Essays on Zeus

ASSIGNMENT 2: ASTRONOMICAL IMAGES

For each Micro Observatory Robotic Telescope Network observation:

position: RA= 13h 24.9m Dec= -7 degrees 28 minutes located in constellation: Libra Distance= 600 million km (33 light minutes) at closest to the Earth Field of view: Normal Exposure time: 15.00 sec. Filter: Grey (ND4)

Hour Angle: -1h 40.4m

Comment on quality of observation: Micro Observatory is run by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Question: Why are some of the targets listed as “not up tonight”? Micro Observatory Robotic Telescope Network observation: Target name: Jupiter Type of object: Planet position: RA= 13h 27.3m Dec= -7 degrees 39 minutes located in constellation: Libra Distance= ...

Part 2. Recent and historical images of Mars

Historical Image of Mars. Website reference: http://www.fourthplanet.space/tag/christiaan-huygens/

Image info: Christiaan Huygens’ observational drawing of Mars shows a triangular feature which known today as Syrtis Major.

Telescope used: Huygens used a telescope created by himself (1655). It was a good 2-inch (5.1-cm) telescope of 10.5-foot (3.2-m) focal length and 50x magnification. (Sheehan)

Observer: Christiaan Huygens

Exposure time: Observations were taken over a number of weeks. Other relevant details: Huygens used results of his observations of Mars to measure Mars’ rotational period. He measured it as 24 hours (only one hour away from the rotational period of the planet recognized today). It should be noted that the most prominent and largest crater of the Mars was named after Huygens (14.0°S, 304.4° ...

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built by the king of Babylon Nebuchadnezzar. The gardens were built in 600 B.C. They were built near River Euphrates in the modern Iraq. Exclusive art was involved in the construction as the gardens had been built 75 feet above the ground on a big brick terrace that was square in shape. The brick had been designed in a steps-like theater (Laliberte et al 35). King Nebuchadnezzar had designed the towering gardens with the aim of pleasing his lover. The art was meant to be romantic to Amytis following her admiration for the ...

The universe itself created the gods.

The Titans came first. Olympus. Olympus was located at a region above the mountains of the earth, commonly thought of in Mt. Olympus.

The Seasons

Ambrosia Nectar (see chart)

Lesser Gods

Aphrodite Ares god of love

Hymen

Hebe, daughter of Zeus and Hera and wife to Hercules. Ganymede Iris The Graces—three of them, he daughters of Zeus and Eurynome. The Muses (goddesses of the arts)—they are nine of them, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, companions of Apollo. Some mortals went to Mount Olympus, and some achieved god status. Gods of the Waters Poseidon Ocean ruled the great river, husband to Tethys. ...

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an Italian physicist, astronomer, philosopher, engineer and mathematician. He was a critical figure in the scientific revolution of the 17th century. Galileo is perhaps most synonymous with the invention of the modern telescope which has since helped man to discover countless things about the universe. In regard to astronomy, Galileo is erroneously credited with the discovery of the first telescope. His contribution was carrying out massive improvements on the existing telescopes. In 1609, Galileo learnt about the spyglass which was crudely used in ordinary life to view distant places on the land. Galileo began to ...

Why do the myths, works of art and literature history and artwork concerning the Trojan war furnish such a great opportunity to engage all the major questions of life and society and of the humanities The Trojan War which is a legendary conflict between the people of Troy and the Greeks is said to have been fought for about 10 years with great influence from the gods. The myths and the arts value the Trojan War because it shows that mortals are subject to the fate decided upon them by the gods. In this case, Zeus saw that the ...

Introduction

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the dependence of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States of America. As a government agency, the NASA depends on a budget that the Congress of the United States assigns every year according to the priorities in investigation agreed between the Agency and the Government. There is an imminent risk for the NASA and all its subsidiaries, as the JPL (Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2016), that is the risk of failure. In the case of comparison with any firm or organization, as a corporation, the failure is very common, but it ...

