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    fish's backbone, he also created a compass. Daedalus in jealousy pushes Talus off of a cliff, in which he falls to his death. Daedalus, wanders in grief and end in Crete. Daedalus stumbles into King Minos who “hires” him to build the Labyrinth for the Minotaur. He eventually realizes he’s a prisoner, he…

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    Pompeii Research Paper

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    The House of the Vettii offers the world a view into an intriguing period of life in ancient Pompeii. By analyzing themes such as punishment and divine dominion over mortals, within six Greek mythology based panel paintings in the House of the Vettii’s better insights into relations between the sexes is gained. Even in the male dominated society of the first century BC punishment is more about power than gender because it was imposed by both male and female. Pompeii is a small to medium-sized…

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    “It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.” This quote is from the first book of the Percy Jackson series, The Lightning Thief, created by Rick Riordan. Like most books, it became popular and was created into a movie. However, the movie and the book share an abundance of differences, but there are also aspects that the movie and the book share. Percy, a demigod, finds out that his father is Poseidon, god of the sea, and he has to leave…

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    and he fell to his death . Daedals got so depressed because had done that , that he started to wander the earth , and he ended up in the city of Crete ruled by King Minos a tyrant .And Minos , hires him to build him a labyrinth for his son, the minotaur . So daedalus did ,but then he felt like a prisoner , at which…

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    Daedalus was a mastermind inventor who creates a labyrinth in order to keep the Minotaur from terrorizing people. In comparison, Bruce is a mastermind in home renovating. He is constantly correcting, furnishing, and rebuilding things in the Bedel’s household. As he is renovating his home, he is also trying to construct this image that…

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    The following paper is an attempt to address why Descartes uses the proof of a perfect being, God, as a possible solution to the “Problem of the External World.” The paper will define the “Problem of the External World,” Connection Principle between intrinsic and representative reality, importance of thought, and objections. The “Problem of the External World” as presented by Descartes questions if it is reasonable for him to be able to know about the external world, or be certain that there…

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    relationship with other characters. Percy’s pre-algebra teacher turning into a monster and trying to kill him is the inciting incident. The action continues to rise as Percy's mom drives him and his satyr friend to a special camp while the Minotaur chases them. The Minotaur seemingly kills Percy’s mom, but it is revealed that she may still be alive. It is also revealed that someone has stolen Zeus's master bolt and Percy is a suspect due to who his father is. Percy and two of his friends go on…

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    is a monster. Percy pulls out the pen that Mr.Brunner gave him earlier and it turns into a giant sword. He slays Mrs.Dobbs with it and nobody has any memory of Mrs.Dobbs after that. Percy quickly starts to see more and more stuff happening like a minotaur attacking his mother and taking her to Hades, the god of the…

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    What is the age of Percy at the beginning of the book? Answer: He is 12 years old From which school have he been kick few months ago? Answer: From the Yancy Academy Where does the story take place? Answer: In New York Percy consider himself as a …? Answer: as a half-blood. Where was the class trip at the end of the year? To the Metropolitan Museum of Art What was the name of his Latin teacher? Mr. Brunner What is the physical condition of Mr. Brunner He is in a wheelchair What is the name of…

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    Knossos Research Paper

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    Knossos is located in Crete, on the largest island off the coast of Greece, 5 kilometers southeast of the city of Heraklion (1). Being nestled within a valley near the river of Kairatos, the river currently flows only partly year-round (1). Yet, during Minoan times when the site was inhabited, the river flowed constantly. Knossos used to be surrounded with cypress and oak trees but has since been turned into acres of vineyards and olive trees (1). Knossos was established during the Bronze Age…

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