GLOBAL WARMING
There is a good chance that you have heard of Global Warming. After all, Global Warming is regularly talked about on television, radio and even on the Internet. Although there is a good chance you have heard of Global Warming, you may not necessarily know what it is: Global warming : “A phenomenon (otherwise known as 'climate change' or 'the greenhouse effect') whereby solar radiation that has reflected back off the surface of the earth remains trapped at atmospheric levels, due to the build-up of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, rather than being emitted back into space.” (Answers.com www.answers.com/tipic/global-warming,accessed 3/16/10).
There is a large amount of debate circulating around global warming and these debates often lead to confusion and disagreement, but Global Warming is real and it is happening now.
GLOBAL WARMING
There is a good chance that you have heard of Global Warming. After all, Global Warming is regularly talked about on television, radio and even on the Internet. Although there is a good chance you have heard of Global Warming, you may not necessarily know what it is: Global warming : “A phenomenon (otherwise known as 'climate change' or 'the greenhouse effect') whereby solar radiation that has reflected back off the surface of the earth remains trapped at atmospheric levels, due to the build-up of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, rather than being emitted back into space.” (Answers.com www.answers.com/tipic/global-warming,accessed 3/16/10).
There is a large amount of debate circulating around global warming and these debates often lead to confusion and disagreement, but Global Warming is real and it is happening now.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
The Triangle area
The area of the Triangle varies by author
The boundaries of the triangle cover the Straits of Florida, the Bahamas and the entire Caribbean island area and the Atlantic east to the Azores. The more familiar triangular boundary in most written works has as its points somewhere on the Atlantic coast of Miami, San Juan, Puerto Rico; and the mid-Atlantic island of Bermuda, with most of the accidents concentrated along the southern boundary around the Bahamas and the Florida Straits.
The area is one of the most heavily traveled shipping lanes in the world, with ships crossing through it daily for ports in the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean Islands. Cruise ships are also plentiful, and pleasure craft regularly go back and forth between Florida and the islands. It is also a heavily flown route for commercial and private aircraft heading towards Florida, the Caribbean, and South America from points north.
History
OriginsThe Triangle area
The area of the Triangle varies by author
The boundaries of the triangle cover the Straits of Florida, the Bahamas and the entire Caribbean island area and the Atlantic east to the Azores. The more familiar triangular boundary in most written works has as its points somewhere on the Atlantic coast of Miami, San Juan, Puerto Rico; and the mid-Atlantic island of Bermuda, with most of the accidents concentrated along the southern boundary around the Bahamas and the Florida Straits.
The area is one of the most heavily traveled shipping lanes in the world, with ships crossing through it daily for ports in the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean Islands. Cruise ships are also plentiful, and pleasure craft regularly go back and forth between Florida and the islands. It is also a heavily flown route for commercial and private aircraft heading towards Florida, the Caribbean, and South America from points north.
History
OriginsOrigins
The earliest allegation of unusual disappearances in the Bermuda area appeared in a September 16, 1950 Associated Press article by E.V.W. Jones.[5] Two years later, Fate magazine published "Sea Mystery At Our Back Door",[6] a short article by George X. Sand covering the loss of several planes and ships, including the loss of Flight 19, a group of five U.S. Navy TBM Avenger bombers on a training mission. Sand's article was the first to lay out the now-familiar triangular area where the losses took place. Flight 19 alone would be covered in the April 1962 issue of American Legion Magazine.[7] It was claimed that the flight leader had been heard saying "We are entering white water, nothing seems right. We don't know where we are, the water is green, no white." It was also claimed that officials at the Navy board of inquiry stated that the planes "flew off to Mars." Sand's article was the first to suggest a supernatural element to the Flight 19 incident. In the February 1964 issue of Argosy, Vincent Gaddis's article "The Deadly Bermuda Triangle" argued that Flight 19 and other disappearances were part of a pattern of strange events in the region.[8] The next year, Gaddis expanded this article into a book, Invisible Horizons.[9]
Others would follow with their own works, elaborating on Gaddis's ideas: John Wallace Spencer (Limbo of the Lost, 1969, repr. 1973);[10] Charles Berlitz (The Bermuda Triangle, 1974);[11] Richard Winer (The Devil's Triangle, 1974),[12] and many others, all keeping to some of the same supernatural elements outlined by Eckert.[13]
Larry Kusche
Lawrence purposely or unknowingly made use of misconceptions, faulty reasoning, and sensationalism.[14]
Further responses
When the UK Channel 4 television program "The Bermuda Triangle" (c. 1992) was being produced by John Simmons of Geofilms for the Equinox series, the marine insurer Lloyd's of London was asked if an unusually large number of ships had sunk in the Bermuda Triangle area. Lloyd's of London determined that large numbers of ships had not sunk there.[15]
United States Coast Guard records confirm their conclusion. In fact, the number of supposed disappearances is relatively insignificant considering the number of ships and aircraft that pass through on a regular basis.[14]
The Coast Guard is also officially skeptical of the Triangle, noting that they collect and publish, through their inquiries, much documentation contradicting many of the incidents written about by the Triangle authors. In one such incident involving the 1972 explosion and sinking of the tanker SS V. A. Fogg in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard photographed the wreck and recovered several bodies,[16] in contrast with one Triangle author's claim that all the bodies had vanished, with the exception of the captain, who was found sitting in his cabin at his desk, clutching a coffee cup.[10]
The NOVA/Horizon episode The Case of the Bermuda Triangle, aired on June 27, 1976, was highly critical, stating that "When we've gone back to the original sources or the people involved, the mystery evaporates. Science does not have to answer questions about the Triangle because those questions are not valid in the first place... Ships and planes behave in the Triangle the same way they behave everywhere else in the world."[17]
Skeptical researchers, such as Ernest Taves[18] and Barry Singer,[19] have noted how mysteries and the paranormal are very popular and profitable. This has led to the production of vast amounts of material on topics such as the Bermuda Triangle. They were able to show that some of the pro-paranormal material is often misleading or inaccurate, but its producers continue to market it. Accordingly, they have claimed that the market is biased in favor of books, TV specials, and other media that support the Triangle mystery, and against well-researched material if it espouses a skeptical viewpoint.
