Ganges – The Mother of All Rivers
Ganges River is a river in the northern Indian subcontinent plains. Sometimes it can also be called Ganga in Hindi and some Indian languages. To other people around the world, the river is known as the Ganges. Ganges River is a wide river. It flows through very fertile places along its course. It also flows through one of the most densely populated regions of the world. The Ganges is responsible for letting Indians have water. It gives water to millions of people living along its bank. The river came into existence in the Himalaya mountain range and flows into the sea at the Bay of Bengal. Even though its length might not be so long compared to other rivers around the world, but this river is one of the most
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However, during early ages of Hinduism, the age of the Rigveda, the Ganges was not the holy river. The holy river was the Indus and the Sarasvati River. However, later, all of the three Vedas that comes after the Rigveda all gives a lot of importance to the Ganges River.
For the Hindu people, the Ganges River is really sacred. It is sacred from the beginning to the end of its course. The Hindus bathe in the river. They go into the river to pay respect to the gods and also to their ancestors. They offer many flowers and clay dishes as an offering to the gods. When Hindus return home from the Ganges, they usually fill in some of the waters of the Ganges back home. The Hindus also throw the burned ashes of their loved ones into the Ganges River.
Hindus celebrate the descent of the goddess of the Ganges River, Ganga, from heaven to earth. This is called the Ganga Dashahara. If the Hindus bathe in the waters of the Ganges River on that particular day they believe that the water of the river can wash away all of the ten sins. People who cannot make it to the Ganges River also can do the ritual at the rivers or streams near their home. However, most of the Hindu people that are very strict and are really loyal will travel to then Ganges River to perform this very important
The Atchafalaya River is the third- ranking river on the earth. It’s located in South Louisiana, with its base the gulf coast from the mouth of the Mississippi river almost to Texas, its two sides coming together up near the lock and not including New Orleans or Baton Rouge. The Mississippi river with its sand and stuff has created most of Louisiana and couldn’t have done it by remaining in one channel. If it did then southern Louisiana would be a long peninsula reaching into the Gulf of Mexico. Southern Louisiana is still in its form now because the Mississippi river jumped here and there with an arc bout two hundred miles wide.
Assessment of Pharoah Rivers (There Are No Children Here) Boimah B. Karmo Neberaska Wesleyan University Abstract Pharoah Rivers is a nine-year-old boy and the fifth of eight children. He is like any other nine-year old child that loves to play and seeks daily challenges. Pharoah and his family live in Chicago in the Henry Horner projects; a public housing complex that's overflowing with gangs, drugs, and the infliction of pain on others.
A man you have never met might be the man to save your life. In the story “ On the Rainy River”, a Young man named Tim was drafted into war, and his only escape was Canada. Along his trip he came across a cabin owned by Elroy. Elroy gave Tim food and shelter, and gave him a chance to make a life changing decision.
Lighting is a vital part of a theatrical performance. The lighting design not only allows the audience to see what is occurring on stage, but also indicates the mood of a scene and affects the emotions of the audience. The lighting design of Bulrusher is an integral part in this production. I found three components of the lighting design particularly significant: the lighting of the river, the selection of down light colors, and the changes in lighting during key moments. My favorite part of the lighting design was the lighting of the river.
The Other Side of The River tells a story of two towns: One by the name of St. Joseph and one by the name of Benton Harbor, which are 95 percent white and 92 percent black respectively. Although these two towns are geographically close, they are socially separated by class, race, and virtue. After the death of Eric McGinnis, a black teenage boy from the town of Benton Harbor, tensions grew between the two towns. The story of McGinnis’ death had several versions to it and the one you believed in was indicative of which side of the river you called home.
In ancient times, you were unable to control the river, so if it flooded, people went along with it. Now Egyptians had the Nile. It flooded annually at about the same time of year, and was very predictable. It covered the land in silt. Ancient Sumerians, however, were located in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
The fresh water is good for drinking, bathing, irrigating and hunting. The animals would naturally be near the river for survival so they didn't need to move to hunt. Also the fact a river was right there is ideal for framing and natural vegetation along the river like grass and berry bushes can be used as a food source or production of goods. The Nile was also used for transportation, so they needed that for trade. The deserts nearby are not good to live on because it's hard to farm or transport goods with no river.
“The Sacred Headwaters is a subalpine basin in northern British Columbia, Canada” (Wikipedia). The Sacred Headwater is ecologically important for several reasons. To begin with, the region has three wild salmon rivers. It also contains many other wild species such as grizzly bears and stone sheep (Wikipedia). More importantly, “The Sacred Headwaters is rich in mineral and energy resources, particularly coal and coalbed methane”(Wikipedia).
In each decade since about 1860, the Atchafalaya River had drawn off more water from the Mississippi than it had a decade before. By the late 1940’s the volume approached one-third, as the Atchafalaya widened and deepened, eroding headword, offering the Mississippi an increasingly attractive alternative, it was preparing for nothing less than absolute capture: before long it would take all of the Mississippi, and itself become the master stream. The Mississippi River with its sand and silt, has created most of Louisiana, and it could not have done so if it stayed in one channel. If it had only stayed in one channel southern Louisiana would be a long narrow peninsula reaching into the Gulf of Mexico.
As a result of this strong connection to the beliefs evident in Tibetan Buddhism the ritual remains significant despite the adversities it has faced. The rising need for a strong economic status and ethical debates over the ritual has decreased the significance to the adherents; despite this the adherent is still connecting to the beliefs and teachings of the Buddha. This ritual provides the deceased with positive karmic merit as the burial rite is an ultimate act of compassion which assists them in becoming closer to being released from Samsara and reaching Nirvana. This is significant to the observer as it provides assurance and closure knowing that their loved one has ended their life with positive karma and will begin their next with that accumulation, being reborn closer to
However, the rivers in the Indus valley commonly changed course, more often in times of flooding. This made them unreliable. Rivers
In the short story, “On the Rainy River” by Tim O’Brien, the author develops the idea that when an individual experiences a feeling of shame and humiliation, they often tend to neglect their desires and convictions to impress society. Tim, the narrator, starts off by describing his feeling of embarrassment, “I’ve had to live with it, feeling the shame”, before even elaborating on the cause of the feeling. Near the end of the story, he admits he does not run off and escape to Canada because it had nothing to do with his, “mortality...Embarrassment, that’s all it was”. The narrator experiences this feeling of intense shame and then he decides that he will be “a coward” and go to war. His personal desire is that he wishes to live a normal life and could never imagine himself charging at an enemy position nor ever taking aim at another human being.
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How does a person’s response to and perspective of a crisis define him or her? In the event of a crisis, a person’s response and perspective of it can define him or her. In the novel, The Book Thief, written by Markus Zusak, and the short story, “On the Rainy River”, written by Tim O’Brien, the characters experience crisis all around them. Hans Hubermann in The Book Thief and Tim O’Brien in “On the Rainy River” have a hard time staying true to themselves in moments of crisis.
This leads to soil erosion. The water carries away the eroded soil and the eroded soil may be deposited in rivers. Rainwater flows quickly into rivers during heavy rain because there is no reservation of water by plant roots as well as water catchment areas. Due to oozing in the rivers, the water flow is slowed down and become blocked. Thus, water flow interior and causes flash floods in low areas.