The story of Perseus‚ Medusa‚ Cetus and Andromeda is one of the first of the founding myths who established the pantheon of the twelve Olympians and the origin of the Danaans. Founding myths usually involve the slaying of some kind of archaic monster‚ perhaps the idol of a previous religion or some symbol. In this case‚ it was Medusa‚ who was brought to Greece from Libya‚ where she was worshipped by the Amazons as Metis‚ a serpent goddess. Cetus was a constellation first seen years before the
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areas in equal periods of time. (e) is constantly getting longer. 5. A radio galaxy (a) is more radioactive than a typical galaxy. (b) is a galaxy that can be observed only at radio wavelengths. (c) is a galaxy that emits an unusually large amount of energy at radio wavelengths. (d) is a galaxy that emits radio signals that sound like they come from an intelligent civilization. (e) is a galaxy to which we have sent radio signals in the hope of contacting extraterrestrial civilizations
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Assignment 1 The Customers Revenge The cases of Jessica and Tom In both cases there is a problem with the Andromeda XL. Jessica had problems all over the place. From a failing air-conditioning to a jammed CD-player. In the case of Jessica she even got a new Andromeda XL. After 3 months the problems happened again. Tom’s failing Andromeda almost ended up in a deadly accident. It begins to be very clear that we are simply dealing with a very faulty product. Off course
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staff writer for a news agency‚ and teacher of Far Eastern university. He has edited Sunburst‚ The Manila Review‚ Focus‚ Asia-Philippines Leader and the Philippines Free Press. Among his published collections of short stories are: The Distance to Andromeda and Other Stories‚ The Apollo Centennial‚ Help‚ and On a Clear Day in November Shortly Before the Millennium‚ Stories for a Quarter Century. Known for his sophisticated and elegant style‚ he has been compared to James Joyce. He often writes about
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remembered for many things‚ but is remembered for decapitating the head of Medusa. Medusa was the "bad guy" and because Perseus killed her‚ he is considered a true hero. However‚ Perseus has done many other hero quality things‚ such as saving Andromeda. He was a great man I have been asked‚ "Do you think Perseus deserves to be referred to as a hero?". My response to that is yes! I have few reasons to support this. For one‚ he decapitated the head of the evil Medusa under request of Pollydectes
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Jessica DeMoss DeMoss 1 Professor Aniol Astronomy 360‚ Term Paper 27 November 2014 Seeing Things Far Away as Though Nearby The main purpose of a telescope is to collect light. Telescopes are designed and built to gather specific kinds of information at different wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum‚ such as visible‚ infrared or millimeter wavelengths (Takunaga). The word “telescope”
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CONSTELLATIONS AND STARS There are about 48 old constellations. Today astronomers recognize 88 (44 in each hemisphere) dividing all of the entire sky. THE GREAT BEAR AND THE SEVEN STARS Probably the most famous group of stars is the Big Dipper. It is a part of the constellation called Ursa Major. It resembles a bear in many civilizations. The handle of the Dipper is the tail of the bear curving away from the bowl. THE LITTLE BEAR AND POLARIS: Five major constellations are always visible above the
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room and climbed up the stairs to his own room on the floor above. It had been pristinely preserved‚ the table‚ the bed‚ his self full of books and hotwheels cars‚ the walls filled with posters of star-trek and scenes from A Hitchhiker’s guide to the Galaxy. “Wow‚ this must be what heaven looks like for boys!” Aditi said from behind. She was standing at the door‚ waiting for Ayan’s approval of her presence in his room. “Really? I thought heaven for most boys involved kissing a girl.” “True‚ but you weren’t
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Mr. Hankey‚ the Christmas Poo" is the ninth episode of the first season of the animated comedy television series South Park. The show’s first Christmas special‚ it portrays the Jewish character Kyle feeling excluded from the town’s Christmas celebrations and being comforted by Mr. Hankey‚ who can talk and sing. As Mr. Hankey does not come alive in the presence of other characters‚ they begin to think that Kyle is delusional. In another plot strand‚ the townspeople remove all symbols of Christmas
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Cassiopeia is located in the Northern sky and is easily recognizable by its distinctive "M" shape. It is made up of five stars‚ the four brightest of which are: Alpha Cassiopeia‚ Beta Cassiopeia‚ Gamma Cassiopeia‚ and Delta Cassiopeia. It is bordered by Andromeda to the south‚ Perseus to the southeast‚ and Cepheus to the north. It is opposite the Big Dipper. Cassiopeia Queen of Ethiopia was married to Cepheus King of Ethiopia
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