Essays on Science

To begin, two men had a vision to put moving images on a screen. One man, Philo T. Fransworth, was plowing a potato field while he dreamed of the idea. The other visionary, Vladimir Zworykin, had a vision for television at the age of 14....

The mythic character embodies a law, or a universal demand, and, therefore, must be in part predictable and cannot hold surprises for us; the character of a novel wants, rather, to be a man like anyone else, and what could befall him is as unforeseeable...

Quoting folklorist Alan Dundes, mythology refers to “a story that serves to define the fundamental worldview of a culture by explaining aspects of the natural world and delineating the psychological and social practices and ideals of a society”. As new myths continue to form over...

In July 16, 2019, the Ebionyi State Ministry of Health suspected an uprising of yellow fever cases in Ndingle Ward, Nigeria. Reports began emerging of people developing jaundice and having high temperature fever. Immediately, an investigation conducted by the Local Government Area (LGA) rapid response...

Yellow Fever Virus (YFV) is responsible for one of the deadliest mosquito-borne diseases in the tropics of sub-Saharan Africa and South America. Yellow fever (YF) is characteristically named for its primary clinical sign, yellow tinting of the skin and eyes caused by a liver malfunction...

Wolves have been feared and labeled as treacherous creatures, but no one has taken the time to realise how incredibly outstanding these species are. The wolf has been studied to be highly intelligent from their talented actions, such as strong emotions, communication and astonishing interactions....

Wolves are very beautiful animals that like to wander around in packs and howl at the moon, but would they make for a good pet? In thousands of years wolves have been roaming this earth and until recently people have tried to make wolves become...

Wolves once inhabited the state of Colorado, however over a century and a half ago the species was eradicated. Ecologists believe that the lack of wolves presents Colorado with an ecological imbalance. The Rocky Mountain Wolf Action Fund is fighting to create a ballot for...

The strong sound of a howl in the night during a full moon as a lone wolf calls for his pack. A wolf is a wild animal that our dogs today are descended from. Unlike dogs wolves grow larger, they own and protect territory, and...

The Wolves by Sarah Delappe is a contemporary slice of life play telling the story of a teenage girl soccer team dealing with life as it comes at them. It uses Aristotle’s six elements of drama to entice its audience and create a dramatic piece...