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==SF Favorites==
===Books===
===Movies===
===Games===
===Graphic Novels/Comics===
===TV Shows===

==Elements of an SF Story==
Common elements in SF books/movies/tv shows/etc:

==Our Definition of SF==



==Assignment 1 - Topic Sign Up Page==

== Term Test Essay Questions ==

==Assignment 2 Essay Topics==

==Final Exam Questions==

==Short Story Wiki Pages (for Assignment 1)==

[[EAC234 Assignment 1 - Helen O'loy - Mark Salvador]]

[[EAC234 Assignment 1 - It's A Good Life - Chris Baynton]]

==SF and Literary Terms - A Glossariki!==

; LY, light year: The distance traveled by light in one Earth year. Light travels at 300,000 km/sec, so a light year is [1 light year = 9.4605284 × 1015 meters]. One light second - 300,000 km or the distance light travels in one second 

; FTL: faster than light. 

; FTL drive: the drive that enables ships to cross interstellar distances fast than light would (so in a relatively short time)

; Robot: A robot is an electro-mechanical device or group of devices that can perform autonomous or preprogrammed tasks unaided by human intervention. C-3PO and R2-D2 are examples of robots.

; Android: An android is a robot made to resemble a human, usually both in appearance and behavior. Data from Star Trek is an example of an android.

; Cyborg: Stands for a CYBernetic ORGanism. In essence a creature that is part organic and part mechanical, computerized, etcetera. The Terminator is an example of a cyborg, for it is a mechanical body covered with organic skin and flesh.