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1 Memorial Day: Human and Heroic by PuffDragon

This was a speech I wrote and gave in Parshall, ND for Memorial Day 2009. I think i shows how today's warfighters feel about Memorial Day.
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Essay
Tags: Military, True
Downloads: 726 | Votes: 98 | Score: 9.39
Size: 4KB | 896 words | Posted:

2 The Anatomy of a Story by vlfouquet

An article about researching background for a story.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Essay
Tags: True, Drugs, Vignettes
Downloads: 749 | Votes: 46 | Score: 7.48
Size: 2KB | 514 words | Posted:

3 The Church of the Touring Creator by Lance C

Several years ago, I was having a discussion with my daughter about the way religions got started. I told her that I could invent a religion and that, unlike every other religion, it wouldn't be falsifiable. She told me I was crazy. It took me about half an hour to come up with this.
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Tags: Religion
Downloads: 1005 | Votes: 60 | Score: 6.53
Size: 4KB | 773 words | Posted:

4 Italian Hours by Henry James

A series of descriptive essays on Italian cities, art, culture, and atmosphere.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Essay
Tags: Cults, Travel
Downloads: 16 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 708KB | 127,407 words | Posted:

5 The Mirror of the Sea by Joseph Conrad

The book consists of descriptive and philosophical reflections on various aspects of seafaring life.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Essay
Tags: Spiritual
Downloads: 23 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 328KB | 60,837 words | Posted:

6 The Quest of the Simple Life by W. J. Dawson

The book follows a successful London clergyman and writer who finds himself overwhelmed by the pressures of city life.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Essay
Tags: Parody, Spiritual
Downloads: 44 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 261KB | 48,769 words | Posted:

7 The Land of Little Rain by Mary Austin

A collection of nature essays and sketches that explore the desert regions of the American Southwest.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Essay
Tags: Science
Downloads: 20 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 190KB | 35,466 words | Posted:

8 California: the Land of the Sun by Mary Austin

A nonfiction book that offers a vivid and lyrical portrait of California's natural beauty, cultural diversity, and regional character.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Essay
Tags: Cults, Travel
Downloads: 8 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 180KB | 32,733 words | Posted:

9 A Yankee in Canada, With Anti-slavery and Reform Papers by Henry David Thoreau

A collection of writings which combines a short travel narrative with a set of political and social essays.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Essay
Tags: Politics, Spiritual
Downloads: 11 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 467KB | 86,427 words | Posted:

10 A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau

A blend of travel narrative, memoir, natural history, and philosophical reflection.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Essay
Tags: Travel
Downloads: 10 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 628KB | 115,931 words | Posted:
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