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'''''The Viability of Extended Colonization''''' was an essay written by [[Preston Cole|Preston J. Cole]] for his high school [[Wikipedia:Freshman|Freshman]] [[Human languages#English|English]] class, in approximately [[2485]]. It predicted increasing divergence between the society and culture of [[Earth]] and its [[Human colonies|colonies]] over the course of the [[Domus Diaspora|Colonial era]]. The essay received an overall grade of a [[Wikipedia:Academic grading in the United States|B]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' page 256 (2010 edition, Vol. I)</ref> | '''''The Viability of Extended Colonization''''' was an essay written by [[Preston Cole|Preston J. Cole]] for his high school [[Wikipedia:Freshman|Freshman]] [[Human languages#English|English]] class, in approximately [[2485]]. It predicted increasing divergence between the society and culture of [[Earth]] and its [[Human colonies|colonies]] over the course of the [[Domus Diaspora|Colonial era]]. The essay received an overall grade of a [[Wikipedia:Academic grading in the United States|B]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' page 256 (2010 edition, Vol. I)</ref> | ||
An excerpt of the essay was included in the report ''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]'', sent by [[Codename: SURGEON]] to [[Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS]] in [[2552]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'' pages 256-258 (2010 edition, Vol. I)</ref> SURGEON characterized the essay as clear-sighted and "prophetic", noting that if it had not been verified as legitimate one could easily assume it to have been a fabrication of an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[ONI Section Two|Section-II]] propaganda campaign.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'' pages 258-259 (2010 edition, Vol. I)</ref> | An excerpt of the essay was included in the report ''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]'', sent by [[Codename: SURGEON]] to [[Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS]] in [[2552]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'' pages 256-258 (2010 edition, Vol. I)</ref> SURGEON characterized the essay as clear-sighted and "prophetic", noting that if it had not been verified as legitimate one could easily assume it to have been a fabrication of an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[ONI Section Two|Section-II]] [[propaganda]] campaign.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'' pages 258-259 (2010 edition, Vol. I)</ref> | ||
=={Excerpt} The Viability of Extended Colonization By Preston J. Cole (age 14)== | =={Excerpt} The Viability of Extended Colonization By Preston J. Cole (age 14)== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== |