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cyber asked in Arts & HumanitiesBooks & Authors · 5 years ago

My students say that "The Martian" wasn't based off of a real story, but it was right?

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago
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    Oh yeah right, you're a teacher. And I'm a giant komodo lizard.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    Maybe 'Robinson Crusoe'. Loosely.

  • MsBittner
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    It was based on a serial story being written on a blog. Later it was collected and published as a book.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    It was based on a book, not a true story.

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  • notned
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    Lol. There has never been a human on Mars. The science described is accurate

  • Donald
    5 years ago

    Yes... Of course. You must be stupid to think a man didn't go to mars and live of his own ****. Educate your students, please.

  • Tina
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    Whatever it was based on it was based *on* not *off of*.

  • Badass
    Lv 5
    5 years ago

    What the fuq are you teaching them

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Your students? Please, quit your job.

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