Kraken

Ever since we could write, humanity wrote tales and legends of mythical beasts and creatures. From ancient Greek myths to more modern monsters like Bigfoot, we’ve always had this curiosity for the unknown. In the Scottish highlands, in a massive lake called Loch Ness, a creature has been the target of investigations, searches, and hoaxes. This, of course, is the famed Loch Ness monster. Called “Nessie” by some, the beast could be a variation of a classic sea serpent story. Or, as some think, the…

decided not to have the operation to remove her secondary sex organ, they just decided to raise Alex as a girl and when she is old enough allow her to choose what sex and gender she would like to be. At the beginning of the film, Alex's mom, Suli Kraken, states that Alex has stopped taking the medication that makes her look feminine. So their parents are wary that Alex will choose to be a boy and not a girl. A surgeon and his family come to visit the Kraken's. They have a boy named Alvaro, which…

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Pirate Essay Number 2 Literature actually doesn’t do a service to history in our era and time. I’m saying this right now because there are many instances the lead to this conclusion of my argument. Some have to deal with different pirates from the old times and how they are portrayed in our time with books fantasizing their past into make belief and play pretend material. Others include authors putting a bit too much juice in their blender and making our beloved pirates sad as they are clueless…

area - the Bermuda Triangle. One of the biggest disappearances includes Flight MH370. Many have speculated about the cause, or causes. Some of the causes are supernatural, including aliens, Atlantis death rays, and large, giant sea monsters, like krakens. Other theories are completely natural, like methane crystals, large waves, and human stupidity. Most have settled for the theory of methane crystals and rogue and tidal waves. But like many things people don't know about, there is always the…

lived on this earth for millions of years. Squids have gone down in history as fierce predators who are known to have taken down mighty predators like sharks as well as ships, in the 1700’s, giving them the description of giant sea creatures called Krakens. Octopuses have been known as great escape artists, with the ability to squeeze through smallest holes and crevices to escape predators at any given time. Both of these creatures are well known, but there has always been debate as to which one…

California-based artist Mark Bryan has painted colourful scenes of, alien spaceships, circus characters seascapes, landscapes, and stimulating visual takes on everyday sayings like “If Looks Could Kill” and “The Elephant in the Room”, but he is most recognized for his satirical works on modern day politics. These show dictatorial generals, the deteriorating environment, shining cities on hills established at the expense of a poor working class, ultimately displaying numerous forms of corruption…

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…

squid gets its name because of how large it is. In ancient times, scientists believe fishermen saw them or their cousins, the giant squid. In fact, scientists also believed that the ancient myths like the Scylla in the Ancient Greece myths and the Kraken in Norwegian legends were actually colossal or giant squids that the sailors saw. They appeared to be dangerous and perhaps deadly, sea monsters. This evidence proves that these creatures are truly massive. But are the colossal squids as deadly…

Loch ness monster sightings have counted up to 3,000 and are still growing. The first account of a lake monster was report-ed in the sixth century. Some say the Vikings were the first to ask about the creatures. Their mythology tells of “Water Horses” in the lochs of Scotland. In 1934 the word about the loch ness monster began to spread when a respected scientific writer Rupert Gould published a book called “The Loch Ness Monster and Others”. When the very first photograph of Nessie was taken…