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    gatekeeper” said Joseph in a scary voice. “Ah!” screamed Percy like a little girl “I’ve decided i’m no longer an adventurer as Percy hands all of his equipment over to Joseph. Joseph said “Alright you can be defenseless after all it’s only a giant centaur.” “Wait ok you win i’ll come with” say’s Percy as he runs after Joseph. “Good now stop being a baby.” says Joseph in a serious voice as he tries not to laugh as a half naked man is on his knees as he asks to come along. Percy stands up…

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    This man would grow up to be one of the greatest artist in the Renaissance. Sandro Botticelli was born on the 17 of May in 1446. When young, Botticelli was trained to become a goldsmith by his brother Antonio. He later then decided to become an artist. At the age of fourteen he became an apprentice. He was apprenticed by an artist named Fra Filippo Lippi. Most of his working’s have been attributed to his master. Lippi greatly influenced Botticelli in his workings. Botticelli learned a lot from…

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    Annie Easley Biography

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    code used in researching energy-conversion systems, analyzing alternative power technology—including the battery technology that was used for early hybrid vehicles, as well as for the Centaur upper-stage rocket. During the late 1960s and 1970s Easley worked on nuclear-powered rocket systems. She also worked on the Centaur, a high-energy booster rocket with a mixed liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen propulsion system. First launched successfully in 1963, over the next 30 years it went through further…

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    Research Paper of the High Classical Period The High classical period of Ancient Greece was an astounding Greek period still marveled today through wonders of the world. The period was influenced by the earlier periods, the Early Classical and Archaic periods, and helped structure later periods, the Late Classical and Hellenistic periods. The High Classical period integrated and combined their culture, social standards, and political propaganda into their artworks and architecture. Ancient…

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    Perseus Archetypes

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    Archetypes in How the World and Mankind Were Created Situational Archetype-Battle between Good and Evil A majorly prominent archetype in How the World and Mankind Were Created is the battle between good and evil. The good is represented by the first Greek Gods; Zeus and his five siblings. They battle against the Titans, who are considered the evil in this story because Cronus, the lord of the universe, ate his children as soon they were born to prevent them from usurping his throne. Zeus,…

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    Throughout his life Hercules had many great adventures, one involving a centaur was fatal for his health. He was crossing a river with his new wife Deianira when a centaur tried capturing her. Hercules killed the beast, but not before the centaur gave Deianira some of his blood that he claimed was a love potion. Later in their lives, Hercules was on an adventure and a rumor went around that Hercules loved someone…

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    of being violent against other’s, but before the two could get across the river centaurs intercepted them. One of the centaurs called out, “Speak where you stand, if not, I draw my bow” (XII, 63). At that moment, Virgil called out that he has a mission from heaven to lead Dante, a living man, past towards the ninth circle. The centaurs quickly understood and were willing to cooperate with the two men. One of the centaurs, Nessus, had to carry Dante on his back due to the fact that Dante was…

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    Heracles Research Paper

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    adventures, he fought the River God, Acheloos, over Deanira because of her beauty. Deanira means “destroyer of the husband” as she was. She created a potion with centaur blood which is toxic. The potion is said to keep a husband faithful so Deanira smeared it on his shirt. When he fell in love with Iole, a daughter of another King, the centaur blood stung so bad that he jumped into a pyre and died. After Deanira found out what her husband had done, she killed herself too. Through his Labors and…

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    The Cervus: A Short Story

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    Though, unlike the centaurs, the Cervus Folk tended to be peaceful and nomadic. Not having set territories other than the Cervus Royal Court, which only served to be a link to those of the other realms, to theirs. It was not by any means to punish or keep their people in line…

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    The older centaur proceeds to run off and the flowers fall out. The centaur child is then agitated and follows the older one to put the flowers back in the tail. This is clearly a portrayal of slavery. In ArisoCats, the Asian cats are stereotypical with their buck-teeth, slanted eyes, and heavy…

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