Totem Poles A totem pole is a well-known native artifact that was used by the Native Indians. Coastal Indians used giant cedar trees for carving totem poles. Totem poles were used for telling stories about a family, a clan or a person’s history. Therefore, totem poles were very similar to storybooks. Totem poles are very important to me because I enjoy the fact that they were used for telling the history of a family, a clan or a person, which taught younger generations the traditions of a family
The Physics of Pole Vaulting The very idea of flying through the air at 15-19 feet just to clear a little bar scares some people to death. Maybe even more if the only thing that you have to hold onto is a little piece of plastic. The purpose of this paper is to help put some of these fears to rest from the point of view of physics. The way that pole vaulting started was during WWII. The men in the army used bamboo poles to jump over canals and ditches. After the war some people found the
While watching the video “Planet Earth Pole to Pole” I have learned many things such as One hundred years ago, there were 1 billion people on earth, and now there are more than 6 billion on earth. There are still places on earth where people have yet to interfere. One of the main reasons this is so untouched by humans is because of the harsh climates in these areas. The sun controls the life on earth. If the sun’s rays are too strong things will not grow and if the sun’s rays are weak things
An arid tundra; temperatures so cold that limbs become black and immobile, land so barren that hardly anything can survive, this is the South Pole. Why anyone would want to go there may be hard to understand. Traveling to the South Pole isn’t just a lengthy process and an uncomfortable experience, it is extremely dangerous as going to far south provides several life threatening conditions. To survive in such cold conditions one would need specially made clothing designed for such extremely cold climate
that wasn’t very popular, I might add. I started pole vaulting in January of 2015 , at first, I approached it warily. It was unusually risky. Merriam-Webster defines pole vault as afield event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar. Pole vaulting is a part of the field aspect in “Track and Field”, and I became hooked on it. My brother, Nicolas Bernal, encouraged me to try it. I was excited because it could be something that we shared, pole-vaulting. Afterward, I talked to the coach, Coach
The Romantic Hero in Fall of the House of Usher, Rip Van Winkle, and May-Pole of Merry Mount Hero n. a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. Though this is the definition of hero according to Random House Webster’s Dictionary, the Romantic interpretation of hero is quite different. A Romantic hero is usually somewhat innocent and carefree, separate from the masses, and is almost always on some type of journey. This hero is idealistic, non-conforming
Roald Amundsen was the first man to reach both poles – a very significant achievement considering the technology and knowledge available at the time. There are many aspects that both parties had to consider in preparing for the journey – an analysis of the weather conditions, land, soil type, flora and faunae, and route to be taken, as well as the logistics involved in packing necessary clothing, food, scientific and navigational equipment, and what to pack this on to – since the type of transportation
to Use A Fishing Pole Fishing is a very popular outdoor recreational activity. Fishing as a hobby is common among the older generation but it would interest you to know that over 60% of the participants in 2015 were under 45. For you to start fishing professionally or as a hobby purchasing the equipment needed is one of the things required but it does not end there. Keep reading to find out more about how to use a fishing pole to fish effectively. Steps on How To Use A Fishing Pole If you just bought
the picture below. The dip net pole can be compared to a lever of class 1 and the lever principle can be applied, similar to the applet at http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph11e/lever.htm.� As stated in the applet from the Contemporary College Physics Simulation Library a lever is in balance if the total left side torque is equal to the total right side torque.� Applying that statement to the picture above the person must apply a much greater force on the pole in order to maintain torque equilibrium
natural recourses from the environment, for example: solar energy (from the sun) and hydroelectricity (where electricity is gathered by rushing water) Hydroelectricity is when electricity is generated by rotating coils of wire (rotors) between the poles of a magnet. The rotors are turned by rushing water falling over them. In a hydroelectric plant, water in usually stored in a damn. As the water falls down and rushes over the vanes connected to the rotors it looses gravitational potential energy and
the hundreds of men who had lost their lives in their effort to reach it [North Pole], I felt profoundly grateful that I had the honor of representing my race.” With these words, Matthew Henson planted the American flag on the North Pole. During the past, black Americans have not received the acknowledgement they deserved. Such was the case of Matthew A. Henson. He was the first person to discover the North Pole, although Robert Peary is usually credited with this feat. Henson passed away
meters out. We used survey poles - 3 meters apart - making sure they were vertical. At each survey pole we took a trowel and measured the depth of the beach. We did this by digging until we met the clay and then noted down our results as we got them. Whilst measuring the depth of the beach we also did the angle. We obtained the results by using a clinometer. To use the clinometer we lined it up against a line of the first pole and pointed it towards the second pole, using the sights to line
Mary wiped the sweat off her brow from the hot sun. She was there with her father while he surveyed the work being done putting up giant wooden poles and electrical wire. The logs were pulled up the rode by mules and men from all over dug holes and cemented the poles in. The men had been working all day and Mary couldn’t see the man attaching the lines because of the sun. All the work being done was to benefit everybody. They were bringing electricity to everyone’s home. Her daddy and others sent
While Marina was still searching and getting ready her Dad was outside in front of the house hooking the boat up to the van and getting all the fishing equipment ready to go. He needed to pack the emergency kit, the tackle boxes, paddles, fishing poles, and he could not forget to pack LUNCH! Pg. 6- When Marina was Finally all dressed and ready to go she went outside and jumped in the van. From the back of the boat, she could hear her Dad yell Don’t forget to buckle up, you need to be safe”. Pg
objects, the death of person will not truly be honored in the group or even neglecting spirits will cause problems within the group as well. To honor the dead of their ancestors, the Asmat in West Papua created spirit poles known as Bisj poles around the 1960’s. The Bisj poles--located in the Buepis village--have
Technology is very important in every stage of a storm. Starting at the beginning and tracking it to the end. In order to do this certain instruments are used. Here are a few instruments that are used to track storms. The observations of a storm will help meteorologists predict the type of storm that is coming and how long it will last. It will also help them to better prepare the public in case of a severe storm. There are instruments used to track the weather before the storm and they are
one. Presumably, one should convince ones self that there is something to gain for one in pole-vaulting. Motivating one self is, however, somewhat paradoxical — a “catch 22”. What if you have to motivate ones self to motivate ones self? So, it is worth talking it over with another person. A person who does not find physical pleasure in pole-vaulting will not continue pole-vaulting for long. What motivates a pole-vaulter? Money? No. Love of their sport, maybe? Feeling good about being good at what they
During the entire three years in high school, the bus always was my main transportation. I needed to take it to school and take it home. If you wanted to count how many times I took the bus, it would definitely be plenty. Therefore, I had many different experiences on the bus. As you know, high school bus always has many interesting events that rake place. Among those special experiences, there’s one that happened when I was a junior in high school on my way to school. It was a very interesting one
from Germany. Germany thinks of Poland as, “Loveable dolts” and when said in Germany it is widely thought to be a joke. Polish people, however, don’t take this word and stereotype as much of an insult. In the polish language the word literally means pole, so you can see how, even when said as an insult, they are calling the...
events exist. On the first day a tree is selected to serve as the sun-pole, the center pole for the Sun Dance Lodge, or New-Life-Lodge, as called by the Cheyenne. (Atwood) The selection of the tree is usually done by the eldest woman of the camp, who leads a group of elaborately dressed maidens to the tree to strip off its branches. On the next morning, right as the sun is seen over the eastern horizon, armed warriors charge the sun-pole. They attack the tree in effort to symbolically kill it with gunshots