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cultures is consistent with the widespread belief of the god’s residing in the sky. The elevations also increases The Sumerians built ziggurats, which are temple platforms constructed out of mud bricks. (Kleiner 33). The Olmecs similarly created a mound similarly out of local clay, where they placed a perishable shrine(Miller 35). The use of clay for both platforms is significant, due to the materials inevitable erosion from the elements, each culture still constructed these places of worship…

signaled for the women to plant the seeds. The Mandan women learned to plant in rows around condensed hill areas. These could be reused for years. The women moved through each little mound, planting between six and nine corn seeds in each. They worked with such skill that they could plant over two hundred and twenty-five mounds before breakfast. Along with the corn, beans and squash were planted in the same round surfaces. The beans replaced the nitrogen that the corn depleted from the soil. The…

Robert Frost was considered the celebrity of the poetry world and “perhaps the most successful of American poets” (Caravants). Although he was born in San Francisco on March 26, 1874 (“Robert”), he spent most of his life in New England, and it was there that he picked up managed to develop a lot of the traits seen in his poetry today. He moved to England with his wife in an attempt to get published because there were more media sources and his plan paid off. In his poems “Fire and Ice,”…

It was Saturday morning, about 10:30am. Tyler and Josh were messing around in the town junkyard. It was really big and had 10ft gates with barb wire. They jumped around doing nothing really. They got bored after looking for thrown away useful items. They decided to go back home and play Halo. Josh and Tyler are brothers. They are both about 14 years old. Their parents were out of town for work. They're both lawyers . Their Aunt Claire was babysitting them for the week. They weren't that happy…

pyramids. He counted 67, however, there have been many more that have been discovered. As of November 2008, 118 pyramids were discovered. Most pyramids are in poor state of preservation or buried by desert sands. If they are even visible, they look like mounds of rubble. Archeologists have the opportunity the identify and study previously unknown pyramids. The most recent one discovered belonged to Queen Sesheshet, mother of 6th dynasty Pharaoh Teti, found in Saqqara. The discovery was…

What is baseball? Baseball is a game played using a bat and a ball that two teams of nine players take turns batting and fielding. Whoever the batting team is will attempt to hit the ball which will allow their team mates to run with the ultimate goal of a homerun. Baseball is a game that millions of people enjoy with their families and friends, although it is a sport this game also can intrigue the minds of math lovers everywhere, baseball can easily be broken down into number whether it…

In the essay Neat People vs. Sloppy People by Suzanne Britt she explains what she believes the differences are between neat people and sloppy people. The Suzanne Britt has a tendency to support the sloppy people more than the neat people because she believes that the sloppy people are disorganized because they have more important tasks to perform then to clean. I believe that the neatness that the author is talking about could be a symbol of metaphorical clutter people may have in their lives.…

throw the pitch the way he had intended to. The best way for a pitcher to throw hard and throw strikes is to choose the proper stance and pitch, execute the pitch, and follow through into an athletic fielding position. Before the pitcher steps on the mound, he must first decide what type of stance he needs to be in. If there is a runner on base, he will be in the stretch so he will be able to keep the runners from stealing bases. However, if there are no runners on base, he will be in the…

The Buddha was symbolized by emblems of royalty. The Great Stupa at Sanchi is made of rubble. The stupa sits on a hill and is surrounded by an abundant amount of trees and also several other small stupas. Even though a stupa is considered a burial mound that holds the relics of Buddha and others, they also took the form of small containers or urn like forms. Some were made out of medal or stone. These small stupas held the ashes of a deceased…

A large mound of fat called acoustic lipids[5] and this mound often called a melon[9]. The clicks by the toothed whales are generated within interconnected channels behind the melon .[1] The dolphin is able to change the shape of the melon and become an acoustic lens which condenses the…