years prior. The central figure in this tempera painting is the goddess Venus (also known as Aphrodite in Greek mythology). She graces us with her presence by floating to the shore‚ pushed from the winds of gods (Zephyr accompanied by Chloris)‚ on a seashell. A flower-clad woman‚ or Nymph‚ named Pomona reaches from the shore to cover Venus with a orange-coral floral cloak. With the gods in the left corner and Pomona on the right along with the trees and their leaves reaching towards Venus‚ they create
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In Greek mythology Minos (/ˈmaɪnɒs/ or /ˈmaɪnəs/; Greek: Μίνως‚ Minōs) was the first King of Crete‚ son of Zeus and Europa. Every nine years‚ he made King Aegeus pick seven young boys and seven young girls to be sent to Daedalus’s creation‚ the labyrinth‚ to be eaten by the Minotaur. After his death‚ Minos became a judge of the dead in the underworld. The Minoan civilization of Crete has been named after him by the archaeologist Arthur Evans. By his wife‚ Pasiphaë (or some say Crete)‚ he fathered
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Ray Bradbury is a master of characterization techniques. He uses his expertise‚ such as indirect characterization‚ in the creation of Fahrenheit 451. In addition to learning about the explicit qualities of Bradbury’s characters‚ readers receive deeper insight as we carefully read his stories. In Fahrenheit 451‚ we learn more indirect information about the protagonist‚ Guy Montag‚ through the words used to introduce this character. We have a clear view of Montag’s thoughts and feelings that lead him
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We just got off the plane and we are in Atlanta‚ Georgia. We came from Ohio and it was about an hour and a half to Atlanta. Atlanta is the biggest airport in the U.S.A. They had a big food court and a lot of shops to shop in. We were heading to gat D. We had to take the train‚ but we had to stop at A‚ B‚ C‚ and then finally‚ D. We had to go through security and that was the worst part. When we finally got finished with security we waited at our gate. After we got on the plane we took our seats then
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After taking Amabelle’s face in my scarred hands‚ I brushed my lips against hers‚ gave her a reassuring smile as our pupils met‚ and then I raced to find Mimi. The evening dampness cooled the skin on my scarred back‚ as I crisscrossed the stream and Don Carlos’ mill to reach the cement non-vwayagé home of Doña Eva. Hurrying past the spacious yards‚ crowded with fruit trees--laden with mangoes and avocados--to provide cover from the burning heat of the sun and to fill their bellies with the sensuous
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5/6/13 On March 24‚ 1886 in Highland Park‚ Illinois‚ Edward Henry Weston was born. Edward Burbank Weston his father was an obstetrician and his mother Alice Jeanette Brett‚ was an actress. When he was only five Weston’s mother Alice passed away. His elder sister Mary who was fifteen at the time established a positive relationship and took over the mothering for young Edward. Four years later when he was nine his father remarried. Neither child got along with their stepmother. He attended Oakland
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Last year my family decided to take an extravagant vacation for Thanksgiving break. We decided that the destination was to be Cancun‚ Mexico. This would be my first vacation out of the country and I could hardly wait. My whole family was invited and it was going to be a great eight days and seven nights‚ of straight fun in the sun. A nice and enjoyable get away was much needed for everyone and this time of the year is everything I look forward to. It was going to be cold in Missouri but in Mexico
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Santería The Yoruba people‚ who were brought over from Nigeria as slaves‚ came to the Caribbean in the 1500’s with their own religion‚ which was seen as unfit by the white slave owners. Most plantation owners in the Caribbean were members of the Roman Catholic Church‚ so they forced their slaves to disregard their native religions and become Catholic. Soon‚ the slaves realized that they could still practice their West African religion as long as it was disguised as Catholicism‚ and Santería was
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lovely day. It’s cold today. Yes what a terrible day. (Weather) 3. What is without hands and without feet‚ Without head or body but can open a door? (Wind) 4. In the spring grows old. In the summer dies‚ In the winter comes to life. (Snow) 5. A seashell of syllables Small and formal in shape But containing an ocean of thoughts. (Haiku) 2. Introduction Connect the five different answers from the motivational game which is guessing the riddles with the Japanese form of poetry (haiku)
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The grand theme that makes a well stationed dystopian society is control. An important factor for having a pleasent and well-controlled society is futuristic technology. Better technology means more safer control. "And in her ears the little seashells‚ the thimble radios tamped tight‚ and an electric ocean of sound‚ of music and talk and music and talk
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