Pallas

The narrator opened the door a second time when the bird flew in, “Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door— / Perched, and sat, and nothing more.” The bird acted like a normal bird, he did not look different from any other bird, he was just a normal bird, nothing to make him seem imaginary. It can also be easy to believe that…

invasions and patterns of genetic differentiation among and within populations in their native and invaded ranges (May, Gelembiuk, Panov, Orlova, & Lee, 2006). From what is known, zebra mussels were first described by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in 1769 and originally endemic to the northern and southern regions of the Ponto-Caspian Sea in Eastern Europe (Johnson & Carlton, 1996). As globalization took place, the construction of…

fragment into the asteroids seen today (Space.com). In the 1800's, Giuseppe Piazzi discovered what he thought to be a new planet. He named the asteroid Ceres and by the 19th century, there were several smaller bodies found and that were named; including Pallas, Vesta, and Juno.…

The Theme of Madness in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” The most noteworthy theme in Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem, “The Raven” is the theme of madness and its effects on individuals who are emotionally and mentally weak. The poem depicts the speaker in his room brooding over the loss of “the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore” (Poe 10). As he is brooding, he encounters a raven that is tapping his door. Amused by the raven, he would ask the raven questions only to have it reply a…

Triton was a merman, the sea god and the messenger of Poseidon. Poseidon, the Greek God of the Oceans, and Amphitrite were Triton’s parents. He lived in the sea with his parents, and he was Poseidon’s messenger. Triton had a human head and torso with a fish 's tail. He was often seen with a horn or conch shell that he was blowing. He would blow on his conch shell to calm or raise the waves. The sound that came from the conch shell was terrible. It was so terrible it scared the Giants.…

depending on his relationship with the god. Athena’s help in Odysseus’ voyage makes mostly a positive impact, easing out some challenges he would have to face. On his way toward the Phaeacian city, Athena disguises herself and helps Odysseus in secret. “Pallas Athena, harboring kindness for the hero, drifted a heavy mist around him, shielding him…” (7.16) Athena is often written as a safe haven for Odysseus. Here, Athena takes a liking to Odysseus, and decides to protect him from anyone who…

Ever since 2006, when Pluto was "demoted" to be a dwarf planet, people all over the world have complained about the change. The complaints are based partly on nostalgia; as children, they learned that Pluto was a planet, and they do not like change. However, in this essay, I argue that classifying Pluto as a dwarf planet is justified as the classification is useful; however, its status as a dwarf planet should not indicate that it is not as interesting as the planets. I will discuss, first, the…

In the poem “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe, the raven is real, however the narrator imagines that the bird will give him a sense of hope and comfort even though he is only a bird. While grieving over the death of his love, Lenore, the narrator starts to worry about who is at his chamber door. When he discovers a Raven he begins to feel less lonely. The speaker continues to contribute to his misery by asking the Raven questions about his lost love, Lenore which makes it difficult for him to let…

Edgar Allan Poe Did you know that five members of Edgar Allan Poe’s family died of a disease called Tuberculosis? This could be why Poe wrote many stories that relate to his own life. In most of his short stories, the narrator wanted to solve a problem. But, they went about it in the wrong way. So people die, and the narrator gets caught. The theme in Poe’s short stories of think before you act, and it is shown through character, conflict, and setting. In Edgar Allan Poe’s…

Many plants have been proven effective for antagonizing chronic neuropathicpain(Kim, et al.,2009; Gao, et al.,2013; Zhou, et al.,2014). Paeoniae alba Radix, the dried roots of Paeonia lactiflora Pallas or Paeonia veitchii Lynch, is one of the Chinese traditional crude drugs herbs. It has been widely used in traditional Chinese prescriptions to alleviate various disorders(Wu, et al.,2010). Paeoniflorin (Figure 1), a monoterpene glycoside, is one…