Hopefully we all know how important the Sun is to us. However, some often forget why that is. The Sun is the star at the center of the solar system and is the most important star for the living and non-living organisms on Earth do to the fact that it provides the light energy and the heat needed to support life. Without the heat and light that it provides, the Earth would be lifeless and a ball of ice. The sun was created in a vast cloud of gas and dust over five billion years ago. . Over a period of many millions of years, this gas and dust began to fall into a common center under the force of its own gravity. At the center, an ever growing body of mass was forming. As the matter fell inward, it generated a tremendous amount of heat and pressure. …show more content…
It is by far the brightest object in the sky and is about 13 billion times brighter than the next brightest star, Sirius. Without it the earth would be dark and cold. The Sun and the light in provides supplies us with many resources. It helps plants produce oxygen through the process of photosynthesis and overtime creates fossil fuels. Photosynthesis is a chemical process which water and carbon dioxide combine together in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll, which is the chemical that makes the leaves in plants green, to produce glucose and oxygen. Plants absorb sunlight for food and they release oxygen, in which we breathe. If there were no sunlight, the photosynthesis process could not take place. The plants would not be able to produce energy for their survival, leading to the disappearing of people and animals because they depend on food and oxygen to breathe which is supplied by the plants. So in simple terms, if there were no sunlight, there would be no life on earth. Another point is that because the Sun has no defined surface like that of the Earth, it is too hot to be anything but gas. So what we see as the Sun’s atmosphere is a photosphere, a sphere of light. Which in turn emits light because of its high temperature. The energy that comes from the center of the sun, its core, is created by hydrogen-to-helium fusion. With this energy, atoms absorb photons and convert their energy to kinetic energy, maintaining the high temperatures needed for fusion. The frequency of these collisions and the temperature decrease with increasing distance from the core, however, and at the photosphere, which is the sun 's outer layer, some of the photons radiate into space. They are responsible for the light that humans see on
Our environment shapes our personalities and decisions in all aspects, one way or the other. This is also true for fictional characters in books. The author of A Raisin in the Sun described the play to be set in southside Chicago during the 1950s. This setting in A Raisin in the Sun created by Lorraine Hansberry creates an outline of characteristics for Walter, Beneatha, and Mama to exhibit throughout the play.
This is an interpretation I simply cannot accept, for I have always regarded the sun as symbolic of the superego - the force of society within Meursault.
The Royal Hunt of the Sun The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a story mainly based on the conquest of Peru by Spain. Along the way it explores many different sub-themes and ideas. Questions are raised about faith, friendship, leadership, greed and two distinctively different ways of life.
The Sun is a huge, bright sphere that is mostly made up of gas that is about 5 billion years old. The Sun is the closest to the Earth, it is 145 million km distant (this distance is called an Astronomical Unit). The next closest star is 300,000 times further away. There are probably millions of similar stars in the Milky Way galaxy (and even more galaxies in the Universe), but the Sun is the most important to us because it supports life on Earth.
One of the most famous american marathon, the Duel in the Sun, included Mr. Beardsley facing an immense competir, Alberto Salazar. Mr. Badsley ended up in 2nd place with two seconds behind Mr. Salazar. Mr. Beardsley then married a woman named Jill Beardsley in 1979 and had one son, Andrew, everything seemed to be going very well for Mr. Beardsley, until November of 1989. Mr. Beardsley was using an auger on the back of a tractor to lift corn into a crib, and he had somehow became entangled in the auger and it began to tear him apart. Before he lost consciousness, he managed to stop the machine. Mr. Beasley's recalls his ribs being critically injured on the right side, hi right arm, his left leg was mangled, and his head was also critically
In this essay, I will analyze and evaluate why people were willing to accept Sun Ra’s message and the influence Sun Ra had on the philosophical ideologies of Afrofuturism. I also argue that the adopted persona and music of Sun Ra were highly influential in building the foundations for creating an ideological cultural movement that sought to alleviate the African Diaspora from the ‘collective trauma of capture, theft, abduction, mutilation, and slavery’ thus pioneering
The sun became the king of the universe and he was very bright so he could be seen from far and wide. The stars feared him and so again began to behave in an appropriate fashion. He also was very hot and warmed the once cold universe so that life would be possible.
sun as a principle of heat and light for the earth is a symbol of the
Before the 1970’s, people thought that all life on earth derived from energy provided by the sun. As human beings, yes, it is essential for our bodies. We absorb sunlight through our skin and produce essential vitamins and minerals that our bodies need. The sun also warms our planet making living conditions tolerable. Without the sun our planet would be extremely cold and impossible to live on. Plants and animals also need the sun for existence. In fact, humans, animals and plants need the sunlight, for it is the main source for the creation of our food. Imagine living in temperatures as high as 200°F or as low as 100° below zero. Or consider jumping into a pool of bleach or gasoline. These conditions would be fatal to the average
The name of my star is Betelgeuse. Its distance from the Earth is estimated to be about 650 light years away. Betelgeuse’s location is; right ascension: 05 hours 55minutes and 10.3 seconds with its declination: +07 degrees 24 minutes 25 seconds. When comparing Betelgeuse to the sun we can begin to appreciate this giant star’s enormous proportions. The sun’s distance from Earth is only 146 million km compared to the massive distance of Betelgeuse from the Earth being estimated at 9.3 trillion km. The radius of Betelgeuse is 1000 times that of the sun, with its mass 20 to 30 times larger.
The very symbol of life – the elemental force of the Sun – is rendered
The lead character is Sun herself as a drama teacher who has been hired with grant money to direct a class in performing a play at their school. She has picked Our Country’s Good by Timberlake Wertenberger, about convicts from Britain arriving in Australia in 1788 who perform a version of George Farquhar’s 1706 The Recruiting Officer.
Our Sun continuously converts hydrogen into helium and with this process it provides the essentials for life processes. In doing this it controls “our climate, provides light, raises tides, and drives the food chain” (Schaefer 34). Our Sun also has influenced many beliefs now and in the past. History has documented Sun worshipping religions while many current societies use solar calendars (Schaefer 34).
Anyone can attest to the positive effects of sunlight, but it doesn’t just help the plants grow, it is necessary to us as human beings. Its effects go far beyond just brightening your mood or giving you a beautiful day at the beach. The amount of sun we are exposed to can have profound effects. Sunlight is necessary for good mental health. It keeps our hormones balanced, affects our daily motivation, and changes our perspectives on the different aspects of life all together. Furthermore, it has a dramatic effect on us physically by keeping our immune system at its best and giving our bodies essential vitamins that we could not live without. The main point is sunlight has a direct effect on a person’s mental wellbeing, physical health, and overall quality of life
In August 2017, America began to prepare for one of the most historical events of all time. On Monday, August 21, 2017, all over the country Americans experienced a Solar Eclipse that traveled from Oregon to the border line of Georgia and South Carolina. A Solar Eclipse is when the moon crosses between the Earth and the sun, blocking out the sun’s light. People were so excited for the event that some went to the extent of paying close to a thousand dollars just to witness this historic event, traveling from places as far as china. The last time the United States saw a total Eclipse was in 1979. No one expected to be able to see another one thirty years later. The Object itself made its own appearance between twelve thirty p.m. and two p.m.