Essays on Universe

In this essay I will argue that differences between how Confucius and Lao-Tzu view the political essence of a state are much more numerous and substantial than common features they share. 1. The primary way in which Taoism relates to politics and society is the bunch of views this philosophical theory has towards disparity in the society. As harmony in the Universe established by the nature is the central idea of Taoism the latter criticizes excessive richness of rulers, growing influence and coherence of the apparatus of bureaucracy and the too far-reaching influence of authorities in the everyday life ...

There has always been an opposition between religion and science, despite the confession and the type of scientific data. The reasons behind this battle are understandable, as each of paradigms tries to explain the development of the universe differently. Each of the sides has its own arguments. A religious view is based on faith, while scientific point of view roots in theory, logic, and facts proved or disproved by experimental design. In his editorial “Science Increasingly Makes the Case for God” Eric Metaxas tries to argue that today scholars admit God’s authorship of the universe (Metaxas). In order ...

Introduction to Philosophy.

What is Philosophy? The value of philosophy? Philosophy is an activity undertaken to seek fundamental truths about knowledge, the reality about ourselves, the world which we reside in and in relationships that exist between people and the world. Philosophy provides value to the mind, guides our thoughts into viewing the world in its practicality to free us from all prejudicial practical thinking that binds one to a simple thought, beliefs. The value of philosophy aims at knowledge and finding truths in subject areas that have no definite answers. Logic is induced in philosophical thinking as it can be utilized ...

In Majid Majidi’s “Children of Heaven”, released in 1997, Ali and Zahra lead viewers through the old streets of Tehran, in an adventure to solve the problem of a lost pair of shoes. For western viewers, the film offers the perfect opportunity to become acquainted with the Iranian culture and the Oriental atmosphere of the old streets which pervades many of the scenes is fascinating. The filmmakers create a realistic picture of the Iranian capital and identify both the most beautiful, and the most disturbing aspects of urban life in this country. As the film progresses, the viewers ...

Intelligence design and Darwinian Theory of evolution

Intelligent designs

Intelligence design is a scientific research program that constitutes professionals ranging from scientists, philosophers and the community of believers that are trying to seek the evidence-based design work. This design says that matters of existence and world origins are best explained by an intellectual undertaking and not a story that has no direction like the Darwinian Theory of natural selection (DeWolf et al., 2007).When one studies the components of a given measure, one can outline the issues of law, chances in life and conditions found in intelligence design. It is only through intelligence that scientists can ...

Introduction

A brief history of space travel In many ways the todays advances in space travel came into fruition by accident. During World War II the Nazi’s create and implement rockets as weapons against the British. These rockets flew over 3,500 miles per hour and had an arch of 60 miles high. (A Brief History, n.d). Following WWII, the Soviet Union began creating their own missile program (A Brief History, n.d). By 1957 the Soviet Union had launched Sputnik 1, the first satellite into space. They followed this up four years later by having Russian Lieutenant Yuri Gagarin ...

The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment are best understood as conflicts between faith and reason. This statement is accurate because this time period began the separation of church and state and opened the floodgates for science to begin to become more important in society in the future. While it took some time for science and religion to completely separate, and it did not happen until much later, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were extremely important because they created the conflict in the first place. While this time did not completely separate reason and faith, it began to encourage people ...

Brahman, Atman and Maya

What is your understanding about the Relationship between Atman, Brahman, Moksha, Karma, Samsara, and Maya? Brahman is spiritual; pure consciousness, which is the supreme reality, and is indefinable. It is not this, or that, and has no name, and beyond all senses and intellect. It is unborn, and from that nothingness (Nirgunaparabrahman), originates all, and into it all returns. The Atman is the individual living entity, known as a spirit soul. The Brahman and Atman are one in quality, but they differ in quantity. The infinitesimal Atman is overpowered by illusion, which is Maya. The polluted consciousness of the ...

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Mystical experience is characterized by the achievement of inner harmony and the connection with the surrounding world, the feeling on the deeper level that everything exists in Oneness. Mystical experiences give a person an opportunity to go beyond the limits of their conscious mind and see the world around them more clearly and deeply. It is generally achieved through special practices, such as prayer, meditation and art, but still different people manage to achieve this state by their own means. It is difficult to define exactly what mystical experience is, as it is so deep and complicated that sometimes ...

