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A person’s vocation is not necessarily the same as their career path. Whatever ones vocation may be, it is certainly shaped by one or more events throughout their life. I truly believe that the love I feel for helping others, coupled with the trials and tribulations I’ve dealt with in a past relationship have helped steer me towards a vocation that I can fulfill wholeheartedly. I am currently taking advantage of several volunteer opportunities at my church. I am learning to become a youth…

originally believed was introduced in 14th century AD. Using 3D space equations, researchers say the Sumerians were able to track planet orbits. The Mesopotamians, however, were not the only people interested in the stars and space as the Great Pyramids of Giza are known to line up with stars in some of the constellations. Egypt's were great crafters. Many Egyptians were craftspeople that would make great thongs out of clay, gold, metal, and would even make furniture for the…

issue are concussions in sports, second impact syndrome, and how to prevent them. More recently the issues of concussions are becoming more prominent in the sports world, “estimates of 1.6 to 3.8 million such injuries annually in the United States” (Giza). The concussion proposes many underlying health issues in addition to just brain damage. One may lose balance, eye sight, and even some physical impairments. In addition to memory loss, headaches, and dizziness.…

perspective this gap does not come as a shock. Monuments have been built since the beginning of time. Their purpose is to commemorate and immortalize important people and significant events that have happened in history. For instance the Great Pyramid of Giza was built to serve as a final resting pace of a pharaoh. The Parthenon in Athens, Greece was once a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. To be more modern, the Washington Monument was built in our nation’s capital to honor our first…

The Last Thirteen Introduction- “I can’t run anymore.” The race is ending. Sam Williams makes a scandalous discovery about the last 13 that will change everything. This appalling discovery will bring out the worst in the last 13. This is a race which is more terrifying than Sam’s nightmares. With the world about to crumble, and their enemies approaching closer, it is up to the last 13 to carry through the prophecy. Whether the last 13 come back dead or alive, it is up to them to stop all this…

square miles were filled with temples, stone pillars, statues and more gave Karnak the name for the “the most remarkable religious complex constructed on earth” (Bunson). No one has even attempted something like it’s size or scale until the pyramids of Giza. With the early Egyptian art and the remarkable architecture Karnak was known all around Egypt in ancient times. Honoring the god Amun, a very well known god at the time, had people come each and everyday to this masterful compound to…

as its discovery and placement into the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). In the early to mid 1900’s, an archaeologist by the name of George Andrew Reisner directed an expedition sponsored by Harvard University and the MFA in the Old Kingdom site of Giza. It is thanks to his scrupulous documentation through early photography and detailed notes while excavating the Menkaura pyramid complex that we have not only original objects, but an archive of information regarding these objects. The statue…

Neolithic (late Stone Age) communities in northeastern Africa exchanged hunting for agriculture and made early advances that paved the way for the later development of Egyptian arts and crafts, technology, politics and religion (including a great reverence for the dead and possibly a belief in life after death). Around 3400 B.C., two separate kingdoms were established: the Red Land to the north, based in the Nile River Delta and extending along the Nile perhaps to Atfih; and the White Land in…

As a child growing up in Rhode Island, the smallest state in the Union, the idea of a vast planet brimming with civilization and culture was more like something out of a fairy tale than it was reality. So, when my father announced that we would be leaving the country to go to Scotland, the home of his and my ancestors, my world began to expand at a rapid pace. This trip could not have been timed more perfectly. The summer of 2007 marked the end of fourth grade, my first year at Saint Mary…

farms and gardens to support plant life, instead of having to wait for rain or using something such as a bucket to water them. Another contribution of the Ancient Egyptians is the pyramids. These are an architectural marvel, and the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. These pyramids allow us to learn about the Ancient Egyptian civilization and culture. From the pyramids, we have learned about the process of mummification, as well as how the…