most developed countries experienced a drop in mass shootings following the implementation of stricter gun laws, but this article (along with many others) say there is no correlation. One of these sides has to be wrong, so which one is it? Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:02:22 -0400 It's funny that this is one of the most often cited reasons for gun ownership in America and it doesn't even legally hold water in the UK. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130552 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130552 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:14:20 -0400 A huge part of this issue is the states battling with the federal government over what rights belong to them https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130551 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130551 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:21:08 -0400 once again, why are there so many articles that say otherwise? How are we supposed to know the truth? https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130550 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130550 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:18:28 -0400 Also, I wish they would say how they actually did this survey. Just telling me that they were all millennials and were from all over the country, trust me, doesn't inspire confidence. I don't doubt their results, but I wish they were more concrete. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130541 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130541 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:05:21 -0400 I wonder if this is because millennials are more directly affected by mass shootings, or if there is some other reason. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130540 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130540 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:03:51 -0400 Why don't gun owners seem to trust Trump any more than non-gun owners do? https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130538 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130538 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:02:40 -0400 Why are Utah permits honored in some states and not others? Isn't this something that should be universally honored or ignored? https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130537 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130537 Sun, 14 Oct 2018 23:59:24 -0400 I have read many pro-gun articles that cite sources claiming that gun laws don't do anything, and many sources saying that gun laws reduce mass shootings. Which is true? https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130536 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130536 Sun, 14 Oct 2018 23:58:11 -0400 What does "securely" mean, legally speaking? https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130535 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116268?scroll_to=1130535 Sun, 14 Oct 2018 23:56:46 -0400