Centaur

Mythology is filled with many stories about gods and goddesses, as well as the many journeys they went on. Mythology is a collection of myths that belong to a specific culture or religion. Greek mythology is one of those specific cultures. Throughout Greek Mythology, the myths consist of tales about irony, adultery, morals, crimes, and human disputes. One of the gods that continued to appear in certain myths about human disputes or adultery was Poseidon. People considered Poseidon to be a very…

Bottom's transformation into an inverted centaur with a donkeys head, had not only exemplified his persona as the plays fool, but has shown that the boundaries between man and animal are slim indeed. Following the awakening of Bottom and his proceeding speech on "Man is but an ass..." it draws attention…

We see the man that influenced Bodoni and the Didot family, but he wasn’t truly appreciated until long after his death in 1775. This was achieved in the 1920’s when Bruce Rogers, who was the inventor of the Centaur typeface, was one of the driving forces of the revival of Baskerville’s type (Boardley, I Love Typography). Also of note was that Baskerville’s body had an interesting afterlife as in 1821 his coffin was discovered as workmen were digging out a cannel…

Ancient Greece is renowned for cultural developments that ultimately laid a foundation for modern Western tradition. Their profound innovations in art and architecture greatly influenced the development of the world and will continue to echo through time. There is no better reflection of their architectural ambition and genius than the Parthenon. The Parthenon, constructed between 447 and 432 BCE on the Athenian Acropolis, stands as the most lavish, technically refined, and programmatically…

when fully fuelled. However, on 15th of October 1997, from Cape Canaveral Florida, fuelled by thirty three kilograms of plutonium Cassini-Huygens was aided in launching through the Earth’s orbit and into an interplanetary trajectory by Titan-IVB/Centaur (ESA, 2015). Parts of the spacecraft were powered through different ways where Cassini was fuelled through the radioactive decay of plutonium where heat was converted into electrical energy and Huygens used chemical reactions in batteries when…

Brandon A. Perez Mrs. Courtney Doherty AP English Composition 1001420M 23 February 2018 The Inferno Literary Analysis Essay Dante Alighieri, author of the book The Divine Comedy, was born in Florence in 1265 and came from a noble but impoverished family. He first met Bice Portinari, who he called Beatrice, in his early years who then died in 1290. In order to cope with her sudden death, Dante studied philosophy and theology and to also write La Vita Nuova. Throughout his life he has been…

Imagine a centaur, the combination of both a man and a beast who have polar opposite character traits while sharing the same body and symbiotic instincts. The main characters in the Lord of the Flies display both human and animal traits although the human characteristics dominate the animal instincts. In the Journal of General Education, Vol 16, R.C. Townsend proves the belief that William Golding is uncertain of his thesis of the book Lord of the Flies. Golding is unsure about his thesis that…

“You shall go west to face the god who has turned, you shall find what was stolen and see it safely returned, you shall be betrayed by the one you call friend, and fail to save what matters most in the end.” This is the prophecy Percy Jackson must unravel and solve. Percy Jackson is a hero; not only does he follow the hero’s journey but also he is brave and loyal. He never gave up no matter how many trials and challenges he had to face and in the end, it truly paid. Percy Jackson is a troubled…

From 1095 to the end of the Middle Ages, the call to the Holy Land echoed across Europe as enthusiastic preachers lectured crowds upon wooden platforms, exercising all the tricks of the orator’s trade by coaxing, threatening, and promising in order to rouse up revenge upon there enemy. Preaching was the most effective way to reach the illiterate masses. Although the clergy and nobles of Europe were used to receiving letters begging aid for the Holy Land, for the most part the emotions and hopes…

The typical reader of fantasy literature wouldn’t expect to find symbols for Christianity in a book. But a reader of a work by C.S Lewis can expect just that. Lewis was a poet, scholar, and above all, one of the most renowned authors of fantasy literature during the 20th century. He was best known for The Chronicles of Narnia series, and specifically, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. He was a devout Christian and was a defender and teacher of the faith. His faith and life experiences had a…