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- 41: Hemp
- ... almost every part of the world. Many have touted this plant as a possible way in which to wean society from its dependence on fossil fuels for energy and the need to log forests for pulp, paper and wood. It is even said that this plant could adequately clothe and feed the world more efficiently and cheaply than we can do now! Why is this miracle plant not used if all ... is a continual crop that can provide close to year-round employment for farmers, workers and processors, not to mention peripheral employment for transportation employees, distributors and the manufacturing community. Both the fiber (bast) and pulp (hurd) of the hemp plant can be used to make with the process originating in ancient China. The world's first paper is thought to have been made from hemp. Fiber paper is thin, tough, and a bit rough. Pulp paper is not as strong as fiber paper, but is easier to make, softer, thicker, and preferable for most everyday purposes. The paper we use most today is a `chemical pulp' paper made from ...
- 42: Truth or Fiction: The J.F.K. Assassination
- Truth or Fiction: The J.F.K. Assassination In a world with so many problems--- crime, drugs, murder, poverty--- Americans should be able to trust in the government for help. However, it is not safe to do so ...
- 43: Stranger Than Fiction Brave Ne
- Stranger Than Fiction The task of predicting the future is as impossible as finding a needle in Texas. Huxley s predictions of the future has proven to be eerily accurate in several areas; his predictions with regards to ...
- 44: Global Warming
Fact or Fiction?
- Global Warming
Fact or Fiction? Mayfield High School Abstract This project is a compilation of data gathered via many sources: The EPA, Andre Bernier- Meteorologist, S&EPP and many other environmental organizations. The paper will attempt to show that global ...
- 45: Egyptian Politics: The Fiction of a Multiparty System
- Egyptian Politics: The Fiction of a Multiparty System Today CHRLA issues a new report on the restrictions to multiparty democracy in Egypt In November 1976 the Arab Republic of Egypt officially changed from a single-party to a multiparty ...
- 46: Landfills - Fact Is More Ominous Than Fiction
- Landfills - Fact Is More Ominous Than Fiction It has long been believed that the largest entity brought upon the Earth by humankind is the Pyramid of the Sun, constructed in Mexico around the start of the Christian era. The mammoth structure commands ...
- 47: Roswell: Fact or Fiction?
- Roswell: Fact or Fiction? Roswell, a small town in New Mexico, is commonly referred to as "The UFO capital of the world!" Many people today believe that extra-terrestrials were recovered here from an unexpected crash landing of some ...
- 48: ... immediately, the story becoming the basis for a successful movie starring Gregory Peck in the role of the small-town lawyer Atticus Finch. In 1961 Lee's success was crowned with a Pulitzer Prize for fiction, making her the first woman to win the award since 1942. As a result of the success of her first novel, Harper Lee became something of a celebrity. She was the subject of articles in ...
- 49: Isaac Asimov
- ... Brooklyn, New York where they opened a candy store (Erlanger 9). When he was nine years of age, after school he worked in his parent's candy store. It was then that began reading science fiction magazines. He had to struggle to read these magazines because his father would not permit him to read "such junk"(Erlanger 9). " Isaac you should be reading books with more value," his father told him ... 1935, he applied to Columbia University and took on Chemistry as a major (Erlanger 18). This prompted his father to buy him a used typewriter. Although Isaac showed a great deal of interest in science fiction, he only considered it a hobby. His real goal was to become a doctor. However, he started to show more interest in his science fiction. On May twenty-ninth, 1937, Isaac sat down at the typewriter and started to work on his on science fiction short story (Wilsonweb). When this story was finished, he sent it in to his ...
- 50: Edgar Allen Poe
- By: Anonymous Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe's contributions to American literature have become increasingly more prominent as the years have passed. As short fiction has become a more accepted genre in literary circles, Poe's theories are studied with more passion. Although he lived a rather melancholy existence, Poe did experience moments of joy, and desired to capture beauty through poetical form. Indeed, what he left behind for the literary world was his gifted genius, revealed through his poetry, fiction, and criticism. The darkness that seemed to surround Poe's life began as an infant. Poe was born January 19,1809 in Boston Massachusetts, the second son of David and Eliza Poe. Soon afterward, David ... the inspiration to write of death and love and reunion. He died on October 7, 1849 (Hart 521-2). Throughout his short-lived life, Edgar Allan Poe compiled a collection of literature, offering poetry, short fiction and literary criticism. In fact, perhaps even more than his poetry and short fiction, Poe's criticism is what has endured, and has recently come into its own. In his Brassfield 3 day, Poe ...
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