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  2. Event horizon - Wikipedia

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    In astrophysics, an event horizon is a boundary beyond which events cannot affect an outside observer. Wolfgang Rindler coined the term in the 1950s. [1]In 1784, John Michell proposed that gravity can be strong enough in the vicinity of massive compact objects that even light cannot escape. [2]

  3. Five-paragraph essay - Wikipedia

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    A thesis can also be used to point out the subject of each body paragraph. When a thesis essay is applied to this format, the first paragraph typically consists of a narrative hook, followed by a sentence that introduces the general theme, then another sentence narrowing the focus of the one previous. (If the author is using this format for a ...

  4. Wikipedia:How to write a plot summary - Wikipedia

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    At some point, a plot summary is likely to be edited by someone else; editors do not own their golden prose. At the same time, changes should be closely monitored. Well-meaning editors may be unaware of prior discussions or conventions regarding plot summary length. Plot bloat is thus a serious problem.

  5. Horizon (general relativity) - Wikipedia

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    Event horizon, a boundary in spacetime beyond which events cannot affect the observer, thus referring to a black hole's boundary and the boundary of an expanding universe; Apparent horizon, a surface defined in general relativity; Cauchy horizon, a surface found in the study of Cauchy problems; Cosmological horizon, a limit of observability

  6. Plot (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    A plot summary is a brief description of a piece of literature that explains what happens. In a plot summary, the author and title of the book should be referred to and it is usually no more than a paragraph long while summarizing the main points of the story. [40] [41]

  7. List of writing genres - Wikipedia

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    Literature review: a summary and careful comparison of previous academic work published on a specific topic; Research article or research paper; Scientific: scholarly publication reporting original empirical and theoretical work in the natural or social sciences. Technical report; Textbook: authoritative and detailed factual description of a thing

  8. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section - Wikipedia

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    The lead section may contain optional elements presented in the following order: short description, disambiguation links (dablinks/hatnotes), maintenance tags, infoboxes, special character warning box, images, navigational boxes (navigational templates), introductory text, and table of contents, moving to the heading of the first section.

  9. Event horizon (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    An event horizon is a boundary around a black hole inside which events cannot affect an outside observer. Event horizon or Event Horizon may also refer to: Event Horizon Telescope, a type of astronomical interferometer; Event Horizon, a 1997 science fiction/horror film; Event Horizon, a 2007 site installation by Antony Gormley