North Magnetic Pole

Although the design of a compass has changed over time it has always had the same four needles including North, East, South, and West. The first compass was simply a magnetized needle attached to a piece of wood or cork like thing. The middle card in the middle shows the directions. As the needle would settle, the marked end would point toward magnetic north. But as engineers and scientists did more research about magnetism in conclusion to that the combination changed into fleur-de lis design, which is still seen in our day. Historians think that China was first to discover to use these gadgets for navigation. Before, compasses were most likely used as backups for when we could not see the sun, stars, or other landmarks. Eventually, as compasses became more reliable and more explorers understood how to read them, the devices became a critical navigational tool. Before, compasses were most…

The Truth About Santa Currently, the Postal Office has a program called “Letters from Santa”. This program allows parents send their children’s letters addressed to Santa Claus, North Pole. They also send the response from Santa in the same envelope, and the Post Office return the response to the kids. In addition, the Postal Service has a program named “Operation Santa”, in which, many postal employees respond to the letters by providing a written response signed by Santa, while other Post…

In a remote spot in Northern Finland at the center of the Korvatunturi Mountains a group of archaeolgist discover Santa Claus. In the depths of everthing it was time to dig him up. When children mysteriously begin to disappear and reindeer by the dozen are found dead, everyone starts to come to terms this isn't the Santa and his elves that we've always pictured. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale was a honorable film to the Christmas Horror genre, unlike most that involve a psychopath murder…

have the properties of a microscopic magnet. The atoms in steel naturally tend to get together in tiny little groups called domains, and within each domain the atoms tend to point in the same direction, which makes the domains behave like a tiny little bar magnets just like the kind you have probably played with at school. The needle of a compass is also a bar magnet, and we know what this does: it points north because it likes to line itself up with the magnetic field of the earth.…

The pre-assessment for the magnet unit was a multiple choice/fill in the blank ten questions written assessment that students were asked to complete to the best of their abilities. This assessment was utilized to assess students’ general knowledge of magnets before beginning the unit. However, since the South Carolina State Standards do not require students to study magnets until second grade, I did not expect students to score high on this pre-assessment. After viewing the data collected…

very valuable lessons. Although both characters serve as foils to Victor Frankenstein, Robert Walton is the character that contributes more to the overall meaning of the book. Mary Shelley makes Robert Walton as a foil to Victor Frankenstein in order to show how although both characters have lived different lives, they are fairly similar to each other due to their mutual sense of adventure and their hunger for knowledge and science. Victor Frankenstein and Robert Walton both seek adventure in…

“exceptional talents” (Robinson 118). It was these talents that would lead him to be the first man to claim to reach the North Pole with Matthew Henson. Peary led many expeditions during his Arctic career, which included many to Greenland and to the North Pole. According to Jake Page and Charles Officer, Peary made eight Arctic trips, which was “more than anyone else” (Officer and Page 132). These “publicized trips” (Officer and Page 132) brought Peary the fame and status that he wanted and…

This is common with the human species. However, it generally is not enough. The fact that you would take them with you on your island says that you would not give up on them. It shows how loyal you are. They are your children. Because animals have a short life span, you will have interruptions in your life. You will need strength when the time comes. You are best when you have a life partner to share in the joy and in the times of loss or suffering. Money to buy coconuts is irrelevant. You…

Katie’s parents emigrate from Austria, and Johnny’s family emigrate from Ireland to escape the devastation of the potato famine. As a result, Francie is born into a world where her family does not have enough money to even buy essential goods. When they have no food in the house, Katie plays a game called “North Pole” with Francie and Neeley, pretending they are trying to reach the North Pole and are awaiting provisions (Smith 246). Francie lives in a household where simple things like coffee or…

The film I am basing my essay on is called Elf. The beginning of the movie is set thirty years ago in the 1980’s with the middle and end of the movie in the twenty first century. The beginning of the movie starts out with Santa Claus accidentally bringing a baby back with him to the North Pole. An elf names the baby Buddy and volunteers to raise him as his own. In the North Pole they have different norms and beliefs than anywhere else. They believe that reindeer fly, Santa is real and they can…