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The Years of Rice and Salt is an alternate history novel by American science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, published in 2002.The novel explores how world history might have been different if the Black Death plague had killed 99 percent of Europe's population, instead of a third as it did in reality.
James Madison (1751–1836) was a Founding Father of the United States and its fourth president, serving from March 4, 1809, to March 4, 1817.Dubbed the "Father of the Constitution" for his role in creating the U.S. Constitution, he had been dissatisfied with the weak government under the Articles of Confederation, and helped organize the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
The Mars trilogy and The Years of Rice and Salt rely heavily on the idea that scientists must take responsibility for ensuring public understanding and responsible use of their discoveries. Robinson's scientists often emerge as the best people to direct public policy on important environmental and technological questions, of which politicians ...
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From the alternate history book The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson. Malaria: a kingdom in the animated film Igor. Maldavia: principality in Eastern Europe that is mentioned by Muffy in the Arthur season 10 episode "Family Fortune". Manberg: See L'Manberg. Mandorra: European kingdom in the U.S. motion picture, The Brigand.
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A story about an 8-year-old girl named Bessy who doesn't care about garbage and puts a mess anywhere she goes. When the fairy of all cleanliness saw this, she cursed Bessy and was chased by garbage everywhere she goes, giving her the ability to mimic its traits. In the end, the fairy undos her curse as she starts to care for the environment.