The concept of a spherical Earth dates back to ancient Greek philosophy from around the 6th century BC‚ but remained a matter of philosophical speculation until the 3rd century BC when Hellenistic astronomy established the spherical shape of the earth as a physical given. The Hellenistic paradigm was gradually adopted throughout the Old World during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. A practical demonstration of Earth’s sphericity was achieved by Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano’s expedition’s
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theories of how the Earth was created. Of course you have heard about the renowned and celebrated Big Bang Theory. This theory claims that about 15 million years ago‚ there was a sudden explosion in which matter was thrown in every direction at an unbelievable speed. Matter decelerated and started to form clouds of poisonous gas which subsequently formed galaxies‚ stars‚ planets like the Earth‚ and the sun. There are also many religious perspectives about the creation of the Earth. First of all‚ there
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movie "After Earth" directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Smith’s movie is about a military father and his teenage son. One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape from Earth‚ Nova Prime has become mankind’s new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family‚ ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son‚ Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai’s craft‚ they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father
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The Last Town on Earth The Last Town on Earth in it of itself is an interesting read because unlike most historical fictions‚ the author does not drag the story with too many details‚ but captivates its reader with re occurring themes such as the irrational behaviors during a crisis‚ the American reluctance to enter World War I‚ the attitude towards war – which keeps the plot from fading away. Thomas Mullen brings the setting of his first novel in a mill town called Commonwealth in the
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SAVE PLANET EARTH Introduction: Why are some people just thinking with their money and not with theirs heart? How could you throw your batteries‚ glass bottles‚ chemicals in the nature and think that they will disappear without consequences. I see it every day‚ do not you? We have to save the earth before it’s too late. First of all take care of the nature is a good thing for everyone. Everyone wants to have a good life‚ how could you want it if you not taking care of the world you should
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Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne is about Axel‚ his uncle‚ Professor Lidenbrock‚ and their guide‚ Hans‚ traveling to the center of the earth through a volcano. Even though they never reached the center‚ they did discover several things. The story began when Professor Lidenbrock brought home an old manuscript. He and his nephew Axel discovered that the manuscript was written by a famous Icelandic alchemist during the 16th century. They find it says that if they enter a certain
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The Good Earth was written by Pearl S. Buck‚ an American novelist and writer‚ who spent most of her life in Zhenjiang‚ China. Growing up in China‚ Buck was exposed to lives of both the poor and the wealthy. She saw that the attitudes between the two status levels were very different. The poor felt they were only entitled to what they worked for‚ while the wealthy felt that they were entitled to anything they wished. The main character in Buck’s novel‚ Wang Lung‚ was raised in a poor home; however
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your family‚ there is always more to be striving for: a better job‚ more friends‚ a bigger house. In Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ the emphasis is on Indian families and the duty that them‚ and their children carry. Lahiri wants to show how the responsibility of an Indian family is generational‚ and each generation carries duty in a different way. Throughout Unaccustomed Earth‚ Ruma spends the majority of the story carrying this heavy responsibility for her family. She feels compelled to keep
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that you have learnt. An important lesson that I learnt from the graphic novel‚ Journey to the centre of the Earth is that we should never give up and have confidence in ourselves. Professor Lidenbrock felt very excited when he found the document about how to get to the centre of the earth. He wanted to learn about what lies beneath our feet. although getting to the centre of the earth was not going to be easy‚ he still went because he was a determined man. Although the journey was fraught with
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A fiction book that teaches you things about the earth and life that you did not know before. The original title of this book is “Voyage au centre de la terre” and is written by the famous writer Jules Verne. The book was published in 1864 in French‚ and was later translated into English‚ which is the language of the book I read. As I have not read the original version of this book‚ I cannot compare the languages of the two books. Something I can tell you‚ is that I could not notice that it was
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