Voyager

Man’s position in the universe is temporal; man can never fully understand their relation to the universe, thus, they will inevitably destroy themselves. Temporal can be defined as something that is limited, usually by the measurement of time. In Jorge Luis Borges’ “The library of Babel” humans search the incomprehensibly large library for books which will explain their existence. “Like all men of the library, I have traveled in my youth. I have journeyed in search of a book, perhaps of the…

A lot of things happened in 1977- The Atari 2600 gaming system was released, Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as the 39th U.S president, and NASA launched Voyager 1. But something else happened, a huge breakthrough for the marine science world. An expedition to the Galápagos Rift revealed hydrothermal vents, and along with it new and unknown creatures that somehow has survived in very harsh conditions. Hydrothermal vents are most commonly found along mid-oceanic ridges, such as the Mid-Atlantic…

trapped in a time reversal loop so she couldnt escape,in the meantime her roomate found pannel he took it off,he found a plasma conduit,he said to come here i found something,after an hour of pondering they found it out they were on a starship,the uss voyager,they were in the brigg [jail] when they escaped,all of a sudden a loud alarm went off,it said warp core breech in 60 secons,she said what does that mean,he said that what it means is there is a antimatter reacter going to explode, they were…

Yet, comparing them to the natives of PEI, the native population lived off land and planted patches of Indian Corn. However, after receiving word from early voyagers, the royalty of Europe briskly arrived in order to establish settlements, igniting political turmoil and conflict between the countries of France and England. Even so, the French successfully spread to the land of New Brunswick, beginning humbly…

A sailor’s natural surrounding helps them when they travel unfamiliar lands. Early explorers use their natural surroundings to find directions since they didn't have any navigation tools. A graphic aid was the most advanced tool at the time. The voyagers had to learn to use this tool by having someone else tell them verbally. Although early pathfinder didn't have any tools when traveling, they did find a way to navigate. These ways include the celestial navigation, winds, currents, the shades of…

The beginning of the twentieth century contained many themes of racism, ignorance and devious politics in Canadian history. While many of these themes although may be routed in the British Empire, Canadian discrimination and injustice are of its own creation. Hugh Johnston’s The Voyage of the Komagata Maru: The Sikh Challenge to Canada’s Colour Bar tells a tale of how Canadians closed the door to Asian immigration and manipulated a system to which foreigners were not meant to succeed. In May of…

After the ashes of Beowulf are collected they are storied in a burrow that can be seen “visible from afar to sea-voyagers” (Beowulf, 3158) In the burrow are also placed the “rings and bright jewels” that the dragon perviously defeated was hoarding. (Beowulf, 3163)These two actions argue towards the material culture of the vikings. According to christen values the accumulation…

History has been important for years and will continue to be it helps us understand the society we live in and how it has changed for many years and will continue to. Reading the book Tories: Fighting for the King in America’s First Civil War by the author Thomas. B Allen has been very different since it is the past of their history so it is harder to understand. Back in their days they solved their problems and battles a whole different way then we do now. The author intentions in written this…

Editor in Chief USA Today Online Columnist and Editor, Rand Simberg Dear Editor: Re: “Challenger lesson still unlearned after 30 years– Running a space airline to orbit, the moon or even Mars isn't the right job for government.” January 26, 2016 USA Today Opinion Column. I wish to provide a different perspective from the military community with regard to a recent editorial about the role government has in the space industry. The author Rand Simberg, expressed his opinion that with…

There are many theory’s for why and how the Polynesians spread across the pacific, but there is no definite answer. So I’ve collected information from many different websites to create an explanation on how the Polynesians travelled across the entire pacific. The early Polynesians were intelligent explorers who settled in remote islands in the pacific. The Polynesians are descendants of the Lapita people who lived on the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. The Lapita people settled in…