The 2012 Doomsday Prediction is a popular notion in many movies and books. According to this, the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012.
This end of the world prediction is based on the end of the MesoAmerican Long Count Calendar. Mayan astronomers predicted a rare alignment of the Earth, Sun and centre of the Milky Way galaxy on December 21, 2012.
Certain environmentalists have predicted that the destruction of the Earth due to environmental damage caused by humans will reach a point of no return in 2012, in alignment with the Mayan prophecy.
Certain New Age philosophies see 2012 not as the end of the world per se, but rather as a rebirth of spiritual awareness.
The uncertain events of 2012 have been the subject of films like I Am Legend, Death Race, 2012: Doomsday and The Fallen: 2012.
Mayan’s referred to the end of the calendar as the end of the 13th Bak’tun, and many scientists have criticized the Doomsday Theory since there is no archaelogical evidence that the Mayans attached any end of the world significance to 2012.
End of the world predictions have always been popular in human civilization – whether this latest fad becomes a reality awaits to be seen.
Earth is the home of human beings, the third planet from the Sun. It is the largest terrestrial planet in terms of diameter. The shape of the Earth is known as an oblate spheroid: it is slightly bulged on the equator.
The average diameter of the Earth is 12,742 km.
The average radius of the Earth is 6,371 km.
The circumference of the Earth as measured along the equator is 40,075 km.
The surface area of the Earth is 70% water. The total surface area of the Earth is 510,072,000 square km.
The moon orbiting the Earth is only 27% of the Earth’s size.
If the Earth were the size of a marble, the Sun would be 200 meters away, and the nearest star would be 86,000 km away.
Haiku is a form of three line Japanese poetry. There is a distinctive grammatical break called a kireji, that is often replaced with commas or a hyphen in traditional English poetry.
An example of a haiku:
I like fresh water
It makes me feel good inside
It removes my fear
Here’s how to write a haiku:
- Develop a topic for your haiku and write down the key words around this topic
- Add your thoughts to three lines
- Line one should set the scene – 5 syllables
- Line two should expand on the theme – 7 syllables
- Line three should round off the haiku – 5 syllables
Traditionally, Japanese Haiku is centered on the elements of nature. You can, of course, create a haiku about anything you want that makes you feel inspired.
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