In contrast, horticulturalists usually leave the big trees in place in and around their farm plots. Tree roots help to stabilize the soil. Burning the other wild vegetation converts chemical compounds locked in the plants to a form that is readily useable by their food crops.
Mary Altaffer / Associated Press. The book collection of Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, is the subject of a lawsuit. The book collection of Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, is the subject of a lawsuit.
The Nature of Man. Don Closson. Woody Allen is one of our country's most influential film directors. This is significant because many of his films, although comical in nature, are asking some of the big questions of life. Crimes and Misdemeanors, for instance, deals with murder, love, sin, virtue, religious beliefs and the breakdown of traditional values.