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Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Science fiction: 9 of 155

Varietals: Tell me something. xxx She can feel her skin drying, her throat already coated with dust, sand collecting in pools from the wrinkles in her clothes and falling like baby birds to the ground, shaking and lurching with the wind. Unsteady, the picture of first flights, and a thought appears from the recesses of her m...
Education > College Study Tips How to write an essay assignment: 1 of 9

The ability to gather and understand credible sources, the ability to document these sources, and the ability to present your information in a way that ordinary people can understand will be extremely beneficial to your future, no matter what your living style or occupation is. However, there are some common mistakes that ar...
Arts & Humanities > Comic Books & Graphic Novels Anime and Manga: An overview: 2 of 8

Anime and manga are different types of media, and those who are unfamiliar with the terms tend to mix them up. Anime is animation, as in cartoons, while manga is comics. However, these particular styles of animation and comics are unique to Japan in terms of audience, plots, and art styles. In the West the prevailing view is...
Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History The effects of Little Boy, the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima: 2 of 6

On August 6, 1945 the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb to be used for war on Hiroshima, Japan. The city was destroyed and countless people lost their lives from the radiation. People are still living with the effects of the bombings - disfigurement, mental retardation, and illnesses are passed on from generation to ge...
Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore Icelandic mythology: The Yuletide lads: 1 of 2

Currently there are only thirteen "Yuletide lads", but in the past there were many, many more. The Yuletide lads are basically little elves that wreak mischief upon Icelandic households, and all come from one mother who is similar to a troll. The names of the elves also describe what they are known for. Stekkurjasaur or Shee...
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues How hot water from geothermal energy is used in Reykjavik, Iceland: 1 of 2

Reykjavik is largely powered by geothermal energy, and instead of electric or gas heaters, hot water is pumped from underground into radiators. Ninety-five percent of houses in Reykjavik are heated with hot water. This is the same water that becomes the drinking water in the sink and bathwater in the shower. The water can re...
Personal Finance > Smart Spending How to keep airline fees low: 1 of 1

There are three types of airline fees. They include unavoidable fees, middleman fees, and complication fees. The unavoidable fees are the base fees that the airline company has to charge you in order to stay in business, such as the gas cost of the flight, employees' wages, and to cover their own taxes. Typically the airline...
Arts & Humanities > Languages (Other) Resources for learning Icelandic: 1 of 1

There are two major categories for learning Icelandic if you don't live in Iceland itself. The first is online resources and the second is textbooks. Online resources include websites, audio files, videos, flash games, and electronic books. The following lists of resources are ordered from most useful to least useful. Online...
Style & Beauty > Hair Color & Coloring Effective wig dyeing methods: 1 of 1

There are two main ways to dye wigs, and both work equally as well. One method is the "Sharpie Method", and one is the "FW Ink Method". Both methods are named after the brand of product they originally use as ingredients. The Sharpie method is the older method of dyeing wigs. To use this method you need seventy-percent rubbi...
Style & Beauty > Hair Color & Coloring How wig dyeing works: 1 of 1

Hair dye and wig dye are two very different things, and are not interchangeable. The reason why regular hair dye will not work on wigs is because hair dye is designed to work with the oils and substance of human hair. Wigs, on the other hand, are usually made of plastic. Plastic will not absorb hair dye the way human hair wi...