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Two Betrayed Chapter 9
One hour after the child had left her in the room to have dinner with her family, she returned with another small box, and Suqqu had that sinking feeling in her stomach. Another one of her people had been captured to be kept as a pet. Why do humans think the world and all other living beings in it are theirs to do with as they please?
By Ian Worrall6 years ago in Futurism
Moving forward to a smarter grid
Our country's electric grid consists of a network of transmissions lines, substation, transformers and more that deliver electricity from the power plant to our home or business—allowing us to connect power to our appliances. However, our grids are generating to its capacity.
By Annie Curran6 years ago in Futurism
Land Environments
As an introduction to myself I am currently a freelance writer for an educational magazine for homeschoolers, as well as working as a book and journal reviewer for several online sites. My education ranges from degrees from Bachelor's degrees to a Doctoral degree. Specically, my degrees are in Educational studies and Human services for the Bachelor's degrees. There is a Master's in Curriculum and instruction, a Post-Master's in College teaching, leading up to the terminal degree of a Doctorate in Reading and literacy. I also have a diploma in Practical nursing. I worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse for 14 years as a Geriatric psychiatric nurse for 14 years where I also worked as an Activities assistant for the same amount of years. For fun I also still like to read and write and work in the garden and make several types of crafts. My articles here on Vocal.com will be lectures and lessons on the content areas found in the classroom from Science, English, Social studies and Math. I also plan to offer other subjects as well dealing with some college and graduate level courses, too. My articles will be for home school parents and classroom teachers. My first article will be for seventh grade General science course. Remember these lessons/lectures are written as if a teacher is preparing lecture notes.
By Mark Graham6 years ago in Futurism
Cherries and Blueberries
Once there was a small island in the middle of the ocean. It was made of coral and pink sea foam, inhabited only by girls. They talked and played, where everything was always safe and neat and clean, and every day they occupied themselves painting their nails, doing their hair and putting on makeup.
By Samantha Paredes6 years ago in Futurism
The Parallel Universe Theory
Around 13.8 billion years ago, our Universe began with a Big Bang. The convergence and eventual collision of matter and anti-matter created a powerful explosion, known as the Big Bang. Scientists have a theory that for this to happen, there had to be something that brings about the process of inflation. Once inflation begins, not just one explosion, but many explosions will happen, at different places, during different times, for all of eternity. This is what scientists call 'Cosmological Inflation'.
By Lady Sunday6 years ago in Futurism
A Father, A Son, Identity and Back to the Future 3
Back to the Future 3 places me into an odd mindset 30 years later. In its innate nostalgia for the western, Back to the Future 3 took me to a place of examining the things that my father embraced as a young man, the kinds of things I thought that I had rejected in creating a personality separate from my father. In this review/essay, Back to the Future 3 will be the vehicle with which I will examine maturity, childhood, identity and my relationship with my father, abstractly of course, I would need a therapist to tackle the subject directly.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Futurism
Snow White Claw
You may look at some things as impossible, or fictitious. Take me for example; I’m a claw. I’m a snow-white claw that belongs to a vicious, malevolent beast. This beast happens to be a griffin. The griffin, to be exact. This griffin is the king of all! His name is Balthazar. The worst part? He doesn’t clean himself! His fur is as white as I am and he goes around eating things and getting me all covered in blood and dirt, and I’m sick of it!
By Lavender Burns6 years ago in Futurism
The Perfect Order to Watch the Star Wars Movies. Top Story - May 2020.
I have had Star Wars on the brain recently with Star Wars Day happening just a few weeks ago, and recently, it was the 40th anniversary of the release of The Empire Strikes Back, my all-time favorite Star Wars movie and one of my favorite films of all time.
By Jonathan Sim6 years ago in Futurism
Future of the Library: A comprehensive analysis of a Smart Library Technology (SLT)
INTRODUCTION The technology of the 21st century has made libraries valuable to deliver services, however remote access of some countries makes it irrelevant for others to enjoy the pleasure from libraries. Knowledge is of great essence in our generation today[1], therefore there is the need for libraries to play a key role in our life. With the advances in technology, people get the unrestricted flow of information to add to their knowledge bank. Libraries play a key role in building informal learning in our societies. It’s a fundamental base which aims to bring coding and digital literacy to everybody in a fun and engaging way. Libraries now are leading the world of new communication skills. It should be the first places where most advanced technologies are implemented. It leads the way to digital citizenship[2]. When population increase there would pressure on the libraries to provide knowledge for people. Therefore, the Library needs to change its way of providing service. The changing natures of the library will not only reflect that of the web but will also feature new attributes based on the uniqueness of libraries[3]. The way contemporary library uses to supply information has been changed over time due to technology from Web 3.0 to web 4.0. The richness of Web 4.0 characteristics has created a dynamic way to user participation. Web 4.0 has an intelligent electronics agent, symbiotic, ubiquitous, and a machine which will be developed up to the level of the human brain with advanced nanotechnology and human interaction interfaces[4]. Due to Web 4.0 development[3] suggested that Library 4.0 would soon be in place. The researcher added that Library 4.0 includes not only software-based approaches but the technological environment. Due to the increase in technology this smartness would be extended to libraries across the globe. With our limited resource and no space to build libraries to serve needed people, libraries need smart technology to help solve the needed demand. Smart appliances and voice-controlled assistants are examples of how technology is evolving to make people’s lives comfortable[5]. Libraries must-see challenges like underutilized space, limited budgets, and shrinking circulations as an opportunity to innovate and transform the definition of this critical community issues[6].
By FRED ABANKWA6 years ago in Futurism
