query: Tyrion Lannister is a character in fiction.

pos: Robert Baratheon Robert Baratheon is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin , and its television adaptation Game of Thrones .   Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Robert Baratheon is the eldest son of Steffon Baratheon , from the kingdom of Westeros . After Robert won the rebellion which was named after him , he took the Iron Throne from Aerys II Targaryen , nicknamed `` The Mad King '' , crushing the Targaryen dynasty . Robert fought the war to win back his betrothed , Lyanna Stark , with the aid of her brother , his close friend , Eddard Stark . However , due to Lyanna 's death , Robert married Tywin Lannister 's daughter Cersei after the war ended to ensure political stability .   Robert is portrayed by Mark Addy in the HBO television adaptation .

pos: Joffrey Baratheon Joffrey Baratheon is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin , and its television adaptation Game of Thrones .   Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Joffrey is the eldest son of Cersei Lannister from the kingdom of Westeros . He subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ) and A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) .   Joffrey is portrayed by Irish actor Jack Gleeson in the HBO television adaptation . In 2016 , Rolling Stone ranked the character # 4 in their list of the `` 40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time '' .

pos: Tyrion Lannister Tyrion Lannister ( also referred to as `` the Imp '' or `` the Halfman '' ) is a fictional character in A Song of Ice and Fire , a series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin , and its television adaptation Game of Thrones . Based on an idea that came to Martin while writing the 1981 novel Windhaven , Tyrion has been called one of the author 's finest creations and most popular characters by The New York Times . Martin has named the character as his favorite in the series .   Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Tyrion is a dwarf and member of House Lannister , one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the fictional kingdom of Westeros . He subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ) and A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) . Tyrion was one of a few prominent characters that were not included in 2005 's A Feast for Crows , but returned in the next novel A Dance with Dragons ( 2011 ) . The character will also appear in the forthcoming volume The Winds of Winter . The popularity of the character led Martin and Bantam Books to publish The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister , an illustrated collection of Tyrion quotes from the novels , in 2013 .   In the story , Tyrion uses his status as a Lannister to mitigate the impact of the marginalization and derision he has received all of his life -- even from his own family . Knowing that no one will ever take him seriously , he soothes his inadequacies with wine , wit , and self-indulgence . But as the peaceful rule of King Robert Baratheon begins to come apart , Tyrion sees how ill-equipped his family are to hold everything together . He first saves his own neck from the vengeful Catelyn Stark and her sister Lysa Arryn , then is tasked by his father Tywin to impose order on the capital of King 's Landing -- as well as his nephew Joffrey , the new king -- as civil war is sparked . Tyrion struggles to strengthen and protect the city and family who hate him and refuse to see the peril they are in ; when his father returns , Tyrion becomes vulnerable to the wrath and machinations of the self-serving courtiers who surround Joffrey -- including Tyrion 's own scheming sister Cersei . Tyrion escapes death again but at great cost , and in fleeing Westeros finds himself in even more danger , but without his Lannister resources .   Peter Dinklage has garnered enormous praise for his portrayal of the character . In 2011 , Dinklage received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and later the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series , Miniseries , or Television Film for his portrayal of Tyrion in the HBO series . He won the Emmy again in 2015 . Among other accolades , Dinklage has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award in 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , and 2016 .

pos: A Dance with Dragons A Dance with Dragons is the fifth of seven planned novels in the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by American author George R. R. Martin . In some areas the paperback edition was published in two parts titled Dreams and Dust and After the Feast . It was the first novel in the series to be published following the commencement of the HBO series adaptation , Game of Thrones , and runs to 1,040 pages .   On March 3 , 2011 , publishing imprint Bantam Spectra announced that the novel would be released on July 12 , 2011 . Martin delivered the manuscript to his editor on April 27 , 2011 ; however , as early as 2006 , Martin made sample chapters available on his website and at Amazon.co.uk . Additionally , the German branch of Amazon.com ( Amazon.de ) released a reported 180 copies two weeks early by mistake . The US hardcover was officially published on July 12 , 2011 , having gone back to press for six printings ( totaling more than 650,000 copies ) prior to the 1,000 + page novel being available ; 298,000 copies in print , digital , and audio formats were sold that first day alone , becoming publishing giant Random House 's biggest book of 2011 and a runaway bestseller . The book was the second in the series to debut at the # 1 position on the New York Times Best Seller list . A few weeks after publication , A Dance with Dragons went on to be # 1 on both Publishers Weekly and USA Today Bestsellers lists .   The novel , along with A Feast for Crows , has been adapted for television as the fifth season of Game of Thrones , although elements of the book have also appeared in the series ' third , fourth and sixth seasons .

pos: A Clash of Kings A Clash of Kings is the second novel in A Song of Ice and Fire , an epic fantasy series by American author George R. R. Martin expected to consist of seven volumes . It was first published on 16 November 1998 in the United Kingdom , although the first United States edition did not follow until March 1999 . Like its predecessor , A Game of Thrones , it won the Locus Award ( in 1999 ) for Best Novel and was nominated for the Nebula Award ( also in 1999 ) for best novel . In May 2005 Meisha Merlin released a limited edition of the novel , fully illustrated by John Howe .   The novel has been adapted for television by HBO as the second season of the TV series Game of Thrones .   A Clash of Kings is also the name of the first expansion to the Game of Thrones board game .

pos: The Winds of Winter The Winds of Winter is the forthcoming sixth novel in the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin .   The previous installment , A Dance with Dragons , covered less story than Martin intended , excluding at least one planned large battle sequence and leaving several character threads ending in cliffhangers . Martin intends to resolve these storylines `` very early '' in The Winds of Winter , saying `` I 'm going to open with the two big battles that I was building up to , the battle in the ice and the battle at Meereen -- the battle of Slaver 's Bay . And then take it from there . ''   A Victarion Greyjoy chapter will begin five minutes after the end of A Dance with Dragons , taking place on the eve of the Iron Islanders ' arrival in Slaver 's Bay . Arianne Martell sample chapters that Martin released on his website showed her heading for Griffin 's Roost to see the young man who is calling himself Aegon .   Martin said in March 2012 that the final two novels will take readers farther north than any of the previous books , and that the Others will appear in the book .

pos: Catelyn Stark Catelyn Stark ( née Tully ) is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin , and its television adaptation Game of Thrones . She is a prominent point of view character in the novels .   Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Catelyn is the lady of Winterfell , an ancient fortress in the North of the fictional kingdom of Westeros . She was born into House Tully of Riverrun .   Catelyn is portrayed by Michelle Fairley on the HBO series Game of Thrones . Jennifer Ehle was originally cast as Catelyn Stark and appeared in the unaired pilot , but left the series for family reasons before the first season began . Fairley 's portrayal of Catelyn has garnered critical acclaim , with many in particular praising her performance during the episode `` The Rains of Castamere '' . Due to this popularity , many fans were disappointed she did not appear in the series ' fourth season , despite the character 's resurrection in the novels .

pos: World of A Song of Ice and Fire The fictional world in which the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin take place is divided into several continents . Most of the story takes place on the continent Westeros , in a large political entity known as the Seven Kingdoms . It actually consists of nine regions ( the North , the Iron Islands , the Riverlands , the Vale , the Westerlands , the Stormlands , the Reach , the Crownlands , and Dorne ) and a largely unmapped area to the north , separated by a massive wall of ice and old magic . The vast continent of Essos lies to the east of Westeros , across the Narrow Sea . The closest foreign nations to Westeros are the Free Cities , a collection of independent city-states along the western edge of this eastern continent . The lands along the southern coastline of the eastern continent , collectively called the Lands of the Summer Sea , include Slavers Bay and the ruins of Valyria , the former home of Westeros ' Targaryen kings . To the south of Essos lie the continents of Sothoryos and Ulthos , which in the narrative are largely unexplored .   George R. R. Martin set the Ice and Fire story in an alternative world of Earth , a `` secondary world '' , such as J. R. R. Tolkien pioneered with Middle-earth . Martin has also suggested that world may be larger than the real world planet Earth . The Ice and Fire narrative can be considered to be set in a post-magic world where people no longer believe in supernatural things such as the Others , and while the characters understand the natural aspects of their world , they can not comprehend its magical elements . Religion , though , has a significant role in the life of people with the characters practising many different religions .

