Horizon

Once the smallest member of the planetary system and now merely a “dwarf planet”, Pluto’s story has always fascinated people of the Earth. The tiny planet always manages to intrigue scientists and if the latest report is anything to go by, one can only say that Pluto is peculiar to the core. Scientists are saying that the planet may have hosted liquids on its surface within the last million years. The fact was stated in a report which was tabled at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference on…

Rebecca (Liping) Zhang Mrs. Heesch British Literature (B3) 4 May 2016 The children and the Internet With the development of the society, the progress of the technology, the internet became popular in the 21st century. The Internet, with its strong momentum in the global information revolution set off a frenzy, brings people into an era of the ever-changing network. The internet is convenient, fast,and flexible. It has changed people 's traditional way of thinking, it helps a lot in the life.…

uniform, turning the mud deep red. His progress slowed with each step and he grabbed out at the roots of an approaching tree in front of him. He slid to his knees, his eyes looking through the trees and beyond. Pockets of fire raging elsewhere on the horizon partially lit up the area and for a few seconds he knelt as if frozen. Slowly, he slumped forward landing face down coughing violently, blood splattering the mud with each…

In Jamie Ford’s novel “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” the main character Henry Lee goes through many hardships that prepare him for his future. Henry Lee demonstrates a caring personality throughout the novel to everyone he meets. Henry’s caringness is displayed during a flashback with his old friend Heiko. Right before Heiko goes into a japanese internment camp she tells Henry “That's fine. Be who you are; she said turning away a look of disappointment in her. But I'm an American.”…

The Greek term Logos has a wide scope of understanding. It can symbolize divinity ranging from simple utterances to large scale events (Harris, 2014, pg.231). On the other spectrum it can represent the cosmic Reason that controls the universe. In John the Word is viewed as divine Wisdom, and cosmic Reason. Christ in pre-human form was what was used to form heaven and earth. In John the Word became flesh and begin to live amongst the people of earth. This can be seen when describing the account…

A fascinating concept within the topic of perception is the ability to become deceived by our own minds. The Ames room tells us that human perception is easily distorted and can lead to us seeing things that aren’t really what they appear to be. The Ames room trickers the observer into thinking that the room they are looking into is a regular cubic roo, this is our brain deceiving us into believing something that is not true. With regards to what this tells us about human perception is that we…

In the editorial “Post-secondary education: are we lemmings?” Tom Abeles outlines the growing disparity of the cost and elitism of post-secondary education in regards to astronomical tuition costs and employers demand for degree carrying employees. Abeles brings up the notion that in an age where technology is so prevalent why are we still putting our students through an archaic means of learning. The article brings up an interesting notion of low cost online education, where your competency is…

I enjoy learning new things and expanding my horizon. I am not the type of person that will just sit and wait for someone to tell me what to do. I take initiative because it gives me a sense of control over a situation. For me, taking initiative shows that I am not afraid to explore and it gives me a sense of self. I believe that I definitely took initiative in preschool because I like to learn. I will consider myself to be that curious child in preschool because this is a time for a child to…

Any image that has a greater view than the human eye or an aspect ratio of 2:1 is considered a panorama. Panoramic photography was born when the pioneer photographers started using daguerreotype plates put together to form wide-angled scenes. One of the first panoramic photographs was by Martin Behramanx in 1851 showing San Francisco from Rincon Hill. It is thought that the original panorama had 11 plates, but the originals no longer exist. Even thou it was developed 150 years ago people still…

already had a couple of offers to work at salons but I also want to further my education. So I am thinking about going to Owens to take a business class. That way I can get my manager’s license. Once I get my manager’s license, it will broaden my horizons and I will have multiple of jobs to choose from. Which is a good thing for a cosmetologist because the more things you do, the more income you can make. Also, I want to get my piercing license so that way while I’m in the salon, I can also give…