Egyption God and Goddess

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/gods_gallery.shtml
This website talks about some egyption gods and
goddesses. I will introduce three gods here.

For picture one,this god is Osiris.Osiris, a member
of the Great Ennead, was not only god and chief
judge of the Underworld but also god of resurrection
, the Inundation and vegetation. He was represented
as a mummified king. He was murdered by his
jealous brother, Seth, but was resurrected.

Then picture two, Horus, the son of Isis and Osiris.He

is also the god of sky. Born to Isis after the murder

of Osiris by the god Seth.He was raised by his mother

to avenge his father's murder, a struggle that lasted

80 years before the gods finally awarded him victory

and the throne of Egypt.

The last picture, Anubis, the god of death.It was Anubis

who guided the dead on the paths of the Underworld.

Early on in Egyptian history, before Osiris rose to pro-

minence, Anubis was the great funerary god, lord and

guardian of the necropolis.He was depicted as a black

jackal-like creature, or as a man with a jackal's head.

Myths about Heroes

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/heroes/tp/TopHeroes.htm
This website talks about some heroes:
The first picture is Hercules.There is a legend that says
Hercules kills two snakes since he was a baby.It is Hera,
who put snakes.But he muders his own child(under the
guidance of Hera, of course).
The second one is Theseus.He has a famous legend.He
volunteered to feed the half man-half bull beast in the
labyrinth.With the help of the creature's half sister,

Theseus was able to slay the monster and find his way
out again.
The last picture is Odysseus.Who is famous for Troian
horse.Because he had the idea of it.He was also one of
the few Greeks to reach his homeland of Ithaca,after
10 years of war and 10 years of troubles at sea.He was
a descendant of Hermes, god of thieves.

Hunter and Gatherer Myths

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/NA-Muskrat.html#The%20Forgotten%20Ear%20Of%20Corn
The Forgotten Ear of Corn is about when an indian woman
cutting corns,she heard ""Oh, do not leave me. Do not go
away without me."She search for the sound,at last,she found
that it is an ear of corn.This myth tell us we can't waste anything.
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/NA-Peacepipe.html#Story%20of%20the%20Peace%20Pipe
In 'Story of the peace pipe' ,there are two men walking beside
the ravine.They see a beautiful woman and she gives a pipe to
them.She said that it can makes the world peaceful when you
play it.Perhaps Indian want to be peaceful so there is the myth.
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/NA-PactOfFire.html
The Pact of the Fire explains how dogs are related to human.
In this story,there was a femail dog and her babies.In cool
winter,they were almost dead.So the dog asked two humans for
food and the warmful of fire,then her babies would protect their
life.Both humans agreed,and after that,the mother dog died.

Samurai

Everyone knows Samurai is a special part of
Japanese culture.I found this website:
http://people.howstuffworks.com/samurai.htm/printable
talks about it.
The warriors having swords didn't mean a
Samurai.First,he should be well-trained to
have high skill.Second,the samurai serves
his daimyo, or master, with absolute loyalty,
even to the death. In fact, the word samurai
means, "those who serve."Third,the samurai
is a member of an elite class, considered
superior to common citizens and ordinary
foot soldiers.At last,the samurai's life is ruled
by Bushido, a strict warrior code emphasizing
honor.
Picture1:This full-sized battle helmet is an
actual reproduction of the one worn by the
famous daimyo Date Masamune (1566-1636).
Picture2:For the first few centuries of their
existence, samurai were better known as
horse-riding archers.
Picture3:Paul Chen Tiger sword series, left to
right: Matching katana, wakizashi and tanto.

Ted talks

This website:http://www.ted.com/index.php
has many talks of scientists or many other
person.Such as professers.
One of these:What's wrong with what we eat
talks about how was our diet change the
earth.In the film,you can find the place where
cows live are dirty and sickness.
The other one is:The deap oceans,a ribbon
of life.It talks about the earth's darkest,most
violent places.The valleys and volcanoes of the
oceans.Where thelifes started.
There is another one:Will the videogames
become more important than life?The title
makes me feel interested.At the beginning of
the film is fun,too.
This website has more other films about some
talks of new ideas.I've just introduced a few
part of them.I believe everyone can learn and
find more interesting things.

Environmental Issues

I found this :http://environment.about.com/ website
about environmental issues.There is a list Browse
Topic,it talks more about it.For example the Global
Warming has more informations.A report by a United
Nations group of international scientists makes it clear
that the consequences of global warming are no longer
avoidable and that human activity has been the prim-
ary cause of rapid global warming for more than half a
century.Therefore,if we don't change our living way,
we won't solve any problem.

Caesar

This is a website I found about Caesar:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/caesar_julius.shtml

Julius Caesar was born on 12 or 13 July.And this website talks about

the story of Caesar.In the ensuing civil war Caesar defeated the

republican forces.I also found another website:

http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0085-julius-caesar.php

This tells more about the war between Caesar and the senates of Rome.

He didn't hear them and lead his army cross Rubicon River.After he

won the war (with senates),he gave himself absolute power over the

empire.He then proceeded to reform the nation, giving jobs and land to

the poor.

Picture1 and 2:Julius Caesar's statue.