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The signs of the Greek Zodiacs were identified with the twelve groups of stars also known as constellations. They are associated with the four elements, Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. “Zodiac” comes from the greek word meaning “Circle of Animals” the twelve zodiac signs relate to greek mythology because each sign came from a greek myth, They all explain how each group of stars found their way into the heavens. My zodiac sign is a Capricorn, which is a sea god. Its head and half of its body is a…

On the Height of Dispair Prologue: Pe Culmile Disperării I always wonder about the beings before the Gods that created us. What where they like? How did they live? Why were they born? And, what did they do that set the motion of time? Perhaps... they are Gods themselves? Beings far beyond my computational analysis system could predict? If so, then the archives about them are nothing more than shallow information. Incomplete data dug out from the ruins of the past. Or perhaps they're…

The worst tattoos we’ve ever seen (-- removed HTML --) Tattoos are common, and people get them for various reasons. Sometimes they’re tattoos that are personal and hidden and just for the individual. Sometimes the tattoos are public, and they’re created so that they can be seen. There are some tattoos, however, that are just awful, and should never have been inked to begin with. Check out some of the worst tattoos that we’ve ever seen. Always being lost We don’t know whether to blame the…

After listening to Lauren’s thoughts that Truman is living in a prison Christoff replies with "I've given Truman the chance to lead a normal life. The world, the place you live in is the sick place. Seahaven is the way the world should be." Christoff assumed he could’ve help Truman throughout the movie by manipulating the elements around Truman himself. The irony is that Truman does live in a chamber cell and soon finds out. In this case Christoff’s worst nightmare came true and tries his best…

What it’s about: The book is about two boys named George and Harold who are really good friends. They like to go in George’s tree house and write comic books about a superhero called Captain Underpants. One day, George and Harold play all kinds of tricks at a football game and they ruin the game. Mr Krupp, the mean principal at the school, finds out that it was George and Harold that caused all the trouble and he made a video of them doing everything. He makes them wash his car, bring home…

The smoke from the forest continued to climb, creating a dark shroud over the island. It was quiet, the birds and animals had ceased to cry, the silence reminded Ralph of his time before the island, before he and everyone else lost their innocence. Ralph was still on the ground where he had collapsed before. He never thought, after Piggy’s death that he would ever make it home. Ralph didn’t believe he had achieved victory, there was no returning fro what had happened. If only Piggy could see…

The book Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz is a fantastic novel. The happiest moment in the book, would be the ending. One night when Yanek was in the barrack trying to get some rest like the rest of the prisoners, they all heard a deafening explosion. For hours after they heard the explosion, they heard planes flying ahead, and a bunch of bullets being shot. When at dawn all noises seized, and they were all thankful to still be alive, and tried to get some rest figuring that there would be a roll…

Euripides' The Bacchae recounts the emergence of the Dionysian Mysteries in Greece. Dionysus, disguised as a mortal, comes to Thebes from Asia, accompanied by his followers, the Maenads, to avenge his mother, Semele, against her family, who accused her of lying about Zeus impregnating her. He enchants the women, including the king Pentheus' mother, Agave, into joining the Maenads. Appalled, Pentheus prohibits all Dionysian rites and persecutes the Maenads. Pentheus captures Dionysus, but he…

The main characters in the Maze Runner and the Hades Factor are indistinguishable because they form teams to stop an evil organization. John Smith, from the Hades Factor, ushers a dubious group together to save the world from an organization who is spreading a deadly virus. Thomas, from the Maze Runner, got plopped into a maze by a group of scientists and Thomas’s number one goal is to abscond and bring them to justice. While both are fighting for different reasons, they have similar…

Love – it is so powerful it can create or destroy lives; in The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne does both. For over a century, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel of forbidden love in Puritan Boston has captivated audiences. In this scene from the book, Hawthorne exploits symbolism, the mode of description, and pathos to illustrate the transformative power of love. Hawthorne begins by saying, “Let us not look back, … See! With this symbol, I Undo it all…” This symbol talks about the scarlet letter…