The Day the Earth Stopped

One of the oldest civilizations on earth with over 80 million people, Egypt has been uniquely located in the African continent just south of the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile River. This country is filled with rich ancient biblical history and monumental buildings, but those days are over. Egypt is under-developed and most of the population is poor making this nation a third world country. Although the economy is struggling, the Egyptians continue to display good old family, social and value…

At this moment, pollutants are being put in the air and harming the earth. Animals that are used for their manure emits ten percent of the world’s methane into the air ("Methane Emissions"). This is very harmful to the earth and its inhabitants. However, the amount of this dangerous gas from manure can be reduced by genetic engineering. A study shows that feeding genetically modified maize to pregnant cows reduces the amount of methane their offspring releases…

soon be fighting for their lives. Astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise ran into trouble after just over two days in space when an explosion damaged their spacecraft (“Apollo 13”). What started out as an expedition to collect lunar rocks, then turned into a race against the clock. The unexpected explosion triggered an urgent response from mission control, back on Earth. Suddenly, it was up to them to work out a way to ensure the crew’s safe return home (“Apollo 13”). Thus sets the…

Laura’s Tower The hot, muggy and stagnant air that, on some days, leaves one breathless and immobile in the mid-summer of Berkshire County, had finally been extracted. Soothing winds and scents of the damp autumn had begun earlier than usual. The trees, which had covered themselves in golden and scarlet, were completely still that morning in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. My boyfriend, Pauly, and I had decided it was a flawless fall day to go on an adventure. As we arrived at the entrance for…

For centuries, the holy bible has been compared to several other sacred texts. The bible itself has an origin of being inspired by ancient texts before its existence. In this paper, a comparison of the biblical story of Abraham and Katha Upanishad is addressed. Beginning with the biblical story of Abraham in chapter twelve of Genesis shows that he was previously known as Abram. He started his journey when God ordered him to go to a far country away from his father's house and his own family. The…

on this Earth could be as amazing as her. The girl who weaved her way into my heart…

Have you ever watched the news in the evening, and saw that maybe Kim Kardashian and her family are on Fox News at 8? Or have you seen the commercial with the little hungry kids that you can feed for only “ 35 cents a day”? Well, in today’s world, that is considered media biased. Media bias is the perception of reporting news in a partial or prejudiced manner. It occurs when the media pushes certain viewpoints, rather than actually reporting the news. The reporters ignore an important aspect of…

the keyboard of my phone as I am texting back my mom frantically. While running into my hotel with haste, I immediately start packing swiftly. While waiting fearfully for my mother’s enrage response. Continuing to multitask, I thought back to a few days before my trip, how we agreed that I would provide her with daily updates of where I am to ease her mind. At first I thought it was exceedingly tedious, but eventually accepted that it was for my own safety. My hands frantically lunge for the…

11-22-63 by stephen king is a sci fi look into history, exploring what could have happened on that tragic day, when our 35th president of the united states was assassinated by lee harvey oswald. our story begins with jake, who has just learned that the local diner has a portal that can them back to exactly september 9,1958, 11:58, meeting a strange fellow that al calls the yellow card man, because of his yellow card. this is when al tells him that he has been trying to stop the assassination…

the letter to the King and to not be given time to confess. While telling Horatio this tale, Osric enters and educates Hamlet on the recent bet the King has placed on him, which will be settled with a fencing duel between him and Laertes this same day. Hamlet goes and fences with Laertes, who wounds Hamlet during their duel. While this is happening the Queen Gertrude drinks from a poisoned chalice, which was meant for Hamlet and dies. After a scramble, Hamlet grabs Laertes’ sword and wounds him,…