Pompeii

attacking the inhabitants of Jerusalem because of their sins. Psalm 2 talks of the time after the invasion upon Jerusalem, where the psalmist initially condemns the ‘sons of Jerusalem’ for misusing their good fortune. It then ascribes the death of Pompeii, the commander of the invaders, to…

interesting that the start of this period, 200 BCE, coincides with concrete’s entrance and the end of the second Punic war. A formal paper could explore each period in detail. The end of the fourth period seems to coincide with the destruction of Pompeii. Archeological evidence from later periods suggests a change in painting materials, ones that did not hold up as well the frescoes described by Vitruvius and Pliny the Elder (Cartwright, 2013b; DGRA,…

Julius Caesar This young man born into a wealthy Roman family in the B.C period became one of the greatest rulers who ever lived. Through his entire life, his days were full of adventure, wealth and women. Julius Caesar was born in Rome July 13, 100 B.C. He was born to a royal, wealthy family. His father was Gaius Caesar and his mother was Aurelia Caesar. He attended a private school for only the wealthiest children in all of Italy. In 68 B.C. Caesars very close aunt died a tragic death. This…

A stratovolcano that caused a Plinian eruption in 79 AD, this volcano killed around 16,000 people when it covered the town of Herculaneum on August 24th, and killed 2,000 residents of Pompeii the next day. Mount Vesuvius located in Naples, Italy is part of the Campanian Arc of volcanoes along a subduction zone created by the African and Eurasian plates. It runs the length of the Italian peninsula along with Mount Etna and Stromboli. The…

Mount Saint Helen located in the southwestern corner of Washington state erupted in 1980. The eruption was more forceful than 500 times that of the bombing of Hiroshima. It was not just one single event. Several different natural forces created the resulting explosion. Virginia Dale was one of the first ecologist to study the eruption. She expected to find complete devastation but was shocked to find pockets of life on the mountain. The mountain did not follow traditional succession…

When Mount Vesuvius had erupted in 79 AD the eruption caused fatal damage to the environment, causing many animals to be killed by the toxic gases released from the volcano or the chemical in the water caused by volcanic ash in the animal’s water source. Mount Vesuvius had a major effect on vegetation because it left an entire region as a desert wasteland, any plant that had an encounter with lava had died straight away, through other plants died from volcanic ash that was ejected from the…

Thug Rangers By Jordan Kong, Aidan Connors, and Alex Whisenhunt Once upon a time there was a Black and Blue Ranger. Their names were Black Ranger and Blue Ranger. Both were kicked out of the show “Power Rangers” because they were fighting with other Rangers and stealing their stuff. After they got kicked of the show they created their own called “Thug Rangers”. On the show they go around the world fighting and stealing things. Thug Rangers first stop was to China. The food in America was too…

Dalton M. Stone Hannah GEOS 120 16 APR 18 Volcanoes: The Veins of Planetary Life Part One: Volcanoes are essential to function and formation of our planet. Each one, dormant or active, is able to give insight as to the creation of the world around us. With many volcanoes spanning the area known as the ring of fire, we are able to obtain information and research in a central location in the sense of a planetary scale. While volcanoes are all over the earth, if we look at a few examples, we can…

Final Writing Anthropology 103 3. What kinds of work would applied anthropologists pursue? Provide one example of applied work for each of the subfields of anthropology. What aspects of anthropology make it uniquely valuable in application to social problems? Anthropology and its different applications made the quantum leap, by comparing and contrasting crucial social issues around the globe. For instance, due to some anthropologists due diligence we can learn about the rites of passage,…

Volcanoes There are many volcanoes in the world, in all shapes and sizes. Some volcanoes are created by other volcanic eruptions such as the Cinder Cone volcano. I am going to inform you about the Cinder Cone volcano, Shield volcano and the Composite volcano. Cinder Cone volcanoes are the smallest volcano in the world and are named after their shape. Cinder cone Volcanoes, also known as the Scoria Cone, is the most simplest volcano. They are less than 300 meters high, making them the…