Middle-earth

On planet earth, calamities that have devastating effects have occurred over the years with some natural being and others happening as a result of human interference. Disasters are always undesirable in any part of the world and bring about significant losses in life and property. Among the most severe calamities in the world since the old ages, earthquakes stand out as one of the most severe disasters. Earthquakes are calamities that cause a massive loss of life and property any time they occur…

patriarchal or matriarchal culture. For example, the Huron creation legend shows that they value the woman and her relationship with nature. On the other hand, Genesis 1-2 from the Bible shows that the Christian culture believes that a male deity created Earth; therefore patriarchal. Genesis 1-2 begins with nothing and a male God speaks the land, ocean, and heaven into existence. “Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear” (Genesis 164). In…

have to obey your city’s ordinances, which range from non-existent to absurd. I just want to eat good food, live in peace with my neighbors, and take care of what I’ve been given. Why does it have to be so difficult? I believe that God created the earth, and we have a connection to the world around us because we see Him there, evidence of his touch. I see out my window into the small wild space I occupy: design, love, care, beauty. Do you ever wonder why things in nature strike a deep longing…

the book; we (as politicians and people) are not serious enough about climate change. It is more of afterthought in politics AND our daily lives. We global citizens need to take the "hunker down" and start making changes in our daily life before the earth starts to force them on us. The scientific facts presented by Mckibben all point to a path, which we do not want to…

saving the human race has shifted due to humans focusing their energy on industrial advancements and disregarding the damage done to the Earth accompanying the process. There was eventually a turning point in time where people had begun to realize what was happening to the world around them and scientists started to research the effects of human activity on Earth. Gerald Meehl, from the National Center for Atmospheric Research, states, “Many people don’t realize that we are committed right now…

Preserving the Planet: A Moral Issue As individuals, each person does not fully realize their impact on the collective whole of humanity. In both negative and positive aspects, people do not recognize the destructive potential of their behaviors, nor can they always predict the beneficial effects of their constructive actions. This is especially true in regards to the environment and climate change. As a human race, people must realize that certain lifestyles and production of materials are…

The Barn The sun is just starting to peek over the horizon, casting soft rays of light over the Earth and turning this usually chaos filled place, into a calm haven. Here I can clear my mind and enjoy simply being and breathing. This is an opportunity never able to be seized once the afternoon rush of people start trickling in. There is not a cloud in the sky and a cool breeze rustles the leaves of the trees. I make my way towards the barn to see my horse before I head off to school. The old…

Warming Scientists have spent their lives studying the earth; taking note of all its activities, changes and collusion. After studying and analyzing the earth, they came up with the term known as Global warming. Global Warming can be defined as “the unusual and frequent increase in the earth’s temperature over time, primarily due to the greenhouse gases released by people burning fossil fuels. Looking back to the history of the earth, it has experience several changes; climate has been…

Earth’s Atmosphere By Ikotun Oluwatoke Environmental science 2000 Student number: 7733112 Introduction Human activities has caused increase of dangerous air pollutant and climate change which has led to serious health illness, the increase in population is directly proportional to the increase in human sources of pollution. In the early model of Earth’s atmosphere, oxygen was a minor component of the Earth’s atmosphere and so many theories were made up for why this was so. However, as…

half of the shell, that became the sky and the bottom half of his feet where he stood on, turned the bottom half into the earth. The longer Pangu kept the halves divided, the thicker it became. As he grew taller, the farther the distance of the universe and the world got. Afterwards, Pangu positioned the sun, moon, planets and stars perfectly in place. He, then shaped the earth and divided the four seas. However, because of Pangu’s knowledge of the ying yang of all things were created and…