Question 1

Encryption defines the process involved in encoding information such that only the authorized person or computer, with a key, can decode it. This process is based on cryptography, the all-important tool for protecting information on computers and computer systems. Encryption has been used to protect information since time immemorial, being used by the Greek that created ciphers which are codes involving transpositions or substitution of letters and numbers. One of the most common ciphers is Caesar’s cipher who shifted each alphabetical letter to the right or left by a few positions, and the Polybius square, just to mention ...

Comparing Sculptures of Ancient India and Greece

Since the very dawn of art, sculpture had been one of the most important to the artists of almost every nation. The way a nation makes sculptures reflects their mentality, way of thinking about themselves, the surrounding world and their gods. Every nation had depicted their divines and humans in a specific fashion and in those very interesting peculiarities are be observed. In this essay we will compare the sculpture of Ancient India and Greece, find similarities and differences in their ways of depicting the humans and gods, the correlations between god and human sculptures and their reflection in ...

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In most cases, scareware applications have limited or no advantage to the user and are forced through unethical marketing methods. The implementation of ransomware and rogue security software applications presents several implications on the unknowing user. In most cases, the user is manipulated into thinking that their computer system is infected with a virus. This perception may cause an innocent user to format his or her computer thereby losing sensitive data (Binsalleeh et al., 2010). Apart from the loss of data, the users are usually manipulated to think that they require a certain software application, which they end up ...

Prometheus Bound by Peter Paul Rubens

Prometheus Bound is an oil painting showing the punishment of Prometheus. It was being painted between 1611 and 1618 by Peter Paul Rubens. This is a joint work including the eagle painted by the animal painter Frans Snyders though Kimball notes that Rubens himself stated to be an original by his own hand (67). The artist himself described his work as “the flower of my stock (Atkins)”. The Greek play Prometheus Bound was the basis of the painting. The painting is a prominent example of Baroque art. It is the central piece in the PMA’s exhibition “The Wrath ...

The Greco-Roman myth is characterized by familial power struggles which mean that power structure was primarily hereditary as power revolved around one family. Familial power structures are reflected by the way Zeus allocated responsibilities to his sons and daughters. The gods, such as Zeus father, killed their sons for fear that they would usurp them while there were also incidences where gods would be dethroned from power. The Greco-Roman myth reflects the way power struggles interfere with the functioning of the society and the extent to which those in authority are willing to go in sustaining their authority and ...

I began my internship on May 31st and was briefly introduced to my supervisor together with my fellow employees in the IT department. My internship began in earnest as activity plans were provided. Part of my first assignment consisted of a briefing on a project that I was to undertake for four weeks that consisted of providing a virtual library for DC service users. Creation of an online gaming app that would enable users to experience an overview of business inception in Dubai was also a task assigned. A presentation on Dubai Plan 2021 was also attended with insights ...

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Introduction Vampires are mythical creatures that appear in ancient folklores. Most cultures have their own version of the vampire although they share a common characteristic; that is, the lust for human blood. There is no particular gender to the vampire character. Male and female vampires do exists even in ancient literatures, making the vampire one of the most gender neutral characters. The depiction of the female vampire in human culture, however, is an interesting way of looking into the development of women, particularly on how society views women and their social status over the course of time. ...

Science fiction is a genre of literature that deals with imaginary aspects such as technology, space travel, science, and time travel among others. Second variety by Philip K., Swarm by Bruce Sterling, Desertation by Simak, and Slow life by Michael Swanwick uses various aspects of chemical, biological, technical and scientific abstraction to science fiction. According to the four stories, the authors present the genre of science fiction by using precarious events that intend to forewarn the readers of the future possibilities of science and technology. Therefore, Science fiction gives meaning to life by enlightening the readers with the interest ...

Human beings experience moments of grief. The grief process involves seven main stages where an individual is required to pass through to achieve happiness and acceptance. The same situation happened to Demeter when her daughter Persephone was kidnapped.

This paper will discuss the seven stages of grief in relation to Demeter’s case as indicated below:

Shock and disbelief- A person may be caught unawares of the situation thereby causing shock. When Demeter hears Persephone scream, she is distraught and tries to go after her to no avail. Denial- One may fail to accept the situation as it is, doubting the reality of the issue. Demeter, however, does not experience denial but takes up a frantic search ...

