Magnus

Did you know that Mali in the middle ages was one of the wealthiest countries at the time? Medieval Mali was a kingdom in Africa, and it rose to prominence under Mansa Musa in the early 1300s. Mali influenced other parts of the world, and the world influenced Mali, because of gifts, trade, and scholarly exchange. One reason Mali had influence on the world, as well as the world influencing Mali, was through gifts. At one point, during Mansa Musa’s reign, around 1360 to 1361, he sent a giraffe,…

Triton also known as King Triton from “The Little Mermaid” has a whole race named after him (“Triton·Facts and Information on the God Triton”). Triton is one of the minor gods, more powerful than a demigod, but less powerful than an Olympian (“Triton”), is still an influence in the 21st century. Triton is one of the best examples of Greek and Roman mythology still resonates in today's society. King Triton not from “The Little Mermaid, but from the Greek and Roman mythology was known as the…

The Battle of Jutland was fought by the German (Central Powers) and British fleets (Allies). The objectives for the Central Powers were to abolish the blockade put up on Germany. This action was declared by Germany High Seas Fleet commander, Admiral Reinhardit von Scheer. The objectives for the Allied Powers was to stop the Germany High Seas Fleet from getting into the Atlantic Ocean, which would create difficulties for Britain’s merchant fleet. During this fleet battle, the combatants were…

WERNHER VON BRAUN Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun, the father of modern rocketry and one of the most important outer space engineers of the 20th century, was born on 23th of March 1912 in Wirsitz (Wyrzysk)(today in Poland). He was a child of a wealthy family from Germany. With their second son, Wernher, Magnus von Braun and Emmy von Quistorp moved to Berlin in 1915. In those years, Wernher von Braun became interested in music and astronomy. And his passion, astronomy, went on for…

for, as our feet and the carts, no longer sunk into it making it harder to move through. After setting up camp, everybody moves to do their own thing. The military start to sweep the surrounding areas, Sophia is sorting through medical supplies, Magnus and Alexander are starting dinner, and everybody else, like myself, is writing down notes and reports of the day’s journey. Sitting down by the camp fire, drawing the fauna and wildlife we have passed, I flick through previous notes, reflecting…

or verbally punishing them. She resorted to methods of humiliation, which included her having one child eat an oversized chocolate cake in front of the whole school. She also may have murdered her brother-in-law, Magnus, not long after the death of her sister. Given her reaction to Magnus addressing what she did, it can be assumed that she carries a lot of guilt and fear surrounding what she did. Ms. Trunchbull also emphasized her negative self-image by talking about her weight, lack of a…

In the beginning of chapter 2, we kinda get an explanation about what karma is and how it works using clay as an example. The characters in this chapter were : Justin, Megan, McManus, Mr. Snell, Josh Winston, David Pink, Magnus, Audrey, and Jinsen. Justin starts the chapter off by basically saying he likes art because it’s the only he can be creative and get a good grade. He also likes his art teacher Mr. Snell, but they usually call him Mr. Smell. That day, Mr. Snell assigned the class a new…

The novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is considered to be a magnus opus of both Hawthorne and of Colonial American literature. Set in seventeenth century Puritan society, Hawthorne uses Puritan ideals and human consciousness to craft a story about the struggle between man and society. Hester Prynne and her daughter Pearl are forced to live a life confined in solitude for an act the Puritan society determines a sin. Society wants them to perpetually live in guilt as a result of…

Victor's personality in the beginning and in the end shifted. He went from being curious and full of wonder to regret and guilt. The words used in the book gave lots of detail of how the character was feelings, you also had to read between the lines sometimes. It all depends in how you choose to interpret the words. In the beginning Victor is described as a perfect son with a perfect life eager to learn more,(http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/frankenstein/summary.html). He loves learning new…

time there, he entered into the Dominican Order, a group of friars dedicated to instruction. From Naples, Thomas attended the University of Paris at age eighteen. At that time, the most heralded theologian in the world was Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus). Albert was widely known as “the universal teacher”. Just as Socrates influenced Plato and Plato influenced Aristotle so Thomas had Albert to gain information from. While studying…