The Ancient Egyptian culture was a very interesting thing, but the most interesting thing to me was the afterlife.
The first part of the journey to the afterlife was the preparation. To prepare for the afterlife, the Egyptians would put cloths, food, jewelry, and toys in the sarcophagus so that they would have everything they needed in the afterlife. They would also sing hymns, prayers, spells, and death songs to the mummies before putting them in a special book called, The Book of the Dead. They would also put little wooden servants that would come to life in the afterlife in the sarcophagus.
The second part of the journey to the afterlife was to meet the gods and goddesses. Fourteen of the gods and goddesses would count all of the good deeds the people had done in their life. Then the fourteen gods and goddesses would send the person to Anubis, a very high power god. Anubis would take the persons heart and weigh it against the feather of Ma’at, the goddess of truth and justice.. If the heart was heavier then the feather, then that meant that the heart was heavy with evil. The god Ammit, who had a crocodile head, would eat your heart and you could not go to the afterlife. If the feather of Ma’at weighed more than the heart, that meant that the heart was light with good deeds and truth and you could continue to the afterlife.
The third and final part of the journey to the afterlife is the afterlife. In the afterlife, you were spoiled and could do anything you pleased. You would live in heaven. But, if your wooden servants did not come to life in the afterlife, you would have to farm and work for the gods.
All in all, the afterlife in the Ancient Egyptian culture is very interesting to me because the Egyptians belived in the afterlife and today the thought of life after death is only a story.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Thursday, December 17, 2009
snowman
Christmas 2
The snowman was as still as a tree, said my cousin. No matter what he did to that snowman he still did not move nor flinch even the slightest bit. Whack! A snowball hit the snowman directly in the back of the head; he still did not move. My cousin turned to me and said, “Can you make him move?” I said “Oh no, he is too good for me. But I really think you can do it!” and let me tell you that made him smile. But as soon as I turned back to see what he was doing the snowman was no more. He looked up and said, “He slipped!”
The snowman was as still as a tree, said my cousin. No matter what he did to that snowman he still did not move nor flinch even the slightest bit. Whack! A snowball hit the snowman directly in the back of the head; he still did not move. My cousin turned to me and said, “Can you make him move?” I said “Oh no, he is too good for me. But I really think you can do it!” and let me tell you that made him smile. But as soon as I turned back to see what he was doing the snowman was no more. He looked up and said, “He slipped!”
Christmas time
CHRISTMAS
Sitting by the fire I heard the crackle of the wood popping in the background. String snapping and paper being torn is coming from every direction. Colby, Brady, and my brother are all tearing off the paper on their presents. Sitting in the rocking chair sipping apple sider my mom and I watch the craziness. Like every year they get older but still enjoy unwrapping those presents. We will always have this night in our minds for it is the day before Christmas.
Sitting by the fire I heard the crackle of the wood popping in the background. String snapping and paper being torn is coming from every direction. Colby, Brady, and my brother are all tearing off the paper on their presents. Sitting in the rocking chair sipping apple sider my mom and I watch the craziness. Like every year they get older but still enjoy unwrapping those presents. We will always have this night in our minds for it is the day before Christmas.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
The Smells of Christmas
Cinnamon sticks scattered around the house.
Candy cane cookies baking in the oven.
The pine Christmas tree blowing as the breeze sweeps through the room.
Melting mint chocolate drizzled over angel food cake.
White peppermint sticks melting in the window seal.
Yankee Doodle candles burning aroma throughout the house.
Fire burning logs and smoke arising into the air.
Oh the sweet, sweet smell of Christmas!
Candy cane cookies baking in the oven.
The pine Christmas tree blowing as the breeze sweeps through the room.
Melting mint chocolate drizzled over angel food cake.
White peppermint sticks melting in the window seal.
Yankee Doodle candles burning aroma throughout the house.
Fire burning logs and smoke arising into the air.
Oh the sweet, sweet smell of Christmas!
Christmas Alliterations
Frozen flakes freely fall upon the frowning, frosted faces.
Candy canes, crunchy Christmas candies can be quite tasty.
Santa’s special sleigh, slides down several slopes of snow.
Shivering Santa, sleigh is stuck in a sleet and shuddering storm.
Precious presents are protected by purple wrapping paper.
Reindeer roar and run rapidly until arriving on your roof.
Candy canes, crunchy Christmas candies can be quite tasty.
Santa’s special sleigh, slides down several slopes of snow.
Shivering Santa, sleigh is stuck in a sleet and shuddering storm.
Precious presents are protected by purple wrapping paper.
Reindeer roar and run rapidly until arriving on your roof.
Something Pretty from Something Ugly
In an old-car
junk yard,
where there is
no hope
and no sense
of redemption,
the sun shines down on
an old cracked windshield,
creating magnificent beams
of rainbow-colored lights.
junk yard,
where there is
no hope
and no sense
of redemption,
the sun shines down on
an old cracked windshield,
creating magnificent beams
of rainbow-colored lights.
Friday, December 11, 2009
gift truck
GIFT TRUCK
· 1975 Chevy truck, full bed, single cab, rusted blue, with dents in the doors and the sides
· Use it: chase coyotes, drive around take friends to the lake, go mudding chase girls, and have fun
· Fix it up” paint it hot red, buy new doors and get the dents taken out, buy chrome everything, tint the windows, put new (bigger) tires on it, put a bigger lift on it, put base and new speakers in it, replace everything I can in the engine, buy new exhaust, new suspension, new seats, paint inside, make everything on the inside new, anything else…
· Maybe build or buy a new garage to put it in, only I will drive it, everywhere (use it every day).
· It is a older truck and after fixing it up it is something not to break or mess up
· 1975 Chevy truck, full bed, single cab, rusted blue, with dents in the doors and the sides
· Use it: chase coyotes, drive around take friends to the lake, go mudding chase girls, and have fun
· Fix it up” paint it hot red, buy new doors and get the dents taken out, buy chrome everything, tint the windows, put new (bigger) tires on it, put a bigger lift on it, put base and new speakers in it, replace everything I can in the engine, buy new exhaust, new suspension, new seats, paint inside, make everything on the inside new, anything else…
· Maybe build or buy a new garage to put it in, only I will drive it, everywhere (use it every day).
· It is a older truck and after fixing it up it is something not to break or mess up
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