“In knowledge there is always a trade-off between accuracy and simplicity.”

Evaluate this Statement in Relation to Two Areas of Knowledge In some context, simplicity is a term suggesting ignorance. It is not a way of knowing but a measure of knowledge. Simplicity can also refer to something that is basic or uncomplicated and may affect the way of knowing. Barrow argues that simplicity is a function of perspective. Based on his argument, a physicist might view the world as simple based on his understanding of particles and matter. Physics is a field based largely on reason and his interpretation of the universe as a series of simple algorithms is ...

Before we get into the analysis of financial statements of Amazon, it is important to note the audit procedures that were used in the whole process. The two audit testing procedures used were a substantive test and the test of details. In the substantive test, the auditor will have adequate access to information so that final decision is taken fairly. There can be cross validations. The second is the test of details where the validity of the accuracy and completeness of transactions is tested.

The potential risk factors and compliance issues with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

There is a continuous rise in the cash flows of the Company because of expansion ...

Introduction

The minority of works is appealing to find an association between the popularization of the anti-hero concept with the trends and moods actual in the society of nowadays. Therefore, in order to both provide the reasons for anti-hero popularization and explain the importance of this concept for modern society, the following research will consider the most popular and significant anti-heroes depicted in modern literature. In particular, the research will focus on anti-heroes created by Marvel comics due to the fact that comics provide the easiest and the most favorable way to represent the heroes, anti-heroes and villains to the ...

Abstract

Cultural and religion competency is vital when it comes to nursing profession since nurses ought to have comprehensive knowledge concerning perspective of different religious groups when it comes to individual health care. It is important to acknowledge that various religious groups have their concepts and perceptions when it comes to person’s wellbeing in this life and after. As such, Christians and Buddhists have their views on human health care and how an individual must conduct themselves on a daily basis and the consequences of living a reckless life here on earth. Thus, this research not only looks at ...

Interviewee’s experience as a patient

Illness can have a devastating effect on a patient in regards to the financial, social, spiritual and emotional sphere (Toombs, 2013). It is a complex phenomenon which can be described as a battlefield for patients since they are fighting for their dear life. This can be an overwhelming experience not only for the patient, but also for the family members, caregivers and to some extend religious leaders. As such, this experience can affect how patients live a normal life during and after treatment since they have to seek medical attention, be away from work, family and adapt a new ...

About Franz Rosenzweig (1886-1929)

He was a Jewish theologian and philosopher who lived between 1886 and 1929. Born in Kassel, Germany, Franz Rosenzweig belonged to a minimally observant middle class German Jewish family. At the Universities of Munich, Gottingen and Freiburg, he studied Philosophy and History. Rosenzweig got influenced by his cousins and close friend (Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy) to be converted to Christianity. However, determined to keep his faith as early as Christians did, he resolved to remain Jewish first, before becoming converted into Christianity. One day after he had attended the Yom Kippur services in Berlin, Ronsenzweig underwent some mystical experiences that led ...

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Hindu culture is very diverse. There are many different facets to their religious beliefs. Many of the beliefs are so varying, they differ from person to person. The most agreed upon beliefs within Hinduism appear to be the four life objectives, such as the Dharma and Moksa. These objective allow individuals to set goals in order to stay moral and one day attain enlightenment in hopes of escaping Samsara, or physical life. Karma, familiar to many Westerners, is also a belief in Hindu culture. It helps explain an individual’s current situation by examining their past behavior. Furthermore, it ...

There are many people who had influence of the modern history, art, literature, science, music, and technology. However, the most influential person can be defined as a person who changed the course of history and left a heritage of good ideas changing the human course of history in a positive manner. People who deserve the place in the hall of the most influential people of 20th century are Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, and Mohandas Gandhi. These individual managed to made extraordinary changes in their fields of work and broader. Even today, they shape our thoughts, influence our everyday life, ...

Philosophy final

- What are Descartes’ arguments for Cartesian dualism? Do you find them persuasive? If you do not, do you endorse monism, or not? Explain your answer.

