Cosmicpaw: A Short Story

As I read the final chapter of Paul Chappell’s book, The Cosmic Ocean, I was interested to see how he was going to bring it all together. Chappell ended this book in a different way, not only did he wrap up previous arguments that he had stated earlier in the book, but he also introduced more new information in the final chapter. This information did not take his arguments in a different direction, but rather solidified and backed up some things that he mentioned in previous chapters. Chappell took the readers back to the first time he realized the mortality that existed in life, the moment he lost a flip flop and there was nothing he or his dad could do to bring it back because it had fallen into a sewer drain. This story led to Chappell discussing humanity’s obsession with immortality.

We start off our story with Pluto, God of wealth and Ruler of the Underworld, looking out of his castle at his extensive, dark realm. In his courtyard, Cerberus, his three headed dog, is sleeping calmly. The sight brings a warm smile to his face. Cerberus has been in Pluto's life ever since that fateful day he took control of the Underworld. A God's best friend, if you will. In the distance, Phlegyas, the ferryman of the river Styx, brings a group of souls with him in his boat. On the shore behind, two souls weep. 'Souls without their fare, the poor things.' he thinks and turns around. Now in front of him, lies a small hexagonal pool filled with a silvery liquid. It does not move and is as still as one of Medusa's statues, though the only other

The space race was an important time in history, for the U.S, USSR, and the rest of the world. Soon after World War II, the Soviet Union and United States began a global battle, communism against democracy. Space became a huge entity in the "war." Each side spend billions on besting each other's achievements in what later became known as the famous "Space Race."

The space race was the event the began the interest in space exploration. It all started in 1957 during the Cold War, when there was tension between America and the Soviet Union. There was also new technology from the war. According to Murray (Date unknown) “Many people believed the nation that controlled the skies could win any war.”(para. 5). So when the Soviet Union decided to launch the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, into orbit America was not happy.

Cosmos was always different from the rest of the people, she alway wonder what was out there and seeked to travel everywhere and adventure out, but in her small plant with her very strict parents there wasn't much to do. She was rebellious though and her and her best friend Venus would alway seeks out and discover new things.

Personally I think this whole book could be considered controversial but, how the universe came to be would have to raise the most arguments. If you have an astrophysicist in a room with a priest of a church, things may get ‘heated.’ Each would have their own opinions. The priest could say God created the universe while the astrophysicist could argue that the big band caused it all. On page 17-18 it writes, “Conditions were so hot, the basic forces of nature that collectively describe the universe were unified. Though still unknown how it came into existence, this sub-pinpoint-size cosmos could only expand. Rapidly. In what today we call the big bang.” Neil deGrasse Tyson wrote that. The big bang in a simple sentence. That was his viewpoint

On October 4th, 1957 the simple action of launching a beachball-sized hunk of metal into our orbit, reshaped the lives of people in the United States and across the world for the next years to come. This small ball of metal was Sputnik, a Soviet satellite with a radio transmitter inside letting out a small “beeping” sound. This object, as unsophisticated as it was, had the power to set the entire country into panic. To US officials this action not only made it clear that the Soviet superpower of Russia was more technologically advanced, but for all we knew they could be putting nuclear warfare into space. To the US this thought was unbearable, and because of this it would go on to set off a race of the century, the Space Race. A race to put technology into space, a race that would change American life at home and in foreign policy. From changes within the school system, to the Red Scare, life would be changed drastically in the years to come, not only in the U.S, but in Russia as well.

the stars! That would be incredible! I feel that civilians should travel in space because it could help research and give privileges. If you don't think so you should read this.

On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space called, “Sputnik”. It was the start of one of the biggest races in the world called “The Space Race”. But it isn’t the start of the race that is questionable but the very end. On July 19, 1969 the United States supposedly landed 3 men on the moon. More than a billion people around the globe watched this event occur on their television sets as Neil Armstrong said “That’s one small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind.” But was it really a giant leap for mankind? Or was it one of the ways the U.S tried to fool us into believing they really did land on the moon? The Space Race wasn’t only about being the first to land on the moon but would also be a major sign of dominance over the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Many believe the U.S was not capable of accomplishing this so they had no choice but to fool the world into believe they landed on the moon and won the Space Race.

Sylvia Engdahl, in her book series Americans at War, relayed that during the landing of Apollo 11 on the lunar surface, the television broadcast of the event was “beamed to an estimated 600 million people in thirty-three countries on six continents” (182). Considering that this vast group of people, largely comprised of Americans, was tuned into this monumental event proves that the space race was captivating for its audience and the subject of utmost public attention. For Americans, the space race was a basis from which new technological developments would soon proliferate, and it served as an arena for cold war competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. Consequently, when it came to innovative advancements in the US’ progress

Who said that space travel was only for the US and Russia? To that, I say HA. There were probably over 24 countries in the Great Space Race, but we made it to the moon first. The one space agency that was most interesting to me was JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). "The challenge -- including transporting the components to space -- may appear gigantic, but Japan has been pursuing the project since 1998, with some 130 researchers studying it under JAXA's oversight".

“Cosmic geography concerns how people envision the shape and structure of the world around them.” Walton makes it known of our current understanding of the cosmos, and how it "puts us at a relatively insignificance in the vastness" This allow us to understand the weather and times. Walton gives a breakdown of the different matter that make up the cosmic, and how it works . It is physical and material and works by the physical properties and the laws of motion. We learn that It has taken many centuries to understand this through science. At the same time, however in the ancient world they hadn’t developed the understanding we have today of our world around us. Walton views of the ancient world seem to be that, they worked off of what they saw and by chance form an opinion of how things worked. We learn that without a God to lead them it gave them a scent of loss and it left their surroundings in the hands of the gods. Walton tell of the heavens and that this is where the gods lived, he goes on to say that it is many levels of heavens exist based on the hierarchical position within the pantheon. The sky is what separated the earth and the heavens. He tell the works of the mountains, and how they helped hold the sky up. In this chapter we get a lesson on the working of the cosmic. The water from above was protected with the sky, so when the sky opened up, it flooded. In his book the write allow the his reader to get a view of the placement

I watch, I listen, I learn. I have lived for hundreds of years and will continue to do so for many more to come. I have watched lovers marry, beloved children die, and even watched the making of new life in all of its wonderful ways. The people that surround me know nothing of me or my history. They do not know that in my life time I have had over three hundred robins make their homes on me. That I have been struck by lightning once and have survived the ordeal. They do not even know that I watched them as they tore down my brothers and sisters to make room for their roads and houses, which have become abandoned and long forgotten by the people that live here.

Space was so mysterious and frightening for thousands who dared to look up at the heavens. Many dared to wonder about what actually lurked and waited for mankind. Eventually man took the steps necessary to take the final leap into the unknown. Throughout history NASA has contributed to several extraordinary feats of science and space exploration from the moon landing to the Curiosity rover NASA has been vital to finding cosmic knowledge for mankind.

Project Horizon had challenged me to grow my knowledge, my skills as a nurse and communicator, and to enrich my values and attitude in a personal, professional and social manner to help those in need in my community. The whole experience opened my eyes to a part of my community that I was not familiar with. I heard before about shelters and people in need, but was never involved that close to experience how hard it is for the homeless to survive, and the challenges that they have to overcome. My rotation was at IMMACARE Shelter, a non-profit organization which purpose is to help the homeless population at the Hartford area. The shelter serves 75 homeless males from the area, especially veterans and those with HIV/AIDS, criminal histories,