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How long does it take to get a reply?
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Who
is Eros? (IFAQ)
What
was the Lousiana Purchase? (IFAQ)
Are
all letters submitted answered? (FAQ)
What
is author Mark Twain's real name?
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How often is the site
updated?
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What
is the longest river in Europe?
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Does Harlan edit the letters
he receives? (FAQ)
What
is the thalamus? (IFAQ)
Where is submitted
content published? (FAQ)
What
is a Pygmy? (IFAQ)
What
are Harlan's qualifications? (FAQ)
How
long does it take to get a reply?
Responses
can take anywhere from one week to several weeks.
Due to huge volume of questions submitted - not all letters
can be answered. Check out the archives
and see if a similar topic has been addressed.
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Who
is Eros?
The
Greek and Roman God of love (Roman name Cupid).
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What
was the Lousiana Purchase?
The
United States purchased the Lousiana Territory in 1803. President
Thomas Jefferson bought the land from France, fearing the
French might want to start an Empire in North America. The
land extended from the Mississipi River to the Rocky Mountains
and it more than doubled the land of the United States.
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Are all the letters submitted answered?
All
letters submitted are read by Harlan. Sometimes, Harlan reads
them outloud and mumbles an answer, but he can't answer all
letters received.
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What is author Mark Twain's real name?
Samuel
L. Clemens.
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How often is the site updated?
The
"Letters of The Week" are updated once a week. That's
why they are "Letters of the Week." The rest of
the pages are constantly being updated. This site is always
changing (mostly for the better!).
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What
is the longest river in Europe?
The
Volga River. It starts in the hills northwest of Moscow and
flows southeastward all the way to the Caspian Sea. It's more
than 2200 miles long.
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Does
Harlan edit the letters he receives?
Harlan
edits
letters for clarity and grammar before they are published.
Due to space constraints and quality control mild editing
is often necessary.Harlan
is careful not to alter the content or integrity of letters
- unless of course, the letter has no integrity.
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What
is the thalamus?
The
area of the brain coordinating nerve impulses that relate
to the senses of hearing, touch, taste, and sight.
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Where
is submitted
content
published?
Letters
submitted may be published on the web, in newspapers, in books,
in magazines, on radio, on TV, on line, and via any other
media existing now or in the future (whatever the future may
hold).
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What
is a Pygmy?
A
member of any ethnic group in which the height of the adult
male averages less than 4 feet, 11 inches. You
can find Pygmy tribes in the dense rain-forest areas of central
Africa, Southern India, Malaysia and the Phillipines.
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What
are Harlan's qualifications?
Harlan
has been writing this column for close to 8 years. Over these
years, he has consulted leading experts in various fields
(including strawberry fields, cotton fields, and Marshall
Fields) while carefully preparing replies for his Help Me,
Harlan! forum. Harlan
is NOT a psychologist, physician, or therapist. He's just
seen a lot, heard a lot, and researched a lot.
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Infrequently
Asked Questions from: "The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy,"
by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, James Trefil.
