Shield

Shield volcanoes are formed by many different lava flows that layer over time. Mount Kilauea is a well-known shield volcano in Hawaii. Before it erupts, it is known to inflate as magma pushes upward from its magma chamber. Seismic activity usually precludes Kilauea’s eruptions by about 24 hours. Their eruptions consist mostly of lava flowing out of the summit or through lava tubes in what is known as a flank eruption. The lava that flows from these volcanoes is highly basaltic in nature. Because of this, they have very large diameters, and gently rising slopes. Many shield volcanoes feature a caldera at their summit, which is a result of the underlying magma chamber empties and collapse. The rock between the summit and the now empty magma chamber it too heavy for the structure of the volcano, and collapses into the empty space. This collapse gives the caldera very steep walls. Towards the end of a shield volcanos life, the eruptions become more random and eject rock, lava and pieces of glass rock, known as pyroclastic materials.…

A Hope for the Future Do victims of society really wish for peace on earth and good will to all men; or would they rather forcefully take away from others and crown themselves a king in their own right? Homer presents a fantastic abstract on this subject through an artistic medium, the shield of Achilles, in book 18 of The Iliad. He creates a prognostication; depicting an entire world and the activities of its inhabitants. This predicted evolution contemplates the future of how justice and…

Shield laws are enacted in 49 states and the District of Colombia (Riker, 2015), based on the First Amendment guarantee of Freedom of the Press (Shield Laws, n.d.). Although, most states have enacted shield laws for their journalists, there does not exist a federal journalist shield law. This is because the U.S. Supreme Court does not want to interpret the First Amendment as mandating a news reporter 's privilege (Shield Laws, n.d.). The media is supposed to have the role as the country 's…

the Crusades. I led the battles with help of knights, swords, shields, deadly bows and arrows, and cannons. Our cannons had extremely heavy ammo, as they could weigh a few hundred pounds! However, they were risky because random explosions happened fairly often. England was a Christian civilization. I lived in a great castle, but my people lived in villages, which ranged from 50-200 villagers. All of our framing took place in these villages. Our castles were unique. They were more like…

Riddle 5 is a description of a shield, and is told from the view-point of shield. The personification of the shield gives a new perspective of the item that soldier use in order to themselves. “Wounded I am, and weary with fighting” (1). The shield is unable to feel, but by saying it is wounded and weary shows how the shield has been to many fight, and is battered and tired. Wars have been around since the beginning of time, and the shield has been around possible just as long. The shield,…

A shield is usually used to protect something from outside. However, in Homer’s Iliad, a shield reveals what Ancient Greek society is to the world. This shield leaves the Greeks vulnerable and exposed for interpretation. The life, values, and challenges of Ancient Greek society are symbolically described. The description of Achilles’ shield reveals that Ancient Greek society is a monotheistic, resourceful, and imperfect community. Ancient Greek society is known to use their environment to…

role in the poem even though he is not physically in the war for much of the story. When he returns to the war, a shield is made for him to use in battle. This shield becomes of importance in the tale as Homer spends a whole section describing it. The shield of Achilles enlarges the meaning of the story because of the details depicted upon it. It is one of the most symbolic pieces used in the poem. Achilles used in his fight against Hector, but it is also very representative. The shield is a…

I was fairly unorganized throughout the time that we were preparing our SHIELD speeches. I had not decided what I wanted to write about, let alone what I wanted my shield to be. I finally decided what to do a few days before my speech, meaning I needed to change my entire script and shield. However, I put a large amount of time into it that weekend and practiced several times, which I believe payed off in the end. When giving my speech, I was nervous, but due to the fact that I had practiced…

In “Shield of Achilles,” Homer presents a society in which there exists war, immorality, injustice, chaos and punishment that is contrasted with peace, happiness, order and festivals. This juxtaposition between these two types of scenes create the image of a society in which there is a constant pattern of hope followed by sudden and unexpected disappointment. For example, in one of the scenes on the shield, Homer depicts a town with peaceful livestock and shepherds that “had not so much of a…

and strictures we’ve set upon ourselves. We can wear this, we can’t consume that, don’t speak of such matters with others. The society has the capability to deem that each and everyone persisting within it be corrupt and coaxed by the abyss. A stigma; a blemish upon the world as dictated upon by society and those amongst it. In the story of The Rise of The Shield Hero and well as Alan Paton’s Cry, The Beloved Country both focus on the unjust stigmas placed upon the protagonists for the choices…