Finally, if the Triangle is assumed to cross land, such as parts of Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, or Bermuda itself, there is no evidence for the disappearance of any land-based vehicles or persons.[citation needed] The city of Freeport, located inside the Triangle, operates a major shipyard and an airport that handles 50,000 flights annually and is visited by over a million tourists a year
The area of the Triangle varies by author
The boundaries of the triangle cover the Straits of Florida, the Bahamas and the entire Caribbean island area and the Atlantic east to the Azores. The more familiar triangular boundary in most written works has as its points somewhere on the Atlantic coast of Miami, San Juan, Puerto Rico; and the mid-Atlantic island of Bermuda, with most of the accidents concentrated along the southern boundary around the Bahamas and the Florida Straits.
The area is one of the most heavily traveled shipping lanes in the world, with ships crossing through it daily for ports in the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean Islands. Cruise ships are also plentiful, and pleasure craft regularly go back and forth between Florida and the islands. It is also a heavily flown route for commercial and private aircraft heading towards Florida, the Caribbean, and South America from points north.
History
OriginsThe Triangle area
The area of the Triangle varies by author
The boundaries of the triangle cover the Straits of Florida, the Bahamas and the entire Caribbean island area and the Atlantic east to the Azores. The more familiar triangular boundary in most written works has as its points somewhere on the Atlantic coast of Miami, San Juan, Puerto Rico; and the mid-Atlantic island of Bermuda, with most of the accidents concentrated along the southern boundary around the Bahamas and the Florida Straits.
The area is one of the most heavily traveled shipping lanes in the world, with ships crossing through it daily for ports in the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean Islands. Cruise ships are also plentiful, and pleasure craft regularly go back and forth between Florida and the islands. It is also a heavily flown route for commercial and private aircraft heading towards Florida, the Caribbean, and South America from points north.
History
OriginsOrigins
The earliest allegation of unusual disappearances in the Bermuda area appeared in a September 16, 1950 Associated Press article by E.V.W. Jones.[5] Two years later, Fate magazine published "Sea Mystery At Our Back Door",[6] a short article by George X. Sand covering the loss of several planes and ships, including the loss of Flight 19, a group of five U.S. Navy TBM Avenger bombers on a training mission. Sand's article was the first to lay out the now-familiar triangular area where the losses took place. Flight 19 alone would be covered in the April 1962 issue of American Legion Magazine.[7] It was claimed that the flight leader had been heard saying "We are entering white water, nothing seems right. We don't know where we are, the water is green, no white." It was also claimed that officials at the Navy board of inquiry stated that the planes "flew off to Mars." Sand's article was the first to suggest a supernatural element to the Flight 19 incident. In the February 1964 issue of Argosy, Vincent Gaddis's article "The Deadly Bermuda Triangle" argued that Flight 19 and other disappearances were part of a pattern of strange events in the region.[8] The next year, Gaddis expanded this article into a book, Invisible Horizons.[9]
Others would follow with their own works, elaborating on Gaddis's ideas: John Wallace Spencer (Limbo of the Lost, 1969, repr. 1973);[10] Charles Berlitz (The Bermuda Triangle, 1974);[11] Richard Winer (The Devil's Triangle, 1974),[12] and many others, all keeping to some of the same supernatural elements outlined by Eckert.[13]
Larry Kusche
Lawrence purposely or unknowingly made use of misconceptions, faulty reasoning, and sensationalism.[14]
Further responses
When the UK Channel 4 television program "The Bermuda Triangle" (c. 1992) was being produced by John Simmons of Geofilms for the Equinox series, the marine insurer Lloyd's of London was asked if an unusually large number of ships had sunk in the Bermuda Triangle area. Lloyd's of London determined that large numbers of ships had not sunk there.[15]
United States Coast Guard records confirm their conclusion. In fact, the number of supposed disappearances is relatively insignificant considering the number of ships and aircraft that pass through on a regular basis.[14]
The Coast Guard is also officially skeptical of the Triangle, noting that they collect and publish, through their inquiries, much documentation contradicting many of the incidents written about by the Triangle authors. In one such incident involving the 1972 explosion and sinking of the tanker SS V. A. Fogg in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard photographed the wreck and recovered several bodies,[16] in contrast with one Triangle author's claim that all the bodies had vanished, with the exception of the captain, who was found sitting in his cabin at his desk, clutching a coffee cup.[10]
