RE: Telling fact from fiction
July 21, 2016 at 10:44 am
(This post was last modified: July 21, 2016 at 10:46 am by The Grand Nudger.)
For the OP Q. If I had to point to one thing that you could explain to a child, which doesn't require a load of underlaying knowledge..that would help them distinguish between fictional and factual narratives, it would be third person omnipresent narration. I like less obvious things like this, because they actually help to distinguish between factual and fictional narratives even in the event that the fictional narrative regards some broadly factual point or setting.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
