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Spongebob, Video Games and The Ocean: The "Layering" of Ecosystems

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  Spongebob Squarepants is a significant source of nostalgia for many people of generation Z. Personally, Spongebob is a program that I would still watch any day, even as an adult. Though each episode contains a unique message, Stephen Hillenburg admits that its underwater setting was inspired by his fascination with the ocean, as its primary setting of Bikini Bottom is located under an island in the Pacific ocean.  While Bikini Bottom is a central setting in the infancy of many, other episodes reveal differing aspects about the ocean. A personal favorite, “Rock Bottom” demonstrates how the ocean is not a unique, centralized layer, but rather contains various levels and subdomains containing life that differs significantly in their phenotypical characteristics. In the episode, Spongebob and Patrick enter a bus after a day-long enjoyment at the “glove world” amusement park.After the bus sets in motion, Spongebob quickly realizes that they have entered the wrong bus as they have...

The Christian Canon Series Post 2: Protestantism

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  Continuing our series on the Christian canon, we shall first turn our attention to the “paulinistic” variation of the faith. Specifically, we shall start with the movements associated with the protestant reformation. For the case of this series, we shall define protestantism as any movement associated with the protestant reformation. While it’s immediately clear that protestantism is not a specific denomination, but rather encompasses a series of denominations, it is this group of Christians that we shall begin to analyse first. Being of recent origin, it is interesting to analyse them in terms of a centralized Christian canon. Should this be of interest, please return soon as our first analysis of an official denomination shall be posted shortly.

10 Random Facts

 As I am currently working on multiple projects for your enjoyment, I figured I would occasionally post a smaller article in between to keep my readers stimulated. Consider this the beginning of an informal series in between my larger posts. Until the completion of my next post, here are ten random facts for your consideration. Technetium is the only element on earth with no stable isotope. In the U.S alone, the CDC estimates that 35.5 million people experienced influenza during the 2018-19 period. If you suffer from an autoimmune disease, the chance you will develop another is 25-30%. Melbourne, Australia is the friendliest city in the world. To be diagnosed as a pedophile, the disordered individual must at least be sixteen years old with the object of desire being at least five years younger. The maximum general age is considered thirteen years. Anomaly games are where the player looks for oddities within the context of a tense situation. Mosquitoes are a type of fly. They belong...