neg: Thor (Marvel Comics) Thor Odinson is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character , based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name , is the Asgardian god of thunder and possesses the enchanted hammer Mjolnir , which grants him the ability of flight and weather manipulation amongst his other superhuman attributes .   Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books , the character first appeared in Journey into Mystery # 83 ( Aug. 1962 ) and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee , scripter Larry Lieber , and penciller-plotter Jack Kirby . He has starred in several ongoing series and limited series , and is a founding member of the superhero team the Avengers , appearing in each volume of that series . The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series , clothing , toys , trading cards , video games , and movies .   The character was first portrayed in live action by Eric Allan Kramer in the 1988 television movie The Incredible Hulk Returns . Chris Hemsworth portrays Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor , The Avengers , Thor : The Dark World and Avengers : Age of Ultron and will reprise his role in Thor : Ragnarok , Avengers : Infinity War , and its untitled sequel . Thor placed 14th on IGN 's list of `` Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time '' in 2011 , and first in their list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' in 2012 .

neg: Teen drama A teen drama is a genre or type of drama series with a major focus on teenage and young adult characters . It came into prominence in the early 1990s , especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly Hills , 90210 . After 90210 became a success , television writers and producers realized the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic . In the past , most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms , while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children .   More often than not , teen dramas have soap opera elements , incorporating one or more ongoing story arcs spanning several episodes . The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of issues thought to be typical of adolescence . There have also been many successful teen-based series with major science fiction , fantasy and action/adventure themes .

neg: League of Peoples The League of Peoples is a fictional interstellar polity present in a series of novels by science fiction author James Alan Gardner . Although theoretically made up of every sentient race in the galaxy , in actuality the League is controlled by ( from Humanity 's standpoint ) hyperadvanced beings who have little concern for wants , needs , and desires of the less evolved races .   The League effectively has one law - no dangerous non-sentient creatures can cross between star systems . A dangerous non-sentient is defined by the league as any being which kills a sentient being or through negligence allows a sentient being to die . Any dangerous non-sentient that attempts to circumvent this law , or any being who knowingly aids in the attempt , is instantaneously but painlessly executed by the League . Although this renders interstellar war impossible , it does not prevent mayhem on individual planets , nor does it stop unethical behavior that stops short of murder .

neg: Utopian and dystopian fiction The utopia and its derivative , the dystopia , are genres of literature that explore social and political structures . Utopian fiction portrays a setting that agrees with the author 's ethos , having various attributes of another reality intended to appeal to readers . Dystopian ( or dystopic ) fiction ( sometimes combined with , but distinct from apocalyptic literature ) is the opposite : the portrayal of a setting that completely disagrees with the author 's ethos . Many novels combine both , often as a metaphor for the different directions humanity can take , depending on its choices , ending up with one of two possible futures . Both utopias and dystopias are commonly found in science fiction and other speculative fiction genres , and arguably are by definition a type of speculative fiction .   More than 400 utopian works were published prior to the year 1900 in the English language alone , with more than a thousand others during the twentieth century .

neg: Southern Ontario Gothic Southern Ontario Gothic is a subgenre of the Gothic novel genre and a feature of Canadian literature that comes from Southern Ontario . This region includes Toronto , Southern Ontario 's major industrial cities ( Windsor , London , Hamilton , St. Thomas , Oshawa , St. Catharines ) , and the surrounding countryside . While the genre may also feature other areas of Ontario , Canada , and the world as narrative locales , this region provides the core settings .   The term was first used in Graeme Gibson 's Eleven Canadian Novelists ( 1972 ) to recognize an existing tendency to apply aspects of the Gothic novel to writing based in and around Southern Ontario . In an interview with Timothy Findley , Gibson commented that Findley 's novel The Last of the Crazy People shared similarities with the American Southern Gothic genre , to which Findley replied , '' ... sure , it 's Southern Gothic : Southern Ontario Gothic . ''   Notable writers of this subgenre include Alice Munro , Margaret Atwood , Robertson Davies , Jane Urquhart , Marian Engel , James Reaney and Barbara Gowdy .   Like the Southern Gothic of American writers such as William Faulkner , Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty , Southern Ontario Gothic analyzes and critiques social conditions such as race , gender , religion and politics , but in a Southern Ontario context . Southern Ontario Gothic is generally characterized by a stern realism set against the dour small-town Protestant morality stereotypical of the region , and often has underlying themes of moral hypocrisy . Actions and people that act against humanity , logic , and morality all are portrayed unfavourably , and one or more characters may be suffering from some form of mental illness . In a review of Alice Munro 's Dear Life for Quill & Quire , literary critic James Grainger writes that `` Violence , illness , and reputations ruined by a single indiscretion are accepted in Munro 's secretive , repressed communities as a kind of levelling mechanism , rough justice for those who dare to strive for something finer . ''   The Gothic novel has traditionally examined the role of evil in the human soul , and has incorporated dark or horrific imagery to create the desired setting . Some ( but not all ) writers of Southern Ontario Gothic use supernatural or magic realist elements ; a few deviate from realism entirely , in the manner of the fantastical gothic novel . Virtually all dwell to a certain extent upon the grotesque .   Notable works of the genre include Davies ' Deptford Trilogy , Findley 's Headhunter , Atwood 's Alias Grace and The Blind Assassin , and Munro 's Selected Stories .   The genre has been criticised as having `` little or nothing to distinguish it from everyday , garden-variety type realism . ''

neg: Sansa Stark Sansa Stark is a fictional character created by American author George R. R. Martin . She is a prominent character in Martin 's award-winning A Song of Ice and Fire series .   Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Sansa is the eldest daughter and second child of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife Lady Catelyn Stark . She subsequently appeared in the following three novels , A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ) , A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) and A Feast for Crows ( 2005 ) . While absent from the fifth novel A Dance with Dragons as the books are separated geographically , Sansa is confirmed to return in the forthcoming next book in the series , The Winds of Winter .   In HBO 's adaptation of the series , Game of Thrones , Sansa Stark is played by Sophie Turner . The character has received critical acclaim , being praised as the 4th greatest character in the series by Rolling Stone . She and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2012 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016 .

neg: Setting (narrative) The setting is both the time and geographic location within a narrative or within a work of fiction . A literary element , the setting helps initiate the main backdrop and mood for a story . Setting has been referred to as story world or milieu to include a context ( especially society ) beyond the immediate surroundings of the story . Elements of setting may include culture , historical period , geography , and hour . Along with the plot , character , theme , and style , setting is considered one of the fundamental components of fiction .

neg: Genre Genre ( -LSB- ˈʒɒ̃rə -RSB- , -LSB- ˈʒɒnrə -RSB- or -LSB- ˈdʒɒnrə -RSB- from French genre -LSB- ʒɑ̃ʁ -RSB- , `` kind '' or `` sort '' , from Latin genus ( stem gener - ) , Greek γένος , génos ) is any form or type of communication in any mode ( written , spoken , digital , artistic , etc. ) with socially-agreed upon conventions developed over time . Genre is most popularly known as a category of literature , music , or other forms of art or entertainment , whether written or spoken , audio or visual , based on some set of stylistic criteria , yet genres can be aesthetic , rhetorical , communicative , or functional . Genres form by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of old ones is discontinued . Often , works fit into multiple genres by way of borrowing and recombining these conventions . Stand alone texts , works , or pieces of communication may have individual styles , but genres are amalgams of these texts based on agreed upon or socially inferred conventions . Some genres may be rigid with strictly adhered to guidelines while others may be very flexible .   Genre began as an absolute classification system for ancient Greek literature . Poetry , prose , and performance each had a specific and calculated style that related to the theme of the story . Speech patterns for comedy would not be appropriate for tragedy , and even actors were restricted to their genre under the assumption that a type of person could tell one type of story best .  In later periods genres proliferated and developed in response to changes in audiences and creators . Genre became a dynamic tool to help the public make sense out of unpredictable art . Because art is often a response to a social state , in that people write/paint/sing / dance about what they know about , the use of genre as a tool must be able to adapt to changing meanings .   Genre suffers from the same ills of any classification system . Genre is to be reassessed and scrutinized and to weigh works on their unique merit . It has been suggested that genres resonate with people because of the familiarity , the shorthand communication , as well as the tendency of genres to shift with public mores and to reflect the zeitgeist . While the genre of storytelling has been relegated as lesser form of art because of the heavily borrowed nature of the conventions , admiration has grown . Proponents argue that the genius of an effective genre piece is in the variation , recombination , and evolution of the codes .

