Tide refer to the earlier meaning of tide as "a portion of time, a season". Tide Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun, and the rotation of Earth. Tide tables can be used to find the predicted times and amplitude (or "tidal range") of tides at any given locale. The predictions are influenced by many factors including the alignment of the Sun and Moon, the phase and amplitude of the tide (pattern of tides in the deep ocean), the amphidromic systems of the
Sliver of a Full Moon Sliver of a Full Moon Sliver of a Full Moon is a play by Mary Kathryn Nagle. The play was written in 2013 following the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Mary Kathryn Nagle is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, and has written and produced several plays involving law and Indian affairs. The play is told in a semi-linear way, juxtaposing the stories of real people who suffered under the jurisdiction laws involving Indian reservations in the United States with the efforts of several indigenous men and women to re-authorize the VAWA bill. Most productions of