Diana Moon-Glampers

“Laika” and “Flotsam” “Laika,” by Sarah Batkie, and “Flotsam,” by Jeremy Allan Hawkins both deal with the idea of being lost. While “Laika” uses space and Laika the dog as a parallel to the narrator’s sense of isolation in the world, “Flotsam” approaches the idea of being lost through the description of a ship floating astray in space. Where they differ, however, is in the use of space in the pieces; while “Laika” uses space as an accessory to the fiction narrative being told, “Flotsam” is…

some of the most famous quotes recorded in human history have been spoken by imaginative thinkers. Lord Byron once concluded that: “I supposed we shall soon travel by air-vessels; make air instead of sea voyages; and at length find our way to the Moon, in spite of the want of atmosphere.” Nearly a century after Byron’s death, a Curtiss NC-4 became the first plane to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Just four decades later, Neil Armstrong took humanity’s first steps on the Lunar surface. Lord Byron,…

The author of my biography, Ann Byers, reveals her positive bias about Neil Armstrong through the use of specific word choice. For example, she states, “[Armstrong] was far more than a dreamer... he truly believed that he could... realize his dream of... piloting planes” (p15, ¶2). In other words, the author believes that Armstrong did not just dream of flying, but was destined to become a great pilot ever since he was a child. The bias in the quote is positive, as the author complements…

I visited the Griffith Observatory on January 23, 2016. I walked around looking everything and chose about what I write. The three things caught my attention was Center in the Universe show, the planets, and Moon Phases. First, I saw the Center in the Universe. It was an unforgettable experience because the place is arranged with comfortable and recumbent chairs. The dome shows a beautiful blue sky with clouds around. I felt literality as I was in the sky. The show started with all the lights…

The Search For Life on Other Planets/Moons For years and years scientists have had mars in their crosshairs when discussing life on other planets within our solar system. Now say we discover that mars is completely lifeless in every way possible. Is there any other possibility of life in our solar system? The answer to that question is in the moons of Jupiter. More specifically the moon europa. There is no absolute proof because scientists have not had the opportunity to land anything…

dream-like quality and its many references to dreams. Shakespeare, a master of metaphor, emphasizes the fluid nature of reality in his use of the sky. While it is tempting to analyze Shakespeare’s references to individual aspects of the sky (e.g., the moon), Shakespeare alludes to so many features of the sky or the heavens, that it becomes apparent that all individual components of the sky serve to inform one many-layered metaphor. For the audience, this multi-layered metaphor creates the…

4 understanding of the Suns temperatures, in June of 2013, NASA launched the IRIS solar observatory. IRIS, short for Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, was launched to use imaging spectrography on the Sun. NASA’s goal was to determine “how solar material moves, gathers energy, and heats up as it travels through a little-understood region in the sun 's lower atmosphere. This interface region between the Sun 's photosphere and corona powers its dynamic million-degree atmosphere and drives the…

in meaning as the book went on. Throughout “Karintha”, “Georgia Dusk” and “Blood Burning Moon”, dusk was a reoccurring symbol that stood out. Dusk was mentioned many times throughout these pieces. Dusk is used to represent the fading of someone or something throughout Toomer’s pieces. Throughout Toomer’s “Karintha”, dusk is revealed…

palace views around the globe. The river to the sea sang sunlight and moonbeams. And she listened. Lupines bloomed waves of purple, pink and white, undulating as the sea breeze licked the field. It was July, the warmest month of the year. The Full Buck moon peaked over the horizon. The night air, close but cool, amplified the voices of the river and her inhabitants. The little girl listened. Fishermen from villages all along the coast spoke of the declining clam harvest. Little clams seemed…

the sum and difference of gravitational forces within the Earth-Moon-Sun system, we figured out the changes of tidal force made by stars’ changing positions. On the other hand, we also discussed the formation of tidal flows. Our approach shows how vertical and horizontal tidal forces causing the sea level fluctuations. 1. Introduction The tides are a regular and predictable phenomenon caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and the sun acting on the oceans of the rotating earth. Tidal…