neg: London (novel) London is a historical novel by Edward Rutherfurd published in 1997 , which charts the history of London from 54 B.C. to 1997 . The novel begins with the birth of the River Thames and moves to 54 B.C. , detailing the life of Segovax , a curious character with slightly webbed hands and a flash of white hair . Seqovax becomes the ancestor of the Ducket and Dogget families , prominent fictional families woven into the novel .   Historical figures , such as Julius Caesar , Geoffrey Chaucer , William Shakespeare , and Pocahontas , make appearances alongside fictional characters and historical kings and queens of England .

neg: Christ figure A Christ figure , also known as a Christ-Image is a literary technique that the author uses to draw allusions between their characters and the biblical Jesus . More loosely , the Christ Figure is a spiritual or prophetic character who parallels Jesus , or other spiritual or prophetic figures .   In general , a character should display more than one correspondence with the story of Jesus Christ as depicted in the Bible . For instance , the character might display one or more of the following traits : performance of miracles , manifestation of divine qualities , healing others , displaying kindness and forgiveness , fighting for justice , being guided by the spirit of the character 's father , and the character 's own death and resurrection . Christ figures are often martyrs , sacrificing themselves for causes larger than themselves .   In postmodern literature , the resurrection theme is often abandoned , leaving us with the image of a martyr sacrificing himself for a greater good . It is common to see Christ figures displayed in a manner suggestive of crucifixion as well .

neg: A Wizard of Earthsea A Wizard of Earthsea is a young adult fantasy novel written by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin , first published by the small press Parnassus in 1968 . The novel received highly positive reviews , initially as a work for children , and later among a general audience as well .   Set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea , the story centers around a young mage named Ged , born in a village on the island Gont . Displaying great power while still a boy , he joins the school of wizardry , where his prickly nature drives him into conflict with one of his fellows . During a magical duel , Ged 's spell goes awry and releases a shadow creature that attacks him . The novel follows his journey as he seeks to be free of the creature .   The book has often been described as a Bildungsroman or coming of age story , as it explores Ged 's process of learning to cope with power and come to terms with death . The novel also carries Taoist themes about a fundamental balance in the universe of Earthsea , which wizards are supposed to maintain , closely tied to the idea that language and names have power to affect the material world and alter this balance . Although the structure of the story is similar to that of a traditional epic , critics also described it as subverting this genre in many ways , such as by making the protagonist dark-skinned , in comparison to more typical white-skinned heroes .   A Wizard of Earthsea is widely regarded as a classic of fantasy and young-adult literature and was one of the final recipients of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award . The book was widely influential within the genre of fantasy ; Margaret Atwood , for instance , called A Wizard of Earthsea one of the `` wellsprings '' of fantasy literature . Le Guin would later write five subsequent books that , together with A Wizard of Earthsea , are referred to as the Earthsea Cycle : The Tombs of Atuan ( 1971 ) , The Farthest Shore ( 1972 ) , Tehanu ( 1990 ) , The Other Wind ( 2001 ) , and Tales from Earthsea ( 2001 ) . George Slusser has described the series as a `` work of high style and imagination '' .

neg: Magi in fantasy fiction and games A `` Mage '' is a character archetype commonly found in fantasy settings that entail the use of magic . Mage , rather than magus , is the spelling generally used to describe magic-wielding characters in role-playing games and fiction . In the English language , the term `` mage '' is used as a gender-neutral word for a character who can cast magic spells .

neg: Legal fiction A legal fiction is a fact assumed or created by courts which is then used in order to apply a legal rule . Typically , a legal fiction allows the court to ignore a fact that would prevent it from exercising its jurisdiction , by simply assuming that the fact is different . This is the case with the Bill of Middlesex where the Court of King 's Bench could only exercise jurisdiction over cases which took place in the historic English county of Middlesex . To allow the Court , which was the central court of the land , to take jurisdiction over other cases , parties began to plead that , along with the other facts , there had also been a trespass which occurred in Middlesex . This allowed the King 's Bench to rule on the whole of the case .   Legal fictions are different from legal presumptions which assume a certain state of facts until the opposite is proved , such as the presumption of legitimacy . They are different from hypothetical examples , such as the ` reasonable person ' which serve as tools for the court to express its reasoning . They are also different from legal principles which create a legal state of affairs that is different from the underlying facts , such as corporate personhood although these are sometimes wrongly called legal fictions .   The term `` legal fiction '' is not usually used in a pejorative way , and has been likened to scaffolding around a building under construction .

neg: Fictional universe of The Hunger Games The Hunger Games universe is a fictional world appearing in The Hunger Games trilogy written by Suzanne Collins . It consists primarily of the fictional nation of Panem , its Capitol where the totalitarian government resides , and the outlying districts , numbered 1 to 12 , each with a different economy . In addition , there is the secretive District 13 , where a rebel force is building strength . The Hunger Games themselves are an annual event in which citizens from the districts , selected through a process called `` reaping '' , are forced to participate in a battle to the death . The universe also contains fictional flora and fauna , such as the Mockingjay , a bird whose mimicry is used as a plot device , and after whom the third book in the series is named .

neg: Crossover (fiction) A crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete fictional characters , settings , or universes into the context of a single story . They can arise from legal agreements between the relevant copyright holders , unauthorized efforts by fans or common corporate ownership .

neg: Beta reader An alpha reader or beta reader ( also spelled alphareader / betareader , or shortened to alpha / beta ) , also pre-reader or critiquer , is a non-professional reader who reads a written work , generally fiction , with the intent of looking over the material to find and improve elements such as grammar and spelling , as well as suggestions to improve the story , its characters , or its setting . Beta reading is typically done before the story is released for public consumption . Beta readers are not explicitly proofreaders or editors , but can serve in that context .   Elements highlighted by beta readers encompass things such as plot holes , problems with continuity , characterisation or believability ; in fiction and non-fiction , the beta might also assist the author with fact-checking .

neg: Deuteragonist In literature , the deuteragonist or secondary main character ( from δευτεραγωνιστής , deuteragōnistḗs , second actor ) is the second most important character , after the protagonist and before the tritagonist . The deuteragonist may switch from being with or against the protagonist depending on the deuteragonist 's own conflict/plot .

neg: Game of Thrones (2014 video game) Game of Thrones is an episodic graphic adventure fantasy drama video game based on Game of Thrones , the TV adaptation of George R. R. Martin A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series , released in December 2014 for Android , iOS , Microsoft Windows , OS X , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox 360 , and Xbox One .   The game was developed by Telltale Games and follows the episodic format found in other Telltale titles , such as The Walking Dead , The Wolf Among Us , and Tales from the Borderlands , where player choices and actions influence later events across the 6-episode arc . The story revolves around the northern House Forrester , rulers of Ironrath , whose members , including the five playable characters , attempt to save their family and themselves after ending up on the losing side of the War of the Five Kings . The game includes settings , characters and voice actors from the novels and TV series .   The game was generally well received , and Telltale is currently working on a second season of the game .

neg: Cultural depictions of Richard III of England Richard III of England has been depicted in literature and popular culture many times . In the Tudor period he was invariably portrayed as a villain , most famously in Shakespeare 's play Richard III , but also in other literature of the period . Richard 's life was not much depicted again until the 20th century when the `` Ricardian '' movement sought to restore his reputation . Much of more recent creative literature has portrayed him in a positive light . However his reputation as a hunchbacked villain has remained a familiar historical cliché within popular culture .

neg: Ned Stark Eddard `` Ned '' Stark is a fictional character in the first book of George R. R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels and the first season of its television adaptation . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Ned is the honorable lord of Winterfell , an ancient fortress in the North of the fictional continent of Westeros . Though the character is established as a primary character in the novel and the TV adaptation , Martin 's plot twist at the end involving Ned shocked both readers of the book and viewers of the TV series .   Ned is portrayed by Sean Bean in the first season of HBO 's adaptation of the series , Game of Thrones , and as a child and young man by Sebastian Croft and Robert Aramayo respectively in the sixth season . Bean was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television and a Scream Award for Best Fantasy Actor for the role . He and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2011 .


query: Paul Simon has an honorary degree from the largest independent college of liberal arts.

