Spherical Earth

civilizations and leads up to the presents day. Facts are sorted out from fiction in this era but, in previous ones, theories arose and were spread throughout the country whether they were accurate or not. One theory, called the geocentric (meaning earth-centered) became a correct rationale even though the heliocentric (sun-centered) theory was proven. Geocentricism was a popular and accepted ideology because the Christian…

23.1 What is Humanitarian Logistics? During last decades interest in HL has grown tremendously both in practical field and in academic community due to the increase in number of sudden natural and manmade disasters globally. Disasters have dramatically increased in last 100 years. Logistics operation contain 80 per cent of activities in any disaster relief operation that why nowadays it is consider to be one of the important aspect in disaster relief (Trunick, 2005). It can be understood better…

The giant pandas-The endangered species among the animals There are wide varieties of animals living in our earth. Much number of animals got endangered due to the sudden civilization going around the world. This has lead to many environmental impacts and has affected the chain of the life cycle. Why are giant pandas endangered? Many animals got endangered due to unavailability of proper food and loss of shelter. There are still many animals standing on the verge of extinction. Giant panda and…

The first recording they found was the sound of an astronaut suffocating to death as he is being hurdled out of Earth’s orbit. Two other recordings that aren’t as important have an S.O.S. signal leaving earth and the heartbeat of a dying cosmonaut. The most important piece of evidence to support the Lost Cosmonauts Theory is a recording of a Russian woman uttering her last words before burning up when entering Earth’s atmosphere. The main concern with this…

Combustion, a chemical reaction between substances, usually including oxygen and usually accompanied by the generation of heat and light in the form of flame. The hydrocarbons become harder to ignite as the molecules get bigger. Combustion of alkanes with bigger molecule will produce more soot as the percentage of carbon of the molecule is higher. The amount of soot produced depends on the percentage of carbon in a hydrocarbon molecule. Hexane and cyclohexene produced very small of light soot…

Mini Facilitation Experience Reflecting on the mini facilitation experience leads to clarity on what went well, what improvements can be made, and what techniques should be applied in the future in facilitation situations. To begin, the facilitation activity that was presented was called, Two Planets. Each team lives on their own planet and with this, they have a lot of their own resources, however, they need another resource, but this resource is only on the other team’s planet. Objective of…

A common English idiom says “a picture is worth a thousand words” but sometimes there aren’t even words to describe a picture. That is the case for “The Pillars of Creation”. This picture was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. The photo depicts a nebula with three towers of gaseous regions, hence the name; in a way, it is metaphorical. Fortunately, for the normal people in the world, there are no controversies that provoke unreasonable people. The article “Ways of Seeing”, by John Berger,…

Have you ever wondered why a storm rolls in, or why any natural phenomena related to the sky occurs? Have you ever wondered about how it would be like when everyone believed the Gods were in charge of everything that happened, such as; if there was a storm, it was their fault, or if there was thunder and lightning, it was their fault? Back in the era of mythology, these were a couple of their beliefs. One God that was really important was Zeus, the God of the sky. Whenever there was a…

Today is Ganesha Chaturthi, also known as the birthday of Lord Ganesha! This holiday can fall anytime between August and September and the festival itself is known as Vinayaka Chaturthi. The date varies only because the start of the celebration begins on the fourth day of the waxing moon period. The waxing moon is important because this is when the moon begins to grow into the full moon, bringing a time for new beginnings, positive change, and good luck! It is important to remember not to look…

Metaphysics is the question what is really real in Core 250, as the second part of the core program here at Whitworth University. Trying to tackle the question of metaphysis a Greek philosopher named Plato believed there are two separate worlds in existence, there is one world where there are the material objects and then the other world contains the non-material objects or the “shadows.” However, another philosopher who followed Plato believed is the matter of the universe, form of the world,…