The Day the Earth Stopped

Long before we roamed the Earth, our gods decided that they were tired of looking at dry, barren land. They filled it with all of the wildlife that we know today. Trees grew tall enough that the gods could touch their leaves when they grew bored, flowers grew beautiful to bring the gods joy, and grass grew to make the dark dirt become green and vibrant. As a symbol of their power, they made the decision to grow a tree in the center of their most exquisite garden. This tree was not ordinary; it…

One day you’re binge watching Netflix, the next you’re dead. No one knows when they are going to die and sometimes accidents just happen; we can’t do anything about it. But sometimes those accidents that should have taken a life don’t. A near death experience is something one will never forget, something one will never walk away from the same, and something that could have easily been one’s last experience. I will never forget the day I was buried alive. As I stepped out of the ground I knew…

Jane Goodall is universally known as one of the most prominent naturalist alive today. According to Anderson, Jane Goodall is a pioneer in the field study of chimpanzees (780). She is also well known as the mother of the chimps. Unfortunately, the public often tends to recognize her accomplishments related to her active running for the wellbeing of the chimps. However, her trademarks pertain to loving, caring, and embracing also applies to her strong conviction to corroborate the underprivileged…

another god before him we are breaking the first commandment. The second commandment that God gives is “ Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth” (Exodus 20:4 KJV). In other words, God does not want us to build a statue worshipping it like it is…

In this stanza, she is looking back on the day of her death, when the “Horses’ Heads” were facing the path to her death. She believes this day felt longer than eternity in heaven would feel. For Dickinson, this is a suggestion of her day-to-day feelings—that each day could be her last, and so the moments of anticipation stretch longer than eternity. This anticipation is clearly ever present in the daily…

describes night “eyes the shady night has shut”(13). Night cannot shut, and earth cannot stop one’s ears, it has no hands. In these lines we can see that the writer is trying to tell us through personification, that death is natural and peaceful for him, because it is protecting him for seeing his glory fade and his fate forgotten. 11. What does Housman mean when he says, “And silence sounds no worse then cheers / After earth has stopped the ears”? (lines…

Why do thousands of people commit part of their lives to protecting our country? Why do they run into the face of danger, risking their lives? Levi Schaffer, military personnel, completed missions involving these types of risks every day for almost three years protecting the lives of millions of Americans. Levi provided freedom and security to millions across Americans making him a true hero. As a soldier in Afghanistan, Levi risked his life every time he was on duty. When Levi Schaffer was…

HISTORY Assignment In Europe, the castle was a common type of stronghold that provided both protection and living quarters for the king or lord of the land in which it stood. Castles were most common in Europe during the Middle Ages, but similar strongholds have been built in Japan, India, and other countries throughout the world. The castle remained the dominant fortification in Western Europe until the 15th century, when the introduction of the cannon and gunpowder required the development…

biodegradable so it ends up in large piles somewhere, the ocean, incinerated, or underground surrounded by impermeable plastic. It is important to note the difference between municipal and industrial waste: municipal refers to what we recognize as every day trash from food scraps to furniture while industrial waste is from facilities and agriculture and petroleum extraction and both categories are regulated differently. Municipal waste is regulated by the federal government and industrial waste…

others as an outcast who wasn’t loved but through heaven’s eyes Norman is lovely and loved. God loves all the ‘Norman’s’ of this world because they are his children. God made everyone intentionally and there are no mistakes or unlovely people on this earth. Even though through the eyes of others some people are seen as outsiders God doesn’t feel that way. He unconditionally loves and cares for every one of his…