The Hunt for Theia

I have really been interested in our current theme in Geography. I have always been interested in the Universe. One thing that really intrigued me was Theia and how the Moon was formed. I have read more into it to prove this hypothesis that Earth and the Moon were once a single body. It is interesting to read futher into it because Theia isn't actually proven to be true, because where would a planet as big as Theia come from? If they can find remains of Theia then they could prove where the Moon as come from. Interesting :). I have a few links about Theia below.

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2009/09apr_theia/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_impact_hypothesis
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090413-mm-stereo-lagrange.html

Earths Evolution

This subject The Evolution of Earth has made me think hard of the posibilities of life on other planets and the power thats obtainable through higher science. The things that earth has gone through to get to the point we're at is extraordinary. From all the disasters and being at the right distance from our sun is against the odds. Even with having the right size of a sun we are lucky. Where we begin from the Big Bang Theory even that is an awesome unattainable power and with that makes me believe that anything is possible. The amount of force and energy to do that we wouldnt be able to recreate. Even the thought of trying to mess with that kind of force and power scares me. Mankind in my mind was lucky in so many ways to get to this point of evolution. Through all this with the amount of galaxies out there and the amount of stars in them I do believe with the odds there is a planet with life on it. Though with all our advances in technology discovering them were running out of time. As the galaxies move away from each other at the speeds there moving we dont stand a chance. Our technological development is the problem with our inability to search at a faster rate. Although we can and are searching the universe for life, we like the odds of our existance is unreachable. We would need to stop their movement to be able to search everyone with the amount of galaxies and stars in them.

There are a few holes in the Big Bang theory. First off, Why is gravity suddenly a repulsive force? Then, why do we think that because the universe is now expanding that it always has expanded and it will continue expanding? But those can be explained that the particle was so small and that the energy that lets it expand now had to come from somewhere.
Then here is my two big questions: how could time be nonexistant before the big bang? that does not make sense to me. Then, how did the original particle get there in the first place? if it was so small to begin with, how could it have lasted for any amount of time at all? How would gravity pull it together into one place if it is gravity that makes it explode in the first place? In other words, what happened in the 0.00000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 second before the big bang? (Why that particular number, anyway?) Other than that, it makes sense. To be fair, it runs into the same problem all other physics runs into, when you ask what makes the laws of nature laws to begin with. You will never get an answer to that question because there is a question behind that answer, and a question behind that answer, and a question behind that answer, ect, ect, ect, ad infinitum.
Personally, i believe the big bang was the creation. "And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the Deep."

Geography

My family is from Huslia, Alask. Back in the day before i was born and even thought of, the native people lived of off the land. made clothes with what they had and never wasted anything, Also money wasn't a concern like it is now.

The natives in my hometown share a lot. It is like whenever someone gets a moose they either share it during potlaches or any different events. They also share hunting places. Even welcome strangers to their houses to eat or maybe even share their vehicles. My hometown is all about sharing (pretty much).

Since my hometown is Huslia my corporation is Doyon. As a shareholder i get checks every November or so. When i get my dividends from Doyon they are about ninety to one hundred dollars.

Fighting for Rights

The hunting rights issue had its beginnings in 1960 when state Representative John Nusunginya was arrested for shooting ducks outside of a hunting season established by an international migratory birds treaty. Two days after he was arrested, 138 other men shot ducks and presented themselves to federal games wardens for arrest. By 1961 the charges against all of them had been dropped, but all Natives were warned that future violations would result in arrest in prosecution. This was a very inspirational quote that i think was a very smart and strong. Back then I guess it was hard going for their own rights. In my village of Shungnak Alaska by Kotzebue my family and many other people up north went geese hunting. So this event in the past really helped hunting rights today.

William Hensley:The Treaty of Cession

I totally agree with him on this subject "why had not the 7 1/2 million been paid to the Alaskan Natives, and Eskimos?Instead it was paid to the fellow Russians for no reason, because they claimed the land? Alaska, and Russia should start a media war, to see who gets the land, and if Alaska wins ,then Russia can refund all the money that they got for free? Oh well i'm pretty sure that this will never happen in American, Russian, and Alaskan history.

The Land

I am from the village of Shungnak, Shungnak is on the Kobuk River. Kids my age don't know much about ANCSA. My grandma would talk about how it was back than. She lives in the village of Shungnak. She told me how they got food, they would go to camp and move during the winter. She didn't worry about who owned the land, there wasn't a piece of paper that said anybody owned the land. In the reading it says, " Land was generally held by the group as a whole, with perhaps the exception of individual hunting or fishing camps. These boundries of control were not based on written documents or maps, but on actual traditions and practice." My grandma knew how to get food and knew how to live in the weather conditions because her parents taught her.
Today life is so different. Life is easier today. It was different for my grandma. Back then it wasn't so easy for my grandma to get to places, for me it is because now there is transportation. It also wasn't easy to get a good education, my grandma didn't graduate. Things are easier now. Back than it wasn't.
Today I think kids my age should know about ANCSA because it is important to know about what made Alaska how it is today.