pos: Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music , located in Boston , Massachusetts , United States , is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world . Known for the study of jazz and modern American music , it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles , including rock , flamenco , hip hop , reggae , salsa , and bluegrass . Since 2012 , Berklee College of Music has also operated a campus in Valencia , Spain .   In December 2015 , Berklee College of Music and the Boston Conservatory agreed to a merger . The combined institution will be known as `` Berklee '' , with the conservatory becoming `` The Boston Conservatory at Berklee '' .

pos: Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon ( born October 13 , 1941 ) is an American musician , singer-songwriter and actor . Simon 's fame , influence , and commercial success began as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel , formed in 1964 with musical partner Art Garfunkel . Simon wrote nearly all of the pair 's songs , including three that reached No. 1 on the U.S. singles charts : `` The Sound of Silence '' , `` Mrs. Robinson '' , and `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' .   The duo split up in 1970 at the height of their popularity and Simon began a successful solo career as a guitarist and singer-songwriter , recording three highly acclaimed albums over the next five years . In 1986 , he released Graceland , an album inspired by South African township music , which sold 14 million copies worldwide on its release and remains his most popular solo work . Simon also wrote and starred in the film One-Trick Pony ( 1980 ) and co-wrote the Broadway musical The Capeman ( 1998 ) with the poet Derek Walcott . On June 3 , 2016 , Simon released his 13th solo album , titled Stranger to Stranger , which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Album Chart and the UK charts .   Simon has earned sixteen Grammys for his solo and collaborative work , including three for Album of the Year ( Bridge Over Troubled Water , Still Crazy After All These Years , Graceland ) , and a Lifetime Achievement Award . In 2001 , he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2006 was selected as one of the `` 100 People Who Shaped the World '' by Time magazine . In 2011 , Rolling Stone magazine named Simon as one of the 100 Greatest Guitarists . In 2015 , he was named as one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters by Rolling Stone . Among many other honors , Simon was the first recipient of the Library of Congress 's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in 2007 . In 1986 , Simon was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music , where he currently serves on the Board of Trustees .

neg: University of Saint Francis (Indiana) The University of Saint Francis is a liberal arts university located in Fort Wayne , Indiana , United States . Affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church , the university promotes Catholic and Franciscan values . The school currently enrolls over 1,800 undergraduate students and almost 300 graduate students , the majority of which come from states in the American Midwest , primarily Indiana , Michigan , Illinois and Ohio .

neg: Cazenovia College Cazenovia College is a small , independent , co-educational , baccalaureate college , located in Cazenovia , New York , United States . Cazenovia offers a comprehensive liberal arts education with academic and co-curricular programs devoted to developing leaders in their professional fields . Cazenovia College has been named one of `` America 's Best Colleges '' by U.S. News & World Report for a number of years .

neg: World College West World College West was an undergraduate liberal arts college in Marin County , California . Founded by Dr. Richard M. Gray , it offered a program that integrated a grounding in the liberal arts with work-study and a required two-quarter `` World Study '' in a developing country . It opened with its first seven students on September 17 , 1973 .   Fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges , World College West had programs in International Service and Development ( ISD ) , International Environmental Studies ( IES ) , Art and Society ( AS ) , and Meaning , Culture , and Change ( MCC ) . In later years , Business and International Business was added to the program line-up . ISD focused on the economic , political , and social development of `` Third World '' nations ; IES concentrated on the wise use and global conservation of natural resources ; AS examined the relationship between culture and the performing and visual arts ; and MCC focused on the variety of ways in which the world 's diverse cultures , through their systems of religion , philosophy , and tradition , give meaning and purpose to human life , and to the world around us .   The college 's World Study Programs were established in China , Mexico , Nepal , India , Ghana , and Russia . Students could spend two quarters ( or six months ) studying in both an urban and rural setting in one of these countries . During the urban stay , students lived with a host family and attended regularly scheduled language , culture , and history classes . During the rural stay , students again lived with host families and conducted independent research studies while continuing to learn the country 's language .   The college placed a special emphasis on work-study and internships , because the founders of the college believed that learning occurred best through `` disciplined reflection on experience '' . Once an area of study was selected , students were required to complete 480 internship hours in their field of study as part of their graduation requirement .   During its first few years , the College leased space on the campus of the San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo , followed by several years in surplus army barracks at Fort Cronkhite on the Pacific Ocean . In the early 1980s the college moved to a permanent campus off U.S. Highway 101 in the rolling hills of northern Marin County , between Novato and Petaluma ( now the home of the Institute of Noetic Sciences ) .   World College West closed due to inadequate funding in Fall of 1992 , the result of difficulties in succession after its founding president retired . The spirit of WCW lives on in Dick Gray 's successor institution Presidio World College . The hundreds of WCW alumni call themselves `` Westies '' .   Category : Defunct universities and colleges in California  Category : Educational institutions established in 1973  Category : Educational institutions disestablished in 1992  Category : Liberal arts colleges  Category : Universities and colleges in Marin County , California  Category :1973 establishments in California  Category :1992 disestablishments in California

neg: University A university ( universitas , `` a whole '' , `` a corporation '' ) is an institution of higher ( or tertiary ) education and research which grants academic degrees in various academic disciplines . Universities typically provide undergraduate education and postgraduate education .   The word `` university '' is derived from the Latin universitas magistrorum et scholarium , which roughly means `` community of teachers and scholars . '' Universities were created in Italy and evolved from Cathedral schools for the clergy during the High Middle Ages .

neg: Converse College Converse College is a liberal arts masters university in Spartanburg , South Carolina , United States . Converse consists of an undergraduate women 's college as well as co-ed graduate , online and summer programs . It was established by a group of Spartanburg residents and named after textile pioneer Dexter Edgar Converse .

neg: Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' Paul Simon in Concert : Live Rhymin ' is an album by Paul Simon , released in March 1974 by Columbia Records . It was recorded in the wake of the release of There Goes Rhymin ' Simon -- which produced a number of hit singles ( `` Kodachrome '' and `` Loves Me Like a Rock '' ) and radio staples ( as `` Something So Right '' and `` Take Me to the Mardi Gras '' ) during Simon 's 1973-74 tour , at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , New York , July 10th , 1973 . However , the album presents a very truncated version of the concerts he performed on this tour , which consisted of up to 24 songs . The album fails to note where the performances were recorded , although according to liner notes in a later Simon compilation , `` Duncan '' is from a London concert and `` American Tune '' was recorded in New York City .   Simon was joined by Urubamba and the Jessy Dixon Singers , although the individual members are not identified either on the recording or on the liner notes . In addition to `` Jesus Is the Answer '' , included on the album , Jessy Dixon also performed `` What Do They Call Him '' on tour , while Urubamba performed the instrumentals `` Kacharpari '' and `` Death in Santa Cruz '' .   The album was Simon 's first live release and showed him performing Simon & Garfunkel songs solo in concert for the first time . The variety of songs and richness of styles helped with the album 's appeal . Most notable was Simon 's fascination with gospel , something that materialized in the arrangements on many of the songs , taking distance from Simon 's classical folk early style .   Near the end of the album , an audience member calls out for Simon to `` say a few words . '' He replies : `` Say a few words ? Well , let 's hope that we continue to live . ''   The album was a moderate success . It reached # 33 in the U.S. and was eventually certified gold by the RIAA . However , it failed to chart at all in the UK . Further , two of the live performances were released as a single as part of the promotion for the album : the breakthrough Simon & Garfunkel `` The Sound of Silence '' as the A-side , along with Simon 's debut single `` Mother and Child Reunion '' on the B-side .

neg: The Independent Institute of Education The Independent Institute of Education ( IIE ) is the largest and most accredited private higher education institution in South Africa . The IIE is a wholly owned subsidiary of investment holding company ADvTECH Group Limited . The IIE confers a range of tertiary qualifications , through various faculties , via a number of academic institutions in South Africa , including Vega , Varsity College , and The Design School Southern Africa .

neg: Milligan College Milligan College is a selective Christian liberal arts college founded in 1866 and located in the mountains of Upper East Tennessee and the Tri-Cities region of the state . The school has a student population of more than 1,200 students , most of whom reside and study on its 195 acre campus which is located just a few miles from downtown Johnson City . It is consistently ranked as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country and well known for its core humanities program . Milligan was named a `` College of Distinction '' in 2011 . In 2016 , the college was named the number two institution of higher education in the state of Tennessee , second only to Vanderbilt University and was ranked one of the best colleges in the nation by the 2017 edition of The Princeton Review   Milligan College is historically related to the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ , the Christian Church ( Disciples of Christ ) , and the a cappella Churches of Christ , with about 35 percent of the student body coming from these religious groups . While the college maintains close ties with the churches which founded it , the school welcomes students from all backgrounds . The college offers over 30 undergraduate programs of study and four graduate programs . As part of its focus on faith , Milligan strives to develop authentic Christian community , deep Christian spirituality , and a passion for Christian service among its students . The college works to prepare students to join God 's work of redemption and reconciliation in the larger world .

