Mastigias papua‚ most commonly known as the “Golden Medusa” or “lagoon jelly” is one of the many jellyfishes in the class Scyphozoa. This species of jellyfish is unique because they can be found in bays‚ lagoons‚ and harbors‚ but are most commonly found in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean. While in its habitat the jellyfish follows the sun from west to east until it reaches the shadows formed by the shore. Since this type of jellyfish has very little muscular movement by itself‚ it must be carried
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best known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. He also wrote the adult mystery series Tres Navarre[2] and helped edit Demigods and Monsters‚ a collection of essays on his Percy Jackson series. He helped develop the ten books of The 39 Clues series and wrote the first book in the series‚ The Maze of Bones.[3] In 2012‚ he completed a trilogy focusing on Egyptian mythology‚ The Kane Chronicles‚ and has published three out of five planned books of The Heroes of Olympus series‚ the sequel to
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process was used frequently throughout the time of fine art. The Raft of Medusa by Gericault‚ and Mount Sainte-Victoria broke traditional fine arts when they combined it with applied arts‚ which is the application of design to objects of everyday use (“Applied Arts‚ 2013). The Raft of the Medusa is an oil painting of 1818–1819 by the French Romantic painter and Lithographer Théodore Géricault (1791–1824) (“Raft of Medusa‚” 2013). Géricault undertook extensive research and produced many preparatory
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death‚ threw Perseus‚ son of Zeus‚ and his mother‚ Danae‚ into the ocean; a fisherman named Dictys rescued both‚ with the help of Zeus. Later‚ Perseus must battle Medusa and the Ketos to save Danae‚ from yet another king‚ King Polydectes‚ and Princess Andromeda‚ respectively. Perseus‚ in the movie version‚ must defeat giant scorpions‚ Medusa‚ and the Kraken‚ all to save the citizens of Greece from the wrath of Hades‚ god of the underworld. As the story unfolds‚ one can see connections between the myth
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storyline‚ some events that were mentioned in the movie were actually different from the stories that people know. For example the story of Medusa‚ according to the movie‚ Medusa was cursed by Aphrodite because Medusa and Poseidon made love in her temple but the truth is it was Athena who punished Medusa and it was in her temple too were Poseidon and Medusa made love. Another negative aspect of the movie is its effects‚ it is understood that the movie was made a long time ago but still it is
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Perseus a hero? • Perseus killed the gorgon Medusa after being challenged to do so by Polydectes‚ a king that had planned on marrying his mother. Hermes and Athena gave him gifts to keep him safe while fighting Medusa‚ who was an evil woman with snakes for hair that turned people to stone whenever they looked at her. He killed her using a sickle from Hermes while she slept and used the reflection from a shield given to him by Athena to see Medusa so that he wouldn’t turn to stone. Relationships
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class that music is essentially important for the human race. This project allowed me to understand a certain culture of music and how there are many diverse genres; rock can vary depending on how the band feels. For instance‚ the band being studied‚ Medusa enjoys incorporating old style of Rock‚ blues and the new style of hard core Rock into their songs. It helped me understand that popular culture music can decrease the amount of people listening to Rock‚ now that technology has helped music advance
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the protagonist would need some extra outside help before winning. These small details‚ like very convincing red herring‚ change the outcome. In the book ABC Mystery‚ it shows that the character’s actions shape the story. For example‚ let’s view the plot twist - Franklin Clarke. He is a ruthless and cunning man‚ willing to murder his brother and others‚ also managing to wipe his crimes onto another person. His skills initially allow him to successfully
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dramatically clumsy‚ and technically unskilled (Price and Dawson‚ 2009). As far as I can tell‚ no popular filmmaker’s work of recent years has received such harsh criticism as Nolan has. People seem to disapprove of his continuity errors and patchy plots‚ but this severe attack on his films are probably due to his elevated reputation. Personally‚ I admire some of Nolan’s films and see him as an innovative filmmaker although critics sometimes believe his techniques are weak. His film history gives
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from the story Perseus and the quest for Medusa head. Theseus comes from the story the adventures of Theseus .Characteristics of an ideal hero are bravery and strength. Perseus and Theseus showed those things. Perseus showed bravery because he wanted to prove to the king that he could kill medusa. He realized that maybe he couldn`t kill her until a man and woman came and gave him a pouch‚ sword‚ and winged boots. When he got them he was ready to get Medusa`s head he first went and had to be brave
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