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    What Is Pluto?

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    Pluto, the most puzzling world in the solar system, is the second largest dwarf planet made of ice and rock. It is 5.9 billion km from the Sun; it has the width of North America. It is a very cold place with minimum temperature of -370 degree Fahrenheit on the surface. One year on Pluto is equal to 248 Earth’s years; it takes a very long time to orbit the Sun. In addition, a day in Pluto lasts 6 Earth’s day. Pluto is a world that stands with light and shade, what causes this contrast may be that…

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    years before: "51 Eri b is the first young planet that probably looks like Jupiter did billions of years ago, making it currently our most important cornerpiece of the planet-formation jigsaw puzzle," says Travis Barman, University of Arizona planetary scientist. Another common between the two planets is that they both include methane in their atmospheres, giving astronomers the opportunity to learn more about the formation and the evolution of these type of gas-planets but 51 Eri b's…

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    Is Pluto A Planet

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    astronomer thought he had found a new planet. The object he saw was larger than Pluto. He named the object Eris. This discovery caused astronomers to talk about what makes a planet a true planet. A group of astronomers, that name objects in space, decided that Pluto was not really a planet because of its size and location in space. So Pluto and objects similar to it are now called dwarf planets (Netting). Eris is larger, made of the same ice and rock mixture, and is more massive than Pluto.…

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    glaring at us or more precisely Eris, she jumped over the railing and headed our way. "Take your hands off my brother," Eris smiled and kissed his check keeping her hands where they are, "I said hands off," she glared and waited. "Make me, bitch," she smirked challenging her, everybody looked at the two either bored like it's an everyday occurrence while others were excited for a fight even though we already know what the outcome would be. If looks could kill Eris would be six feet under, but…

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    Trojan War Research Paper

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    The Greek myths state that the Trojan war was a result of an incident at the wedding feast of Peleus the king of Phthia and Thetis. All the gods and goddesses had been invited except Eris the goddess of discord. Eris got mad and tried to make trouble. The myths state that she sent a golden apple embedded “for the most beautiful” and the three goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite each wanted the apple for themselves and an argument began. Paris the son of king Priam of troy determined who would…

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    frailties such as jealousy, cunning, and manipulation. Firstly, one common flaw shown amongst the gods was that of cunning. The definition of cunning is someone who uses deceit to achieve their own goals. An example of a cunning god is Eris, goddess of quarrels. Eris was…

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    Aphrodite of Milos. Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) is the Greek Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, procreation, and desire. Symbols include the Dolphin, Rose, Scallop Shell, and Myrtle. More rarely Sparrow, Girdle, Mirror, and Swan are also symbolized the Greek Goddess Aphrodite. She is residing in mount Olympus, she is part of the 12 Olympian Gods and most times she is depicted nude. Birth There are three myth variations about her origin. In the first version, Aphrodite was born near Paphos, in the…

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    Her whole life is filliped on its head, everything falls to pieces, and she doesn’t know what to do. Eris was an easy character to get along with. At times I wanted to shake her, but most of the time I felt like she needed a hug. Rylin Meyer is not from the elite, but is swept up into the world of luxury and romance. However, she is brought back to reality…

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    Are Myths Relevant Today

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    In lines 23-24 it states,” They fell to arguing among themselves; the argument became a quarrel, and the quarrel grew more and more bitter…” This story tells that once the goddess, Eris, throws the golden apple the three other goddesses were almost “fighting” over the apple because it said, “to the fairest”. The goddesses each wanted the apple so badly because they each thought they were the fairest. The mortals at the party did not…

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    prize for the funeral games in Troy. Paris traveled to Troy to take his bull. Before he traveled to Troy, three goddesses visited him; Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. They came to settle the conflict that they had at Peleus’s wedding. Everyone except for Eris, the goddess of discord, was invited to the wedding. She went to crash the wedding to…

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