Out of the Dust

was no doubt in my mind he would ask me what to do, so I mentally sketched out our options, what we had to do to assist the defenders now the battle was really developing. My assumptions about the Raiders intentions still seemed valid; this was more than a simple raid. I didn’t let the gathering silence grow long. “I recommend we maintain a defensive posture, hidden in the woods above the bridge. We have enough men to hold out against any forging parties or a scouting force,” I announced. “Our…

“tail” could be a euphemism. Herodotus describes the hippopotamus and crocodile as denizens of Egypt (Histories, Book 2.68-71) and they appear together in a ceiling panel of the Ramesseum (REF) as opponents of the pharaoh. Behemoth and Leviathan may merge literal and mythic interpretations and exist on the edge (“liminal”) somewhere between natural observable reality and supernatural realities. If so, they may represent the undefinable realms of chaos on both land (Behemoth) and sea (Leviathan).…

stood out boldly. The phone rang and without hesitation, and my mother snatched it and tears began rolling down her face, uncontrollable. My mother never did explain to my 8 year-old self what happened at that kitchen table, or what was said on the cordless phone.. She never disclosed why I stayed at my other cousin’s house, here in Illinois, While her and my father left for Minnesota on september 10th, just a week after my birthday. It wouldn’t be until years later, until I would find out why…

After you have a chimney cleaner come out and clean away all the grime that build up in your chimney over the past year, you are also going to want to clean your fireplace as well. By cleaning your fireplace right after you have your chimney cleaned, your fireplace will be ready for next fall before summer even starts. Here is what you need to do in order to effectively clean your stone fireplace. Put On Protective Wear The first thing you are going to want to do is put on protective eye wear,…

It is the most common pulmonary disease in the world, especially prominent in India. The disease is correlated with an exaggerated response to respiratory irritants. Some examples of irritants include cigarette smoke, dust, chemicals, and fuel fumes. There are two clinical phenotypes of COPD. They are emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Chronic bronchitis leads to an abundance of mucus secretions and a productive cough that lasts greater than three months of the year,…

the environment. There are different gases that causes damage to the environment and its atmosphere. For example Carbon Dioxide from the volcano adds to the greenhouse effect. Sulphur Dioxide causes the environment problems such as acid rain. Also dust from the volcanoes reflects heat radiation from the…

Jonathan Bailey or often “Raven” on the internet, explores the ideas of gothic elements in his poems, although “Outcast” differs amongst them, as it views upon nature and scientific views. Within this poem, Bailey uses sublime in order to construct the idea of feeling alone and ostracised in the universe. Alongside that he also incorporates the atmosphere and message by repeatedly insinuating society’s foolishness and mentioning souls repetitively throughout the poem. “Raven’s” concept of being…

Colorado, and New Mexico. Since, the soil in this region lacked a strong root system it became prone to dust storms. Unfortunately, this event caused many Sharecroppers to lose their jobs and most importantly their homes. John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath was awarded the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for it’s realistic representation of a migrate family being directly affected by the Dust Bowl. In the year 1940, John Ford was celebrated for his interpretation of Steinbeck’s…

People can achieve something great by banning together people are more powerful than they would be as individuals in the novel Lyddie is a fictional novel about the industrial revolution a time where people transferred over from handmade goods to machined goods in the book a mother who isn't in their right state of mind forcefully sends her too kids to work to pay a debt their father had left all those years ago however when the main character Lyddie is fired she goes to work in the factories to…

My taste in music could best be described as electronic swing, since it is not quite EDM, electronic dance music, and isn't exactly jazz. It's the perfect mix, which presents you with a type of music that resembles art more than a simple melody. Often mistaken for nu-disco, electronic swing creates a modern and dance-floor focused sound that is more readily accessible to the modern ear but that also retains the feeling of live brass and the energetic excitement of the early swing recordings.…