Here you'll find writing on various topics.
Nonfiction
Die Fotografie: Auffassung, Kunst, Fakten Die kleine Figur meines Vaters von Peter Henisch
An essay on the significance of photography in Peter Henisch’s Die kleine Figur meines Vaters.
Posted by Ben on October 27, 2001
https://www.swordbilled.com/die-fotografie-auffassung-kunst-fakten-die-kleine-figur-meines-vaters-von-peter-henisch/
Disassembling Oppositional Culture: cooperation & monkeywrenching the system
A (half-hearted) attempt to identify cultures by their oppositional or cooperational elements; and an attempt to step away from the oppositional elements.
Posted by Ben on May 27, 2003
https://www.swordbilled.com/disassembling-oppositional-culture-cooperation-monkeywrenching-the-system/
If on a winter’s night a traveler by Italo Calvino (an Analysis)
Does over-analyzing literature destroy our enjoyment of it? An analysis.
Posted by Ben on June 2, 1998
https://www.swordbilled.com/calvino/
Kinetics Study of Friedel-Crafts Reactions Using NMR Techniques (PDF)
Kinetics Study of Friedel-Crafts Reactions Using NMR Techniques (PDF)
Posted by Ben on August 25, 1998
https://www.swordbilled.com/kinetics-study-of-friedel-crafts-reactions-using-nmr-techniques-pdf/
Lewiston High School Science Fair
Lewiston High School Science Fair Procedurals (PDF) Lewiston High School Science Fair Organizing Report, 2001 (PDF) Lewiston High School Science Fair Organizing Report, 2002 (PDF)
Posted by Ben on May 8, 2002
https://www.swordbilled.com/lewiston-high-school-science-fair/
Migratory Birds and the Legislative Landscape of the United States
The goal of this paper is to act as a review of wetland science and legislation in answering the question of how adequately the needs of migratory birds are met by current legal measures. First I will present a very brief history of wetland-related legislation in the U.S. in order to provide a background for […]
Posted by Ben on December 8, 2001
https://www.swordbilled.com/migratory-birds-and-the-legislative-landscape-of-the-united-states/
Naturbuhne am Atlantik (a translation)
This is basically a rough-and-tumble translation of the Stern article, “Naturbühne am Atlantik,†originally found here. Fine beaches, steep ravines, clear seas and luxuriant forests besides: Nature has it all figured out in Maine. The U.S. state in the northeast lures both the active traveler and the retiring tourist. For two weeks the “Friendship V†[…]
Posted by Ben on April 21, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/naturbuhne-am-atlantik-a-translation/
Survival Cards
These survival cards are more of a teaching aid than they are a game, though presumably you could hack a game out of them. The deck consists of 16 cards, each of them some sort of equipment (e.g., hatchet) or resource (e.g., cave). There are numerous ways in which they can be used (the cards, […]
Posted by Ben on September 8, 1999
https://www.swordbilled.com/survival-cards/
Tapir QuickReference
Introduction to Tapirs Something of great mystique and controversy, the life of the tapir has only recently been explored, and yet much remains unknown and disputed about the reclusive and secretive creature. The tapir is a rather peculiar mammal, being a relative of the horse and rhinoceros but more closely reminiscent of a pig. Contrary […]
Posted by Ben on October 8, 1997
https://www.swordbilled.com/tapir-quickreference/
The Swainson’s Hawk in Argentina: Possibilities for Success in Migratory Bird Conservation [A Thesis] (PDF)
A thesis on the Swainson’s hawk. Precursed by a much shorter, more general paper called Migratory Birds and the Legislative Landscape of the United States. Abstract: In 1994, a U.S. Forest Service biologist, noting a marked decline in the Swainson’s hawk population in the western United States, decided to investigate further, and used radio transmitters […]
Posted by Ben on March 31, 2003
https://www.swordbilled.com/thesis/