EESA09H3 Midterm: Upto Midterm – ESSA09 Lecture 1-5 May 12th.docx
17 May 2012
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Destructiveness tornadoes, hurricanes: 165 tornadoes in 24 hours, 194 dead in alabama in april 2011. Climatic importance wind chill, local cooling and heating, chinooks (local climate) Atmospheric primer: wind mythology (history of wind): Aeolus (greek god) designated by zeus to look after the four winds: zephrus gentle, west wind, boreas chilly, north wind, notos southern rain bringer, eurus ill-tempered, east breeze. Feng po po wind goddess, replaced by feng po. Fujin was one of the earliest gods of shinto, the god of wind. Navajo (dine) wind intimately connected to their spiritual life. Part of creation stories (holy wind) links to breathing: thought we were created from wind and not earth. Wind mythology permeates most human societies: cultural winds. Culturally wind has been used as a metaphor, often representing change. The hurricane: denzel washington"s character connected to the character of a hurricane. Monsoon wedding: shows different action of wind that have characters that match up with each of the characters.
