Sirius

Spotify and Pandora have gained numerous subscribers in internet radio, they have not financially been successful like SiriusXM. SiriusXM is a satellite radio provider that offers more than 175 channels with many popular channels commercial free. Sirius radio is offered in cars, boats, RV, and factories. It also offers information on weather, fuel prices and sports scores and scheduling. What makes this radio industry so successful is the voice-activated personal assistants such as Amazon Echo…

Witchcraft and Wizardry discuss Sirius Black, an escapee from the wizarding prison, Azkaban. It is common knowledge in the Wizarding World that Sirius Black was a good friend of Harry’s late parents, but was secretly Voldemort’s (the dark wizarding lord who murdered Harry’s parents and nearly killed Harry) servant. As Voldemort’s servant, Sirius allegedly gave away Harry’s parent’s location to Voldemort. Due to his immature decision making, Harry decides to hunt for Sirius Black, whom they…

SIRIUS BLACK: A VENGEFUL VICTIM OR A FATHER FIGURE? Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a best-selling children’s book which has been adapted into a film with the same title. The story gives a further look into Harry’s past. One of the key characters in it is Sirius Black, Harry’s godfather who was imprisoned for twelve years in Azkaban before he escaped. He was a close friend of the Potters, who went to a hideout because they were being hunted by Voldemort. He was thought to be their…

James Potter is eleven when he gets his Hogwarts letter, and his mother gives him an extra piece of pie at dinner to celebrate while his father clamps him proudly on the back. Sirius Black is on the verge of twelve when he gets his, and his mother quips that “at least he’s not a Squib” while his father takes another long swig of his White Rat Whiskey. Both were born into privileged lives with ginormous mansions and important families, but neither one of them can wait to leave. When you’re a…

began to clap making Aries feel as if she had two. Professor Mcgonagall rolled out a long piece if parchment she began reading names not to Aries surpirse the first person to be called was, "Black, Sirius!" Sirius approached, almost as soon as the hat touched his head Gryffindor gained a knew member. Sirius was beaming and walked over to his new Hogwarts house. As everyone of her friends were sorted into Gryffindor Aries became more anxious was she even supposed to be at Hogwarts? She…

The beasts in the world are the people society least expect. All through literature, history, and films, characters that are thought to be protagonists are often times revealed as antagonists and monstrous. Examples of sadistic characters are found in Beauty and the Beast, Harry Potter, and in the short story, The Lottery. Gaston from Beauty and the Beast is the most handsome man in the village and everyone loves him. No one realizes that his intentions for killing the Beast is so that he can…

The first destination will be to Mars. Mars is the second planet after Mercury in the solar system, but in terms of the sun it is the fourth planet nearest to it. The distance between Earth and Mars is maximum 0.00000102529 and minimum 0.00000062363 light years. It is unknown who the first person discovered Mars. In 1659, an astronomer named Christian Huygens discovered the Syrtis Major on the surface of Mars. Moreover, another astronomer named Giovanni Schiaparellin in 1877 discovered various…

events, the prank had backfired. Well, not entirely backfired, for backfired would imply that Peter 's perpetually blushing cheeks were not painted with the soft white of a cream pie thanks to the Prewitt 's, Marlene 's heavy hand did not hit both Sirius and Peter in one swift arm movement and the Iguana that escaped from a region on James ' body we must not discuss did not scamper across the floor with its newly found freedom, all acts, of which, had occurred that fine Sunday afternoon. The…

pre-1972 sound recordings on its services without paying royalties.” The latest in a series of class actions filed in federal district courts in California, New York, and Florida by the former Turtles members against digital broadcasters Sirius XM Radio Inc. (Sirius) and Pandora, the suit alleges “that that these…

NGC 584 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy was discovered on 10 September 1785 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel. Number 20 in the Herschel 400 list is NGC 584. NGC 584 is a moderately large and bright elliptical galaxy in Cetus. In an 18 inch telescope it appears as an elongated patch of light with a bright center. The two bright galaxies either side of NGC 584 are the 13.2 magnitude NGC 582; (left) and the 15.2 magnitude PGC 1028168. (Right). While…