neg: Revelle College Revelle College is the oldest residential college at the University of California , San Diego in La Jolla , California . Founded in 1964 , it is named after oceanographer and UC San Diego founder Roger Revelle . UC San Diego -- along with Revelle College -- was founded at the height of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union . As a result , the initial class of 181 undergraduates comprised only 30 non-science majors . Revelle College focuses on developing `` a well-rounded student who is intellectually skilled and prepared for competition in a complex world . ''   Revelle 's general education requirements are rigorously structured in the tradition of a classical liberal arts college . Revelle 's stated goal of creating `` Renaissance scholars '' is reflected in these requirements , which ensure that a graduate has experience in humanities , calculus , physical science , biology , social science , a fine art , and a foreign language . Revelle College 's core writing course , Humanities ( HUM ) , is a challenging Western Civilization course that incorporates writing , history and other social science requirements into a five-quarter ( 1 year ) sequence through which students examine the greater social and literary developments throughout Western culture .   In 2014 , the college celebrated its fiftieth anniversary . The same year , UCSD Housing and Dining opened a new dining commons named `` 64 Degrees '' to replace the old Plaza Cafe and Incredi-Bowls food truck . Most of the Revelle residential campus was renovated from 2009 to 2015 .

neg: Schreyer Honors College The Schreyer Honors College ( or SHC ) is the honors program of the Pennsylvania State University . Founded in 1980 as the University Scholars Program , it was expanded and renamed in 1997 in response to a $ 30 million gift by William and Joan Schreyer . Schreyer was one of three honors colleges , along with those at Arizona State and Mississippi , to be listed by Reader 's Digest in its `` America 's 100 Best '' list published in May , 2005 . On November 17 , 2006 , the Schreyers pledged an additional gift of $ 25 million to the Schreyer Honors College . Having contributed more than $ 58 million to Penn State , they were the largest family donors in the school 's history , prior to the recent donation of $ 88 million from Terry and Kim Pegula for a new arena .   After a decade of service , Dean Christian Brady announced in May 2016 that he was stepping down , effective May 31 . Kathleen J. Bieschke was named interim dean on May 25 , 2016 .

neg: Paul C. Reinert Rev. Paul Clare Reinert , S.J. , ( August 12 , 1910 -- July 22 , 2001 ) was the president of Saint Louis University and a community leader in St. Louis , Missouri , USA .   During his twenty-five year tenure as president , Reinert transformed the university and was a vocal advocate for social justice . He was born on August 12 , 1910 , to Francis and Emma Reinert and died July 22 , 2001 , in St. Louis , Missouri . In 1927 , he entered the Society of Jesus and received both an A.B. ( 1927 ) and a M.A. ( 1934 ) from Saint Louis University . He then served as register at St. Mary 's College in Kansas before earning a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago ( 1944 ) . After completing his Ph.D. , he returned to Saint Louis University to serve as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences ( 1944 -- 1948 ) , vice-president ( 1948 -- 1949 ) and president ( 1949 -- 1974 ) . After he retired from the presidency , he served as chancellor ( 1974 -- 1991 ) and chancellor emeritus ( 1991 -- 2001 ) until his death .   Reinert 's presidency of Saint Louis University marked a seminal period in the history of the university , Catholic education and American education in general . He faced an increased post-war enrollment in higher education and the necessary changes in curriculum . Under his administration , the university admitted women as regular students . In addition , while a junior administrator , he worked for the admission of the first African-American students to the university in 1944 . Saint Louis University thus became the first historically white university in a former slave state to admit African-American students .   As the country 's cities faced increased racial tensions and urban universities dealt with the dilemma of the `` white flight '' . Reinert committed the institution to remain in urban St. Louis , as other American universities left their urban origins . As a result , Reinert became a leader in the revitalization of the inner city of St. Louis and the promotion of St. Louis higher education . His 1958 appointment to the Missouri Governor 's Committee of Education beyond High School eventually led to the formation of the St. Louis Junior College District in 1962 upon the recommendation of Dr. Ernest V. Hollis of the U.S. Department of Education and Edward B. Shils . He also was the member of other important state , federal and Catholic education committees that established policies that set the standard for education in his time .   As a national leader in Catholic education , Reinert remained confident in the advantages that private Catholic colleges and universities offered to their communities . He sought to expand Saint Louis University 's campus and to create programs that would attract minority students to a historically white university . Under Reinert 's direction in 1967 , Saint Louis University became the first Catholic university to include lay member on its board of trustees . This reorganization initiated a trend that transformed Catholic higher education in America . In addition to this reorganization , he appointed lay professionals to high-ranking administrative positions in the university . Even though critics believed that Reinert 's decision conflicted with his position as a Jesuit and diluted the university 's Jesuit nature , Reinert and others believed that the changes both reaffirmed the Ignatian educational mission and broadened the university 's vision for the future . Moreover , his reorganization of the university demonstrated the increased status of the university and its dedication to serving the community . He continued to serve the community after his retirement as president in 1974 .   Reinert 's publications include two books concerning the status of Catholic higher education , The Urban Catholic University ( 1970 ) and To Turn the Tide ( 1972 ) , and a history of the university since the war , Seasons of Change : Reflections on Half a Century of Saint Louis University , co-authored with Paul Shore ( 1996 ) .   For his work , Reinert has been honored with a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame .

neg: Liberal arts college A liberal arts college is a college with an emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences . A liberal arts college aims to impart a broad general knowledge and develop general intellectual capacities , in contrast to a professional , vocational , or technical curriculum . Students in a liberal arts college generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects , including sciences as well as the traditional humanities subjects taught as liberal arts . Although it draws on European antecedents , the liberal arts college is strongly associated with American higher education , and most liberal arts colleges around the world draw explicitly on the American model .   There is no formal definition of liberal arts college , but one American authority defines them as schools that `` emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half of their degrees in the liberal arts fields of study . '' Other researchers have adopted similar definitions .   Although many liberal arts colleges are exclusively undergraduate , some also offer graduate programs that lead to a master 's degree or doctoral degree in subjects such as business administration , nursing , medicine , and law . Similarly , although the term `` liberal arts college '' most commonly refers to an independent institution , it may also sometimes refer to a university college within or affiliated with a larger university . Most liberal arts colleges outside of the United States follow this model .

neg: Wofford College Wofford College , established in 1854 , is an independent , national liberal arts college of around 1,692 students located in downtown Spartanburg , South Carolina , United States . The historic 175 acre campus is recognized as a national arboretum and is one of the few four-year institutions in the southeastern United States founded before the American Civil War that still operates on its original campus . The College features `` The Village , '' which provides distinctive apartment-style housing for seniors . It is listed on the President 's Community Service Honor Roll . Additionally , The Institute of International Education , in its annual `` Open Doors '' report states that the College provides study abroad opportunities for its students . It is best known for its strong academic programs in pre-medical and pre-law studies .   Wofford was founded with a bequest of $ 100,000 from the Rev. Benjamin Wofford ( 1780 -- 1850 ) , a Methodist minister and Spartanburg native who sought to create a college for `` literary , classical , and scientific education in my native district of Spartanburg . '' The college 's Main Building is the oldest structure on campus and was designed by the noted Charleston architect Edward C. Jones . In 1941 , the college was awarded a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa , the nation 's oldest academic honor society , and the Beta of South Carolina chapter was the first at a private college in South Carolina .   The academic year consists of a four-month fall semester , a one-month January term called the Interim , and a four-month spring semester .   Wofford is ranked 77th in US News & World Report 's list of the best national liberal arts colleges , a ranking that has improved in the last 10 years . In 2010 , Forbes ranked it 58th on its Forbes List of America 's 650 Best Colleges .   Wofford 's colors are old gold and black . The school mascot is the Terrier .