The NOVA/Horizon episode The Case of the Bermuda Triangle, aired on June 27, 1976, was highly critical, stating that "When we've gone back to the original sources or the people involved, the mystery evaporates. Science does not have to answer questions about the Triangle because those questions are not valid in the first place... Ships and planes behave in the Triangle the same way they behave everywhere else in the world."[17]
Skeptical researchers, such as Ernest Taves[18] and Barry Singer,[19] have noted how mysteries and the paranormal are very popular and profitable. This has led to the production of vast amounts of material on topics such as the Bermuda Triangle. They were able to show that some of the pro-paranormal material is often misleading or inaccurate, but its producers continue to market it. Accordingly, they have claimed that the market is biased in favor of books, TV specials, and other media that support the Triangle mystery, and against well-researched material if it espouses a skeptical viewpoint.
Finally, if the Triangle is assumed to cross land, such as parts of Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, or Bermuda itself, there is no evidence for the disappearance of any land-based vehicles or persons.[citation needed] The city of Freeport, located inside the Triangle, operates a major shipyard and an airport that handles 50,000 flights annually and is visited by over a million tourists a year
Bermuda Triangle
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For other uses, see Bermuda Triangle (disambiguation).
Bermuda Triangle
Classic borders of the Bermuda Triangle
Classification
Grouping:
Paranormal places
Description
Also known as:
Devil's Triangle
Country:
International waters, The Bahamas
Status:
Urban legend
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean in which a number of aircraft and surface vessels are alleged to have mysteriously disappeared in a manner that cannot be explained by human error, piracy, equipment failure, or natural disasters. Popular culture has attributed these disappearances to the paranormal, a suspension of the laws of physics, or activity by extraterrestrial beings.[1]
A substantial body of documentation reveals, however, that a significant portion of the allegedly mysterious incidents have been inaccurately reported or embellished by later authors, and numerous official agencies have stated that the number and nature of disappearances in the region is similar to that in any other area of ocean.[2][3][4]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
For other uses, see Bermuda Triangle (disambiguation).
Bermuda Triangle
Classic borders of the Bermuda Triangle
Classification
Grouping:
Paranormal places
Description
Also known as:
Devil's Triangle
Country:
International waters, The Bahamas
Status:
Urban legend
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean in which a number of aircraft and surface vessels are alleged to have mysteriously disappeared in a manner that cannot be explained by human error, piracy, equipment failure, or natural disasters. Popular culture has attributed these disappearances to the paranormal, a suspension of the laws of physics, or activity by extraterrestrial beings.[1]
A substantial body of documentation reveals, however, that a significant portion of the allegedly mysterious incidents have been inaccurately reported or embellished by later authors, and numerous official agencies have stated that the number and nature of disappearances in the region is similar to that in any other area of ocean.[2][3][4]
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Review
I reviewed mt partners paper, and found very little wrong. He reviewed mine and found that I have a very difficult time with my cite works. He was great! He took the time to show me noodle in the library and how to use it. He also taught me how to cite things in my paper. I was very fortunate to have had the partner I had, this truely will help me improve my paper. The time we spent going over things, was time well worth it. I believe he made my paper stronger.
Monday, February 22, 2010
I love all of the works I have read of George Orwell. The piece on "Politics and the English Language" did not disappoint. The interwoven themes of Politics and the manipulation of the English Language, really made me think. Now, whether I am talking or writing, I stop to think,"could my point be clarified by following any of the six rules Mr. Orwell stated in his essay?
I have to admit, I still find his writing slightly antiquated in style. I do feel that his content is always clear and definitely timeless. I believe, any contemporary writer should keep in mind this question: Can what I write transcend through history and still be relevant to the present era? This is a very difficult thing to do. I hope that any paper I may write, will attempt to reflect a portion of what I have learned from this master of the written word.
