Odysseus is the hero that the Achaeans most admired. His intelligence‚ wit‚ and morals of the day allow the Greeks to look up to him as a role model. Perhaps the greatest characteristic that separates Odysseus from the suitors and his fellow shipmates is the wit and ability to trust the gods with their advice. The Odyssey begins 10 years after the Iliad had left off and Odysseus is trapped on an island with Calypso. Odysseus then has many hardships upon which he overcomes through his intelligence
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3.) List four facts that characterize the oceanic ridge system. Four facts that characterize the oceanic ridge system are: firstly‚ it represents 20 percent of Earth’s surface‚ the oceanic ridge system winds through all major ocean basin like the seams on a baseball. Ridges vary in width from 600 miles to 2500 miles. The mid-ocean ridge represents an area where‚ lithospheric plates move apart and new crust is created by magma pushing up from the mantle . Also‚ the mid-ocean ridge system is an example
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an object about the size of mars knocked into Earth‚ forcing a piece of earth to fall off‚ forming the moon. There are four different theories accepted by scientists. The capture theory explains that the moon was formed somewhere else in the Solar system and passed by earth. When it passed by earth the earths gravity contained the moon‚ forcing it to orbit the earth. The sister or coaccretion theory is if the moon was formed the same time as the earth using the same
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Earth‚ the planet that is said to have the most resources to sustain life. A planet that allows us as humans to be born in and continue to live in as we age because of its amazing resources. It isn’t blazing in flames like the Sun‚ or composed of rock and ice like Pluto‚ Earth has water‚ trees‚ and rotates around the sun for heat. It is almost as if Earth were tailored when created to fit human need’s‚ we drink water and breathe its oxygen to survive‚ we use its plants for various reasons‚ from eating
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How The Scientist Discover The Interior Of The Earth Two ways that Scientist may study and find the interior of the Earth are with Meteorites and Magnetic Fields. The scientist may use meteorites to discover the interior of the Earth’s earlier solar system by studying the meteorites that arrived on the Earth. The scientist might use magnetic fields by the science advances which involves measuring the ocean and coming up with a hypothesis. Therefore‚ the meteorites and the magnetic fields all
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the only natural satellite of Earth. The distance from Earth is about 384‚400km with a diameter of 3476km and a mass of 7.35*1022kg. Through history it has had many names: Called Luna by the Romans‚ Selene and Artemis by the Greeks. And of course‚ has been known through prehistoric times. It is the second brightest object in the sky after the Sun. Due to its size and composition‚ the Moon is sometimes classified as a terrestrial "planet" along with Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth and Mars.<br><br><b>Origin of
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the past‚ the air was so fresh‚ the water was so clean‚ and the Earth was so healthy. Today‚ smell the polluted air‚ look at the polluted water‚ and feel the terrible heat of the sun; everything is polluted! The Earth is getting worse day by day. The Earth’s sickness is a chronic matter for every being on the Earth. Why? What causes the Earth to degrade‚ to get sick? People are too irresponsible. They don’t care about the Earth. They burn things without a limit‚ throw trashes into the sea
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Many stories have been created‚ told and passed down through generations about how the earth came to be. Some of these stories have not only differences‚ but also similarities. African and Iroquois cultures seem on the surface to have nothing in common‚ especially because they are from different parts of the world. However‚ they both share fundamental values. The myths “The Golden Chain” from Africa and “The World on the Turtle’s Back” from the Iroquois culture‚ are similar in the fact that they
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Birthdays‚ Open-House Day‚ Mother’s Day‚ Valentine’s Day‚ Father’s Day and so on‚ but how many of us have heard about ’Earth Day’? What is Earth Day? The first ’Earth Day’ was celebrated on 22 April 1970 in America. The Americans called on all the people on earth to take care of the earth. They wanted the people to use the forests‚ rivers‚ mountains and earth carefully so that the earth will remain useful to our children‚ grandchildren‚ great grandchildren and the many generations to come. They felt
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Aborigines have for the land and their culture. Traditional Aborigines believe the earth‚ like the sky‚ always existed and was the home of supernatural beings. At the beginning of time the earth looked like a featureless‚ desolate plain. Nothing existed on the surface. The earth was covered in eternal darkness as the sun and moon were still slumbering under the earth’s cold crust. Only beneath the surface of the earth did life already exist in the form of thousands of supernatural beings which lay
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