Science fiction is nonexistent devoid of scientific and technological concepts. This essay aims at exploring how cautionary tales in science fiction make use of ideas rooted in science or technology. It focuses on four narratives and how their writers have incorporated scientific notions in creating admonitions. The four stories include Second Variety by Philip K. Dick, Slow Life by Michael Swanwick, Desertion by Clifford D. Simak, and Swarm by Bruce Sterling. These authors have used biological, chemical, physical, astronomical, or mechanical abstractions to warn the reader of impending danger in the narrative. In his narration, Philip K. Dick uses ...

Introduction

Developing a vision statement is probably one of the most important things an organization can do, right after identifying a philosophy that is true for all the organization's members. This statement of philosophy is reached by consensus, and is derived from individual ideas about nursing philosophy in general and how the individual perceives the organization and what is possible. A vision statement differs from a mission statement, a values statement, and statements in philosophy in several critical ways. A mission statement refers to the external (not individual) work that an organization does and relates that work to the larger ...

Interatrial Relationships in America

Before the Civil War Interatrial Relationships in America Before the Civil War The film industry has presented extreme pictures of the treatment of slaves in America. On the one hand films like Gone with the Wind present images of the idyllic plantation, with paternalistic owners and happy loyal slaves eager to serve their masters. On the other hand, films like Twelve Years a Slave presents the brutal treatment inflicted upon slaves in southern plantations (Brook, “Slavery on Film: What is Hollywood’s Problem”). These extreme representations of the treatment of slaves fail to capture the varied conditions under which ...

During ancient times, the Greeks would turn to the gods for advice and intervention when presented with a problem whether it was to bring the rain to save their crops so that their families could eat or in the case of Oresteia, to decide whether or not a person accused of murder was truly guilty. The goddess they often turned to for guidance was the goddess Themis whose “ability to foresee the future enabled her to become one of the oracles at Delphi, which in turn led to her establishment as the goddess of divine justice” (Swatt, “Themis, Goddess ...

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Ancient Greeks have invented gods that are cruel and their decisions are not in all cases fair. The cruelty of gods that the ancient Greeks prayed to was caused by the insignificance of the people in comparison to nature, their feeling of helplessness in the dangerous world, and the cruelty of the society which was a norm at that time. Zeus is the central deity in Greek mythology. He is the main god that ancient Greeks believed in. In myths he is described very powerful and all-mighty. He was more powerful than all the rest gods combined. As the ...

Introduction

The most malicious software cause damage that goes beyond simply infringing on the victims’ privacy. They usually seek to disrupt, steal and even cause some illegal actions on networks, data, and hosts. A common class of malware is the Trojan horse. Usually this class of malware tricks the user to think that it is a genuine software. Once the user interacts with it such by installing or opening it, it becomes activated and spreads into its targeted areas in the host. Trojans cause many damages, including creating a backdoor for its authors to gain access to one’s system. ...

The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 has become a pivotal event in the history of the United States since 1929. During 13 days of the crisis, the world balanced on the brink of the wide-scale nuclear war and observed the development of this conflict with bated breath. In order to convince the reader how critical this moment was for the history and future of the world, I will describe the background and development of this event and analyze the actions of both sides of the crisis: the USA and the Soviet Union.

Background

In 1967, the New York Times article ...

This paper considers the shared ideas among Homer, Dante Alighieri, Virgil, and the anonymous writer of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The idea of paradise and hell, right, and wrong, retribution, and reward are evident in the texts with some of them bearing a close resemblance to each other. For the conclusion, there will be an analysis of how the authors’ perceptions echo in present-day societies. Perhaps the most common theme availed in all the reading is pride. In the texts, pride dominates the actions of the heroes and even propels some to act irrationally for the sake ...

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The main idea is to look at the statement above and related it through the chosen literature, The Odyssey by Homer. Connecting the idea of revolting against authority. This paper will attempt to show how difficult it was for Odysseus during his journey, how he faced revolts in several of his adventures and how difficult it is to wear the crown. The story begins with Odysseus, the Greek hero who conquered the city of Troy. When we start the story we find that he and his crew have not yet managed to get home to the kingdom in ...

