<span><span>he Popol Vuh is the creation story of the Maya. Below is one part of this story that recounts the first attempts of the creator, Heart of Sky to make humans. The story goes on to explain that the final attempt, that resulted int the "True people" was accomplished by constructing people with maize. This is a very reasonable explanation since, in essence, it was the cultivation of maize that gave the early Maya culture the means to change from hunters gatherers to their highly advanced civilization.I have edited this sample, based on the wonderful translation by Dennis Tedlock. His book is available through Amazon.com and is listed below. I've also included here a few preliminary illustrations I would like to use on an interactive CD someday.THE CREATION<span>Here is the story of the beginning, when there was not one bird, not one fish, not one mountain. Here is the sky, all alone. Here is the sea, all alone. There is nothing more –no sound, no movement. Only the sky and the sea. Only Heart-of-Sky, alone. And these are his names: Maker and Modeler, Kukulkan, and Hurricane. But there is no one to speak his names. There is no one to praise his glory. There is no one to nurture his greatness.</span><span>And so Heart-of-Sky thinks, "Who is there to speak my name? Who is there to praise me? How shall I make it dawn?" Heart-of-Sky only says the word, "Earth," and the earth rises, like a mist from the sea. He only thinks of it, and there it is.</span><span>He thinks of mountains, and great mountains come. He thinks of trees, and trees grow on the land.</span><span>And so Heart-of-Sky says, "Our work is going well."</span><span>Now Heart-of-Sky plans the creatures of the forest -birds, deer, jaguars and snakes. And each is given his home. "You the deer, sleep here along the rivers. You the birds, your nests are in the trees. Multiply and scatter," he tells them.</span><span>Then Heart-of-Sky says to the animals, "Speak, pray to us." But the creatures can only squawk. The creatures only howl. They do not speak like humans. They do not praise Heart-of-Sky And so the animals are humbled. They will serve those who will worship Heart-of-Sky.</span><span>And Heart-of-Sky tries again. Tries to make a giver of respect. Tries to make a giver of praise.</span><span>Here is the new creation, made of mud and earth. It doesn't look very good. It keeps crumbing and softening. It looks lopsided and twisted. It only speaks nonsense. It cannot multiply. So Heart-of-Sky lets it dissolved away.</span><span>Now Heart-of-Sky plans again. Our Grandfather and Our Grandmother are summoned. They are the most wise spirits. "Determine if we should carve people from wood," commands Heart-of-Sky.</span><span>They run their hands over the kernels of corn. They run their hands over the coral seeds. "What can we make that will speak and pray? asks Our Grandfather. What can we make that will nurture and provide?" asks Our Grandmother. They count the days, the lots of four, seeking an answer for Heart-of-Sky.</span><span>Now they give the answer, "It is good to make your people with wood. They will speak your name. They will walk about and multiply." "So it is," replies Heart-of-Sky.</span><span>And as the words are spoken, it is done. The doll-people are made with faces carved from wood. But they have no blood, no sweat. They have nothing in their minds. They have no respect for Heart-of-Sky. They are just walking about, But they accomplish nothing.</span><span>"This is not what I had in mind," says Heart-of-Sky. And so it is decided to destroy these wooden people.</span><span>Hurricane makes a great rain. It rains all day and rains all night. There is a terrible flood and the earth is blackened. The creatures of the forest come into the homes of the doll-people.</span><span>"You have chased us from our homes so now we will take yours," they growl. And their dogs and turkeys cry out, "You have abused us so now we shall eat you!" Even their pots and grinding stones speak, "We will burn you and pound on you just as you have done to us!"</span><span>The wooden people scatter into the forest. Their faces are crushed, and they are turned into monkeys. And this is why monkeys look like humans. They are what is left of what came before, an experiment in human design. </span></span> </span>
The most important and immediate needs of women in today's world is freedom, equal pay for the work they do that men also do, RESPECT from the male population throughout the world! Men should not be able to control a woman just because she is female. Women should not have to suffer abuse at the hand of men because they think they own her because of marriage or other relationships.
Like the man himself, Wilson's Fourteen Points were liberal, democratic and idealistic. ... Importantly, Wilson urged the establishment of an international governing body of united nations for the purpose of guaranteeing political independence and territorial integrity to great and small countries alike.
Typical workplace conditions faced by factory workers in the 1800s includes 12-hour work days, few safety features or considerations, and little job security due to a large labor force. In fact, factory workers do not rest at all. The conditions were very bad during the Industrial Revolution in 1800s. Many workers died due to overfatigue.
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President Jimmy Carter was responsible for the Panama Canal Treaties, which returned control of the Panama Canal to Panama. He was also instrumental in the resolution of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. Finally, President Jimmy Carter witnessed the signing of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty on March 26, 1979, following the Camp David Accords.
I'm gonna assume you know the story. If not PM me and I can try to explain.
The meaning of the story of Pandora was to explain why their is evil in the world, and was used to teach young children not to let their curiosity get the best of them. But most importantly it also goes along the lines of "curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back" because although by opening the box Pandora let out all the bad things we have today, Pandora relied her mistake and closed the box before hope could escape ( if it had escaped the sins would have destroyed it, leaving no good in the world, cause without hope, what good is their?) So although she released all evils, she protected the good, after realizing her mistake.
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