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    Introduction The giant squid reaches 59 feet in length. It has the largest eyes of the animal kingdom‚ and holds the title of largest invertebrate living. It has reappeared in human mythologies and stories from the Odyssey to Harry Potter; it captures the imagination‚ this deep sea creature with staring eyes and 39 foot tentacles lined with suckers. We certainly have our stories about the giant squid; they used to reach the shore on the lips of sailors‚ who rarely gave accurate information‚ and

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    CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION TO STUDY INTERODUCTION TO STUDY: THEORETICAL FOUNDATION Introduction In a competitive marketplace where business compete for customers‚ customer satisfaction is seen as a key differentiation and increasingly has become a key element of business strategy. Customer satisfaction refers to extent to which customers are happy with the products and services provided by a business. Customer satisfaction levels

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    concerning what type of movie “The Matrix “is. Many critics see this film as being very religious; but are The Matrix a religious film or is it just philosophy and skeptics? The 1999 film is a combination of mythology‚ computer science and different religions. This symbols of Greek and Roman Mythology plays out heavily through the film and its characters. For example‚ the character “The Oracle” the name originates from Greek history. The definition of oracle is “a shrine where a prophetic god is consulted”

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    gods in Norse and Greek mythology. Both have amazing strength and powers and were feared by many because of this. While both were the all mighty gods of their time‚ one huge difference was that Zeus was the god of all gods. In Greek mythology there was no one who ruled over Zeus and ultimately Zeus was in control of all the gods and people. While Thor was the strongest god of Norse mythology‚ his father Odin was the supreme ruler of the gods like Zeus was in Greek mythology. While both had amazing

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    and‚ usually‚ he says something completely different from the original words. Stories change in much of the same manner the words in “telephone” do—as time passes‚ understanding alters‚ and the original is morphed to comply with the alteration. Mythology‚ especially Greek‚ is a good example of this alteration in culture. From multiple paintings of the Birth of Venus to the Rod of Asclepius being utilized a symbol of medicine

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    The Olympians (Greek Mythology Gods) The Twelve Olympians‚ in Greek mythology‚ were the principal gods of the Greek pantheon‚ residing atop Mount Olympus. The Olympians did not rule the world from the very beginning. They gained their power in the world of gods after Zeus led his siblings to victory in a war lasting nearly ten years with the Titans. Zeus overthrew his father Kronos‚ leader of the Titans. Then they moved to live atop Mount Olympus‚ ruling the world from there. Of the twelve

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    Women in Greek Mythology In Greek Mythology women are often portrayed as women having unfortunate and miserable lives because of a god or goddess or both. One example of a woman who fulfills this description is Io. One day‚ Zeus falls in love with Io and as usual Zeus got his way and with some tender words he convinced Io of his love for her. With Hera’s jealousy on top of Zeus‚ Zeus turns Io into a cow in order to protect her from Hera. Io being a frenzied cow gets an unfortunate life doing nothing

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    Greek Mythology: The Story of My Father and His Son My father was not a very good man. He was an alcoholic‚ womanizer and physically abusive to his wives (he was married twice) and his children. He had a genius mind‚ with a simpleton’s attention span. If he were to be given an evaluation today‚ he may be on the autistic spectrum‚ maybe leaning toward Asperger’s. He would sit on his throne and eschew orders like he was ready at any moment to wield the lightning bolt and kill us all. He was the Zeus

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    his book Norse Mythology picture Ragnarok very differently. Ragnarok‚ according to Norse Mythology‚ is a great battle accompanied by various natural disasters and subsequent submersion of the world in water between the Gods and resulting in the death of a number of major figures (including Odin‚ Thor and Loki). After Ragnarok the world was supposed to resurface back again. Let me begin with how it is depicted in the book and then compare it to the movie. First of all‚ in Norse Mythology it is clearly

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    Do you know Hercules?Hercules is one of the best known heroes in Greek and Roman mythology. The name Hercules arrived from Etruscan named Hercle. Hercule means "Glory of Her". Hercules had two step - fathers. His first father is Amphitry and his second step-father is Radamanthes another of Zeus sons. Hercules first wife was Magara daughter of King Creon. Hercules had three sons with Magara. The names of the three sons where Creontidas ‚ Thersimachus ‚ and Deicoon . Hercules is an epic hero because

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