1. What is a Dystopian Society? How is Panem a Dystopian Society? Cite specific evidence from the text that demonstrates at least one feature of a dystopian society. A dystopia is an imaginary community or society that is undesirable or frightening. It is literally translated as "not-good place", an antonym of utopia. Panem is characterized as a dystopia. Panem is a dystopia, because most of all the districts in Panem are struggling agaisnt hunger. In order to have more to eat for your family
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Everyone wants to be perfect. The real question is what is perfect? Some might say that perfect is being tall or skinny or maybe even short or smart. Genetic engineering would be a way to make people become their own idea of perfect. If one wishes to change features or their logical abilities, then they do not trust the way god made them. God makes us the way we are for a reason, he is the one who decides what perfect is. Perfection is in the eye of the beholder. God makes each human in His own
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Who is Datagaliwabe? As much as been talked about Datagaliwabe throughout Hela, nearest provinces and even PNG. Let me take you to who really is this so called “Datagaliwabe”. The Huli have a mixture of myths that explain the origins of the gods, clan founders and the creation of humans, pigs, possums, birds and other vital components of huli life. The Huli believe that in the beginning, there was land and the deities. The deities, such as Ni and Hana, the sun and moon deities, live in the sky.
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A galaxy doesn’t need lots of stars to be big. It can be dominated by the dark matter, just as our own galaxy Milky Way is 95% dark matter by mass. However, a galaxy has been found that is as big as our galaxy but is almost entirely dark matter. Named Dragonfly 44, this galaxy consists of 99.9% dark matter. The galaxy was first detected last year through the use of WM Keck Observatory and the Gemini North Telescope in Manuakea, Hawaii, when the Dragonfly Telephoto Array noticed a region of the sky
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with the Big Bang theory. The basics Cosmological inflation proposes that between 10−36 and 10−33/32 seconds after the Big Bang singularity, there was an inflationary epoch wherein the universe underwent an immense, exponential expansion of gargantuan scale. In a trillionth of a trillionth of a second, the universe expanded more rapidly than the speed of light itself- this does not violate Einstein’s dictum that light-speed is the universal speed limit, however, because it is empty space
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Soma pervades in our universe as water in earth, sky and as the sap of plants, as vital fluids in all living beings. As a psychological principle it exists within us expressing our love, feelings, our creativity and etc. It is symbolized as a spiritual principle, an aspect of the infinite and key to immortality. The Soma was an ancient brew or drink prepared by sages and yogis that was said to bestow health, strength, insight, spiritual visionary experience, and communion with divinity. This sacred
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must ask yourself the question of how a particle so heavy in mass, a particle that can influence whole galaxies in the way they spin and their positioning in the universe, is still yet to be detected? This is down to the fact it doesn’t interact with light at all, it is literally ‘invisible’. Dark matter is the building blocks of the universe, without it, star systems like the Milky Way would cease to exist. Dark matter is an invisible mass that has such a large gravitational pull it can affect the
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Cosmic Creation Myths Across Cultures Carolyn Scott HUM/105 April 28, 2014 Kerry Jones Cosmic Creation Myths Across Cultures For the assignment this week, I’ve chosen the Hawaiian creation myth and the Navajo creation myth. In the Hawaiian myth, there was only endless darkness with 2 beings, Kumulipo and Po’ele, they created the creatures that live in the pure darkness. They also gave birth to 2 new beings, who created the almost darkness creatures. They gave birth to two more beings who
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In chapters 3-11, James W. Sire goes on about our daily personal struggles of discovering our own worldviews and faith. He dives quite profoundly into philosophy and logic as he discusses the main presuppositions and nature of worldviews. He also evaluates and compares and contrasts the main belief systems that exist in our culture today, while illustrating from art and music. Sire provides a number of quotes from literature and philosophy from major philosophers around the world to support his writings
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