Thunderbolts

the Warhawk/Tomahawk had a higher service ceiling, it performed poorly at high altitude. The later models of the Tomahawk had a quite effective performance at low altitude (Guttman). Eventually, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning and the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt started becoming increasingly common. The P-38 was an expensive and large fighter, with an unconventional twin boom design (each boom carried one engine, and the cockpit was suspended in a pod between the booms) that was hard to manufacture,…

t’s safe to say that every culture has their own creation story or many creation stories. But in some cultures they had a creation story and it’s been lost through time, or people stopped telling it. The culture later thought that their story was too far-fetched or the culture and it’s peoples died out and faded away. In Celtic culture, no known story has been known to survive, but there is a creation myth that has lasted through the ages. This myth begins by explaining that in the dawn of…

to have a dangerous pathological viewpoint on him and others. Also, Father Brown claims additionally, “Then something snapped in your soul. And you let God's thunderbolt fall”(Chesterton 14). Father Brown uses word “let God's thunderbolt fall” to refer Wilfred's murder. He displays an extreme perspective of himself by using God's thunderbolt. Meaning Wilfred thought and act like he was a God. Therefore, he resultingly becomes a murderer because…

In the myth of Phaethon, the theme of pride is shown by the way he ends up in a conflict at the conclusion of the story. In the beginning, Phaeton was in a hurry to get to the palace to ask the sun-god a question. Once he reached there, he asked the sun-god that if he was his father because his mother said he was but when he told the boys at school they would laugh at him and did not believe him. The sun-god told him that he was indeed his father and to prove it, he told Phaeton that he could…

The word “mythology” could be defined as a collection of sacred tales, human origin stories, or religious cultural beliefs. Greek Mythology is the teachings and religious tales that belong specifically to the ancient Greeks. Their myths are about gods and heroes and their religious beliefs of the nature of the world. There are many different Greek mythologies that explain the natural phenomena in which humankind lived. Each story is different; some stories gave advice on how to live happy lives,…

Stepping in the direction of equality For over twelve years I have been called many names; “disgusting”, “sick”, “dyke” and “faggot” being a few of them. If I could change who I love, I would had changed it as a toddler or when I had to move in the fear of being kicked out and taken away from my brother, that’s just the reality of my situation. When I was asked “What message do you think people in your generation need to hear?” I responded with “equality and equal opportunity for all…

In our reality, storms are violent, turbulent and windy collections of forceful power. In writing, they are a strong and substantial metaphor for a feeling or situation with all the destructing and dominant force of a storm. In Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” there are many different aspects of stormy weather packed into the novel, each one specifically expressing something explicit to its subject. These stormy metaphors and similes show that Dostoevsky shows the somber chaotic…

of Zeus. Athena did not have a mother. Athena was fierce and brave in battle. Athena only took part in wars that defended the state and home from outside enemies. Athena was Zeus favourite child and was allowed to use his weapons including his thunderbolt. Athena holy tree was the olive tree. Athena is the unmarried warrior daughter. Athena mom name was Metis she can turn into animals. Athena's father zeus liked tall women. Athena became a patron goddess of Athens. Athena dad was the top god.…

to support his radical beliefs and insight revolution fever. Garnet begins his speech by personifying Christianity’s defilement; he illustrates, “...Christianity who stood weeping at the cross. Jenovah frowned upon he nefarious institution, and thunderbolts, red with vengeance…” (58). The descriptive image effectively demonstrates the destructive nature or slavery as it not only harms slaves’ bodies but also defiles their religion that they use to cope with its atrocities.…

Having overheard that Zeus kept his thunderbolt beneath his throne, Julius had a plan. If he could fly a Pegasus up to Mount Olympus (he lived only five miles away from a Pegasi stable), Julius was sure he could steal the thunderbolt. When he waved goodbye to Zoë she was extremely concerned about him. "Are you sure that this is a good idea? I don't think you should fool around with…