Jesse Brown P.6 5/19/13 Origin Of The Universe The Origin of the Universe: Creation vs. Coincidence Throughout the years‚ mankind has examined the universe for signs of its origin. For centuries‚ two possibilities have been the subject of much debate. Either the beginning of the universe just happened by coincidence‚ or an intelligent being is responsible for its creation. Scientists agree that in order for the universe to be coincidental‚ it would have to be infinite in age. During the
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Many of the religions of the world have a creation story‚ some share common elements‚ while others are something much different. Three creation stories that share similar structure are‚ “The Creation and Emergence” of the Jicarilla Indians‚ “The Golden Chain” of the Yorubans‚ and the story of “Genesis” of the Hebrews. Each of these stories gives the background for the creation of earth and man‚ but each shows how the way of life in a particular religion is evidence in its creation story. While these
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1/28 The Iroquois Creation Story: (17) * The Good Mind and The Bad Mind are the two main characters who were twins born by a woman that inhabited the universe * The woman drops down into the lower earth and sits on a turtle to give birth * The turtle changes into an island with sparse vegetation before her birth * While the baby was in the womb‚ the evil twin came out from underneath the mother’s arm causing her to die‚ “the bad mind” * The Good Mind creates the sun and moon
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Creative Creation Story The universe that existed was unattainable by reasoning‚ unperceived‚ unjudged‚ peaceful and quiet. In this empty place the goddess Inu’s baby brother‚ Hugo‚ cried‚ piercing the silence. Inu sighed and with that breath‚ the light and dark separated. Hugo stopped crying. Noticing she had his attention she formed a watery ball‚ calling it earth and above it she made the sky. She filled the night sky with the guardian moon and his gleaming stars and the day sky with a radiant
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Elizabeth Miller ES 2400 Sec 01: Intro American Indian Studies Final Research Paper The Ojibwa Tribe and their Dances and Ceremonies “When Ah-ki’ (the Earth) was young‚ it was said that the Earth had a family. Nee-ba-gee’-sis (the Moon) is called Grandmother‚ and Gee’-sis (the Sun) is called Grandfather. The Creator of this family is called Gi’-tchie Man-i-to’(Great Mystery or Creator). The Earth is said to be a woman. In this way it is understood that woman preceded man on the Earth. She is
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The Great Flood The Great Flood Tinggian The Tinggians‚ a group of pagan people inhabiting the interior hills of Abra‚ have their own story of the Great Deluge. The tragic began with the abduction of Humitau‚ a sea-maiden guard of Tau-mari-u‚ lord of the sea; by Aponi-tolau. One day‚ Aponi-tolau‚ god-hero of the Tinggians went down to the lowlands. He wandered aimlessly through the plains until he reached the seashore. The calm blue sea‚ massive and yet helpless beneath the morning sun which
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The way of life is very different then the early way of life. Everyday people come up with more inventions leading to more advanced technology and more discoveries of the world we know today as earth. From things to discovering new animals or even elements the universe is changing and we are not sure for the better or for the worse. Although we are getting all of these new technologies and gadgets do we know the effect it has on the environment? In some cases we do and some we do not. For example
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The world is made up of people from different religions‚ ethnicities‚ and cultures; and they all have their own-tailored- creation stories. A story that explains how all things came to be and what gave everything meaning. A story that lies the foundation for all beliefs and expectations for the culture. A story that will be told for all generations. It may never be known which story is the true one. One of the more interesting comparisons in cultures is that of the Native Americans and the Puritans
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No matter what culture‚ what place‚ what time; a story that is being told always has certain characters within it to give it depth‚ to portray different themes. Despite the leaps and distances of cultures and peoples‚ certain characters types appear multicultural. These archetypes as many have called them‚ are used as a reflection of human nature and helps develop an understanding of the story that is being told. Ravensong by Lee Maracle is a story that speaks of a long history topic of the relationship
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Creation Story The selection "The Iroquois Creation Story" is very much similiar to the bibles version of how the Earth was created. In "The Iroquois story" there was a woman who gives birth to two boys and shorty after falls to her demise. She gave birth to a good and evil son. The good son is the creator of good and uses his parents remains to creat the sun‚ moon and stars. He also goes along to create insects and animals to inhibit and live in the different habitats he created such as rivers
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