The knowledge that these photos show history brings up the idea of the past, of things long gone, or long dead. ... This monochromatic land forms an image of blandness and bleakness, causing the feelings of hopelessness and despair. Findley further describes the land as a deathtrap, where "Men and horses sank from sight. ... This loss refers to death and connects with Hell, which is supposedly where the (damned) dead wind up. ...

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Most of the rain falls back into the ocean but the rest is onto the land. ... The epidermis is the outer layer which is made up of a layer of dead cells that are always shedding. ... When we shed our skin its because its old and dead. ...

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Regarding unsustainable communities and lifestyles, the blame lies mainly with two specific phenomena, American's love affair with the automobile, and the "American Dream" of owning a home and land outside of the city. ... The "American Dream" of owning a home and land is something almost all Americans aspire to. ... For example, a moratorium on construction projects that contribute to urban sprawl could effect a more efficient use of land and lead to more compact growth. ... Is...

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The US National Academy of Science has defined 'a pollutant as any undesirable change in the physical or biological characteristics of air; land and water that may or will harmfully affect human life or that of any species of living condition or cultural assets.4 The pollution of the soil, deforestation, contamination of water, air pollution, the extinction of some animal species, and above all the unhealthy extension of urban development- are the phenomena known as environmental issues....

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The US National Academy of Science has defined 'a pollutant as any undesirable change in the physical or biological characteristics of air; land and water that may or will harmfully affect human life or that of any species of living condition or cultural assets.4 The pollution of the soil, deforestation, contamination of water, air pollution, the extinction of some animal species, and above all the unhealthy extension of urban development- are the phenomena known as environmental issues....

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The evil spirits were "giant monsters, water serpents, tiny creatures that haunt woods and ponds, and the spirits of the dead that come to inflict pain, sorrow, or death (p.62 Nigosian)." ... The elk then provides land and food. ...

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Science has forever been trying to analyze the earth, and find out what is wrong with it. Questions were raised as to why things happen on Earth the way they do. One of these questions is, "How does the earth act the way that it does?- Science has many different theories on it. One of these is th...

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ecology In the past decades there have been drastic and irreplaceable disappearances in earth. These include the drying out of the Aral sea, the fourth largest inland sea in the world. The reason for its disappearance is that the water that poured into it has been diverted. Another extraordinary c...

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Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun, is the second largest of nine planets and one of the most interesting in our Solar System. It is believed to be the god of agriculture in Roman mythology and its Greek name is Cronos. Saturn was first discovered by Galileo in 1610 by using one of the first ...

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What Shamanism Is By the Silver Circle Shaman (pronounced SHAH-maan) is a word from the language of the Tungus people of Siberia. A Shaman is a man or woman who enters an altered state of consciousness at will. The Shaman does this to contact and utilize an ordinarily hidden reality to acquire knowledge, power and to help others. The Shaman usually has at least one or more spirits in his or her personal service. The trance or "ecstatic" state of consciousness the Shaman enters can be termed as the Shamanistic State of Consciousness (SSC). ...

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