In the dualism, Descartes attempts to solve the problem of mind and body. Descartes contrast the mind and the body that the two exist separately. He believes that human beings have two properties, the physical and the mental properties (Stanford encyclopedias of philosophy, all). The physical properties are those that can be attributed to the physical sciences. For examples, size, height and weight, color, shape, and motion in space, among others. On ...

Question 1: Gramsci: Some Preliminary Points of Reference

Philosophy has had a long history in which it has been viewed as an ‘ivory tower’ pursuit – a subject which is to be studied by those who have either too much time or money on their hands. Through this view philosophy had no practical applicability and was simply a pass time for those who could afford it. Contrary to this view, Gramsci argued that not only is philosophy a practical subject of study – one which embodies the idea of ‘praxis’ but that every individual is a philosopher. This (somewhat deterministic) standpoint claims that all people are, in ...

Is Evolution True?

Is Evolution True? Development can be defined as the fundamental process whereby species that are new develop from earlier species through accumulated changes. Sometimes an evolution is described as "descent with modification". As this process of speciation continues to take place, many species start to appear thus becoming increasingly different, and this continues over time and becomes a pattern. Through many observations of the changes in life forms over time, these models have been developed. Charles Darwin explains that the mechanism on hoe evolution occurs is by natural selection. Having constantly been observed, natural selection role in being the ...

This paper is a response to the views of a university professor; Seyyid Hussein Nasr, who tried to explain to his student the relationships between the biblical and scientific points of view about God’s creation, and especially the negative effects of what science has brought to the world. The paper also explains my point of view about Professor Hussein’s explanations. I totally agree with Seyyid Hussein’s point of view. Foremost, he talked of the retreat taken by the different religions especially the Christians, the Hinduism and the Muslims, whereas science has taken few steps ahead. This is ...

The chapter begins with an introduction of the traces of Tolteca that are found everywhere. They were involved in the invention of and production of various artifacts, which show how wise they were. They were involved in the interpretation of dreams and reading of the stars. Section one of the chapter shows how the sacred used to erupt into the human world. The words of the spirits could be revealed through art. They used the art to describe the beauty that existed in the world, the description was vivid and visible in the real world. One of the most ...

Most friends chuckle when I tell them that my favorite TV show is Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey and its host, the Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, is my hero. They get startled knowing that I spend Friday nights at the observatory of a local university, peering through a 20-inch telescope at the moon, globular clusters, planets, nebulas, and galaxies. They gave up listening on knowing that I usually spend several hours a night watching YouTube clips on the double slit theory, the effect of gravity on time, subatomic particles, and other mysteries related to the very essence of the universe.

When my ...

The world of literature has always intrigued one and all with the sheer quintessence of art and aesthetics. The readers from all the corners of the globe have been immersed in the aesthetic charm and affective appeal of the literary works of the literary artists who have proved their genius though their unparalleled portraiture and content that have left an immortal mark in the very innermost core of thee hearts of the avid readers. The history of literature goes on to document the works of many such stalwarts who have left the readers stirred to the core. James Joyce ...

According to Clark (2012), Astronomers have measured the background light from all the stars in the cosmos and inferred the number of stars created since the dawn of the universe. The operation was performed using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.

Emissions were detected from gamma ray emitting supermassive black holes at the centers

of galaxies to undertake the experiment. The study concluded that the universe has an average of 1.4 stars per 100 billion cubic light-years and first stars were formed when the universe was almost 400 million years old.

Study of stars, their formation and their count has always fascinated astronomers. Study of

stars lie at the heart of Astronomy and drives it in most of the cases. Star formation ...

Introduction

Philosophy aims at creating a better understanding of life, nature, matter, God, and whole universe to us. The paper discusses the three aspects of philosophy such as metaphysics, epistemology, and political philosophy in terms of the theoretical framework laid down by prominent philosophers. The paper includes my own ideas regarding these aspects and also critically evaluates my ideals and the ideals of the philosophers so as to understand the distinction between both forms of ideas.

1. Metaphysics

Metaphysics aims at exploring the reality of everything in this universe and countless theories and sub-categories have developed over the ...

The poem “Boat in the Fog” written by Robinson Jeffers in 1924 talks about human life and existence, and its worthlessness compared with the excellent creation that exists in nature. Jeffers also talks about the everyday events of human beings that they find as very important, like sports activities and the Hollywood actors and actresses, the music industry, but they are really not very significant when compared with the importance of nature and how God created the balance in the world. Thus, the poem, is about human existence and how humans believe that they are the most important ingredient ...

