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Five Universe Creation Myths
270 Words - 1 Pages.... obvious similarity in the stories is the presence of a god (or
goddess) t hat brought the universe to its present state. He or she
brought light from darkness, produced sea and land to make the Earth, and
populated it with plant and animal life.
Differences are easy to spot too. Different landscapes being developed
are e mphasized by groups of people living in different regions. The
Winnebago Indians of Wisconsin mention creation of forests, streams, and
lakes, while The Pelasgian Myth mentions Mount Olympus and the Teutonic
myth mentions the Northern Sea.
From the way the stories are written, one can guess at the way that the
cultures think and live. The Wisconsin ....
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What Is A Human Being
418 Words - 2 Pages.... or later we take care of those who may not be able to take care of themselves to prolong the life if the ones that we love. Another thing that self-awareness dose for us is that it makes us search for meaning in life and get the most out of it before we leave this physical plane.
That lead’s us to religion, one of the other things that separate us from animals. All most all humans have a religion that believes in an after life. Some believe in rebirth where you never die but keep living in different states on the earth. In all most all religions there is a superior being or superior beings, that concept is similar to the way our government works.
There are primitive ani ....
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Submarines
661 Words - 3 Pages.... that was powered by a crank that you had to turn by hand. When you turned the crank that would make the propeller spin so you would move. They tested out, “The Turtle” in the New York harbor, but it failed. That was the first time that a submarine was used to attack another submarine.
The third submarine was built is by a man named Robert Fulton; he was an American inventor. He designed a submarine named the, “U.S.S. Nautilus.” It was a copper-covered submarine that was 21 feet long. He tried to sell his ship to both France and England. In his demonstration it sunk many of ships, but they still did not want to buy it.
In the Civil War (1861-1865 ....
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History And Reading Of Tarot Cards
1146 Words - 5 Pages.... the principles of society, agriculture,
virtues, the wise, foolish, etc.
The different suits in the Minor Arcana are said to represent the
four classes in which the Egyptian society was divided: Kings and nobility
the sword, agriculture by the club, priesthood by the cup and commerce,
symbolised by the coin. The cards have a definite relation to the number
seven, because twice seven is the number of cards in each suit in the Minor
Arcana, and three times seven is the number of numbered cards in the Major
Arcana.
The Qabalah, is an ancient Jewish mystical system which expresses
the ten different concepts of creation called the sefiroth. A mystic ....
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St. Louis Communities
561 Words - 3 Pages.... the area known as "Dutchtown" was established by German immigrants. However, it may not be so easy to identify areas such as "Dogtown" or "The Hill" as the Irish and Italian areas of town. The Central West End is historically a very liberal yet sophisticated part of the city. This area can be further subdivided into a middle class and a very wealthy area depending on which side of Kingshighway you live on. University City was started mainly by Washington University students and is still predominantly populated by area college kids. This portion of the city has also grown a subdivision known as "The Loop." The Loop is extremely liberal and thought of by most people as almo ....
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Animal Rights
573 Words - 3 Pages.... assert that research with animals causes severe pain and that many research animals are abused. The activists do not feel the need to put the animals through such pain. Many of the experiments are replicated also which causes an unneeded demand for animals to perform experiments. Experiments which have already been proven are still being experimented with.
However, animal research is an integral part of today's society when thinking of how much progress we have gained in human health with the use of animal experimentation. To date some forty-one Nobel prizes have been awarded to scientists whose achievements depended on laboratory animals. Vaccines against polio, diphtheri ....
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Playstation Vs. Nintendo 64
354 Words - 2 Pages.... than Nintendo 64.
When it comes to graphics, the Playstation wins again. All of the Nintendo 64 games have polygonal graphics, where the Playstation can also support film graphics for games that star real life actions. If the gamer enjoys watching a story line in a real life situation, Playstation would be the better choice to go with.
When it comes to wait time, the Nintendo 64 blows away the Playstation. Some games for the Playstation take up to a minute to load. This is due to the fact that the system uses compact discs for software. On the other hand, Nintendo 64 uses cartridges. These load instantly. If you have no patients for waiting on a game to load, then Nintendo ....
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Ballet
405 Words - 2 Pages.... beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Students advance through the different levels according to their skill level. This is much like
football. A football player begins playing in junior high, then moves up the high school level, and then the collegiate level.
Next, we move onto the barre, a rigid piece of wood or metal longer than it is wide. A barre is used to help give support; it may also be used as a handle. The barre is a well-designed step-by-step process which brings out the best in dancers muscular and mental receptivity. We will begin working with the feet, then the legs, hips, upper back, and torso. The barre helps the student concentrate on one leg at a ....
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