neg: Bachelor of General Studies A Bachelor of General Studies ( BGS ) is an undergraduate degree offered by many colleges and universities in the Western world . The history of the general studies concept is coeval with that of the medieval European university ( where it existed under the formal Latin designation Studium generale ) .   The BGS offers students the ability to design a unique degree plan while meeting their academic institution 's general requirements . This flexibility allows students to complete a bachelor 's degree that offers an element of individualism absent in many other degrees specific to a particular discipline . A BGS holds the same value as other degrees in liberal arts or sciences and is often referred to as an `` interdisciplinary '' degree which allows students to build strong arguments based on information from a broad range of topics .   In the United States hundreds of colleges and universities offer BGS programs . Students typically can choose from concentrations in a variety of areas . Examples include the University of Michigan , Western Illinois University , the University of Connecticut , University of Miami , California University of Management and Technology ( CALMAT ) , University of Nebraska at Omaha , and Charter Oak State College which offers a BGS degree with a wide variety of concentration options . Regent University is one of few Christian universities to offer a general studies degree .   Despite its name , Columbia University School of General Studies does not offer a Bachelor of General Studies . It does , however , offer more than 70 majors and concentrations , and graduates receive a Bachelor of Arts degree .

neg: Williams Baptist College Williams Baptist College is a private , coeducational , four-year college located in the Lawrence County , Arkansas community of Walnut Ridge . Founded in 1941 , this institution began its life as a two year school . It began granting bachelor 's degrees in 1984 . The name of the school was changed in 1991 from Southern Baptist College to Williams Baptist College in honor of its founder and first president , Dr. H. E. Williams . The current president of the institution is Dr. Tom Jones .   Williams has been accredited since 1963 through the Higher Learning Commission of North Central Association of Colleges and Schools .   The college is owned and operated by the Arkansas Baptist State Convention , which is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention . Previous presidents include Dr. H.E. Williams ( 1941-1973 ) , Dr. D. Jack Nicholas ( 1973-1991 ) , Dr. Jimmy Millikin ( 1991-1993 ) , Dr. Gary Huckabay ( 1993-1995 ) and Dr. Jerol B. Swaim ( 1995-2012 ) .

neg: Earlham College Earlham College is a private , liberal arts college in Richmond , Indiana . Established in 1847 by the Religious Society of Friends ( Quakers ) , Earlham welcomes students of all faiths and offers an education rooted in such Quaker values as integrity , a commitment to peace and social justice , mutual respect and community decision-making .   Earlham is ranked 29th ( 98th percentile ) among 1,533 U.S. institutions of higher learning in the percentage of graduates who go on to receive Ph.D. s , and is 10th ( 99th percentile ) in producing Ph.D. s in the biological sciences and 14th ( 99th percentile ) in the life sciences . In 2016 , Earlham ranked number 61 among national liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report . Forbes Magazine in 2016 ranked Earlham at 106 in private colleges and 82 in `` grateful grads . '' Forbes gave Earlham an A + financial rating . Earlham is member of the Colleges That Change Lives .   Nearly half of Earlham alumni graduating in the last 10 years enrolled in graduate or professional school , including institutions such as Harvard Medical School , University of Pennsylvania , Columbia University , Washington University of St. Louis and the University of Oxford in England .   Earlham is primarily a residential undergraduate college , but also offers a Master of Arts in Teaching , which provides a route for teacher licensure to students with liberal arts undergraduate degrees . There is also an affiliated graduate seminary , the Earlham School of Religion , which offers three master 's degrees : a Master of Divinity , Master of Ministry , and Master of Arts in Religion .  Earlham College is listed in Loren Pope 's book , Colleges That Change Lives , and has produced two Nobel laureates ( both in chemistry ) .

neg: Centenary College of Louisiana Centenary College of Louisiana is a private , four-year arts and sciences college located in Shreveport , Louisiana . The college is affiliated with the United Methodist Church . Founded in 1825 , it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( SACS ) .

neg: Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education The Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a merchant marine educational facility in Piney Point , Maryland which is affiliated with the Seafarers International Union . Founded in 1967 in Brooklyn , New York as the `` The Seafarers ' Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship '' , the Paul Hall Center is the largest training facility for deep sea merchant seafarers and inland waterways boatmen in the United States . The school was moved to the 60 acre plot at the confluence of the Potomac River and St. George 's Creek at the Piney Point location in 1991 , and at the same time renamed after former SIU president Paul Hall .   According to SIU , `` Tens of thousands of rated and licensed seamen have completed upgrading classes at the training center . Additionally , more than 21,000 men and women from every state in the U.S. , Puerto Rico and several U.S. territories have graduated from the trainee program for those just beginning their maritime careers . ''   The center features a number of buildings , including :  the Joseph Sacco Fire Fighting and Safety School ,  the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship ,  the Thomas B. Crowley Sr. . Education Center , and  the Paul Hall Library and Maritime Museum .  The Romeo Lupinacci Culinary lab   Prior to the opening of the Paul Hall Center , SIU maintained training facilities at five different ports . In 1966 , the union bought the Piney Point site . The program grew to include other offerings , such as a reading skills program , a high-school equivalency program , an adult basic skills program , and English as a Second Language program .   In 1978 , SIU entered into an arrangement with Charles County Community College of Maryland which allows participants to earn an Associates of Arts degree . In 1993 , the Maryland Higher Education Commission authorized the college program to change its degree award to an Associate of Applied Science degree and to a certificate program in Maritime Technology .

neg: William Peace University William Peace University is a small liberal arts college in downtown Raleigh , North Carolina , United States . It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church , and offers undergraduate degrees in 26 majors . The institution adopted its current name in 2012 , concurrent with its decision to begin admitting men to its day program ; it was previously known as Peace Institute and Peace College .

neg: Wolfson College, Oxford Wolfson College -LSB- ˈwʊlfsən -RSB- is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England . Located in north Oxford along the River Cherwell , Wolfson is an all-graduate college with over sixty governing body fellows , in addition to both research and junior research fellows . It caters to a wide range of subjects , from the humanities to the social and natural sciences . The college is also Oxford University 's most international and interdisciplinary graduate college , with students from 75 nationalities enrolled in masters and doctoral programs .   The liberal philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin was the college 's first president , and was instrumental not only in its founding in 1965 , but establishing its tradition of academic excellence and egalitarianism . The college houses The Isaiah Berlin Literary Trust and the annual Isaiah Berlin Lecture . The current president of Wolfson College is Dame Hermione Lee , to be succeeded in Summer 2018 by Tim Hitchens .   As of 2006 , the college had a financial endowment of # 33.5 million .


query: Animal Farm did not win a Retrospective Hugo Award.

pos: Animal Farm Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell , first published in England on 17 August 1945 . According to Orwell , the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union . Orwell , a democratic socialist , was a critic of Joseph Stalin and hostile to Moscow-directed Stalinism , an attitude that was critically shaped by his experiences during the Spanish Civil War . The Soviet Union , he believed , had become a brutal dictatorship , built upon a cult of personality and enforced by a reign of terror . In a letter to Yvonne Davet , Orwell described Animal Farm as a satirical tale against Stalin ( `` un conte satirique contre Staline '' ) , and in his essay `` Why I Write '' ( 1946 ) , wrote that Animal Farm was the first book in which he tried , with full consciousness of what he was doing , `` to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole '' .   The original title was Animal Farm : A Fairy Story ; U.S. publishers dropped the subtitle when it was published in 1946 , and only one of the translations during Orwell 's lifetime kept it . Other titular variations include subtitles like `` A Satire '' and `` A Contemporary Satire '' . Orwell suggested the title Union des républiques socialistes animales for the French translation , which abbreviates to URSA , the Latin word for `` bear '' , a symbol of Russia . It also played on the French name of the Soviet Union , Union des républiques socialistes soviétiques .   Orwell wrote the book between November 1943 and February 1944 , when the UK was in its wartime alliance with the Soviet Union and the British people and intelligentsia held Stalin in high esteem , a phenomenon Orwell hated . The manuscript was initially rejected by a number of British and American publishers , including one of Orwell 's own , Victor Gollancz , which delayed its publication . It became a great commercial success when it did appear partly because international relations were transformed as the wartime alliance gave way to the Cold War .   Time magazine chose the book as one of the 100 best English-language novels ( 1923 to 2005 ) ; it also featured at number 31 on the Modern Library List of Best 20th-Century Novels . It won a Retrospective Hugo Award in 1996 , and is included in the Great Books of the Western World selection .

