Chimera

As we gaze up to the sky at night, we see the stars shining brightly above us. Constellations may come and go, but the light that shines along with our beloved moon, they will never fail to twinkle. The constellations known to man today may mostly be the Big Dipper, Ursa Major and Minor, Canis Majoris and the Little Dipper. Yet, there are constellations with a beautiful and sometimes, a tragic story to tell. Everyone knows what happens to him or her but, what about the other Greek or Roman…

realized that the cat does not have one eye, just like Pluto. His hate for the cat intensifies, as the cat becomes more attached to him. He says, “the terror and horror with which the animal inspired me, had been heightened by one of the merest chimeras it would be possible to conceive” (Poe). Then one day, into the cellar of an old building, the cat followed the man and his wife down the steep stairs, nearly…

want my father to catch you? I can tell you are a demigod. He does not like demigods, and he will kill you if Ladon does not first.” The man laughed softly. “I am Hercules! I have bested a thousand beasts. Surely a dragon would not be harder than a Chimera, or a Hydra?” Zoe shook her head. “You are foolish. I sense you mean to take an apple. My sisters will not allow that to happen.” Hercules frowned. “Do you have any weapons? I had to leave mine behind to climb up the cliff to get here. And you…

conversation with Achilles. It says, “His eyes opened. ‘Name one hero who was happy.’ I considered. Heracles went mad and killed his family; Theseus lost his bride and father; Jason’s children and new wife were murdered by his old; Bellerophon killed the Chimera but was crippled by the fall from Pegasus’ back. ‘You can’t.’ He was sitting up now, leaning…

the end times is taking place. In the lower half of the cathedral, the biblical story can be read as it moves toward heaven. At the top of the cathedral there is an earthly tone in which evil forces reside. But the evil forces, the gargoyles and chimera, meet in the middle with leafy designs on the towers (McNarama,…

The Tomorrow Code actually has scientific merit, it’s all the more impressive. The actual nature of the impending apocalypse is also a fascinating (if, again, not entirely original) concept – the world dies a quiet death, thanks to some rhino virus-chimera research (and that’s all I’ll say on the matter for fear of…

Determining the Amount of Protein in Each Homogenate: Hepa-1 cells were infected with many EYFP expression plasmids that had be previously homogenized and denatured in Laemmli buffer. The protein samples were diluted to a concentration of 1μg/μl. The different tubes are labeled as follows: GOL for golgi, TUB for tubulin, ACT for actin, MIT for mitochondria, and HEP for non-transfected Hepa-1 cells. SDS-PAGE: A gel was obtained, then while wearing gloves the package was cut open and gel was…

In both, “The Island of Dr. Moreau” and Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”, the doctors abuse their creative powers while dismissing their moral responsibilities in order to gain ultimate control of their surroundings. In Frankenstein, the overall theme is developed in a number of ways that all focus around the selfish Victor Frankenstein who obsesses over maintaining control of all of those around him. Frankenstein “fails to exercise such moral responsibility for the single life he creates because…

Ordinary World (Stage 1): The “Ordinary World,” in the Hero’s Journey, is the stage in which you’re revealed to the life the main protagonist is familiar with, or, in some cases, is just starting to get familiar with. You are revealed to what seems like a routine to them, in order to distinguish this stage from the following ones, in which their world starts to change. In The Lightning Thief , this stage takes place in the first few pages, when the reader is introduced to the surroundings,…

The Novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is believed to be one of the greatest pieces of Romantic literature. This essay will explore the themes of science and nature presented in Shelley’s Frankenstein and how these themes are used to question whether the modern philosophy of enlightenment reasoning was as flawlessly superior as it was claimed to be. The essay will also look at the structure of the novel in order to unpack how Shelly has constructed it, reflects a preference to Romantic ideas.…