Golden Fleece

1. What are the landmarks Vrăja gave Serafina? ANSWER: “Two leagues past the Maiden’s Leap, in the waters of the Malacostraca. Follow the bones.” 2. Why did Neela say that she “feels like a whale”? ANSWER: Because it is hard to float in water without any salt in it 3. What is Sera sick about? ANSWER: She’s sick of competing in the beauty contest that life is, sick of being a…

In the translated book, Seneca Six Tragedies, by Emily Wilson, the one of the Greek tragedies, Medea, focuses on the personification of Fortune throughout the depiction of a story about women who was betrayed and abandoned by her husband. It is notable that the suffering undergone by the characters of this tragedy is seen through their behaviors and emotions, but the guiding hand leading to all their calamities is Fortune itself. The notion that pushes Jason to leave his kingdom to begin with…

Logan Williamson ENG 2423 – World Literature I McPherson Sept. 27, 2015 Medea: Essay 1 One word can be used to sum up Medea and her antics: crazy. Everything starts off fine and dandy for Medea and then takes this sudden shift to about the heaviest topic discussable - murder. There’s a lot of variables here to consider in terms of Medea and Jason. I initially reacted with a doubt on Jason’s end and confirmed that Medea could actually make a good case in defense of getting back at him. I…

4. Well Euripides does not state why Jason starts to actually care for him but I have an idea why. He was not too worried because he believed that they would be taken care of by their mother and later by him when he states on lines 668-672, “ I want to raise them in the proper way, one worthy of my house, to have brothers for the children born from you, and make them 670 all the same. Thus, with a united family I might prosper” Jason is saying…

Malden Mills, a textile mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was destroyed by fire on December 11, 1995. Malden Mills was a family owned business run by the grandson of the founder, Aaron Fuerstein. The mill was the manufacturer of Polartec fabric, a high quality fabric well known for its use in outdoor apparel and sold by popular companies. Malden Mills employed over 2,400 employees and was the last major textile manufacturer in town and contributed around $100 million dollars a year into the…

full of poverty. So Mother Cabrini organized catechism and classes. She also provided the essentials for those who needed them. ("Mother Cabrini") Mother Cabrini also founded 67 ministry institutions. One of the camps was Queen of Heaven Camp In Golden, Colorado. The summer camp was for orphan girls. In the camp there is a 22 ft tall statue of Jesus (Colorado Virtual) Another reason was because in New York at the time there were about 50,000 Italian immigrants in need. (The Immigrant 1:49 -…

As technology advances, scientists and business moguls are finding new ways to genetically modify food products to meet the growing demand for food. However, the average consumer is oblivious to what is entering their body when they consume these genetically modified foods that are not required by law to be labeled. Nina Fedoroff’s, “Engineering Food for All”, is an editorial stating that there is no harm in utilizing genetically modified organisms to feed everybody. She also states that there…

Strolling down the grocery aisle, bold blue and green labels declaring “non-gmo” on food products catches customer’s eyes. What do these labels mean? According to the World Health Organization, “Genetically modified (GM) foods are foods derived from organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been modified in a way that does not occur naturally, e.g. through the introduction of a gene from a different organism” (“Food”).In other words, genetically modified foods are foods whose DNA contains…

GMO, which stands for Genetically Modified Organism have been introduced as a highly debatable topic for quite a while now. A GMO is an organism whose genetic material has been altered by using genetic engineering techniques. Before this technology was available, farmers had to pass down knowledge of their best breeds for optimal/desirable traits for the crops they would produce. Now GMOs have given us the option to select traits that would discourage and repel pests to certain crops. Some may…

Genetically Modified Organisms In recent years there has been a growing debate about the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in our food supply. A GMO is created by injecting genetic material from plants, animals, or bacteria into a crop in hopes of creating a new and beneficial trait (Blackwood). The use of GMOs is typically touted as a way to enhance or create a specific trait, such as pest and disease resistance or to increase the nutritional content of a crop. Those on both sides of…