Tag: Essay
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THE PERSIAN QANATS
AN AGRI-CULTURAL PHENOMENON: THE PERSIAN QANATS BY RYAN DENNIS The Persian Qanats are an ancient water distribution system which pre-dates the Roman Aqueducts. They continue to be an engineering marvel up to the present day, and a shining example of sustainable agriculture. However, with the disrupting forces of social revolutions, high-output farming and loss of…
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THE POLITICS OF CHEW-Z
THE POLITICS OF CHEW-Z OR, HOW TO FORGET POLITICAL REALITY BY ALAN LACERDA This short essay by Alan Lacerda, professor of political science at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil, draws comparisons between elements of the novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick and the alternate political realities fabricated…
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