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Theseus Theseus was an incredibly smart and cunning man. He faced many opponents in his journey to Athens including his most dangerous foe, the Minotaur. Theseus was born and raised in Troezen. His mother’s name was Aethra and was the daughter of king Pittheus of Troezen. There is some question of who his father was as Aethra was with both Aegeus, king of Athens, and Poseidon on the same night. Despite this, many people believed Aegeus to be his father. When Theseus was young, Aegeus put…

Titan was discovered by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1665. Huygens was born in 1629 to a wealthy Dutch family. As a boy Huygens showed great promise in mathematics and in 1645 enrolled the University of Leiden. After discovering the law of refraction, Huygens developed a new telescope and began to study Saturn’s rings in 1655. Ten years later he discovered a large object on Saturn’s outer ring, which he dubbed Titan. Though Huygens died in 1695 his legacy endures as Titan stands as a…

When October is ending and November is beginning thousands of Pagans from America, Europe, Canada and elsewhere in the northern hemisphere observe the sacred time of Samhain. Samhain is a celebration of the dead, meaning "Summer's End". Depending on your place of origin it's pronounced Shah-vin, Sow-een, saah-win, saa-ween, or sav-wen, and is a celebration of the end of the time for harvesting or the end of Summer, ant the start of the coldest half of the year, it is also considered by some to…

1. The key problem or dilemma that the religion addresses (central question) Within the religion of Palism, the two central dilemmas addressed are the meaning of life for every individual and the resulting factors of life after death. Palism addressed death as a never ending cycle which presents to its followers that one's actions while being alive ultimately impacts one's treatment upon death. If an individual makes poor choices while they are alive, their karma will ultimately affect how their…

Is possible to increase the speed or power of a car? Or designed it specifically for someone’s particular needs? Modifying vehicles can be beneficial because it can express personality, increase the speed in a vehicle, and even help people who have disabilities to drive. Before modifying cars, people should educate themselves first by figuring out what car is made for them, and the best way to modify it if they would like to experience these benefits. The custom car culture began in the garages…

Its main geometrical figure is the "Great Square of Pegasus." To the observers on earth, the winged horse appears to be flying upside down. The vernal equinox, the sun's location when spring begins, is not far south of the square. To locate features of this area, it may be convienient to imagine that the square is the bowl of a large dipper, having as its handle the line formed by three bright stars of…

“With less than 140 characters, your dream job could slip through your fingers” (Equinox Staff, 7 May 2014). In today’s technological age, social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat have become an integral part of modern society. Digital communication gives people the ability to connect with friends and relatives worldwide, promotes real-time information sharing, and allows people to connect with others who share similar interests; however, with the large amount of…

When one hears the word religion they think of their own religious thoughts and what that personally means to them. They normally think of the positives related to that and the good it has done for them. Although when one hears the word science the first thing that comes to mind is the science class they took as students and how they either hated the subject or loved it, but what they don 't think about is how important science is to the world. For example the average person drives a car, but…

Geocentric Model The geocentric model is a theory developed by philosophers in Ancient Greece which explained the universe structure where Earth is at the orbital centre of all celestial bodies. In the 4th century BC, Plato and Aristotle published studies based on geocentrism and believed that Earth was stationary at the centre of the solar system, and stars and planets rotated around the Earth on concentric spheres arranged in the order: Moon, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the…

In David Sedaris’s short story, “Jesus Shaves”, he uses humor to help the reader see the obvious contradictions and absurdities in some of the long held traditions kept by their religion or faith. Holiday traditions was a topic in the French class, the traditions of different cultures were misunderstood or could not be explained by their basic language. The explanations of the “Easter bunny” or the “Easter bell” were dismissed by some of the students as tall tales since they could not adequately…