The Year of the Flood

Many of the ideas and practices that were common over four thousand years ago have died out, been changed, or are viewed today as being outlandish. For example, the practice of the divine right of kings or royalty and polytheism are a little outdated and rarely practiced in this day and age. Gilgamesh, the oldest existing piece of literature, mentions both of these ideas. Thinking about the epic in a way with a closed mind may discourage some readers to stop reading it and disregard the piece of…

events was foreseen centuries ago? Well, supposedly Nostradamus did. Nostradamus was a French seer who wrote Centuries, a massive opus containing 10 volumes each having 100 predictions for the next 2,000 years. There has been a special interest in Nostradamus and his predictions in the past years, causing many arguments between believers and non-believers of his prophecies. The two main arguments about Nostradamus’s prophecies is that they are true and will be fulfilled or that his prophecies…

Flood-head kid leaves an all Indian town to join an all white town. He shocks the whole new school by leaving his best friend Rowdy. The kid that appears to be looking as a Flood-head is a fourteen year old boy commonly known as Junior. However, to not be confused, his real birth name is actually Arnold Spirit Junior. To most of us, Junior might seem like the son of a father, however, it is quite a popular name located in the small Spokane Indian reservation. The Spokane Indian reservation was…

Famous Tales Prometheus had many famous encounters throughout his lifetime, from which legends were formed. His first known tale was of the Titanomachy, which established his ability to foresee the future, and his family connections to Iapetus (his father) and his siblings. As well, “When Zeus and the Olympian gods rebelled against the Titans, Prometheus sided with the gods and thus won their favor” (“Prometheus” Myths Encyclopedia). So, when after the war most of the Titans were imprisoned in…

In the great World we live in today , many people would say it's not so great anymore . Climate change is a reason why the world isn't as great as it once was . Climate change is a huge problem and every year it gets worse and worse if we don't act to help save the world we live in today . Many people think that it's not a problem when the facts are right in their face . Climate change has been affecting the world for many decades, the people of the world haven't really noticed its huge…

Shortly before commencing my junior year in high school, I was faced with the arduous decision of selecting my IB subjects. I had to make a choice of which social science I would take. With strong persuasion, my brother urged I take economics which was a course that seemed very foreign to me. Whilst learning the IB economics curriculum, I began to realise how significant the economic implications of climate change are which was crucial for further development of my passion for environmentalism.…

Long ago before Earth was even a planet there was just space in the universe. Nothing but dark matter, maybe even stars or other galaxies scattered apart billions of light years. There was one goddess named Coatlicue who was a woman that had created Earth all by herself. One day when Coatlicue went for a walk around the land, she found a ball of hummingbird feathers. She pondered whether she should keep them. After decades of pondering, she finally decided to tuck in the ball of hummingbird…

hurricane is extremely harmful and can cause much damage like hurricane Katrina in 2005. Speaking of hurricane Katrina, do you know how hurricanes get their name? Hurricanes get their name depending on when they occur during a year. For example the first hurricane to happen in the year gets a name with the letter “A”, the second one gets a letter “B”, and so…

As the civilization grew the Nile River Valley was a civilization that depended mainly on the Nile River to provide food and fertile soil, along with water. Back then people had to work together to control what they called "The annual flood" which brought more water and also brought more soil to the areas. Around 3100 B.C. the king of Upper Egypt, Menes, united the upper and lower part of Egypt. The Nile River helped to make the first unified state. Egypt was once divided into three time…

Following this creation, humans start committing various sins. This causes Jupiter to flood the earth to drown the humans. As the flood subsides, a new colony of humans start to take over the world. After this, tales from the other characters seem to connect from the past occurrences. Throughout the story, the characters continue to commit unforgivable sins. Ovid’s…