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    Cloud-to-air lightening is not generally as powerful as an actual bolt of lightening that strikes the ground. In addition, this form of lightening is usually seen when the storm is farther away to the person who happens to see this bolt. When one sees this kind of bolt, there is usually no thunder due to how far away the storm is from their actual location. However, when this positive bolt does make contact with the ground, it is called a Bolt from the Blue, because the positive lightening…

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    is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own”. Everlasting true love between two people results in many positive outcomes, including happiness. In the short story “A Bolt of White Cloth” by Leon Rooke, a mysterious peddler approaches a couple that lives on a farm. He tries to sell a bolt of white cloth to them, which can only be bought by love. After the wife proves her love, the man finally decides to sell her the white, lustrous cloth. However, there is a hitch stating…

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    honest, inflexible, and moral to demonstrate how righteous leadership is the most powerful. First, Robert Bolt, the author, demonstrates Thomas More with an honest reputation to illustrate the table turning point of his role as a Church leader. At the beginning of the play, Sir Thomas More is described…

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    and used an eagle to retrieve the lightning bolt. Zeus and Jupiter are both married to their sisters Hera and Juno respectively and have many children from different women. Although the names of the gods in Greek mythology differ from the names in Roman mythology, they perform similar tasks. Zeus, the god of gods in Greek mythology is the most famous. He was the ruler of the sky that was born to Rhea and Cronus. He created thunderstorms and lighting bolts and used an eagle to retrieve…

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    that Hades took the lighting bolt. In the book they ride in the back of a truck to get to the underworld and in the movie they steal a truck and drive all the way there. The difference is in the book they say they are 12 years old but in the movie they look like they are 16 or 17 years old and in the book they all had to find out Percy was son of Poseidon but in the movie they told him right away. Similarities in the book they got tricked because ares put the lighting bolt in Percy's backpack…

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    Statement of the Problem: How do we fix a loose ball joint that doesn’t work anymore? The problem of having a loosened ball joint is that it affects the control of the arm in a car drastically. A drastic affect a loose ball joint has on a car would be that it stiffens the suspension of the car Hypothesis or Essential Question Replacing the said loose ball joint could fix our problem because it would replace the loose/broken one with a new one that works properly. A possible solution…

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    his prized shield, seems a little too generous for the god of war (this has to do with the next difference). Still in the movie a little bit later Percy is confronting Hades about stealing the lightning bolt. Of course Hades denies it, but shockingly he’s telling the truth. Percy actually has the bolt, but when did he get possession of it, he didn’t steal it Ares gave it to him in the shield. Percy is shocked, no wonder Ares gave him his shield, Are’s intentions were to start a war amongst the…

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    Percy Jackson is a twelve year old boy who lives with his mother, Sally Jackson, and Gabe Ugliano in New York. He is a Half-Blood meaning that one of his parents is a god. His father is Poseidon. His mother is taken by Hades to the Underworld. He is offered a quest and a prophecy at Camp Half-Blood where he takes refugees. A prophecy is a prediction, he is told the prophecy by an Oracle. Percy Jackson must face the god who has turned, see items safely returned, will be betrayed by one who calls…

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    Jackson, the Lightning Thief Percy’s ordeal starts in the underworld with Hades (the God of the underworld). Here Percy is tricked by Ares (the God of war). Ares placed the master bolt into Percy’s book bag without Percy noticing. This makes Hades (the God of the underworld) think that Percy really did steal the master bolt. In The Odyssey, Odysseus goes through something kind of similar. He disguised himself as a beggar and hides out near his home. When he talks to Telemachus (his son) he…

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    Franklin's theory involved the lightning bolt neutralizing the total or even a piece of the charged storm cloud. The bolt would then send energy to the high lightning rod. In his experiment, the kit was in replacement of the rod. Electricity would then go through the insulated rope and safely to where he was on the ground. The technology behind the experiment itself involved many different motors, conductors, a kite, a lightning rod, and a lightning bolt. By collaborating with his friends in…

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