The Day the Earth Stopped

their fate. However, this knowledge only changes how they get there. Oedipus could have killed Laius in a battle or maybe even a complete accident if he had not decided to move to change his fate. Jocasta reminds Oedipus that “Not a man on earth can see a day ahead… Better to live at random, best we can” (1071-1072). We should not waste time trying to figure out what our future is; rather, we should live our lives pursuing what we believe to be our own destiny. Similarly, in the musical,…

People these days just don't appreciate the power of globes. Unfortunately, many of these people are children. However, in today's social-media driven and Internet-connected world, gloves provide a variety of vital cultural understanding advantages that can't be overlooked. Read on to find out why globes are meaningful today and why you owe your child access to one of these vital educational tools. Students are Lagging Behind in Geography It's old news, but it's not getting any better:…

enough to power to propel the turbines. The nuclear, plants present enormous threat to those who live near them because of the fact that they could melt down or be harmed Biofuels use corn to create ethanol, while "nearly 60 percent of the people on earth are currently malnourished according to the World Health Organization" (Pimentel). Each source of renewable energy has a downfall, but the benefits greatly outweigh those of the widely used nonrenewable resources. These issues are what cause…

save…And he can replenish…” (pp. 6). God has complete power and he can change us and make us better people. It may sometimes mean a catastrophe. According to Genesis chapter 7, “ And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights”(verse 12). God brought a flood onto the Earth to punish and cleanse the Earth. God puts it all back together and makes the world good again. Greed is God: The Genesis of the Christian Share Index. Independent, 27 April 2010,…

I still like it because it has to do with animals, but it also raises interesting questions regarding the age of the earth. In camp this summer, I was listening to one of the newer sermons that mentioned that the earth is only 10,000 or so years old. Based on the moon, as it’s slowly drifting away from us, if you rewind it back to the closest it was to the earth, then the earth is only about 10,000 years old. Thus, this raises the question of: what about dinosaurs? Well, dinosaurs are reptiles…

“The most painful goodbyes are the ones that are never said and never explained”-Unknown Quote. In ‘Cold In the Earth’ by Emily Brontë and ‘Because I Could Not Stop For Death’ by Emily Dickinson, both of the authors approach the theme of death differently. For instance, Brontë portrayed death in a melancholy way, whereas Dickinson portrayed death as calm and not frightening. Although both poems are juxtaposed, they both share similar literary devices such as: symbolism, imagery and mood.…

Sharing the Gospel with Joe will be different than the manner I normally share. I rarely encounter people who deny any belief of God. Joe who has told be Catholicism was in his childhood, but is something he does not practice as an adult has also shared he does not attend church and has not accepted any of my invitations to visit my church. HE has indicated a desire to socialize with me, hence my invitations to church. I have come to realize he is seeking to establish a relationship with me…

Is technology truly helpful? There is technology all around us, and we use it in our every day lives. Things such as: cars, computers, phones, even lights are considered technology, but is technology truly helpful? This is a question that will vary from person to person. Truly technology is for the better of mankind it was never intended to make peoples lives worse. It is not that it makes peoples life physically worse it is that it makes them morally worse such as it takes away from peoples…

story of the bible. The story of the Bible consists of God's promises to a man named Abraham, and the process through which God fulfills those three promises. The story begins when God made the universe. He created the Heavens and the Earth and then he filled the Earth with his creations. These included the sun and the stars, and the flora and the fauna, but most importantly, God created man. With his own two hands, he formed man and breathed life into him, expressing that he had created man in…

The sun was coming down hard as mid-summer day dragged along, with nothing to see for miles but outstretched dessert. A silhouetted man, beaten by the very path he traveled, continued to walk until he found the only place in the world where he was at peace. It was a marvelous yet mysterious place in which he found himself. Surround by miles on every side, the garden seemed more like an island which stood in the middle of rustic brown sea of sand. How fitting that the only place the man found…