was a woman. One male activity Atalanta definitely participated in was the Calydonian Boar Hunt. Other male members of the hunt objected to her presence‚ but consumed with lust‚ Meleager insisted that Atalanta be allowed to join. During the hunt‚ centaurs Hylaeus and Rhaecus tried to rape Atalanta. Atalanta killed both of them‚ thus the first bloodshed of the Calydonian Boar Hunt was
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration America’s Spaceport America’s Spaceport John F. Kennedy Space Center “This generation does not intend to founder in the backwash of the coming age of space. We mean to be a part of it . . . we mean to lead it.” President John F. Kennedy Sept. 12‚ 1962 Origins Origins T he John F. Kennedy Space Center -- America’s Spaceport -- is the doorway to space. From its unique facilities‚ humans and machines begin to explore the solar system
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skills were mutual amongst Achilles and Hercules. Achilles was known to be a remarkable athlete. When Achilles was six‚ he was fast enough to chase deer and strong enough to catch lions and wild boars. One belief was that Achilles learned from the centaur Chiron. He taught Achilles music‚ medicine‚ and war skills. By the time he was a man he became the Greeks most formidable warrior. Likewise‚ Hercules as a young boy
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Harry as Christian knight‚ acts quest in the name of good (God) - Philosopher’s Stone o Myth; alchemy; elixir of life or transform metal into gold o Sought by Isaac Newton and Nicholas Flamel (real people) - Greek myth o Centaurs o Minerva McGonagall;
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Throughout history there have been many religions. Each of these religions has had an idea of what the afterlife consists of. Many artists and authors have portrayed their versions in their works. One of the best known authors is Dante Alighieri who wrote “The Divine Comedy”. In “Volume I: Inferno” Dante describes his version of hell in detail. There are nine circles of hell according to Dante; some even have multiple levels within themselves. Each level is centered on a specific kind of sinner
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Mythology Notes 8/21/2014 Myth- Story Legend- Heroic tales of humans‚ more recent past Fairy Tales- Outside of human capabilities‚ improbable for adults‚ entertainment value‚ non human characters‚ magical‚ simple plot structures‚ outside time and place Folklore- Cultural stories‚ tales specific to a culture‚ explanatory of things of importance‚ elements of fear‚ contain regular/common people‚ not focused on Gods or heroes Fable- lessons‚ contain animals‚ clearly fiction Urban Legend-In the
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Jubilee Garcia AP English August 20‚ 2013 Summer Assignment Biblical Allusions Allusion: Cain Origin: Hebrew Bible‚ Book of Genesis 4:1 Brief Explanation/Summary: Cain is a character in the Hebrew bible portraying jealousy and anger. Cain is the child of Adam and eve. Shortly‚ after Adam and Eve were asked to leave the Garden of Eden‚ Cain was born. He is the child of eve‚ first murder of a human being‚ and the first human being to fall under a curse. Cain was jealous and angry due
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Angel DiPietro Professor Roberto Sabbadini Social Life in Medieval and Early Modern Italy Nicolo Macchiavelli and The Prince At the end of the 14th century‚ Italy was still politically organized by city-states. Emerging as one of the most influential writers of the Renaissance‚ Niccolo Machiavelli was a political analyst‚ whose aim was to free italy from foreign rule‚ as well as to unite and strengthen the Italian city states. Machiavelli believed Italy could not be united
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Biography Adrian Mitchell was an English poet‚ novelist and playwright. Before he became a poet and author he was a journalist for a major newspaper in the UK. For 48 years he was the foremost poet for the protests on the anti-bomb movement. Mitchell’s famous quote of “Most people ignore poetry because most poetry ignores most people” explains how some people have no interest in poetry because it is not on a topic that they can relate to or they are involved in like‚ wars‚ racial discrimination
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Myths Shaping Greek Identity Greek myths helped the people who composed and listened to them shape their identity through a variety of ways. During the Archaic period‚ writing began again. During this period of history‚ there were a variety of communities and each Greek community developed into a city-state or polis. Each polis had classes or social ranks which were the aristocracy‚ the poor‚ and the middle. They also didn’t have kings which lead to politics. During this period‚ women did not have
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