http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/w.-g.-sebald Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:34:59 -0400 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:34:59 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/382/human-constructions-and-changing-perceptions-in-w-g-sebalds-the-rings-of-saturn By Kristina S. Ten - High school science textbooks are quick to point out that virtually everything in existence today was at some point formed by the intense heat, pressure and combustion of past stars. All the elements heavier than hydrogen and helium are formed in stars and, during supernova explosions, disperse throughout space. The heavier elements go into forming new planets that surround newly formed stars. If new life happens to form on these planets, it does so using preexisting materials like iron, calcium and carbon: the same elements found in our blood, bones and DNA. Science teachers will usually end... Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:02 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/382/human-constructions-and-changing-perceptions-in-w-g-sebalds-the-rings-of-saturn