1. The relationship of how religion and society relate are very important topics. Often religion is seen as critical of the aims of material society and sees them as contradicting religious principles. Two examples will be seen below as Islamic scholars attempt to understand how society and Islam relate to one another and whether society’s current trajectory is contradicting religion.

Ali Shariati outlines what he sees as the major problems leading to the decline of humanity. He first argues against the western emphasis on economics, whether it be in the form of capitalism or capitalism. These systems, ...

Introduction

Johannes Kepler was born in 1571, in the middle of the scientific revolution. He was a German astronomer, astrologer, and mathematician. His father abandoned him in his early childhood, and it took him twice as long as usual to complete the elementary school. Kepler finally graduated and joined a theological seminary before joining the University of Tuebingen. At the university, Kepler was distracted from his goal of pursuing a graduate degree in theology. A Protestant school offered him a job as a math and astronomy professor, although he initially believed that he lacked special skills in these subjects. As a professor, Kepler turned his attention ...

Interrelation of Jerusalem and Mecca and of the Temple and the Ka‘ba in medieval Islam

Jerusalem and Mecca are two most renowned holy cities worldwide. Conspicuously, an enormous quantity of writing and scholarly treaties has been written about both cities. However, there is very little that has been done in a comparative study. Arguably, the majority of comparisons that has been done between Jerusalem and Mecca are the link of the holiness of Jerusalem among Islam to that of Mecca in Islam. This paper seeks to analyze the interrelation of Jerusalem and Mecca and of the Temple and the Ka‘ba in medieval Islam.

The similarities between Jerusalem and Mecca, Jews and Muslims are ...

1) Is Al-Kindi a fatalist? Can his position be reconciled with Islam (and if so how)? Based on his writings and teachings, the essential message of Al-Kindi (the earliest known Islamic philosopher) is that of fatalism – in essence, that our lives are conditioned in detail by a series of facts that are immutable and unchangeable. Al-Kindi’s perspective, which he outlines in his teachings, is that we can do nothing to change these circumstances and events, even when they are uncomfortable and painful to us. However, he also argues that we have the capability of joyfully affirming these circumstances and ...

Communication

We have not inherited this Earth; we have just borrowed it from our children. Respected faculty and dear friends – It pains my heart to see the abuse we are inflicting on Mother Earth. Earth like an Angel Mother bears silently all the brutality that we inflict on her. Be it reckless mining, careless littering, or any other unnecessary practice that is absolutely careless and thoughtless, which is inflicted on Mother Earth has never been retaliated. She is like that Angel Mother who continues to love her children unconditionally, despite whatever is done by them. The human greed has no ...

Becoming an Engineer is a passion to pursue. A professional who belongs in this craft is like conquering the universe and an every dream of anybody to achieve. Everything is a fulfillment for every engineer. Engineers are professional practitioners of engineering who are concerned with the application of scientific information, mathematics, and creativity. Engineers are to build up solutions for any technical problems available and designed materials, structures, and systems with all the consideration of all the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety, and costs. The labor of every engineer has a connection between discovery and subsequent application to the needs of ...

Sociology is one of the social sciences, often considered the more rigorous, scientific study of societies and the ways in which they impact the individuals that exist within them (Haralambos and Holborn, 2004). There are many different avenues of study within the umbrella of sociology, and many different sociological theories that exist to describe the interactions between society, social groups, and the individual. Sociological imagination is one of these theories; the idea of the sociological imagination was proposed by Mills in his 1959 landmark text The Sociological Imagination (Mills, 1959).

The concept of the sociological imagination is similar ...

What is a worldview?

The term worldview refers to an intellectual interpretation of reality, the world or universe. Evidently, has a view, and though it has greatly been shaped by the thoughts of others, each has a unique perspective.

The Question of Origin

The Question of Origin asks, “How did life start?” and “how did mankind come to existence?” The bible tells that God (Genesis 1:1) created everything that exists in the universe. The verse explains that God created the heaven and earth. The bible also tells us that God created humans on the sixth day (Genesis 2:7). The book of Genesis narrates the story of creation.

The Question of Identity

The Question ...

