turmoil. Growing up in a small‚ segregated Louisiana town dominated by the Klu Klux Clan‚ many of Komunyakaa’s poems express a need for escape. However‚ his poems also share a theme of perseverance. The poems “Slam Dunk & Hook”‚ “Ode to a Drum” and “Venus Flytrap”‚ show not only Komunyakaa’s unique style of writing‚ but his encompassing theme of the ability the need to overcome. In Yusef Komunyakaa’s poem‚ "Slam‚ Dunk & Hook‚" he reflects on playing basketball in the south during the 50s or 60s. On
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Basin with a diameter of 1550km. Venus‚ the second planet from the Sun‚ is a solid and rocky terrestrial planet. Named by the Romans‚ it is the third brightest thing in the night sky after the Sun and the Moon and is often called the Morning or Evening Star because these are the times it shines the brightest. The atmosphere of Venus is mostly made of CO2 and sulphuric acid. The surface can be very hard to see because of the thick atmosphere; the pressure on Venus is 92 times stronger than the pressure
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located in Thessaly in North East of Greece The twelve Olympian gods are: Zeus- ruler of heaven Hera- Juno Poseidon- Neptune‚ ruler of sea Hades – Pluto god of underworld Pallas Athena – Minerva Phoebes Apollo Artemis (Diana) Aphrodite- Venus Hermes- Mercury Ares- Mars Hephaestus- Vulcan Hestia- Vesta Zeus (Jupiter) Zeus the Olympian Greek mythology supreme commander Some Greeks believe that he is one true god before Christ‚ most feared god God of sky‚ enforcer of justice for
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The Solar System The solar system still to this day one of the most fascinating subjects of study in the science world. In our time‚ we are one of the first generations to see the planets of our solar system up close‚ and we have been able to view evolution of these planets through time. Our solar system consists of a middle aged star called the Sun‚ 9 planets‚ about 100 moons‚ thousands of asteroids‚ millions of icy bodies‚ and many comets revolving around all of it. We can begin by looking
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Diana’s name in the passage is capitalized‚ showing the importance of the values in which she represents: chastity‚ and intellectual and emotional beauty. This implies that other people value the qualities that Diana represents more than the values of Venus‚ whose name is not capitalised. Additionally‚ the devotion of a “host of worshippers” (l. 10) to their religion is much more everlasting than the infatuation that is the result of physical beauty. This suggests that Diana’s quality of internal beauty
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Introduction Galileo Galilei is considered to be the most predominant scientists during the 17th century for the astronomical discoveries that he made using a telescope. He utilized the telescope in the year of 1616. Galileo faced numerous challenges and remarkable discoveries which impacted science forever. The telescope was first invented by a Dutch eyeglass maker named Hans Lippershey in 1608‚ but it was Galileo who first commenced the astronomical discoveries by pointing the telescope towards
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Libya” by Dido‚ a few strings had to be pulled by Venus and Juno (Marlowe‚ “Dido” 3.4.63). Before Venus and Juno had even met‚ Venus substituted Cupid in for Ascanius to ensure her grandson’s safety from “any seek to do him hurt” (Marlowe‚ “Dido” 2.1.321). Venus also did that so that Dido would be attracted to Aeneas so he could get his ships fixed‚ or‚ even worst-case scenario‚ Aeneas could be the new King of Carthage. The promise between Juno and Venus was that Aeneas could stay in Carthage and be
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a single day in which‚ for a short time‚ summer appears and then vanishes once again. Based on the far away planet Venus‚ it tells of a little girl Margot and her classmates that experience what Venus only experiences once every seven years‚ summer. Margot is the lead character and originally from planet Earth‚ she relocated to Venus with her family when she was four years old. Venus couldn’t be any more different to planet Earth‚ with its constant rain‚ clouds and storms. Margot misses Earth terribly
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In the story The Glass Castle‚ by Jeannette Walls‚ a great emphasis is put on Jeannette and her father’s relationship and the affect it had on her life. He had a severe drinking problem‚ which often resulted in anger and outrage inflicted on his family‚ but in the end he always meant well and truly cared for them. His one child that always had faith in him was Jeannette. There was something in him that gave her hope he would make of something good. And although he never changed his ways‚ he helped
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Prehistoric Art (Venus of Willendorf & the Minoan Snake Goddess) Prehistoric art wasn’t a definite period of art. It was simply the name given to all art that occurred before recorded history. It was a way of reflecting beliefs‚ values and lifestyles to one’s culture. It was an era before any written history so everything was expressed through art. Prehistoric people created different art forms to represent where they belonged‚ where they were from and what they were part of. These people created
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