Examen de Inglés de La Rioja (PAU de 2013)

Soft science fiction

Soft science fiction, or soft SF, is a category of science fiction with two different definitions. It either (1) explores the "soft" sciences, and especially the social sciences (for example, anthropology, sociology, or psychology), rather than engineering or the "hard" sciences (for example, physics, astronomy, or chemistry), or (2) is not scientifically accurate, or (3) is both of the former. Soft science fiction of either type is often more concerned with character and speculative societies, rather than speculative science or engineering. It is the of hard science fiction. The term first a…

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Hard science fiction

Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific accuracy. The term was first used in print in 1957 by P. Schuyler Miller in a review of John W. Campbell, Jr.'s Islands of Space in Astounding Science Fiction. The complementary term soft science fiction, formed by analogy to hard science fiction, first appeared in the late 1970s. The term is formed by analogy to the popular distinction between the "hard" (natural) and "soft" (social) sciences. Science fiction critic Gary Westfahl argues that neither term is part of a rigorous taxonomy; instead the…

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Military science fiction

Military science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that features the use of science fiction technology, mainly weapons, for military purposes and usually principal characters that are members of a military organization involved in military activity; occurring sometimes in outer space or on a different planet or planets. It exists in literature, comics, film, and video games.

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Organización Mundial de la Salud

La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) —en inglés World Health Organization (WHO)— es el organismo de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) especializado en gestionar políticas de prevención, promoción e intervención en salud a nivel mundial. Inicialmente fue organizada por el Consejo Económico y Social de las Naciones Unidas que impulsó la redacción de los primeros estatutos de la OMS. La primera reunión de la OMS tuvo lugar en Ginebra en 1948.

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Star Wars

Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise, centered on a film series created by George Lucas. It depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away".

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Alternative metal

Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a music genre that infuses heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal. Alternative metal bands are often characterized by heavily downtuned, mid-paced guitar riffs, a mixture of accessible melodic vocals and harsh vocals and sometimes unconventional sounds within other heavy metal styles. The term has been in use since the 1980s, although it came into prominence in the 1990s.

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RIOJA-2

RIOJA-2 was a submarine telecommunications cable system linking the United Kingdom and Belgium across the North Atlantic Ocean/English Channel.

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