In his article “On Being an Atheist,” H.J. McCloskey has argued in many instances that absolute certainty of God’s existence cannot be proved using the “proofs” embedded in classical arguments. According to McCloskey, the classical proofs for God’s existence do not portray Him as the all-knowing, all-powerful, or all-perfect being that Christians perceive Him to be. The existence of evil in a world created by a God with the qualities of being all-knowing, powerful, and perfect leads McCloskey to conclude that atheism would be more comforting than to believe in such a God. McCloskey’s disapproval of ...

1. Briefly explain St. Anselm’s ontological argument for the existence of God. Explain one problem that this argument faces.

St Anselm’s ontological argument is an attempt at proving the existence of god through a purely. Anselm gets into the idea of the definition of God. In that definition he believes that God, he believes the definition of God is that nothing greater can be conceived. He believes that the greatest being conceivable must exist because otherwise it is not the greatest being conceived since existence is greater than non-existence. Anselm uses this line of thought to “prove” the existence of God.

There are a number of problems with this argument. Because if one believes that the ontological argument ...

Question 1:

When Aristotle is confronted with the philosophical question of what is superior between the scientific knowledge and religious knowledge, it presents the notion of context. It is obvious that some line of thought would be skewed and directed towards believing that scientific knowledge is superior. Like Newton, I am of the opinion that the religion and the notion and concept of God is a fallacy, or at best I would describe it as a hypothesis (Trompf, 93). Thus, the knowledge of nature and science stands to be out rightly superior to the rules of religion or God by extension.

Question 2:

This inquiry ...

The Bhagavad Gita and One Thousand and One Nights are two of the most important works of Eastern literature and philosophy; not only do they tell fascinating stories full of intrigue and entertainment, they also provide a degree of enlightenment and insight that is completely unlike anything seen in Western literature. Both stories handle the idea of storytelling and character, as well as plot structure, in extremely innovative ways, showcasing the ways in which unorthodox ways to tell stories can help to convey large ideas of faith, virtue and the universe. While the Bhagavad Gita relies centrally on one conversation ...

Revealing both the best and worst aspects of humanity, the Renaissance was characterized by extraordinary human achievements, a heightened interest in human potential and, paradoxically, by superstition, witch-hunting, exorcism and torture. The humanism of Renaissance had four main themes: the belief in the individual’s potential, a tendency to view religion as being more personal rather than institutionalized, an increased interest in the classics, a rejection of Aristotelian philosophy in order to develop a more scientific attitude. As the ecclesiastical power started to deteriorate, the pressure of having to fit scientific inquiry with Christian dogma decreased, making inquiry steadily more objective. Copernicus ...

International Relations

Morgenthau discusses the concept of power in his book Politics among Nations. Morgenthau argues that power is the anything that enables and helps to establish control of man by man. He further argues that power covers all social relationships of the people. It is a tool of social control that helps man to dominate his fellow men. In western democracies and other civilized countries the conduct of people is regulated not only by moral codes but also constitutional safeguards. Balance of power is therefore guaranteed and the possibility of abuse of power driven to obscurity.

In his writing, Morgenthau sought ...

Question 1

There are numerous methods used to measure the distance of universal bodies that lie in space. Various geometrical and cosmological characteristics are in the formulation of these measurement methods. The parallax as one of the methods is built on the principle that a difference in angles of objects as viewed by the natural eye is a factor of distance. For instance, taking the eye as the baseline and trying to find out the distance of an object directly a distance away can give different values depending on which eye one uses in viewing the object. This is made possible by the proximity ...

For all public speakers and leaders of the masses rhetoric stands out as perhaps the most important tool or rather asset as far as interaction with the masses is concerned. Rhetoric represents the capability and capacity of a public speaker to inform, motivate or even persuade a given audience in a given specific situation. Rhetoric refers to the practice of effective and accurate, to pin point proportions, writing and speaking. Rhetoric is in as few words as possible the art of persuasion, and a very delicate one at that. The onset of rhetoric ass a philosophical concept and a tangible social practice can be traced ...

If God is Good, Why is there Evil?

