Noah Sola English I Mrs. Johnson 4/22/2014 The Odyssey Book 1 The poet invokes the Muse to help him tell the story of Odysseus. How original. I learn that Poseidon‚ god of the sea‚ begrudges (though I don’t know exactly why) against Odysseus and is making the guy’s expedition home pretty difficult. This tells me two very important things: (1) Greek gods are temperamental‚ and (2) Poseidon is a powerful guy. So Poseidon isn’t around on Mount Olympus (presumably because he’s full of activity
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Hazards of Static Electricity; Lightning Lightning is a massive electrostatic discharge between the electrically charged regions within clouds or between a cloud and the surface of a planet. It is the sudden high-current discharge caused by the atmosphere’s electrical breakdown. Lightning is also one of the most deadly natural phenomena known to man. Lightning is an electric current; thus within a thundercloud up in the sky‚ many small bits of ice (frozen raindrops) collide into each other as
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The Odyssey set 5 XV through XVIII Name: Book XV 1. What is the parting gift Helen gives Telémakhos? She gives to Telemakhos‚ but especially for his future bride‚ a woven gown knitted by her own hands. 2. What is the sign Meneláos struggles to read? An eagle killing a white goose is the sign that Zeus sends but turns to be hard to read for Menelaos. 3. How was the swineherd taken from his family as a child? He was taken as the most precious good that the Sidonian servant could have
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The affect on dynamic and static stretching on basketball specific fitness tests Introduction Basketball is‚ and requires a high-intensity‚ and non-continuous sprints of different durations‚ rapid accelerations‚ jumping‚ and agility ( Sallet‚ Perrier‚ Ferret‚ Vitelli‚ Baveral‚ 2005). Basketball players usually perform different stretches to get ready for trainings or matches‚ and the majority of coaches believe that pre-exercise stretching helps prevent injuries‚ that might occur during those
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package lab4.t1; import java.net.*; import java.io.*; public class Lab4T1 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { { URL aURL = new URL("http://example.com:80/docs/books/tutorial" + "/index.html?name=networking#DOWNLOADING"); System.out.println("protocol = " + aURL.getProtocol()); System.out.println("authority = " + aURL.getAuthority()); System.out.println("host = " + aURL.getHost()); System
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Children Living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in today’s Society Shawnteka Tinsley College Reading and Study Skills Proffessor LaLinda Street March 19‚ 2013 Children living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder In this article the authors Melinda Smith & Robert Segal discuss the behavior of children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD); Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). There are many noticeable symptoms that are recognizable before diagnosing
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Is Atticus Finch static or dynamic? When reading To kill a mockingbird I realized that Atticus is a static character because he already knows what to do or what is going to happen next during difficult situations. In addition to that‚ he acts the same even when it is in different kinds of situations. Miss Maudie clarifies by saying‚ “ Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public streets. “ chapter 5 p. 52 This quote is explaining how Atticus does not change through his perspectives
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The Greeks define nobility as a person who would go and fight for their country‚ a person who has values of bravery‚ intelligence‚ strength and keen judgment. He must also be a person who the gods respect. In Homer’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is portrayed as noble according to mythology legend. The American Heritage dictionary defines noble as a man often of divine ancestry‚ a man who is endowed with great courage and strength who is celebrated for his bold exploits and favored by the gods
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What is Anti Static Wrist Band/Strap? An antistatic wrist strap is used to safely ground a person working on very sensitive electronic equipment‚ to prevent the buildup of static electricity on their body‚ which can result in electrostatic discharge. It is used in the electronics industry by workers working on electronic devices which can be damaged by ESD‚ and also sometimes by people working around explosives‚ to prevent electric sparks which could set off an explosion. It consists of a stretchy
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plan of who we aspire to be‚ we make alterations along the way but the bricks keep piling up. Identity formation is defined as the combination of personal‚ social and cultural experiences that combine to form an individual’s identity. Identity is not static; it is the result of continuous interaction with the environment. People in our lives such as friends‚ family‚ teachers and heroic figures affect the way we identify ourselves; they are a big factor in building our personality. Past experiences we
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