neg: Golden Raspberry Awards The Golden Raspberry Awards ( often shortened to Razzies and Razzie Awards ) is an award in recognition of the worst in film . Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film-industry veterans , John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy , the annual Razzie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles precedes the corresponding Academy Awards ceremony by one day . The term raspberry in the name is used in its irreverent sense , as in `` blowing a raspberry '' . The awards themselves are in the form of a `` golf ball-sized raspberry '' which sits atop a Super 8 mm film reel , the whole of which is spray painted gold .   The first Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony was held on March 31 , 1981 , at John J. B. Wilson 's living-room alcove in Los Angeles , to honor the worst in film of the 1980 film season . The 37th ceremony was held on February 25 , 2017 .

neg: This Is not the End This Is not the End is the fourth studio album by Australian band Baby Animals , released in May 2013 . The album comes two decades since their last full-length studio album . The album debuted and peaked at number 19 , becoming the band 's third top 20 album . The album debuted at number 3 on the Australian indie chart .   The band promoted the album with the `` Feed the Birds '' tour throughout Australia in 2013 .

neg: Aurealis Award for best young adult novel The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works to `` recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction , fantasy , horror writers '' . To qualify , a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year ; the presentation ceremony is held the following year . It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people .   Since their creation in 1995 , awards have been given in various categories of speculative fiction . Categories currently include science fiction , fantasy , horror , speculative young adult fiction -- with separate awards for novels and short fiction -- collections , anthologies , illustrative works or graphic novels , children 's books , and an award for excellence in speculative fiction . The awards have attracted the attention of publishers by setting down a benchmark in science fiction and fantasy . The continued sponsorship by publishers such as HarperCollins and Orbit has added weight to the honour of the award .   The results are decided by a panel of judges from a list of submitted nominees ; the long-list of nominees is reduced to a short-list of finalists . Ties can occur if the panel decides that both entries show equal merit , however they are encouraged to choose a single winner . The judges are selected from a public application process by the Award 's management team .   This article lists all the short-list nominees and winners in the best young-adult novel category , as well as novels that have been highly commended . Three people have won the award twice -- Isobelle Carmody , Garth Nix and Scott Westerfeld . Westerfeld holds the record for most nominations with eight , and Rory Barnes has the most nominations without winning , having been a losing finalist five times .

neg: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature The Academy Awards are given each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS or the Academy ) for the best films and achievements of the previous year . The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is given each year for animated films . An animated feature is defined by the Academy as a film with a running time of more than 40 minutes in which characters ' performances are created using a frame-by-frame technique , a significant number of the major characters are animated , and animation figures in no less than 75 percent of the running time . The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was first given for films made in 2001 .   Through the 89th Academy Awards , presented in 2017 , Academy Award nominations in this category were made by the Academy 's animation section ; effective with the 2018 awards , all Academy members will be eligible to vote on nominations . The entire AMPAS membership has been eligible to choose the winner since the award 's inception . If there are sixteen or more films submitted for the category , the winner is voted from a shortlist of five films , which has happened six times , otherwise there will only be three films on the shortlist . Additionally , eight eligible animated features must have been theatrically released in Los Angeles County within the calendar year for this category to be activated .   Animated films can be nominated for other categories , but have rarely been so ; Beauty and the Beast ( 1991 ) was the first animated film ever nominated for Best Picture . Up ( 2009 ) and Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ) also received Best Picture nominations after the Academy expanded the number of nominees .   Waltz with Bashir ( 2008 ) is the only animated film ever nominated for Best Foreign Language Film ( though it did not receive a nomination for Best Animated Feature ) . The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ) and Kubo and the Two Strings ( 2016 ) are the only two animated films to ever be nominated for Best Visual Effects .

neg: The Animal Song `` The Animal Song '' is a song by Savage Garden , released in February 1999 . The song was written for the soundtrack of the film The Other Sister , but also appeared on their second studio album , Affirmation , as well as their compilation album , Truly Madly Completely : The Best of Savage Garden . It was the band 's first song to be produced by Walter Afanasieff , a producer well known for his work with Mariah Carey . Walter would later produce the group 's Affirmation album , and also Darren Hayes ' first solo album , Spin .

neg: Theatre World Theatre World is the only ( first published in 1945 ) , comprehensive , annual pictorial and statistical record of American theatre in print publication , including Broadway , Off-Broadway , Off-Off-Broadway , and regional theatre , as well as a complete national theatrical awards section and obituaries . Including over 750 photographs , it is the definitive pictorial and statistical reference to each American theatrical season , and is referenced daily by industry professionals , students , historians , and theatre fans worldwide .   Until 1998 , the Theatre World editorial staff administered the Theatre World Awards for Outstanding Broadway and off-Broadway debuts . First under the supervision of Theatre World founder Daniel Blum and then under John Willis , who took over the production of the Awards following Blum 's death in 1964 , the Theatre World Awards were first given to those recipients considered `` Promising Personalities . '' In 1998 , the Theatre World Awards were incorporated as a 501 ( c ) 3 nonprofit organization and are currently overseen by a board of directors independent of `` Theatre World . ''   Theatre World is the recipient of a 2001 Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre , presented by the American Theatre Wing , and on behalf of the publication , longtime editor-in-chief John Willis ( 1916-2010 ) accepted honors including the first Special Lucille Lortel Award , a Special Drama Desk Award , and the Broadway Theatre Institute ( now The Theatre Museum ) Lifetime Achievement Award .   Theatre World is published annually by Theatre World Media and distributed by Applause Theatre and Cinema Books . The permanent editorial staff currently consists of Ben Hodges , editor in chief , and coeditor Scott Denny . Current editorial staff includes Adam Feldman of Time Out New York ( Broadway ) , Linda Buchwald TDF Stages ( Off-Broadway ) , Shay Gines New York Innovative Theatre Awards ( Off-Off-Broadway ) , and Diep Tran American Theatre Magazine ( Regional theatre ) .

neg: 68th Tony Awards The 68th Annual Tony Awards were held June 8 , 2014 , to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2013 -- 14 season . The ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City , and was televised live on CBS . Hugh Jackman was the host , his fourth time hosting . The 15 musical Tony Awards went to seven different musicals , and six plays shared the 11 play Tony Awards .   The nominations were announced on April 29 , 2014 by Jonathan Groff and Lucy Liu . Audra McDonald won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play . In just her ninth Broadway engagement , McDonald established two records as the first actor to win six Tony Awards for acting and the first to win in all four categories , lead and featured in both a play and a musical . In its seventh Broadway incarnation , The Glass Menagerie won its first Tony Award ( Lighting Design ) .   Aladdin 's win made it the fourth franchise to complete EGOT status .

neg: Wartime Farm Wartime Farm is a British historical documentary TV series in which the running of a farm in the Second World War is reenacted , first broadcast on BBC Two on 6 September 2012 . It was made for the BBC by independent production company Lion Television in association with the Open University , and was filmed at Manor Farm Country Park close to Southampton . The farming team consisted of historian Ruth Goodman , and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn .   In 2010 the farming team had turned Morwellham Quay in Devon back to how it was in Edwardian times in the programme Edwardian Farm ; in 2009 the team had embraced the Shropshire estate of Acton Scott , which they ran in Victorian style for a full calendar year in the programme Victorian Farm ; and in 2004 they started their cooperation with Tales from the Green Valley , exploring life on a British farm in the 17th century . The Wartime Farm commissioning executives for the BBC are Emma Willis and James Hayes , and the Executive Producer for Lion Television is David Upshal .   An associated book by Langlands , Ginn and Goodman -- Wartime Farm : Rediscovering the Skills and Spirit of World War II -- was published in 2012 . In addition , a free booklet was made available to viewers in the UK and Ireland , by the Open University .

neg: Animality studies Animality studies is an emerging interdisciplinary academic field focused on the cultural study of animals and animality . It can be distinguished from animal studies and critical animal studies by its resistance to animal rights or animal welfare as an explicit justification for work in this field . According to Michael Lundblad , `` If animal studies can be seen as work that explores representations of animality and related discourses with an emphasis on advocacy for nonhuman animals , animality studies becomes work that emphasizes the history of animality in relation to human cultural studies , without an explicit call for nonhuman advocacy . ''

neg: 78th Academy Awards The 78th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , took place on March 5 , 2006 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. . The ceremony was scheduled one week later than usual to avoid conflicting with the 2006 Winter Olympics . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories honoring films released in 2005 . The ceremony , televised in the United States by ABC , was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Louis J. Horvitz . Actor Jon Stewart hosted the show for the first time . Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills , California held on February 18 , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Rachel McAdams .   Crash won three awards including Academy Award for Best Picture . Other winners included Brokeback Mountain , King Kong , and Memoirs of a Geisha also with three awards apiece , and Capote , The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe , The Constant Gardener , Hustle and Flow , March of the Penguins , The Moon and the Son : An Imagined Conversation , A Note of Triumph : The Golden Age of Norman Corwin , Six Shooter , Syriana , Tsotsi , Walk the Line , and Wallace & Gromit : The Curse of the Were-Rabbit with one each . The telecast garnered nearly 39 million viewers in the United States .