Summary (Heracles)

Heracles is considered a half-god; of course he was the son of the gods (Zeus) and a human mother. He is equally portrayed as the strongest man who has ever lived. He showed his extraordinary force and strength with the desire to win during his early life, for instance, when he fought a snake which slithered right inside his baby cradle (Caruth, p. 1-12). However, the most saddening incident throughout his life comes after his marriage with Princes Megara with whom they got three children. Because she cannot forgive Zeus, her husband, Hera’s jealousy prompted her to make ...

Museum of Fine Arts Houston; compare and contrast an Italian Renaissance painting with Greek vase painting.

In this work, I will analyze two works from the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, from different epochs and of different styles. Even the means involved are different. It may seem that these artworks can only be contrasted; however, it is an interesting challenge to compare them. “Black-Figure Amphora Depicting two scenes: - Theseus slaying the Minotaur - Gods in array departing for Olympus”. Date 530-510 BC. Attributed to the Antimenes Painter, Greek  Greek ceramics is the most common finding in the archaeological studies of ancient Greece; you can find it all over the areal settlement of the ancient ...

The heat was intense. The orange light shone on the desert, drying up the remaining puddles of water into vapour, rising into the atmosphere. A lizard crawled slowly, almost dying, parched and with a hide so leather like, one would think it was crisp fried. Slowly, I heard the intense ringing of the siren. Waaang waaaang waaang. It was time to get inside our shelters. The shelters were not made of concrete. Unlike the olden days, concrete was the material of choice. All buildings were once made from stone, from cement mixed with water to form hard solid blocks. ...

Place: Dipylon Cemetery. Athens, Greece. The ancient Greeks used clay pots as vessels for storage of basic commodities such as grain, water, and food. The iconography depicted on the vessel’s surface illustrates the funeral rituals of the ancient Greek, especially the center part of the vessel; the image of the dead person is shown on top of the table while sacrificial animals were placed at the bottom. Meanwhile, chariots with soldiers riding on top of it are preparing for the funeral procession accompanied by legions of infantry soldiers. Artist: The Altamura Painter Date: Circa 460 B.C. In this ...

The arts reflects the society and the thought process of who creates them. The sculpture of any civilizations is closely associated with its architecture and culture. The temples, sculpture, and pottery incorporated a fundamental principle of the culture and era when they were made. The purpose of the essay is to compare “The Statue of Zeus at Olympia” Vs “Mandala of Shiva and Shakti” and assess as to how they are similar and dissimilar in their looks and usage.

Mandala of Shiva and Shakti

The meaning of the term “mandala” means circle, and it refers to a plan the cosmos vision. In the middle ...

Introduction

The very title of this article may seem to some readers fantastic. Is there any evidence that alien beings exist? Can we prove that there is no clear scientific argument in favor of their life and activity? Such questions immediately arise among readers, of course, they are quite natural. And yet, I will try to show that the statement of the problem in our time of exclusively rapid scientific and technical progress is quite logic. Moreover, most recently the first steps towards the solution of this great problem facing mankind were taken. Basically, from the scientific point of view ...

Poseidon was a great Greek god whose purpose was to protect all the waters of the earth and was also referred to as the god of the seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, streams and all water bodies . Myths have it that Poseidon had immense power over water and could cause natural disasters such as floods, storms, rough seas as well as cause water to spring from the earth. Poseidon used the trident as his weapon of choice and was considered the second most powerful god, a purpose he accomplished with his weapon. The term blue planet is used to describe ...

Determining What is Good

A day before his execution, Socrates is visited in prison by his friend Crito to try and convince him to escape. Crito tells Socrates that if he is executed people will think that Crito could have helped Socrates if he was willing to give money but he did not care. Crito says that people will think he values money more than a friend’s life since no one will believe he tried to convince Socrates to escape, and he refused. Socrates tells Critos that the opinions of many people do not matter. Socrates says that the only the only ...

