Venus

The ancient greeks became known for their perfection in art During the classical era they developed their own style that historians would later call the Severe Style The greeks from the Archaic Period made sculptures of men called Kouroi and women called Korai These statues had similar features and stood stiffly with their arms at their sides During the classical period, greek artist began to sculpt people in more relaxed postures and even in action scenes The most famous works from this era…

normally act because of their curiosity. This is what happens in the story “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury and the myth “Pandora’s Box” retold by Louis Untermeyer. In “All Summer in a Day”, Margot moved from Earth to Venus--from sunshine to rain. The children who had lived on Venus all of their lives were jealous of Margot and curious about the sun, and showed these emotions in a wicked manner. In “Pandora’s Box”, Pandora received a dowry from Zeus and was dying to know…

warming of our Earth. The way Sagan ensures that his audience assimilates his view, is by offering them associated topic so they can compare his argument. For instance, Carl Sagan specifies that the “greenhouse effect [is what] keeps the surface of Venus around 470’C [or 900 degrees Fahrenheit]” (520, Sagan). When Sagan utilized other topics to pertain to his current topic, he allowed his audience to distinguish the importance of greenhouse gases on earth and why it is crucial for human…

Imagine living in a place when it does not stop raining and the sun only comes out every seven years for only one hour. Ray Bradbury short story, "All Summer in a Day" talks about a girl named Margot that moved to Venus. Margot's classmates bullied her because she remebered the sun. The theme of the story is being different can cause bullying, because Margot was different and her classmates hated her. Margot is being bullied in school because she remebered the sun. William is Margot's number…

o 19) The Iliad: Book XXIV: Achilles and Priam  Summary: This section focuses on the immediate aftermath of Hector’s murder. The gods step in and Apollo protects Hector’s corpse and Zeus gets Thetis to convince Achilles to ransom Hector to Priam. Hermes guides Priam with his treasure to Achilles’s tent for the ransom exchange. The ransom exchange happens and Priam leaves in the middle of the night with Hector’s corpse. The Trojans are aroused and upset with they see Hector and ten days later,…

Between 1300’s and 1700’s was the time of the Renaissance. During this time, astronomy blew up with discoveries. There were multiple advanced astronomers; two astronomers who made an enormous influence on the Copernican theory were Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler. Although the Copernican theory was established by Nicolaus Copernicus, it was Kepler and Galileo who greatly impacted it. Without the help of Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler, the Copernican theory would not have been proven and…

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a memoir of her increasingly difficult and troubling life. Throughout these adventures her and her three siblings travel to many places from California to Phoenix, to the quite backward town of Welch, and to New York City itself. In which, her relationship with her parents is at times, straining and at the times, one of the strongest relationships she has. Whether or not that is true, is up for debate. The relationship she has with her parents can be…

him suffering. For example, after the he stumble upon his dead wife, her ghost proclaims, “…the great mother of the gods detains me here on these shores” (Virgil 378). Her message rings loud and clear to Aeneas, who know knows that his own mother, Venus, had physically held Creusa back, intending fully for her to not live to see another day. The fact that Aeneas’ own mother wished for him to escape with only his son’s life and his own is an immediate red flag, showing the suffering Aeneas has to…

Odysseus was a hero of the Trojan war, Aeneas a hero of Troy and Rome, Oedipus a king who accidentally married his own mother. They were all to a certain extent ordinary people who went through harsh life changing events throughout their journey to become the heroes society thought them to be. Even though they went through many challenging obstacles created by the gods themselves at times, they all seem to always accomplish what they were set to accomplish. Almost as if it was by bear fate.…

Advertisements such as foods, colognes, accessories, clothes, and other merchandises strive to attract or persuade people to become interested or buy their products. However, tobacco products such as cigar, chewing tobacco, and the most popular one, cigarette, have no ads similar to the other products: they do not promote. It is well known that tobacco products are dangerous to our health, thus promoting this is similar to asking someone to destroy himself or herself. Probably the most familiar…