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and persevered through the great climatic shifts of the Upper and Middle Paleolithic, before abruptly being replaced by Homo sapiens in the archaeological record around 40,000 years ago. Since the first Neanderthal remains were excavated from a limestone quarry in Germany’s Neander Valley in the middle of the 19th century, the question of how these remarkable hominids met their demise has engaged the imagination of archaeologists and laypeople alike. This paper seeks to answer two questions.…

The Kings, Queens, and Pharaohs were extensively decorated: for example, the “Wall Decoration from the Funerary Apartments of King Djoser”, from Dynasty 3, depicted striking blue-green tiles adorning limestone walls of King Djoser’s step pyramid. The servants would be portrayed in a way that assists the elite- for example, in “The Queen Has Her Hair Done” from “The Tomb of Queen Neferu”, there are two servants that dresses the hair of a royal queen. Also…

Yellowstone National Park was established on March 1, 1872. It is the world’s first national park. Yellowstone National Park is located in the U.S., northwest corner of Wyoming, and includes small areas of Montana and Idaho as well. Yellowstone National Park is about 9,000 square kilometers (3,500 square miles) wilderness recreation area atop a volcanic hot spot. It’s the site of America’s greatest concentration of geysers and hot springs, which form a visible and spectacular link with…

In 2014, science communicator Bill Nye “The Science Guy”, and fundamentalist Ken Ham debate took place in Petersburg, Kentucky at the Creation Museum. CNN’s Tom Foreman takes a stand at the podium before introducing the two debaters to the audience in the crowd, as well as to the viewers who are watching it at home. During the debate, many subtopics are brought up, branching from the main question, “Is creation a viable model of origins in today’s modern scientific era?” The topic of…

We need to use hemp based materials instead of tree based materials because hemp bast metals are stronger than tree based materials. We use the dumbest possible way to make paper, trees are made up of only 30% cellulose. The rest of the tree has to be removed using toxic chemicals and bleach, until the cellulose can be formed into paper. Where as hemp is 85% cellulose due to this, hemp makes a stronger paper without the need for toxic chemicals or bleach. It would be incredibly stupid for humans…

San Antonio water sources San Antonio is the 7th largest city of America and has a population of over one million that is also growing rapidly. The city is quite dependant on daily pumping of water from Edward’s Aquifer, San Antonio Water System (SAWS). Most of the water that comes in the Aquifer originates from the rivers and creeks that are flowing through the area. A few years back, San Antonio was completely dependent on the Edward’s Aquifer. In the last few decades there is huge suburban…

The Beast The feeling of being lost can be a horrible experience, especially in darkness. This stress is magnified when you realize you’re the prey of an unknown beast you cannot see; only hear its footsteps as it closes in. Author H.P. Lovecraft, in his short story “The Beast in the Cave” takes the readers through a tale of darkness and horror in which a man ends up disconnected from his tour group, lost in a cave, and then realizes he’s not alone. He then goes on to kill a beast with the…

I am writing my essay over the poems “Mountain Boomer” by Howard Starks, “Chahta Ahaya Moma” by Ron Wallace, and “Hurt Hawks” by Robinson Jeffers. The reason why I chose these three poems is because they all seem to have a distinct form of sadness. They are about being cornered, destroyed, and/or killed. I like these poems because of how sad and true they are. They represent the things we humans have a tendency to do at times, whether to humans or animals. Howard Starks once wrote a poem called…

The Everglades are a massive complex ecosystem at the southern tip of the Florida peninsula. It is full of diverse flora and fauna, and the natural watershed and wetlands once covered nearly 47,000 sq km. The Everglades once made up about 10,000 sq km of this watershed, but today the Everglades span around 5,000 sq km. The area experiences seasonal weather, with a wet and hot summer and relatively dry and mild winters. To the east of the Everglades is the urban Miami metropolitan area, with…

freedom and democracy in his home country and far beyond its borders. For almost 30 years, from 1964-1982, he was imprisoned on the Robben Island penal colony, sleeping in a tiny, Spartan cell, or working in the blistering sun, chipping rocks at the limestone quarries. In spite of the indignities inflicted on him, he used his 27 years while imprisoned to grow as a leader; to persist in his belief in human dignity and equality. Like Job and Churchill, he didn’t give up, relentlessly pressing for…