neg: List of accolades received by Fences (film) Fences is a 2016 American drama film directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson . Starring Washington , Viola Davis , Jovan Adepo and Stephen McKinley Henderson , the film focuses on a man and his life , family , and job . The film began a limited release on December 16 , 2016 , before opening wide on December 25 . The film was released to universal acclaim , with Rotten Tomatoes listing an approval rating of 93 % , based on 207 reviews , with an average rating of 7.7 / 10 , and Metacritic listing a score of 79 out of 100 , based on 48 reviews .   Fences won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the British Academy Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Davis . The film won Best Supporting Actress for Davis and was nominated for Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor for Washington , Best Acting Ensemble and Best Adapted Screenplay at Critics ' Choice Awards . The film won Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture for Davis and was nominated for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama for Washington at Golden Globe Awards . The film received four nominations at Satellite Awards , including Best Film , Best Director , Best Actor for Washington and Best Supporting Actress for Davis .

neg: Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards , commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards , are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books , sometimes referred to as the Comics Industry 's equivalent of the Oscar Awards . They are named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner , who was a regular participant in the award ceremony until his death in 2005 . The Eisner Awards include the Comic Industry 's Hall of Fame .   The nominations in each category are generated by a five-member panel , then voted on by comic book professionals and presented at the annual San Diego Comic-Con International convention held in July , usually on a Friday .

neg: Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18 , 2010 . These awards for `` extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society ( HFCS ) based in Houston , Texas . The organization , founded in 2007 , includes 22 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications in the greater Houston area . The awards are co-sponsored by the Houston Film Commission , Southwest Alternate Media Project , Women in Film and Television/Houston , WorldFest , and the Houston Cinema Arts Society .   The nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on December 12 , 2010 . Eligible films do not need to have played or opened in a Houston film theater prior to the nomination deadline , merely made available to the HFCS membership at a screening or on DVD . Along with the 13 `` best of '' category awards , this year also saw the introduction of a new category for `` Worst Movies of the Year '' . The Social Network , True Grit , and 127 Hours each received six nominations , all including the Best Picture , Actor , Direction , and Original Score categories .   The Social Network was the HFCS 's most awarded film of 2010 taking top honors in the Best Picture , Best Director ( David Fincher ) , Best Actor ( Jesse Eisenberg ) , and Best Screenplay ( Aaron Sorkin ) categories . Inception was the only other film to garner multiple awards , winning both the Best Original Score ( Hans Zimmer ) and Best Cinematography ( Wally Pfister ) prizes . The other acting awards went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for Black Swan , Hailee Steinfeld as Best Supporting Actress for True Grit , and Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter . The remaining film honors went to Toy Story 3 as Best Animated Film , Restrepo as Best Documentary , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Best Foreign Language Film . `` We Are Sex Bob-Omb '' by Beck from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was named the Best Original Song . The HFCS 's first-ever award for `` Worst Picture '' was given to Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin .   In addition to the category awards , the HFCS presented their annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Spacek and its Humanitarian Award to George Clooney . Clooney was selected for `` selflessly using his celebrity for greater good '' . The HFCS award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema awards were presented to Charles Dove , director of the Rice University Media Center , and Hector Luna , the founder and editor of C-47 Houston .

neg: César Award for Best Original Screenplay The César Award for Best Original Screenplay ( César du meilleur scénario original ) is an award presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma . It was initially awarded from 1983 to 1985 , and then awarded again in 2006 , when the original category ( César Award for Best Writing ) was split into two awards , the other being César Award for Best Adaptation .

neg: Animal Kingdom Animal Kingdom may refer to :  Animal or the Kingdom Animalia , a classification of living organisms  Animal Kingdom ( horse ) , winner of the 2011 Kentucky Derby  Disney 's Animal Kingdom , a theme park at Walt Disney World , Florida , U.S.  Animal Kingdom Resort Area , a group of resorts near the theme park   In performing arts :  The Animal Kingdom , a 1932 play by Philip Barry  The Animal Kingdom , a 1932 American comedy-drama film based on the play  Animal Kingdom ( film ) , a 2010 Australian crime film  Animal Kingdom ( TV series ) , an American television series on TNT inspired by the Australian film  Animal Kingdom ( band ) , a UK indie rock band  Animal Kingdom , a 2008 album by Baseball  Animal Kingdom , a 2010 album by Raptile  Animal Kingdom : Let 's Go Ape , a 2013 Belgian-French-Italian CGI-animated film

neg: Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance The Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards . It was first awarded in 2012 , after a major overhaul of Grammy Award categories .  The award combines the previous categories for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and Best Country Instrumental Performance ( if the instrumental recording is performed by a duo or group ) . The restructuring of these categories was a result of the Recording Academy 's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards .   According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for duo/group or collaborative ( vocal or instrumental ) country recordings and is limited to singles or tracks only .

neg: Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance The Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards . According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for solo ( vocal or instrumental ) country recordings and is limited to singles or tracks only .   The award combines the previous categories for Best Female Country Vocal Performance , Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Instrumental Performance ( if it is an instrumental solo performance ) . The restructuring of these categories was a result of the Recording Academy 's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards and to eliminate the distinctions between male and female performances .

neg: Lorri Houston Lorri Houston ( aka Lorri Bauston ) is the `` pioneer '' for the farm animal sanctuary movement . Houston has been an animal rights researcher , activist , and a vegan for most of her life . She co-founded the Farm Sanctuary in 1986 and founded Animal Acres in 2005 . Houston has played a crucial role in the animal rights and activism movement over the past 20 years , and has made significant contributions to legislation and legal terminology regarding animal cruelty against farm animals subject to factory farming . Houston 's work with animal rights is strongly tied to Feminist Theory because of its deep-rooted connections between the oppression of women and the oppression of animals in society .

neg: AnimalBase AnimalBase is a project brought to life in 2004 and is maintained by the University of Göttingen , Germany . The goal of the AnimalBase project is to digitize early zoological literature , provide copyright-free open access to zoological works , and provide manually verified lists of names of zoological genera and species as a free resource for the public . AnimalBase contributed to opening up the classical taxonomic literature , which is considered as useful because access to early literature ( especially for the late 18th century ) can be difficult for researchers who need the old sources for their taxonomic research .   AnimalBase data are public domain . The public use of AnimalBase data is not restricted or conditioned .  AnimalBase covers all zoological disciplines . In the field of biodiversity informatics AnimalBase is unique in providing links between the names of generic and specific taxa and their digitized original descriptions , with a special focus on literature and names published prior to 1800 .

neg: Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2014 The 20th Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards honoring the best in film for 2014 were announced on December 15 , 2014 . These awards `` recognizing extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association ( DFWFCA ) , based in the Dallas -- Fort Worth metroplex region of Texas . The organization , founded in 1990 , includes 30 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications based in north Texas . The Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association began presenting its annual awards list in 1993 .   Birdman was the DFWFCA 's most awarded film of 2014 , taking five top honors . Birdman won in Best Picture , Best Actor ( Michael Keaton ) , Best Director ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu ) , Best Cinematography ( Emmanuel Lubezki ) , and Best Screenplay ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu , Nicolás Giacobone , Alexander Dinelaris Jr. , and Armando Bo ) .   Another film , Boyhood , earned multiple 2014 honors from the DFWFCA . The coming-of-age tale received top honors in the Best Supporting Actress ( Patricia Arquette ) as well as being presented the Russell Smith Award as the `` best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film '' of the year . The award is named in honor of late Dallas Morning News film critic Russell Smith . Reese Witherspoon was named Best Actress for her role as Cheryl Strayed in Wild . The other films earning honors were Sweden 's Force Majeure for Best Foreign Language Film , Citizenfour as Best Documentary Film , and The Lego Movie for Best Animated Film .