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    Due to the king being displeased with the hydra and the Augean stables, Hercules was made to do two extra tasks, “The Twelve Labors of Hercules.” The king commanded Hercules to steal golden apples that belonged Hera. These apples were given to Hera as a wedding gift from Hercules’ father, Zeus…

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    Pluto Research Paper

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    called the “Dwarf Planet” because of its size. It could be called a “plutoid” because it’s farther out into space. Pluto is occasionally closer to the sun than other times because of the oval orbit. Pluto has five moons, which are Kerberos, Styx, Nix, Hydra, and Charon. Because of the New Horizons information and pictures this data has helped scientists learn more about Pluto. Pluto was discovered in 1930 by an astronomer Clyde Tombaugh as working in the observatory in Arizona. The name Pluto…

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    [the wallpaper] and the everlastingness” (481), concurring with her underlying resentment of John’s controlling nature and ignorance of her depression, which she “personally…disagree[s]” with (478). The images she sees trapped in the wallpaper- the hydra, creeping woman, and later, many women- symbolize the oppressed women of the century. During the daytime, the woman in the wallpaper remains “subdued, quiet” (485), while at night, the woman “takes hold of the bars and shakes them hard…trying…

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    battle (that was rare) and won capture the flag.(Percy Jackson) Another thing is that Perseus killed a sea monster to save Andromeda. “...he lifted the head out of the bag.”(D'aulaires,120). The final thing for Percy he lifted the head and turned the hydra into another piece in the museum.(Percy Jackson) In counseling that is how Percy Jackson and the Olympians the Lightning Thief monderizes “Danaus, Perseus, and the…

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    make the movie more kid friendly however it takes away from Hercules’ greatest feats. Disney does include the Hydra that Hercules kills in myth but it is depicted inaccurately. After Hercules saves Pain and Panic who were disguised as children in distress, Hercules fights a dragon. When he cuts off its head, three more grew back. I would change this portrayal of the Hydra because the Hydra is supposed to be a water dragon and 2 heads are supposed to grow back in the place of one, not 3. I…

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    world’s end by the Hesperides; and (12) the fetching up from the lower world of the triple-headed dog Cerberus, guardian of its gates. Originally, there was only 10 labors to be completed, but Eurystheus considered two of the labors invalid. He said the Hydra was killed but Hercules had some assistance doing it, and he accepted payment for the cleaning of the Augean Stables. So stealing the Hesperidean Apples and capturing Cerebrus were shortly added to the list. After completing the Labors,…

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    move from its position. By contrast, the medusa stage is a free roaming stage, meaning it is not fixed and travels around the water. SOURCE Based on the photo, it would appear that the hydra is exhibiting the polyp stage. The part of the hydra that contains the stringing cells would be the tentacles of the hydra. The stinging cells are used primarily for catching prey and protection. When another creature comes into contact with the tentacles containing the stinging cells, depending…

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    Pluto Research Paper

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    They are Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. Charon was discovered in 1978. Nix and Hydra were discovered together in 2005, which is a year before the New Horizons spacecraft left Earth in 2006. Kerberos and Styx were discovered in 2012 and 2011 respectively. The four newer ones were discovered using the Hubble Space…

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    labor Hercules was appointed to perform was to kill a multi-headed, poisonous Hydra, a snake-like creature that grew two heads back if one was severed (“Fast Facts on: Hercules”). Hercules also had to capture the three-headed guard dog of the underworld, Cerberus (“Fast Facts on:…

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    Hercules: A True Hero

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    successfully accomplished this task and left it is revealed that the woman whom he saved, Meg, was under the control of Hades. Hercules then traveled to the town of Thebes where he battled and defeated the Hydra, a trap set up by Hades after finding out Hercules still had his powers. Once he defeated the Hydra he felt that now he had become a true hero and could reclaim his godhood. Zeus on the other hand did not feel the same and told his son he was not yet a true hero. Disheartened by his…

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