The existence of evil and the problem brought by it to human society brought questions to people – including the church. There lies the question, “If God is good, why is there evil?” This issue of philosophy that relates God’s goodness and justice to the existence of evil and sufferings is identified as theodicy – a branch of theology. To polytheistic religions, this is explained by their teaching that evil things on earth are the results of conflicting desires of deities. To the monotheistic and the atheist, this issue takes God’s sovereignty into criticism. There are two ...

I enjoyed reading Grey's chapter 3 of "The Mission of Art" called "Deeply Seeing". It is about how to truly comprehend a work of art. Grey talks about looking at things, making a difference between simple looking and engaging our minds in a transcendental form of existence where we can find a true deep meaning.

Grey says: "When deeply seeing, the object of our contemplation enters our heart and mind directly" (Grey 72). He means that we absorb the true message that the object conveys and we become united with it. We put our souls into analyzing or creating ...

Lucien Levy Bruhl was a French trained scholar in philosophy who wrote about the primitive mentality in his work titled How Natives Think. He speculated of what he believed to be the operating mindset of mankind namely the primitive and the western mentality. He went on to describe the primitive mentality as one that makes no difference between the supernatural and reality. On the converse, he argued that the western mind makes use of logic and speculation. He also believed in the theory that there was a historical evolution that evolved from the primitive mind to the western mind. Bruhl ...

Many people are unaware that they are a living magnet. They attract everything around them. This includes people, ideas, lifestyles, and other circumstances (Evans, 2006, p. 26). “I absolutely think that happiness is a choice. One of the most potent forces in human psychology is the power of habit. Do something, think something, and often enough it will become the only thing you can do or think. Choose to be unhappy and soon that’s all you will be. Live in a swamp and you’ll grow webbed feet” (Evans, 2005). This famous quote by Nicholas Evans explains that your life ...

Scientific evolution started several centuries before. Prior to the discoveries that were made by the likes of Aristotle and the rest the details about various aspects of the universe were very scanty. The chart below will dig to the details of scientific evolution by taking into consideration the various scientists who made tremendous contribution into shaping up the universe through their discoveries.

It is worth noting that before the scientific discoveries people held diverse beliefs on the existence of the universe. It is worth noting that the theories on various existence of the universe were rather hypothetical. Several myths ...

The role of the paralegal in the legal industry has evolved over the years. Traditionally the paralegal was viewed as a glorified secretary, with no official licensing body to govern standards of the profession. Routine tasks that required basic knowledge of legal systems and procedures were performed by the paralegal under supervision of an attorney. Matters such as simple probating of estates, bankruptcies, preparing and answering interrogatories, and uncomplicated procedural motions are the day-to-day tasks that are performed by the paralegal.

The advent of the information age has had profound effects on the legal world and the functions of the ...

- For readers to better understand the movement of the plot and the core context of the story, it is important to analyze the symbolism embedded in the plot. The word circular in the title conveys the metaphor of time and space, the parallel universe simulating the never-ending cycle of dream, reality and perception.

- The purpose is to seek for worthy souls to participate in the universe.

- The protagonist in the story is the dreamer himself who moves the story forward by dreaming of a man’s life. Even though the protagonist does not function in a traditional manner ...

- Describe the three main layers of the Sun's interior.

The three main layers of the sun are referred to as photosphere, chromosphere and the corona. According to the text ‘Discovering the Universe’ by Comins, N.F & Kaufmann III, W.J, 8th edition, each of these layers has different features that makes them different from one another.

The photosphere is the layer that appears to be the major part of the sun where visible light comes from. Photosphere is about 400km thick with a lower density when compared to that of earth standards. This part of the sun also has a blackbody spectrum. In terms of the sun's atmosphere, photosphere ...

- Where in the Galaxy is the solar system located? a. in the nucleus, b. in the halo, c. in a spiral arm, d. between two spiral arms) e. in the central bulge

The solar system is placed in a spiral arm, considered the most hospitable region in the galaxy. The spiral arms are where the active stars form and they orbit around the Milky Way galactic center and the solar system joins this orbital trip. According to the latest discoveries, the Milky Way galaxy has only two spiral arms (Scutum – Centaurus and Perseus) as opposed of four previously considered ...

