Comet

Hello and welcome to Behind the News. Today we take a step into the past to sway, bob and jive through popular music of the 50s, 60s and 70s. These decades were periods of drastic social change, triggered by the rebellious teen demographic and expressed through popular music. Music shaped popular culture in these changing decades, in turn shaping Australian identity. In fact, popular culture is integral in allowing Australians to challenge and rewrite societal ideologies. Stay tuned, as we…

Modern day people have a strange affinity for using aspects of ancient cultures as a basis for their cults, prophecies and as spiritual guides to the future. Perhaps the most memorable occurrence of this affinity was the infamous prophecy concerning the Mayan Apocalypse of 2012, an idea created from belief that the world would end or change in some fashion once that year ended. Of all the actions generated by the aforementioned mentality, this prophecy was perhaps the most ridiculous considering…

Saying goodbye could be one of the hardest experiences in our world. Either to dying friends, parents, family, loved ones, or to our past happiness, or to our future. No one could imagine the hardships some people have to deal with. But in nearly all cases, humanity moves forward, they “center”, and find clarity, peace and serenity. Even if they do, they still miss the instances of pure bliss. Human experience helps us grow and prosper, sometimes it passes on to others, like in The Scarlet…

The sun is the star we are orbiting, which gives us heat and more stuff. Of course, it is also potentially dangerous, it can cause skin cancer, solar winds, too much heat, and it will obviously end up destroying the earth in a few billion years. I am especially studying the solar winds, this is because I think that solar winds are more interesting than the others because they look as if they were more fun and had more things to talk about. The problem with solar winds is that they come to the…

polytheistic religion that began in the bronze age and declined around the advent of Christianity. Greek Mythology was originally created to explain phenomenons in the natural world such as the rising and setting of the sun and moon, eclipses, stars, comets, seasons, and more. Another reason it was created was to answer questions like where someone goes after dieing (Atsma). This polytheistic religion believed that there were many gods and goddesses who were in control of everything about their…

For generations, the sciences in Europe had been very limited and controlled by the Church. However, in the post-Renaissance era of the 17th-18th centuries, the sciences began to flourish in Europe. Many men in the universities of major cities in Europe began conducting experiments and developing theories and and coming up with conclusions. The men had a complete monopoly on scientific discovery during this time period. Eventually women wanted to break into the scientific field as well but were…

In the story Lusus Naturae, it is believed that the most effective style elements utilized by the author are the story’s linear timeline, its somber tone/ mood, and its descriptive imagery in the form of literal/ figurative descriptions. These three style elements used by the author allow the reader to stay invested in the story, leaving them constantly The first effective style element used is the linear timeline in Lusus Naturae. This style element allows the reader to comprehend the changes…

Our prior knowledge and mindset can define the way we approach new knowledge and experiences; we see what we believe, each letting our schemas have an affect on the conclusions that we draw from situations. Our perception of what occurs and the way we go about our motives are based off of a previous inclination or concept towards the situation we are preparing to encounter. This schema is useful in helping us organize and interpret information based off of our previous experiences or lessons,…

Boy’s Life is no different. Throughout the book, Cory’s world and life are raked to their foundations, and Cory struggles to see good anywhere. One night, Cory goes over to see his friend Ben and while he is there, Ben’s father goes out to ‘chase a comet’, and Cory sees what happens to some people, because Ben’s father comes back ‘changed’, (McCammon 47-49). In this section of the book McCammon shows the reader through Ben and his family what evil can happen to break apart a family. Cory…

article written by Pfuhler, S, Fautz, R, all etc. they argue the fact that “The “3D skin model” project aimed to develop and validate a new assay incorporating the use of human reconstructed skin (RS) models with the genotoxicity endpoints, MN and Comet assays. Since the exposure of many compounds is dermal, especially for cosmetics, these models better reflect their in use conditions” ( ). Applying the products on a live cell of human’s skin is much more effective because that cell…