Sea caves

In the boat stealing scene, readers see the alienation and exploration of the natural world previously discussed. “I went alone into a Shepherd’s boat,” says Wordsworth, establishing his solitude before any other aspect of the experience (1.82). In this scene, Wordsworth is closest to the “blessed babe” state. For this reason, he has little windows during which he comes close to encountering the Real. “Leaving behind her [the boat] still on either side / Small circles glittering idly in the moon…

Globally, at least 23% of marine mammal species, 36% of seabird species, and 86% of sea turtle species are known to be affected by plastic debris (Sigler, 2014). Plastic can choke, reduce growth, drown animals, and spread invasive species. More so, the large amount of plastics found in the Earth’s oceans is killing large amounts of plankton…

In the movie Moana by Ron Clements & John Musker takes place on a little island called motuni, where moana is told by her grandmother that she has a destiny greater than she could possibly think. She embarks on an adventure of her life that helps her to find who she is and the meaning of life. The animated movie was released on november 23, 2016 and was 1h 47m long and it touched audience everywhere. The movie Moana was set at the end of that era, about two thousand years ago, on a fictional…

Located in France near the town of Montignac, are the Lascaux Caves. Filled with bountiful cave paintings dating back over 15,000 years ago, these caves were discovered unintentionally. While following their dog, four teenagers discovered these works of art after traveling down the narrow entrance leading into the caves (History.com). The Lascaux Caves have different sections based on the collections of artwork painted on the walls, including the Hall of Bulls, the Chamber of Engravings, and the…

Bentayga, which is both a historical and a natural marvel. Take a trip to Galdar and see Cenobio de Valeron which is arguably one of the most astonishing pre-Hispanic structures in the island. Finally, cap off your Guanche excursion in the Painted Cave, located in the same town. Enjoy sifting through old Guanche artifacts and the remains of their…

The Lascaux caves in France contain many petroglyphs from the Upper Paleolithic time period. Archaeologist used radiocarbon from fragments of charcoal and “placed Lascaux in the Magdalenian culture” (Aujoulat). The artwork in these caves gives insight into the lives of the anatomically modern Homo sapiens (AMHS) who drew these paintings by demonstrating the types of animals they were living with, and why they were important to them. Furthermore, these paintings give insight into the intellect of…

The art of the Paleolithic period falls into two main categories, which are transportable pieces like small figurines or decorated objects, and cave art. Paleolithic art is usually classified as either symbolic that is, portraying animals or humans, or nonfigurative, taking the form of symbols. The portable art of the Paleolithic period was carved out of antlers, bones, stones, or modeled in clay. They made small figures of people, birds, and animals, which are graphic and conventional and were…

The Cave of Forgotten Dreams is one of the oldest caves of all time. In fact, it is determined that the cave existed for about 30,000-33,000 years (Herzog, 2010). In 1994, a small group of French scientist lead by Jean-Marie Chauvet discovered the cave, and when the French government realized how precious it was, they shut off the access to it (Herzog, 2010). However, Werner Herzog a documentary filmmaker got permission to access the cave. He believed that the Chauvet Cave contains most of the…

and ended up going down a total of 15 meters (“Finding Lascaux”). They noticed a white background with colorful drawings of various animals. Lascaux dates back to about 15,000 B.C., and contains some of the earliest examples of art (Tedesco). The cave has many different drawings of several animals, both extinct and surviving. The list includes “horses, bulls, deer, ibex, cats, a rhinoceros, and even the legendary unicorn,” and even some humans. (“Scenes From The…

At the end of Isaac Asimov 's The Caves of Steel, robots seem to be the salvation of the human race, as foreseen by Dr. Fastolfe and the spacers--a highly advanced society of humans from the outer worlds. At the same time the spacers believe they have preserved the future of humanity, however, in an event foreshadowing how robots will one day represent a threat to humanity and perhaps the failure of the spacers’ plan, Robot Daneel Olivaw says the most shocking lines of the story: “[g]o and sin…