... books written to be enjoyed for their contents. However, the interest of the reader in the contents of a book is sometimes affected by the realism with which the plot is introduced. Tom Clancy is an author of many books concerning the military. He is one of the most outstanding authors ... historical facts are not the only way in which believable plot is introduced. The use of realistic characters allows the reader to believe in whatever outcome realism will cause. In THRO the astonishment which Ramius feels through his thoughts being revealed by the author are all realistic. They sound ...

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... and easily comprehensible films, and under his regime the avant-garde Montage movement died out. In 1935, he oversaw the introduction of the doctrine of Socialist Realism into the cinema. The central tenet of Socialist Realism was partiynost" and narodnost". These untranslatable terms means that artists should depiict the life of ordinary people in a sympathetic way and to propagate the Communist party ... ...

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... . The missile gap Kennedy exploited in his 1960 campaign was real, except that it was in the U.S. favor, not the Soviets-7. Another inaccuracy that was off the beaten path of realism and instilled with Hollywood glitz occurred when the movie led the viewer to believe that the US was powerful enough to back down the Soviets in a type of dare game ... ...

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