In "The Earth on Turtle's Back," "When Grizzlies Walked Upright," and the creation story of Adam and Eve from the Bible, women are depicted as unworthy side effects that, though used as maids to man in these myths, are critical to the existence of old and modern life. ... Readers see the same traits in the other two myths. ... In these man-made myths, natural phenomena is displayed through the telling of something greater than the readers themselves that makes something happen, extending from the creation of humans and animals to the form of massive sceneries and river...

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One country that pollutes, will export its pollution to others. ... We must try and plan and look on the gloomy side, in a sense. ... Side by side with this, we use huge quantities of chemical fertilizers in our agriculture. Some of these fertilizers seep down into the underground water-shelves and aquifers and finds its way into the river system together with chemicals discharged by factories, which are often sited near rivers and lakes, straight into the river or the sea. ... The harmful chemicals which are deposited in one way or another into our rivers, our seas, our lakes and our oceans g...

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There, Begochiddy created rivers and springs, animals and birds, trees and lightning, and many kinds of human beings. ... This story is very different from other stories that I encountered. ... The First Beings were like caveman, they traveled through giant reeds, but the reeds were actual caves that lead to other world. Plus caves are usually found in the side of a hill or a mountain. ...

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Instead, long before the earth was made, Niflheim was made, and in it a spring gave rise to twelve rivers. ... To the north was frigid Ginnungagap, where the rivers froze and all was ice. Where the sparks and warm winds of Muspell reached the south side of frigid Ginnungagap, the ice thawed and dripped, and from the drips thickened and formed the shape of a man. ... As the ice dripped more, it formed a cow, and from her teats flowed four rivers of milk that fed Ymir. ... In it they fixed sparks and molten slag from Muspell to make the stars, and other sparks they set to move in paths just belo...

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The blue flame was responsible for creating great oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, ponds and all the life that would reside in them. ... She began to make trees and other vegetation grow from the earth. ... He then moved Moonous to far side of the world. ...

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Or can this issue be thrown to the side? ... Nearly all of America's lakes, rivers, and estuaries are swim able and fishable. ... On the other hand, Philip Stott blames this on Mother Nature, which we have no control over. ... Stott and other scientists are researching into other parts of the world, such as Antarctica because it is an observable place, where it is nonindustrialized. ... Until Stott and others research other areas, Bailey should consider keeping quiet. ...

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There are also many other minor planets which are also in our solar system, but they are unimportant compared to the nine major planets. ... The surface has volcanoes and smooth plains. " Much of the volcanic activity on Venus takes the form of Basaltic eruptions that inundate large ares, much as the mare volcanism flooded the impacted basins on the near side of the moon " (Morrison, 93, 1993). ... The surface is littered with winding channels that resemble river channels that have dried up over time. ... Neptune also has rings like its other gaseous partners, but they are very...

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ABSTRACT In the contemporary world environmental crisis is considered as one of the burning issues for human being. We are now entering into the post modern era, yet environmental degradation exists as a major concern. Though it touches the mind of all the key thinkers, it seems to remain a threat....

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ABSTRACT: In the contemporary world environmental crisis is considered as one of the burning issues for human being. We are now entering into the post modern era, yet environmental degradation exists as a major concern. Though it touches the mind of all the key thinkers, it seems to remain a threat...

• Word Count: 6082
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School