- Where in the Galaxy is the solar system located? a. in the nucleus, b. in the halo, c. in a spiral arm, d. between two spiral arms, e. in the central bulge

Our solar system is located in one of the two major spiral arms of the disk-shaped Milky Way Galaxy. It is not located in the center or nucleus of Galaxy because the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, because of its tremendous gravitational force, make it possible for clusters to remain intact. In the halo of a galaxy, there are mostly spherical distribution of globular clusters, dark matters, and isolated stars. If between the two spiral arms, it is tantamount to saying that our Galaxy is at its nucleus. At the central bulge, it is made mainly of gas, dust, and ...

Question 1

The solar system is located in a spiral arm: Orion-cygnus arm. According to (Leong 5), it is a minor spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy some three thousand five hundred light-years (1100 parsecs) across and approximately ten thousand light years (3100 parsecs) in length. It is also known as local arm, Orion Bridge, local spur and Orion spur.

It is named for the Orion constellation, one of the prominent constellations of the northern hemisphere winter (southern hemisphere) (Leong 26).the brightest stars and numerous famous celestial objects of this constellation- Betelgeuse, Rigel, the stars of the Orion belt, the Orion ...

Question 1

The solar system is situated in the outer reaches of the Milky Way Galaxy. The Milky Way Galaxy is a spiral way and is made up of over two hundred billion stars. The Milky Way Galaxy has many arms which are named for the constellations seen in those directions. Examples of the spiral arms within the Milky Way galaxy include the Sagittarius arm, Centaurus arm, Perseus arm, Cygnus arm and the Orion Spur arm. Our solar system is located in a spiral arm that is called the Orion Spur. The Orion Spur is named after the constellation “Orion the hunter”. The ...

The Solar System is located at the spiral arms of our Galaxy is called the Milky Way. It is basically made of the galactic dick, globular clusters and the halo. Scattered below and above the disk are the globular clusters. They are randomly scattered and they orbit in elliptical orbits. They have little or no gas in them and contain older stars than in the disk. The halo is the dim region that surrounds the whole galaxy. Now, the location of the Solar System is in the galactic disk’s spiral arm. There are six spiral arms arising from ...

Assignment 4

4. Describe the three (3) main layers of the Sun's interior. The three (3) main layers of the Sun’s interior are the Core, Radiation Zone, and Convection Core. First, the Sun’s Core or innermost part, is tightly packed and with a temperature of about 1.5x107 K. It extends from the Sun’s center to the photosphere (that is, approximately 0.25 solar radius or 1.75x105 km). It is at the Sun’s Core that thermonuclear reactions occur because of the enormous temperature and pressures. Second, the Sun’s Radiation Zone or the middle interior part, where energy ...

Information for my community that explains and promotes Taoism

Taoism, also referred to as Daoism, is an ancient tradition of religious belief and philosophy that is rooted in the Chinese worldview and customs. Taoism means the way and it is a creative principle of the world where things are connected and unified. It was one of the most famous religions practiced in china (Smith, 1998). It was believed to have originated in china 2000 years ago. Taoism has many deities in the universe and they are worshipped in temples known as Taoists. It promotes spiritual immortality, righteousness, self development and achievement of harmony with nature. Its practices include meditation, ...

- Origins: Taoism, also known as Daoism, is an indigenous religion which found its inception in China. It is associated with the Daode jing which is a political and philosophical text written by Laozi around 3rd-4th century B.C. It came into existence as an organized religion after the Way of the Celestial Masters sect was founded by Daoling. This sect and others engaged in ritual practices. Taoism propagates a harmony among nature, humanity and the divine.

- Deity: A vast pantheon of gods and goddesses are recognized, although Taoism does not acknowledge that any deity that are eternal or paramount. All ...

- How is the Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) used by the advocate of the Cosmological Argument to justify the two premises of the argument? Make sure to clearly define dependent and self-existent beings, and also to explain the two parts of PSR and how each part is used to justify a different premise of the argument. (See Rowe's article; pp. 37-46)

The Cosmological Argument stipulates that there must be some first cause or uncaused cause that led to the creation of the universe. Everything in the universe that we observe comes from something else. The Cosmological Arguments does not believe in an infinite regression of causes, but instead that if everything exists due to a cause then if you trace back the chain of causality far enough you must admit that there is a firt cause or uncaused cause.

The Principle of Sufficient reason has two parts, that everything must either have a reason or a cause. It states that there is nothing in ...