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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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    painting took place‚ Isabella D’Este would have been in her 60’s‚ yet at her request‚ Titian created the painting instead as she would have appeared in her 20’s (cite book). Even when the subject is from within the artist’s own mind‚ such as Venus in Allegory with Venus and Cupid by Bronzino‚ a woman is depicted with a youthful appearance‚ free of wrinkles and any of the other telltale signs we must all face with age. In modern times‚ the appearance of aging is so strongly avoided‚ that according to the

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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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    again connected to Pandora‚ the human that the Greek gods created‚ who received gifts similar to how others are gifted jewelry. Venus The Greek goddess Aphrodite‚ also known as Venus in the Roman world‚ is known for her beauty and love. The name Venus was adopted by the razor brand Gillette in a clever marketing way that may convince women that if they use Gillette’s Venus razor‚ they too could feel beautiful and powerful like a goddess. The company’s catchphrase is “Find the goddess in you.” The company

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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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    Fahrenheit (450 Celsius)‚ but on the night side‚ temperatures drop to hundreds of degrees below freezing. VENUS • The second planet from the sun‚ Venus is terribly hot‚ even hotter than Mercury. The atmosphere is toxic. The pressure at the surface would crush and kill you. Scientists describe Venus’ situation as a runaway greenhouse effect. Its size and structure are similar to Earth‚ Venus’ thick‚ toxic atmosphere traps heat in a runaway "greenhouse effect. EARTH • The third planet from the sun

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    swings close. Far away‚ and it’s half the size. Venus’s atmosphere is 90 times denser than Earth’s. Several craft are crushed. It seems Venus is massively volcanic. If we ever reached the surface‚ we’d be instantley crushed. And to add to the horror‚ the supper clouds are bathed in sulphuric acid. By contrast‚ our highlands on Earth form sever continents. Venus has two.

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    LESSON ONE: Speed of light: C= 3 x 10^8 m/s‚ C=3x10^5 km/s Light year= dist= speed x time Earth rotates 360 deg every SIDEREAL DAY 1 Sidereal day= 24 sidereal hrs= 23:56 solar hours Earth revolves 360 around the sun ever 365.24 days= tropical year Earth’s rotation axis precesses every 26‚000 yrs Moon revolves 360 deg ever 27.3 days= Sidereal mon Moon’s cyc repeats every 29.5 days= Syndonic mon Saros cycle: one eclipse yr is only 346 days. 19 eclipse years= 223 syndonic months. LESSON ONE

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