Part one of term paper
"It is often said that science fiction is the literature of change. When a culture is undergoing a lot of changes due to scientific advances and technological developments, and expects to undergo more" (Treitel 1). A large part of science fiction appeal lies in its ability to convince the audience of the believability of the world it portra ...

Part two of term paper
... advances in technology, events or future events, society and future societies in imaginative stories, poems, periodicals, films, and television shows. Television shows and movies today have depicted imaginative technological advances "that makes people hope for based on present-day science but haven't developed yet" (Treitel 2). For example, in the show "Knight Rider", Michael Knight works for a government operated business that owns a car named Kit, which has a mind of its own. Kit could dr ...