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- 9791: British Through
- ... a holocaust. In You Only Live Twice, the head of the Japanese secret servi ce refers to as St George because it describes his task. He tells him,"You are to enter this Castle of Death and slay the dragon within"7 and later he adds:"But Bondo-san, does it not amus e you to think of that foolish dragon dozing all unsuspecting in his castle while St. George come ...
- 9792: Desertification
- ... then the desertification process would slow down dramatically. Desertification is caused by a combination of natural and human factors. If steps are not soon taken by many countries they may find their people starving to death in large numbers. Over-grazing is a major cause of desertification and can be stopped by keeping genetically advanced species of animals which eat less vegetation. Poor irrigation (another human cause) should be corrected by ...
- 9793: Five Universe Creation Myths
- ... think and live. The Wisconsin Indians seem to think simply, talking about tangible things. The Pelasgian myth talks about people and their feelings. The Hindu story looks at ideas and reasons behind intangible objects like death, day, and God. The Teutonic myth hints that the writers were having a war or had had one in the past because a war is mentioned in the story. The Christians feel that faith and ...
- 9794: Satellites
- ... crews fire small fuel jets that steer it back on course. This is done sparingly, for exhaustion of these gases ends a craft's useful career. Under such stresses, many satellites last 2 years. When death is only a second away, controllers may command the craft to jump into a high orbit, so it will move up away from earth, keeping orbital paths from becoming too cluttered. Others become ensnarled in ...
- 9795: Immortal Poetry
- ... Sweeper’s cry Every blackning Church appalls, And the hapless Soldier’s sigh Runs in blood down Palace walls. (Lines 9 - 12) Every potent word of these four lines inject emotions of grief, hopelessness, and death: the images of the child’s cry, the blackning Church, and blood on Palace walls. The words force us to mourn the decline of London’s society. The history of the child enslavement of chimney ...
- 9796: "HOME TECH": The Inner Workings
- ... the freezer thermostat turns the compressor on and off, and the temp control limits cold air entering the fridge, by means of an adjustable baffle. Smoke Detectors Is your smoke detector good at scaring to death spiders who carelessly tiptoe inside it? Have you ever leapt out of the shower, clad only in you-know-what, to the piercing tones of your alarm, triggered merely by your forgetting the close the ...
- 9797: Acid Rain
- ... poisoned with acid. Further threatening a $2 million a year fishing industry. THE DYING Acid rain is killing more than lakes. It can scar the leaves of hardwood forest, wither ferns and lichens, accelerate the death of coniferous needles, sterilize seeds, and weaken the forests to a state that is vulnerable to disease infestation and decay. In the soil the acid neutralizes chemicals vital for growth, strips others from the soil ...
- 9798: Assignment: Mythology Research Project
- ... Africa, such as the story of the creation, the deceiving of the God, his anger with the people and the punishment he gave them in order to teach them a lesson and his forgiveness, etc. Death is first introduced in the form of punishment, which Ra is giving the people, with the help of Hathor, who is doing the actual slaying. Ra also divided the world between two of his gods ...
- 9799: A Mythical Analysis of A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
- ... restless stage and breaks ties with his studies and professors at school. He moves forward with the help of don Juan, whose shamanic wisdom enlightens and guides Carlos along his spiritual path. He also faces death many times in his quest to become a warrior. Finally, after many years, he "passes through". This mythological archetype is one of the main reasons I believe his stories are mythical in nature. There are ...
- 9800: The Dream of Oenghus
- ... thus the Daghdhae's men are forced to attack the fairy hill and capture Ehal Anbhuail, the girl's father, they demand that he hand the girl over. He refuses. They then threaten him with death, he confesses he cannot for she has magical powers. Yearly she alternates between human form and animal form. If Oenghus truly wants her he must follow certain procedures. Having identified her in human form he ...
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