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    Jupiter Research Paper

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    which is covered in frozen water, which could be covering a slushy, liquid ocean of water, Ganymede, this moon is actually larger than Mercury, and happens to be the only moon in the Solar System that generates a magnetic field on its own, and Callisto, whose surface has some small craters which show indications of recent geologic activity, but is mostly heavily cratered, some of which may have occurred shortly after the creation of the Solar System. These are the Galilean satellites. These are…

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    Jupiter and Mercury are both named after Roman gods. Jupiter is named after the king of the gods and Mercury is named after the messenger god. Jupiter is named after the king of the gods because it is the biggest planet. Mercury is named after the messenger god because it’s orbital period is so fast. Mercury and Jupiter’s names are for a reason. Mercury and Jupiter both fit very cohesively into solar system. For example, both planets have their own spot in the order from the sun. Mercury is…

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    Venus And Adonis Analysis

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    the paintings in this series ‘poesie’, or poems, because each illustrates a mythological story inspired by ‘Metamorphoses’ by the Roman poet Ovid. Titian’s other works in this series include Danaë, Perseus and Andromeda, The Rape of Europa, Diana Callisto, and Diana and Actaeon. Through Titian’s artistic method, use of symbolism, and his own personal history; he was able to create a painting that was uniquely Renaissance. -History…

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    The significance of ekphrasis in the Knight’s Tale is found in three main comments. First, that the Knight’s first person narration of the architecture and artistic details in Part Three affect the reading of the Tale and its characters. Second, that the “noble theatre” and temples reveal Theseus’s desire to manifest his own power in concrete form. Third, that the comments made by the tension between order and chaos manifested throughout the Knight’s Tale combine to create Chaucer’s comments on…

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    Review of Literature I. Introduction- History of Ganymede Ganymede is the largest moon of Jupiter and in the entire Solar System. Ganymede is also the only moon to have a magnetosphere, which according to NOAA is the region of space surrounding an astronomical object in which charged particles are controlled by that object's magnetic field. Ganymede was discovered on January 7th, 1610 by Galileo Galilei, an Italian astronomer that played a huge role in the scientific revolution during the…

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    Unquestionably, the major theme in Ovid’s Metamorphoses is transformations. Ovid was well known for his ability to tell phenomenal stories and this one was probably one of the greatest. Throughout the story, he takes beliefs that were significant at the time, and mocks them through the theme of transformation. Ovid was well known to poke and satirize other popular works of his time and he does so throughout this story. At the beginning of the story, Ovid asks the gods, who are the ones causing…

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    recent studies on Galileo’s work, the discovery of Neptune almost 200 years before it was officially discovered. (See picture 4) Along with these discoveries, Galileo is known for his discovery of four of Jupiter’s moons; Lo, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto, later to be known as the Galilean moons. In 1610 he published Sidereus Nuncius or the ‘Starry Messenger’ in which he documented his telescopic observations.…

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    higher pressure zones. There is a big red spot on the surface which is a actually a hurricane, that first started 600 years ago. Jupiter has many moons, including four Galilean moons (named so because Galileo Galilei observed them in 1610) : Io, Callisto, Europa and Ganymede. Jupiter, as the other Jovian planets has rings, but fainter than…

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    Task 18 In the Royal House of Thebes, Oedipus finds out that he has killed his own father and married his own mother. After realizing what he has done, Oedipus takes his own eyes out and becomes blind. In addition, he also steps down from his position as king of Thebes, but never leaves the city. There, Oedipus dies peacefully with Antigone by his side. What happened to Oedipus symbolizes that people have to repent for what they have done in order to have peace. Antigone’s final action, to bury…

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    The Greek Goddess Artemis The Greek Gods are the Olympian rulers of Ancient Greece in Greek Mythology, which can be traced back to 8th century B.C. Each God was responsible for something in the world that the Ancient Greeks lived in. There were 6 first generation Gods and 8 second generation Gods. The Goddess Artemis is a part of the second generation of Gods (“The Olympian Gods”). She is known as the patroness of hunting and often carried a bow and arrow (Hemingway). She can be found in modern…

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