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461: Schwa: ... occasion, personal accounts of landings by what they called `star-creatures'. These beings were identical to the Egyptian gods, and their belief was that these beings came to their land, from their home amongst the stars, disguised as animals with which they were familiar (the jackal, the cat etc). Some hieroglyphics have been uncovered by archaeologists which, according to Schwa followers, are the original inscriptions of members of the ancient religion ...

462: In the Beginning...: ... 9). In Metamorphoses the air, land, light and water (as humans know it) seems to form at one instant when "God, or kindlier Nature, [settles] all"(549). In Genesis however, light; heaven; land and vegetation; stars, sun and moon; fish; animals and man are created on separate days. Though these two writings are different in many respects, they are strikingly similar as well. Both are great and beautiful poems that contiue ...

463: The Longest Day: ... major disruption to occur and not totally destroy the precise, perfect balance in the solar system. But given a God, who created the heavens and the earth, who established the rotation of the planets and stars to the fraction of a second, making the earth stop rotating for 24 hours is not such a difficult task. Yet, computer scientists in the space program and mathematicians - one a former professor at Yale ...

464: The Koran, the Bible, and Joseph: ... in Egypt by his brothers. Aside from a few differences, there are many similarities in the Koran and in the Bible concerning the account of Joseph. In each account of Joseph, Joseph dreams that eleven stars, the sun, and the moon, bow down to him, representing that his eleven brothers, mother and father will give obeisance to him. Because of this dream Joseph's brothers become very jealous of him and ...

465: End Of The World As Told In The New Testament: ... to reign up there, at which at the same time down on Earth will be the great war, Armageddon. I do not know if this will be the time in which the Sun, Moon, and Stars will all fall and turn to darkness. Well, we really will not know what the true belief is until the end of the world. There has been many intense discussions between scholars, but if they ...

466: John Keats: ... will name a vast number of them. I found that he has found something in nature that must have just caught his attention because he has written many poems concerning with such things like the stars, plants, animals, insects, and of course the seasons. I also think that he has captured each and every unique aspect of each subject that he was about to write about. I notice that he holds ...

467: Mother and Child In Sylvia Plath Poems: ... s hands that will need occupying when he is no longer supporting the sky. Whichever is the case, the theme of ominous divination recurs throughout Nick and the Candlestick and Mary’s Song. "Let the stars/ Plummet to their last address" suggests that the mother is prepared for the world, and even wants it to end. The end of Mary’s Song, however, is much less pleasant: "It is a heart ...

468: The Tyger By William Blake: ... hammer. His brain and body both resemble fire. Blake prompts the reader to believe that the Tyger is true evil. Furthermore, the Tyger’s creation was brought about in a rather chaotic manner: “When the stars threw down their spears/ And water’d heaven with their tears...” (lines 17-18) This depiction reflects the very mood of the Tyger, being destructive within himself. Thus, Blake has created a mental image for ...

469: "I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud": ... energetic. When the speaker mentioned the daffodils dancing in the breeze, the poem became more lively and active. Throughout the poem, the daffodils were in such harmony with nature, being accompanied by the breeze, the stars, and the waves. The golden daffodils were so beautiful and eye-catching that the speaker takes his mind off of his depressing matters, and places it on the beauty of nature. The golden daffodils are ...

470: Unbroken: ... through the ceiling and kicked down the walls. I know he wonders why I do things like that. I just wanted to let some air in. I said, "Look hon, now we can see the stars." He brushed off the debris and put me to bed. He won't sleep tonight. His thoughts stay up with the moon trying to exercise the demons in his mind. Too intelligent, too spiritual for ...

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