Four Causes Of Solar Eclipses

Based on Annie Dillard’s account of witnessing a total eclipse in her essay “Total Eclipse” I would have to say she definitely encourages her readers to witness a total eclipse. She says that it is almost the opposite of a partial eclipse, which I am sure most people have seen many times before, that’s how different they are and I believe most people including myself think partial eclipses are spectacular and almost dreamlike.

The Five suns is creation story of the Aztec based on the mythological account of space, time, universe, people, animals and the world they lived in, as they understood it. The myth explains life’s unknowable obscurities to the Mesoamerica Mexica and Azteca people and it deeply rooted in their culture. Per the Archaeologist Nicoletta Maestri, “they believed their world had been created and destroyed four times before, and the current age, the fifth sun, would also end in violence at the end of the calendric cycle.” The mythologies claims that human have the responsibility of making sense of their surrounding as well as live by the god’s rule who have made human existence possible by sacrificing their blood and bones. The story begins with the primary maternities couples named Tonacacihuatl and Tonacateuctli known as Ometeotl or the gods of duality. They created the nine level of the universe and instructed their four

• Reported about the greatest eclipse of the sun when it became night at noon in A.D.33. Pg. 85

between light and shadow) from the north pole to the south pole of the moon. This is how the moon would be seen if it were on the observer’s meridian. We can use the drawing above to determine the amount of illumination and whether it is on the left or right hand side of the moon. Use the drawing above to draw the appearance of the moon in the box below.

Through different strategies and strong vocabulary, Dillard manages to inspire her readers to go out and find their own eclipse. One of Dillard’s strongest life lessons is that being different creates more lasting memories than being normal. Throughout all of “Total Eclipse” Dillard does strives to do her best and relate to her readers so that one day that they can find examples in their life of magical and inspiring moments just like seeing a total eclipse.

Instead of writing one complete novel, Dillard writes many small short stories recounting various personal narratives. It is called “Total Eclipse” and it is about a couple that go to see a total eclipse 5 hours from the Washington coast. The way Dillard compares something as simple as crossing the mountains in their car to the death of someone. Also her use of imagery allows me to have an accurate picture of the hotel room and the painting of the clown. Throughout the first story the theme seemed to be about experiencing a moment. Dillard used the eclipse to illustrate this perfectly. The speaker had seen eclipses before but never in person. Almost 3-4 pages are devoted to explaining and describing the event. During the eclipse the speaker gives the reader information surrounding it. I personally enjoyed the comparison between the relationship between a partial and total eclipse to the relationship of kissing and marrying a man.“‘It can never be satisfied, the mind, never’”(24) I particularly enjoyed this quote because of how true it is. The mind has a thirst for knowledge that can never be quenched always wanting to dive deeper, climb higher and know more. The second is called “An Expedition to the Pole”, the first half of it is split between two seemingly unrelated stories. One about the north and south poles while the other talks about someone who points out the problems with the catholic beliefs. Later a third section is brought in

the author has seen a partial eclispe in 1970, Dillard states “ Its bear almost no realtion to a total elclipse”. She express her felelings about comparong a partial eclipse to a full eclipse to “ kissing a man does to marrying him”. Dillard explained the eclipse as “ Now the sky to the west depend to indgo, a color never seen. A dark sky usually loses color, this was a saturated, deep ingo, up in the air”,this sense created a idea that not everyone was not promise a certain time here on earth.

15.“Restricted, as a child, to this cocoon of her family’s spinning, she cultivated quiet and private pleasures” (Morrison 111).

Annie Dillard’s “ Total Eclipse “ depicts her own existential crisis while watching the 1979 solar eclipse. Using metaphors and Stream of Consciousness Writing she details her own dissociative hallucination.

Total Eclipse by Annie Dillard is a nonfiction story that helps readers understand the internal world, sufferings, problems, and changes that narrator experiences. Throughout "Total Eclipse" Annie Dillard attempts to show her inner world and make the audience connect to her ideas in their own personal ways. In my opinion, the total Eclipse displayed transformation not only in nature but self as well. Annie Dillard describes her experience of observing the total eclipse in extreme depth.

"Nature is considered to be God's territory. It is where we feel an awareness of truth and a sense of closeness to that field of energy which created all that is." (Apollon, Susan B. “Nature.” Love To Feel Good Blog, Brian Gardner Studio Press, 2008, lovetofeelgoodblog.com/tag/nature/.) A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in front of the sun, therefore, causing a shadow to cast upon the Earth. I had the opportunity to witness this breathtaking and miraculous experience. It was an ordinary day with an extraordinary event. August 21st no longer a day only to be remembered in NASA's archives but a life changing moment for myself.

We watched the sun rise on the east, and followed its path across the sky while painting hash marks on a sundial in the backyard at the top of every hour, and discussing why day and night, and seasons happen. Viewing the recent partial solar eclipse was a most opportune highlight on this topic. Nathan created a Styrofoam model of the solar system using balls mounted with wooden skewers on a base, and the sunrays were represented by toothpicks. Each celestial body was painted characteristically with poster paint.

I) According to my previous observation with the full moon, this observation was less lit up than before. There was a small sliver of darkness that appeared now on the right side of the moon from where I was standing.

The phases of the moon are great things that happen in our eyes. These are things that God created for us to admire. I will be talking about the phases of the moon, how they occur, and describe each one. Enjoy my essay on the phases of the moon.

Storms in space could have a devastating effect on our society. Solar storms are a result of solar flares and are electromagnetic in nature. They are capable of causing power outages and halting all types of communication, including; electronic pagers; radio and television broadcasts; credit card transactions; military communications; etc.