Other Raw People were associated with locations or directions. The Zuni divided the world in to six different directions: north, south, east, west, zenith which is above, and nadir which is below. Certain colors and animals are also associated with the directions. ...
Huxley expresses his view on drugs through Brave New World. He opens our eyes to the direction that we might be heading which is towards a drug-infested world. One of the reasons Huxley wrote a Brave New World is to awaken the world to the possible directions that we might be heading towards. If we...
December 5, 2001 San Andreas Fault Introduction The San Andreas Fault is a geologic fault zone between two tectonic plates that runs from San Francisco south to San Diego in California. It is an area of frequent earthquakes caused by the plates sliding past each other. It is so called be...
The Flood Epic Analyzed The fact that numerous human civilizations possess stories of a great flood provide evidence that some type of flood played a key role in the development of our modern existence. Along with the evidence of floods, many early civilizations have stories which share many si...
Space Expedition, The Return The year: 2012. We have just exited the orbit of Earth and are currently headed for the Crenium Galaxy 30 000 light years away. When we arrive we hope to go where no man (or woman) has gone before and find life (alien life obviously). Our team is made up of jus...
"Why has the Great Red Spot remained in existence for over 300 years given the large amount of turbulent activity within the Jovian atmosphere, what is the cloud structure, composition, and temperature within the Great Red Spot, how deep into Jupiter's atmosphere does the red spot extend, what are the speeds and directions of the winds within the Great Red Spot and what causes the reddish color within the Great Red Spot? ...
Still one of the most debated topics in the religious and scientific world is creationism vs evolution. One states that God is the creator of all things making the world and universe as we know it in six days. The other states that man evolved from basic building blocks of life into what we are toda...
This began the concept of a Geocentric Universe Aristotle Stated that: 1) The universe contained the Earth which was surrounded by 55 concentric Spheres each sphere containing a heavenly body 2) The closest Sphere carrying the Moon the outermost spheres carried the stars and the other planets such as Mercury, Venus,Sun,Mars,Jupiter and Saturn (Uranus were not discovered yet 3)Movement of these spheres with different spheres, speeds ...
Natural Disasters of Japan Japan is home of one of the earth's volcanic chains. Isolated by the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, Japan is probably one of the worst geographical places to live. Although, millions of people make Japan their sacred home, that they wish not to fear. Japan is buil...
Introduction Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Jupiter is the fourth brightest object in Earth's sky. The Sun is the brightest followed by the Moon and Venus. Jupiter is more than three times brighter than Sirius, the brightest star. Du...
When we were first asked about our opinion as to why the moon appears in different phases, I honestly had no clue what the correct answer was. I knew that it had something to do with the moon's orbit around the Earth but besides that I was completely uninformed of how it all works. So, I made an ed...
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. With the help of world organizations and governments, we are trying to get rid of this problem. But if the people of all walks of life do not become conscious about the prevention of such kind of degradation, obviously these will not have any result. ...
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. With the help of world organizations and governments, we are trying to get rid of this problem. But if the people of all walks of life do not become conscious about the prevention of such kind of degradation, obviously these will not have any result. ...
Careers in Geography As a geographer, there is a great deal of flexibility providing the options of many different careers. Most people do not realize all of the opportunities a degree in geography can give you. To start off, geography is the science of place and space. Some questions asked b...
The Theory of Nemesis and Reoccurring Mass Extinctions For several decades, the topic of periodical mass extinctions has been one of much debate and speculation by the scientific community as well as the media and public. Throughout the past few decades many theories have been researched, but a c...
The Wars, by Timothy Findley, has numerous symbols and images. However, the symbolism of the four natural elements is very pervasive and effective. Findley uses the symbols of Earth, Water, Air, and Fire in two ways: benevolent and harmful. Findley explicitly conveys the message that a war perverts ...
Global warming is the warming near the earth's surface that results when the earth's atmosphere traps the sun's heat. The earth is getting warmer. The changes are small, so far, but they are expected to grow and speed up. Within the next fifty to one hundred years, the earth may be hotter than it...
Global warming is the warming near the earth's surface that results when the earth's atmosphere traps the sun's heat. The earth is getting warmer. The changes are small, so far, but they are expected to grow and speed up. Within the next fifty to one hundred years, the earth may be hotter than it...
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 telescopes. He was confused by its appearance as it looked like it had three parts, which the two extra parts, like three planets in close orbit together, for many years the two extra parts were referred to either as "ears- or "handles-, but actually they were the rings around the planet. Saturn i...
Native American Voices The book of Genesis V.S. The Cherokee creation myth. In the book of Genesis there was a God that created the earth and heaven. On the other hand, in the Cherokee creation myth in the beginning there is only water and a beetle accidentally created earth. In the Cherokee c...
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). ...
