Comet

SELFISH HEART OF MINE Laughed at, abused & totally misunderstood Criticized,. falsely accused & shown I am no good This miserable life on my heart has taken its toll Pride, bitterness, self- preservation has invaded my soul O selfish heart of mine, how can it possibly be You’ve been baptized with Christ & still you don’t see? Pride and bitterness sweeping through your bulging veins You’ve allowed sin to enter in causing great & terrible pain Was not our LORD, laughed at, misunderstood and…

was very close to crying, and if a ruler of heaven cries then the world is thrown into chaos. The last time a ruler of heaven cried was about 65 million years ago, and when two of her tears touched the ground a comet appeared in the sky, and it killed everything. The mortals call it the comet theory, and they’re 98% right. When I found out my mother died I realized that Iris, my vanilla colored labrador retriever, was the only family I had left other that Zoë. I named my puppy Iris, because in…

How can three different people from different times and backgrounds be the same? Maria Mitchell, Shane, and Odysseus are all heroes in some way. Maria Mitchell was the first independent woman to find a comment using a telescope. Shane came into a town and had to save the people who help him out. Odysseus went on many adventures to make it home after twenty years and take back his kingdom and wife. They do not seem to share many qualities, but they do. Before you can compare these heroes’…

The Bookworm Deluxe is a Big Fish pc game that can help beginning readers to learn spelling words. While having fun playing the game, the correct spelling of short words is reinforced through repetition. And thanks to the competing time clock, players will become swifter spellers out of need. The Bookworm Deluxe game is esthetically designed with the spirit of the young in mind. The main character on the side of the screen is, of course, a bookworm caricature. This is your pall through the game…

Have you ever thought about “alien abductions” where there’s the beam of light that draws the person up into the ship, or in Star Wars, the beam that can dock spaceships? That thing you’re thinking of is a tractor beam. Tractor beams are possible, but they are not yet advanced to the extent of Star Wars or alien abductions. The theory is that beam can reel a particle in towards the source. Currently, there are three types of tractor beams, sonic, light, and laser beams. So far, each kind of…

Shakespeare’s Henry IV part I follows the transformation of numerous characters. The King of Wales son, Prince Hal, is seen going through one of the most apparent transformations, a form of self redemption. Initially, Hal is introduced as a thief, associating with the gutter of Wales. He completely disregards any responsibility given to him by his father which provides as a huge disappointment to the King. Eventually it seems as if Hal’s bitterness towards his fathers admiration for Hotspur, a…

A Time to Live and a Scheduled Time to Die How ironic that Shirley Jackson in 1948 created a story that illustrated mankind’s compulsion to create ceremonies that would endanger the lives of their inhabited populace. What’s so alarming is that this practice is still carried out today in remote parts of the world. Indigenous tribes and self-established societies in the Far East and the Amazons continue to bedazzle and amaze the advanced civilized world whenever they are found. Most civilized…

Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher who is credited with laying the fundamentals of modern Western philosophy. He is known for creating Socratic irony and the Socratic method. He is best recognized for inventing the teaching practice of pedagogy, wherein a teacher questions a student in a manner that draws out the correct response. He has had a profound influence on Western philosophy, along with his students Plato and Aristotle. Though much of Socrates' contribution is to the field of…

Titan was discovered by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1665. Huygens was born in 1629 to a wealthy Dutch family. As a boy Huygens showed great promise in mathematics and in 1645 enrolled the University of Leiden. After discovering the law of refraction, Huygens developed a new telescope and began to study Saturn’s rings in 1655. Ten years later he discovered a large object on Saturn’s outer ring, which he dubbed Titan. Though Huygens died in 1695 his legacy endures as Titan stands as a…

Centuries before wonders rose in Rome, Greece was the the center of the Mediterranean, with mighty city states ruling under the shadow of Mount Olympus. The people of Greece worshipped the mighty Gods, who ruled down from the summit of Mount Olympus in the north ever since they had defeated their fathers, the Titans. There were also many great heroes who roamed Greece, and one of the mightiest heroes began his journey with a foot race on the Western Island of Ithaca. It was a warm spring…