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Bella and Luke – Chapter 1: Bella p.5 Bella and Luke – Chapter 2: Luke p.6 Bella and Luke – Chapter 3: Bella and Luke pp.7-9 Explanation of plot summary and choices pp.10-12 Introduction For this assignment I have chosen topic number 2; “Write your own version of the Cinderella story, structuring your re-telling around the element(s) of the story that seem most significant or interesting to you. You can tell the story from the point of view of one of the characters or use third person narration. Think carefully about what specific aspects of the story you decide to emphasise ...

The poem opens with Juno who is the supreme goddess and who is angry. Aeneas is going away from Troy because of its destructions by the Greeks. He recuperates his strength and his remaining men and sets on a journey towards Italy in order to set up a new home. Juno is angry because she favors Carthage and there is an ancient prophecy saying that the Trojan race will one day ruin this city. The trip has many dangers on the way and Juno is also angry at Trojans because Paris announced that Venus is the most beautiful goddess ...

Creation myths and origin stories are often symbolic narratives about how the world was created and how the first human beings,plants, animals and other living things came to inhabit the earth and the heaven. These stories are often passed on through oral traditions and have different versions. Some form the basis of religions such as the seven day creation story in the judeo-christian faith, some like the Japanese creation story give basis and legitimacy to the ruling family (the japanese emperors are believed to be direct descendants of the sun god) and others remain as they are. Although ...

Introduction

In contemporary society, the term “lament” is used in everyday conversations, yet it is an old method of expression with a wide-ranging history in biblical and cultural contexts. In the Bible and ancient culture, lamentation was a specific practice used in written lyrical texts. In the Bible, the lament is applied as a prayerful plea to the creator or a dirge regarding the death of destruction of someone or something. In literary culture, lament has been used in poetry as well as prose writing for a long time. The Biblical book of Job provides a vivid example of lament. ...

Staring with the story of Odyssey by Homer, Lord has intervened in various circumstances. Odysseus went for a Trojan War where they left with victory. Like many other Greek warriors, Odysseus consulted a goddess who told him that he will win the war. Mysteriously Odysseus won the war of Trojan where many other warriors fell. The Trojan War was a war of treachery and in many cases the warriors didn’t have any clue of their fate. Odysseus however, through the intervention of goddess was able to survive from that Great War. At this point, the reader can observe ...

Article on Ancient Greece

This paper explores the article, Hesoid: Theogony Excerpts. It tries to bring out the ethics, rituals, and the theology manifested in the ancient Greek tradition. Rituals, religious beliefs, ethics, and theological practices are common in every society practice. Rituals, religious beliefs, ethics, and theological practices are common in every society practice. Human beings in the ancient world believed in various form of culture, religious and exercise. Different rituals. For instance, in the Ancient Greece people lived within their norms, rituals, ethics, and theology based and guide by the religious practices. This paper gives detailed analysis of Ancient Greece based ...

Introduction

Different art pieces convey unique idea of the artist and aims to address the viewer through the visual representation of artistic image. However, the interpretation of the piece of art can vary significantly among the viewers. This phenomenon stems from the different factors, like personal vision, set of values, perception of art piece, cultural background, and knowledge. One of the art pieces that contains a disguised meaning is the Study for the Apotheosis of Washington in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol Building created in 1865 by Constantino Brumidi, the painter with diverse cultural background that combines Greek, ...

There have been dozens of amazing and fascinating cultures that have existed throughout history, many still exist today, while others fell or faded in the past. Cultures all across the globe introduce people to unique and diverse traditions, social norms, laws and belief systems. Religion has always played a huge role within cultures. Some are more familiar than others. The Ancient Greeks are remarked for their art, architecture and philosophy, but their Gods have, also, been adopted into the modern paradigm. The Greek pantheon of Gods has been popularized in literature, television and film. However, there are other pantheons ...

The present paper is devoted to two accounts of creation made by Ovid, Roman poet, in his poem Metamorphoses, and Hesiod, who described it in his poem Theogony. The purpose of this work is to reveal similarities and differences between the above-mentioned poems and analyze Ovid’s approach to myth. Despite of the same subject – creation of the Universe, Metamorphoses by Ovid and Theogony by Hesiod are very different. Theogony describes the birth of numerous Olympic gods who were born after creation. The process of creation is described in the very beginning of the poem: the Earth, called Gaia, ...

