Flooding of the Nile

The first destination will be to Mars. Mars is the second planet after Mercury in the solar system, but in terms of the sun it is the fourth planet nearest to it. The distance between Earth and Mars is maximum 0.00000102529 and minimum 0.00000062363 light years. It is unknown who the first person discovered Mars. In 1659, an astronomer named Christian Huygens discovered the Syrtis Major on the surface of Mars. Moreover, another astronomer named Giovanni Schiaparellin in 1877 discovered various…

With a vast variety of flourishing tourist attractions, New Orleans was a lively city located in the state of Louisiana, and neighbors Mississippi. Although there had been widespread natural disasters in the past, nothing could compare to the unforgettable tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. This devastating topic was chosen to be written about because of my fascination of such natural disasters, and admiration for people. My aspirations to become involved in the field of psychology in the future…

PREHISTORIC TO MIDDLE AGE ASTRONOMY Over the course of countless millennia, astronomy has served as a widespread source of curiosity amongst mankind. The stars, planets and various other objects that engulf our skies have captured the interests of this world’s inhabitants, from the simplest of tribesmen to city dwelling scholars and philosophers alike. As early as 32,000 years ago, humans are believed to have been tracking cosmic cycles like our Moon’s phases (Burnham, Dyer & Kanpipe 22).…

Trousdale is located in the town of Hartsville, which is the county’s only city. According to the Trousdale County website, the original settlers in Hartsville, Tennessee were Charles Donoho, Sarah(Brooks) Donoho, James Hart, Sarah(Hamilton) Hart, and their children. When they settled in the city each family settled beside the creek. One family settled on the east side of the stretch and the other family settled on the west side of the creek. In Trousdale County from the Tennessee…

Epic of Gilgamesh and Instruction to Merikare reflect aspects of kingship and cultural implications in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. The ancient Egyptians, unlike most people in Mesopotamia, did not create heroic tales like the Epic of Gilgamesh. Although Egyptians and Mesopotamian civilizations are evidently both similar in that they blah, they are also intricate and distinguishable in ways such that they embody different perceptions on religion, culture, and the way divinity is manifested…

“They believe they were blessed by the gods, who brought such a regular and fertile flooding of the Nile, not cursed by their chaotic whims.” (Pg. 15). Ma’at was a ruler that Egyptians believed brought truth and justice to them. “ While Mesopotamians believed their kings served as priests to their gods, Egyptians believed their rulers were gods…

Literary and artistic practices have long since given us an idea about the practices and culture within ancient civilizations, that we are still attempting to discover information today. Two civilizations that we have received the most knowledge about through their written text are Mesopotamia and Egypt. For the Egyptian perspective, The Instructions of Merikare, a letter addressed from a father to a son about how to be an effective pharaoh, is able to be analyzed to determine facts about…

Colorado River flow, sending the entire volume spilling through channels running northwest into the Salton Trough- pooling into what we know today as the Salton Sea. The valley’s agricultural advancements were lost to the deluge, but by early 1907, the flooding subsided. The Southern Pacific Railroad, who had their own particular interests to protect in the region, reset the Colorado River’s natural course through great effort and physical intervention. They sold properties acquired from the…

Egyptian obelisks – purchased or stolen during recent history. Paper Papyrus is an early form of paper made from the stems of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that grows to 5 meters (15 ft) in height and was once abundant in the Nile River delta. Papyrus was first used in Ancient Egypt around 3000 BC, but by 1000 BC, peoples from West Asia started to buy it from the Egyptians and use it themselves as it was much more convenient than clay tablets. The Egyptians called it…

In the twentieth century many reached the understanding that disputes are normal in human society, and not necessarily destructive, and that if they do not get out of hand they may have within them a potential for growth, maturity, and social changes, an opportunity for new ways of thinking and new experiences. Because conflicts are an integral part of human interaction, one should learn to manage them: to deal with them in a way that prevents escalation and destruction, and arrives at new,…