Lightning

10/31/17 Davis P 3 Xtra Credit Report Rough Draft Thunder and Lightning. Used in the oldest of stories to express the great power of the gods, the existence of thunder and lightning has been around forever. Regardless there were no letters or primary documents of the event, we are all familiar with the story of the “kite and the key”, the Great Benjamin Franklin experiment which is responsible for the discovery of the properties of lightning, regardless he was not the first to experiment.…

Struck by (Salesforce) Lightning! Nupur Singh Salesforce launched something big last week! In what is being touted as the biggest reengineering in Salesforce history, Salesforce has decided to do away with its existing UI and instead introduce a redesigned Lightning Experience. Here’s a list of 9 most important things you should know about Salesforce Lightning. 1. Navigation Bar Approach As against the older tabbed interface, Salesforce has opted to go for a navigation bar approach in the newer…

Lightning My grandfather, Papa Joe, always told me this old,old story of the sky people. Every time we had a family get together around the bonfire you could count on him to entertain you with stories from his past native american tribe, the Slap-da-hoes. One story that was his most exotic tale is this... “ When the sky people first arrived, they had everything they could ever need. They had enough food to last them a lifetime and they were so happy to have been given a home that they decided…

I just got done with my shift to protect Camp Half-Blood feeling very tired and stressed. With the camp’s protection being down and most of the campers going back to their families for the summer, this meant that there were very few of us to guard our safe haven. Not to mention I was still recovering from my broken ankle. I decided to take a walk down to the beach near the camp. Lately, I’ve found the sound of crashing waves, wind brushing through my hair, and the slight smell of salt hitting my…

The book, The Sea of Monsters written by Rick Riordan is a book like no other. The author integrated the the real world with Greek stories to show the readers how life would be different this way. The main character, Percy faced problems with his families such as accepting Tyson as his brother, Percy learns to accept the fact that even though his dad was a busy man he still showed sympathy towards him. At the end, Percy learns from his problems that acceptance is the guideline to triumph. In…

In the book, The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan, the main character Magnus and the Sword of Summer (or Sumarbrander, in Norse) had a relationship that changed through the storyline. In the beginning they didn’t know or trust each other, but later in the book they developed a strong bond of friendship. Magnus and the sword first met when Magnus pulled it up from the bottom of the Charles river to fight the fire giant king Surt. At first, Magnus and the sword were total strangers to…

The Blood of Olympus is the fifth and last book in “The Heroes of Olympus” series. This series is the second series following the “Percy Jackson” series. This series is about the children of ancient Greek and Roman gods in modern day United States. In it, the seven demigods of the prophecy, go on their final adventure to defeat Gaea while others attempt to bring the Athena Parthenos, a statue of an ancient Greek god, back to a camp just for young teens of Greek gods. The name of this camp is…

The Seventh grade has been shockingly tranquil for Percy Jackson. Not a solitary Percy Jackson and The Sea of Monsters creature has set foot on his Incipient York private academy grounds. In any case, when a guiltless round of dodgeball in the middle of Percy and his colleagues transforms into a malignant match versing a plain gathering of savage giants, things get homely.The unforeseen appearance of his companion Annabeth circulates more appalling news: the otherworldly outskirts that shields…

The Prophecy Comes True Percy was granted a quest, a quest so treacherous he was not expected to come back. Zeus’ Master Bolt was stolen, and they’re supposed to return it. Percy is the son of Poseidon, which brings him hero’s fate because Poseidon is not aloud to have children. He took along two friends to accompany him, Grover and Annabeth. Luke gave them magical flying shoes to help them along there way. The oracle told them four specific things that Percy will happen on, or after his…

To Kill A Mockingbird vs Percy Jackson In the Percy Jackson Books there has been a quarrel between greeks and romans since The Mark of Athena was stolen from the greeks, by the romans. When Percy is found out by the romans that he was greek the romans treated him unfairly. It was similar to how african Americans were treated in America for many years like in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. Percy’s is from the greek side of the gods but ends up at a roman camp with no memory. He is treated…