Each nation has own myth about world’s creation and team of gods, spirits or other powers that control it. Some of them can sound really weird. For example, Scandinavian myths say the world was created from the body of a dead giant. More common mythologies have show less bloody ideas with own features. They depend not only up the culture and country, but up the author. This essay will compare Greek and Roman poet’s Hesiod and Ovid points of view. These cultures had similar pantheons of Gods, which differed mostly by names, like Venus and Aphrodite. However, ...

List of Figures

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Introduction

Seasons are caused by tilting of the earth around its navigational plane known as the orbit around the sun. Climate change involves the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. When the earth is in the Southern and Northern hemisphere means that the season is at summer. Changes in the tilt of the earth lead to changes in the severity of the seasons, for example when there is more tilt leads to more severe seasons including warmer summers and colder winter and when the tilt ...

In “Courtly Love,” Zizek examines the way knight-lady romance was widely ritualized in Europe’s Middle Ages (Zizek 1). The text explores the “courtly love” notion and claims that people began grasping libidinal aspects of courtly love during a period when masochistic couples and masochism emerged. Helen of Troy is a story inspired by Greek mythology and it suggests that Helen was the most beautiful woman of her time. The Trojan War was triggered when Paris abducted her from King Menelaus. She was portrayed as the daughter of Leda and god Zeus. In Zazek’s “Courtly Love,” the woman ...

Introduction

Throughout the history the issue of gender inequality was one of the main topics of debates in different cultures, especially in such areas as art, literature and, of course mythology. In most cultures men were portrayed as very powerful and strong, while women played a role of subservient creatures. The purpose of this research paper is to discover in a deeper detail the place and the role of women in Greek mythology. Despite the fact that historically women were always portrayed in a negative light and usually accompanied men, in Greek mythology female characters were as important as male ...

The paper discusses Kepler 186 exoplanetary system. It explains the technique of detecting Kepler 186 system, the structure, as well as its layout. Exoplanetary system denotes planets orbiting around a star other than the sun, or it is beyond the solar system (Charles, 2015).

Technique for Detecting Kepler 186

The method used to detect Kepler 186 is transit technique. A planet is described as transiting when it passes between its star and the planet Earth. As the planets of Kepler 186 pass between the Earth and the Kepler 186 star, the star's light is caused to dim, and this is detected by an instrument. ...

In this paper, I will look at the themes in The Odyssey and Inferno. The theme I will look at first is journeys. In the Odyssey, Odysseus struggles to return to his home and family. His journey takes ten years to complete. Unlike Odysseus, whose journey is physical in the Inferno, Dante’s journey encompasses the struggle between good and evil within himself. Dante see’s the afterlife as consisting of three level heaven, purgatory and hell. In the Odyssey as Odysseus is traveling back to Ithaca he encounters a number of mythological and supernatural creatures like Poseidon, Circe, ...

The epic poem The Odyssey by the ancient Greek writer Homer takes us into the life of a man named Odysseus. As the reader learns about Odysseus multiple facets of his character are exposed through the challenges it faces. Although he and his crew face danger and obstacles at every step of the way the character of Odysseus hardly changes. The entire book Odysseus longs to see his wife, but he is a good man and a courageous leader. (Homer. And Lattimore) Homer is one of the most famous Greek poets, the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, ...

Question 1

A few instances where Mycenaean show their respect for female gods include a scenario where Zeus, a god, marries his sister who later becomes the goddess of childbirth and marriage. Another female, Hestia, is made the mother of the home and taught humans how to build houses (Linda 61). Lastly, Demeter became the goddess of grain and taught humans how to plant corn.

Question 2

According to Greeks, human development was classified into five stages. For instance, the Golden Age. The golden age is the only age that was under the reign of Cronus. The humans of this age were made ...

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Massachusetts

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Massachusetts is home to many sculptures of the ancient times. Many of the sculptures were of the male body and included fine details in the muscular structure and the facial form. It was interesting to learn that the original sculptor did not put his name on the art work. It is assumed that the person credited did the work but we are not sure of that. The history states that the town’s people could distinguish the work of the artist so there was no need to but the name on the piece. ...