I have to admit, I still find his writing slightly antiquated in style. I do feel that his content is always clear and definitely timeless. I believe, any contemporary writer should keep in mind this question: Can what I write transcend through history and still be relevant to the present era? This is a very difficult thing to do. I hope that any paper I may write, will attempt to reflect a portion of what I have learned from this master of the written word.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
WILLIE
I lived in souther Alabama in the 70's. I grew up in the Midwest and this was the first time I had ever lived any place else. I have to say, it was totally different than any experience I had ever had befor. I was the Department head of the blood distribution for the American Red Cross. We serviced, Alabama, Mississippi, parts of Georgia and parts of Florida. I had two paid employees and 12 volunteers to help get things done. In the blood division of the Red Cross, there were a total of four departments. They were, those who drew the blood(R.N.'s), those who processed the blood(lab tech's), and the maintenance department, beside my department=distribution of the blood. The maintenance department was right next to my department.
When I started working there, I noticed that only African-Americans were in the maintenance department and one of my salaried workers. The entire Red Cross was white except for those who worked in maintenance and my employee. I also was very embarrassed, when Mr. Wille Davis, who was the department head of the maintenance department, would call me "Miss Jody"!
I felt as though I had been transported back to the fifties, with the blatant prejudice that I observed. I also noticed, that every single person in the Red Cross building, called him Willie! The heads of every other deprtment, were addressed by, Mr., Miss, or Doctor, but not the head of the all black maintenance department! I was angry, and sort of scared. I wondered how people whose' chosen professions, were to help people, could be so disrespectful to one of their own co-workers. The men who worked under Willie Davis, were referred to as "boys", no matter how old they were. I was also amazed that the maintenance staff ate in a different part of the building, than the rest of the staff. The whole dynamic of the inference of lesser people, was quite subtle, or so, I think they thought. I needed my job, so my only recourse was to show by example. I would eat, at their invitation, with the maintenance staff. I treated everone with respect, and I always referred to Willie Davis and Mr. Davis! I never did get him to stop calling me "Miss Jody" though. I would love to go back and see if they have caught up with the world in the way all people should be treated. I wonder?
When I started working there, I noticed that only African-Americans were in the maintenance department and one of my salaried workers. The entire Red Cross was white except for those who worked in maintenance and my employee. I also was very embarrassed, when Mr. Wille Davis, who was the department head of the maintenance department, would call me "Miss Jody"!
I felt as though I had been transported back to the fifties, with the blatant prejudice that I observed. I also noticed, that every single person in the Red Cross building, called him Willie! The heads of every other deprtment, were addressed by, Mr., Miss, or Doctor, but not the head of the all black maintenance department! I was angry, and sort of scared. I wondered how people whose' chosen professions, were to help people, could be so disrespectful to one of their own co-workers. The men who worked under Willie Davis, were referred to as "boys", no matter how old they were. I was also amazed that the maintenance staff ate in a different part of the building, than the rest of the staff. The whole dynamic of the inference of lesser people, was quite subtle, or so, I think they thought. I needed my job, so my only recourse was to show by example. I would eat, at their invitation, with the maintenance staff. I treated everone with respect, and I always referred to Willie Davis and Mr. Davis! I never did get him to stop calling me "Miss Jody" though. I would love to go back and see if they have caught up with the world in the way all people should be treated. I wonder?
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Sabrina Sarhadian
My interview with Sabrina Sarhadian was quite a surprise. I found that the more of the related answers she gave, the more indepth quesstions I had for her. Sabrina is a most interesting person. I found, as I was conducting the interview, that we would digrss into a converstion of what brought her to this point in her life. I had a hard time returning to the relavent questions, which seemed mundain, compaired to her life.
MY INTERVIEW WITH SABRINA SARHADIAN
Sabrina is from Iran, and has her Bacherlors degree from Terahan. Sabrina and her husband came to this country to escape religeous persecutin in Iran, where Syrian Christians were tormented. She is attending community college to have a better understanding of the English language. She had lived in Los Angelas and found that the languages she heard most often, were, Iranian (asyrian and Farsi) and Spanish. She and her husband traveled to Chicago, and encountered much of the same. Sabrina made the siscision to move to a truly mid-western city, where English was spoken.
Sabrina planned to go to I.S.U. but found out that she needs English courses to get into I.S.U., thus bringing her to Heartland to satify I.S.U.s' requirement. Sabrina feels that in the three years she has been in this country, she is "progressivelly learning" all about our culture and feels she is mor confident in herself than she was at this time last year. Sabrina hopes that by next semester, she will have a better understanding of the concepts of composition.
The future looks bright and she is determined to be a successful person. She does hope, as she travels through our educational process, she will be remembered as a nice, but interesting person. Sabrina has two more years before she will be an American Citizen.
He plans after finishing at I.S.U. are to become a Statistician and live and work in Chicago.
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