The Day the Earth Stopped

March 18, 1958, at the corner of Fourth and Walnut in Louisville, Thomas Merton had an experience that changed the way he viewed the world and everyone in it. Merton had an epiphany that changed his self-understanding and his sense of mission. On this day, Merton acquired an awareness of unity that he wanted to share with the world so everyone would wake up from our dream that everyone is separate. Merton is not the only theologian that tried opening the eyes of the world. Elizabeth Johnson in…

Ditches run to creeks and rivers, and eventually dump into our oceans. Conservationist could spend all day untangling wildlife or doing surgeries to removes the plastic from their stomach, but see no results. In order for there to be a change, society needs to become educated on how their actions can make a huge impact. Opposing viewpoints, a series of…

I came over a fear. The funny thing is thought, I kinda want to do that again.I thought about how I won't be scared when we go on rollercoasters, or ferris wheels or any other ride that I won't be scared of the height, I will just look down on the earth and feel like I'm flying, soaring through the air like a bird. I and I thought, things only scare you If you let…

was head over heels for a guy. I had known him since I was a freshman, but he had never noticed me. Until one day, he asked for my…

Planet Earth was made up of several fragile ecosystems. With one action caused an equal and opposite reaction. For example, when an earthquake happened several other events can occur. This caused a chain reaction for other disasters to happen. In 2011, the ground underneath Japan had an earthquake that did not only shake the ground but it shook the future of the country for years to come. Japan sat at the junction of four major tectonic plates. The Philippian plate had been sinking under the…

Are humans still evolving or have they stopped, has been a question for the modern world for a long time now. Evolution is one of the most researched topic which gives us an insight of the development of the human race throughout millions of years. In this research paper I will use peer reviewed articles to answer the question about if we are still evolving as humans. I will try to highlight the reasons that I think that humans are still evolving despite the advances in technology, medication,…

underneath the busy streets. Big Bertha is named after Bertha Knight Landes, who was elected as Seattle's first female mayor in the 1920s. Bertha is the worlds largest boring machine that stands 5 stories tall and 326 miles long only moving 35 feet per day weighing it at an incredible 6,700 tons. Seems like this machine isn't practical, especially when it costs $80 million dollars, but don't let her size and speed fool you. Bertha can multi-task by creating the concrete walls as she goes leaving…

“connection” that everyone says you have when God is tugging at your heart waiting for you to let him in. I desired that connection, I wanted that more than anything. Couple of years past and I slowly started drifting away from my church until I just stopped going altogether. Things were getting tough, like my parents fighting, speaking of divorce. To me, that ripped me from edge to edge. Our family was getting even more distant everyday. I was literally watching my whole life fall apart…

likely taught him. Nick’s beliefs begin to shift from a form of Medieval teachings which his father had instilled in him to a more modernized way of thinking. Nick learns many new ideas in school however the most significant teaching would be “how the earth is round like a ball” and discussed how “it moves around the sun and never stops”(272). Nick is very content with the new information he received from school, but in the father's opinion Ms. Mckenzie, Nicks school teacher, is telling him all…

What would happen if someone smoked just one cigarette? In just a few seconds, the nicotine would go to their brain and they would be on a nicotine high. The 4,000 chemicals in the cigarette that they take in would be in their system for up to eight hours. Once their dopamine levels drop back to normal, they will begin to crave another smoke, which is how so many people get hooked and addicted. After smoking that one cigarette, a streak of brown, sticky tar will be forever stuck inside his or…