Our solar system is one among many in the galaxy. It is made up of a superstar called the sun and all the planetary bodies revolving around the sun. The solar system is elliptical in shape and has nine planets revolving around the sun. Most of the planets have at least one moon revolving around them. Apart from the sun and the planets, the solar system is made up of asteroids, comets, rocky objects and space between the planets. There is a total of eight planets in the solar system; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. ...

Introduction

Different art pieces convey unique idea of the artist and aims to address the viewer through the visual representation of artistic image. However, the interpretation of the piece of art can vary significantly among the viewers. This phenomenon stems from the different factors, like personal vision, set of values, perception of art piece, cultural background, knowledge, and tons of other individual indicators. During the present research the piece of art that has to be analyzed is Study for The Apotheosis of Washington in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol Building created by Constantino Brumidi, the painter with diverse ...

Introduction

The greatest challenge of JFK’s presidency came in October 1962, as U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. were on the brink of a possibly a nuclear face-off over the presence of Russian missiles in Cuba, while the President had to decide whether to engage or maintain peace with their adversary. Thirteen Days provides a historical account of events transpiring during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The book is written from the point of view of RFK (Robery F Kennedy), the U.S. Attorney General under his brother’s leadership. The book highlights the events of 13 days where decisions were made by the ...

When Apollo enters the house of Zeus, we immediately notice a certain awe and fear of this god from the other gods. Comparing this unconditional reverence for the relationship to god with which prevails in the world today, we can say that in the past the gods were feared and honored much stronger. Apollo’s mother Leto surely loves his son and reveres him. It seems to me that such a relationship between the mother and son is too divine, the same esteem usually son can show to his mother. Apollo is described as the god worthy songs. Songs ...

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An examination of literary criticisms of the Odyssey by Homer, who many consider the greatest author of the Greek empire, demonstrates that the fundamental nature of humanity has not changed in three thousand years. This epic poem must have been dissected and analyzed hundreds of times, if not thousands of times, since it was written. It is a timeless work because it reflects, among other things, how human nature has changed very little over time. The events and characters in this epic do portray, in many ways, the continued infatuation with war and killing, especially in the twentieth century. ...

One of the widely discussed topics in the classic literature is hospitality. It found a deep reflection and great importance in the Homer's Odyssey. The rituals of modern hospitality go deeply into ancient traditions. They shaped relationship between host and guest, which had been expressed preliminary in non-material benefit as shelter and protection, food and support, as well as gifts. From modern perspective, this is one of the key cross-cutting themes of the Odyssey as the book, which tells about a long journey and a return. The essay discusses specific examples of such relationships, both good and bad, and ...

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Introduction Prometheus Bound is an Ancient Greek tragic play that is one of three plays concerning the larger than human figure, Prometheus. Prometheus and Zeus, the main ancient Greek god of the time, argue, and Prometheus is punished to a life bound in chains. This is where the title, Prometheus Bound, is given to the play. Even being bound in chains Prometheus manages to annoy Zeus as he gives to mankind the gift of fire, even though Zeus does not want this to happen. Prometheus is chained through the whole play but he portrays a strong moral character. Zeus, ...

The background to this Greek poem, The Iliad of Homer, is the war between the Trojans and the Achaians. The Greek warriors sieged a city on the shores of Turkey, and were opposed by the Trojans. The main purpose of this war was to rescue Helen of Troy (Sparta). This poem could be an imaginary expression of events, yet it could also be the historical recordings of a real war. There is, however, the dispute of the date of the poem and the date of the war that makes it invalid as an eyewitness record. Even so, the beauty ...

There are several subglacial basins in East Antarctica but Lake Vostok is the most interesting for scientists, as its conditions are close to the ones on Europa – the Jupiter’s moon. So, the results of the exploration of Lake Vostok can shed light on one of the most important issues in astronomy – whether there could be living organisms somewhere besides Earth. The subglacial lakes are the subjects to low temperatures (nearly -3 degrees Celsius), high pressure (about 350 atmospheres) and constant darkness (montana.edu). When drilling, the scientists found out that the temperature of the air is -89 degrees Celsius ...