Scorpion

The Scorpion The Scorpion, being one of the most deadly animals in the US, is an animal that most people don’t like to think about. The Scorpion, at first look, can be terrifying or frightening for some people, others just think they are disgusting. What those people don’t see is the beauty inside the scorpion, instead they judge it by the outside. The meaning can be a little stern at times, but a scorpion isn’t always the sweetest animal. Sometimes you just have to dig a little deeper to see how “stunning” a scorpion actually is. At first glance of a scorpion, you would think to step away because it’s not the most lovely looking animal. With their large pincers, black beady eyes, and pointy poisonous tail: they aren’t the most friendly…

failing, and stamina would be still won from the confrontation. ‘Acquire more provisions to last until you reach the Gorgon lair’ Strength: Another element that challenges the player to be alert of. It even can give the possibility of dying before accomplishing the hero’s quest and starting the level all over again. Weakness: Maybe going back and forth from the point where the hero finds himself and the city Argos would become an obstacle. Enhancement: Suggest another strategy that could help…

journey to obtain medusa Head, it will be a linear Progression to focus more on the main goal. As players reach new areas, they will be able to fight, or gather resources needed. Victory and Loss Conditions PERSEUS Victory= Retuning peace to his homeland Loss= Destruction of Argos Challenges and Strategies 1. Build up Stamina to overcome the looming battle ahead 2. Acquire more provisions to last you until you reach the Gorgon lair. 3. Scavenge for scorpion venom to coat your weapons with,…

There's a beautiful object in the sea called a pearl. A soft, organic gem, worth more than a one-bedroom apartment rental. But can something so precious, be so evil? Can it have the power to change a man into a murderer? In The Pearl by John Steinbeck, a man is deceived by the pearl of the world's beauty and is changed into someone not even his wife recognizes. When a scorpion stings Kino's son, the rush to find help begins. But when a doctor refuses to help the poor family, Kino searches for a…

Literary Analysis for The Pearl “This doctor was of a race which for nearly four hundred years had beaten and starved and robbed and despised Kino's race,” (9). In The Pearl by John Steinbeck, a Native American family finds a pearl that lifts their hopes and dreams just to crush them once again. Kino, the father of the family, is a very ignorant man, especially about the town’s doctor, the priest, and the pearl buyer. Using characterization and dialogue, Steinbeck expresses that ignorance leads…

The Driver’s jacket from the 2011 film, Drive became sort of a symbol for the film. The jacket and the idea of the scorpion means a lot more than people think. In a phone call, The Driver tells a key quote of the movie: “Have you ever heard of the story of the scorpion and the frog?” The story is of an old fable, unknown origin which describes a pact made between a Scorpion and a Frog. The Scorpion pleads with the Frog to carry it across a river on its back. The Frog asks, “but how do I know you…

Contrast between characters is a craft move seen in both books to show the common theme. An example is shown in The House of the Scorpion between the characters ,Matt and El Patron. Before Matt discovered he was the clone of El Patron, he was a sweet, naive little boy. He had no clue of what was going on in the world around him. When he realized what he was, the power that came with being the clone of El Patron got to his head. Living in the estate, he was the prized possession of the most…

Chlorotoxin comes from a scorpion called Leiurus quinquestriatus. This scorpion can be found in Israel. Chlorotoxin is comprised of 36 amino acids, which make up a small peptide. This polypeptide contains four disulfide bonds and eight cystines. But chlorotoxin has a secondary form that is made up of 3 beta sheets and an alpha helix. Many have been studying the effects that chlorotoxin has on cancer cells. Some of the ingredients that make up the scorpion venom are histamine, serotonin,…

Over the course of his career, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed a total of seven justices to the United States Supreme Court. Professor of Law at Harvard, and author, Noah Feldman, focuses on the background and evolution of four of FDR’s most influential justice appointees—Felix Frankfurter, Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and Robert Jackson— throughout his book Scorpions. In the Supreme Court of FDR, and in our modern-day court, one often wonders how justices’ rulings are…

The House of the Scorpion is a fantasy novel about many different ideas that could concern parents such as cloning, abuse and questioning authority.. These topics may seem as though they are not meant for 11 year olds which in most cases is true however, in The House of the Scorpion there is a moral transformation in the main character, Matt. Matt moves through his journey which includes cloning, abuse and questioning authority but through this meaningful journey he learns that everyone has…