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The Stellium of 23 Sept. 201072

The Stellium of 23 Sept. 2010

Major alignment of planets appear to have an effect on the affairs of history and on how nature functions on the earth. We know now that changes on the sun effects all the planets and the arrangement of planets have an effect on the sun in a feedback loop. There is objective science and then there is the fringe fear mongering over things like comets.

1 comment    solar system jupiter asteroid
Literary Elements of Poetry and Literature - Terminology and Examples75

Literary Elements of Poetry and Literature - Terminology and Examples

Elements of Poetry includes; denotation, connotation, imagery, alliteration, assurance, allusion, symbolism, oxymoron, rhyme, limerick, meter, hyperbole, simile and metaphor.

32 comments    education poetry poem
Literary Devices: Meanings and Examples69

Literary Devices: Meanings and Examples

The English language comprises many literary devices that add richness and life to phrases and expressions. In our daily lives we encounter literary devices in poems, stories, newspapers, plays, songs, movies and even in our very own conversations....

9 comments    pun meaning allusion example
Politics by Sound Byte and Hyperbole; not Facts nor Logic: Why are Conservatives So Successful With this Strategy? [91]75

Politics by Sound Byte and Hyperbole; not Facts nor Logic: Why are Conservatives So Successful With this Strategy? [91]

Sound bites and hyperbole are the main ingrediants of the Conservative assault on President Obama and the Democrats. This hub looks at why you should ignore them and, in fact, believe the opposite of what they say.

9 comments    politics americans tea party
How To Build A Hyperbolic Time Chamber70

How To Build A Hyperbolic Time Chamber

A hyperbolic time chamber is a room that uses science to allow the inhabitant to spend a year in a single day. Have to study for the big test? Use the hyperbolic time chamber. Need to get big muscle fast? The time chamber may be right for you! ...

25 comments    physics chemistry hech4
Stylistic Devices69

Stylistic Devices

The system of images includes both macro and micro images. Macro images are those that develop within the whole book or within a considerable part of it: characters’ images, the image of nature, the image of war etc. Micro images exist within a...

5 comments    literature language word
Gov. Romney's delicate sensibilities72

Gov. Romney's delicate sensibilities

Politicians have stretched credibility so thin that a mild statement about humble beginnings is deemed an attack or "fiery rhetoric." So it was with MItt Romney's outrage at President Obama's comment about not being born of privilege.

0 comments    president obama republican
While GOP Compromises Palin Stands Her Ground60

While GOP Compromises Palin Stands Her Ground

In the wake of the Tucson tragedy and the aftermath of Nov. 2nd it seems pretty obvious that the Democrats are running scared. You can tell by the increasing hyperbole and vitriol. Once again succumbing to...

5 comments    sarah palin parties elections
100,000 Times More Rogue Planets than Stars73

100,000 Times More Rogue Planets than Stars

Recent discoveries suggest that there are a vast number of planets roaming freely in interstellar space not associated with anything except the galactic center. It is even thought that in some cases, this profusion of planet of moon sized bodies could harbor life if the circumstances are right.

9 comments    solar system venus jupiter
Finding A Voice: Avoiding Generalized Poetry64

Finding A Voice: Avoiding Generalized Poetry

One very common mistake poets make is a tendency to generalize. Finding the voice in your poetry is a difficult and sometimes daunting task. It's also as necessary as the imagery a good poem is riddled with. The voice of a poem does not need to...

32 comments    life how to poetry
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