Solstice

civilization was the the flooding of the Nile River. The river flooded every year at the same time and provided rich soil for agriculture. The Egyptian astronomers, who were actually priests, realized that the flooding always occurred at the summer solstice. The priests were therefore able to predict the annual flooding, which made them powerful. Many Egyptian buildings were built with an astronomical orientation. The temples and pyramids were constructed in relation to the stars,…

A current event is presented to the audience, then scientific information is introduced to add value and dimension to the often overlooked summer solstice. The genre is created by presenting scientific information on a related event; however, no theories, experimentation, or data results are mentioned in detail. Burdick’s writing in the article is very persuasive with hints of expository evidence.…

the sun hits at a greater angle during the winter, making days shorter and colder. If the angle of the sunlight becomes more direct(less angle), at a certain time, the summer solstice will come sooner, the first day of spring might also come sooner. If the angle of the sunlight hits at a much greater angle, the winter solstice will come sooner, as well as the first day of fall. The earth's tilt and the angle that the sun hits the earth work together to make the seasons. During the summer the…

Stonehenge is a stone monument that has evolved over a period of 10,000 years and is located north of the modern- day city of Salisbury, England. It was built around 1700 B.C., but the structure forms a small part of a larger, sacred landscape. The mystery of how these stones were carried such long distances and the date this site was built are still being questioned. I chose this site because I wanted to be more familiar with it and the phenomenon that surrounds Stonehenge intrigues me. There…

It is thought that the people celebrated winter solstice at the stonehenge. “The avenue near Stonehenge is aligned with the winter solstice sunset, and nearby archaeological evidence suggests that pigs were slaughtered during December and January — possibly for a mid-winter feast.” (http://www.livescience.com) It also faces the sunrise during the summer solstice. Scientists think it is too much of a coincidence that the placing of the stones are like that…

this time, the gods were bickering about Zeus’ missing weapon, known as the Lightning bolt, accusing each other of stealing it until they find out about Percy. He becomes the prime suspect and Zeus demands that he returns the bolt before the summer solstice or a war would break out between the gods. However, there is only one problem: he doesn’t have it…but he has an idea of who might. With the fate of the world on his shoulders, Percy and…

It is the new years of the Celtic year. The veil of the realm of the living and dead is thin during the night time. Witches dressed up in costume in a way to embody the souls of the dead and to visit their family and descendant. Winter Solstice take place on December 21. This day is the shortest day of the year because of the sun at its lowest point. This came about because of the death of a Sun king and birth of the Divine Child or Horned God. Witches decorate a evergreen tree with lights…

Art is found all around the world in many different forms. From the beginning of time, art has shown all succeeding generations a mass amount of information on different cultures, their history, their religion and way of life. Living in the Los Angeles area, art is highly prevalent and respected, with dozens of museums in the area to choose from. For this assignment I wanted to explore and go somewhere I had never been before. I went to the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California. I selected an…

the sun. The Earth has a tilt of 23.5 degrees relative to the “ecliptic plane” the imaginary surface formed by its almost circular path around the sun the tilt towards the sun is maximised during northern hemisphere summer in late June the summer solstice. There are so much stars in the galaxy that some of them we can not discover in the universe.At night you can see some of the milky way. The sun is actually closest to the Northern hemisphere in winter not summer and the sun is always closest…

Aristotle realized voluntary and involuntary needs to be considered during a time frame in that an action is occurring. Involuntary is when someone is being asked to do something they are uncomfortable with due to blackmail. Ultimately this could harm someone they care about. An involuntary action suggests no consideration, no impulse or no desire to the action, but feel pain and regret. Non-voluntary is doing things out of ignorance. However, Aristotle provides six kinds of ignorance.…