Snails‚ clams‚ squids‚ chiton. Is it possible that they may all be related in some way? Could they come from the same family tree? How does an octopus related to an oyster other than living in water? Yes it is very true that all of the above named specimen evolved from the same ancestor. The hypothetical ancestral mollusk has evolved into so many different species that are adapted to live in a variety of environments. Among the many species clams and snail‚ land snails in particular‚ have evolved
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The Raft of the Medusa In 1819‚ the French painter‚ Theodore Gerricault‚ created a sensation in Parisian art circles and high-society when he unveiled a huge and impressive canvas entitled "Scene of Shipwreck." Not only is the painting gigantic (16 ft high and almost 24 ft wide)‚ but is also quietly horrifying. A group men on crowded fat are making an attempt to get a faraway ship to notice them. Survival looks almost impossible‚ and but the desperate situation does not even begin to suggest
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1. What are your thoughts on Fridman’s overall argument? Do you agree or disagree with him? Why? I feel that Fridman makes a respectable argument and uses rhetorical strategies and comparisons much to his advantage. Yet‚ his argument‚ though well stated has become less relevant‚ as 2012 comes to an end. Fridman wrote this article in 1990‚ a completely different era—an era of post-modernism. Post-modernist thought is deeply rooted in stark binary comparisons like Fridman makes (jock/nerd‚ cool/uncool)
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Daniel in the Lion’s Den Elijah Jezebel Sodom and Gomorrah Birth of Jesus Parable of the Prodigal Son Lazarus John the Baptist Last Supper Judas Crucifixion and Resurrection Doubting Thomas Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Greek and Roman Mythology Group 2 Medusa Oedipus (the Sphinx‚ Antigone) Antigone The Trojan War (the fall of Troy‚ Achilles‚ Hector‚ Paris‚ Helen‚ and the Trojan Horse) Midas Bacchus Agamemnon‚ Orestes‚ and Electra (also known in whole as The Oresteia) Leda and the Swan Pandora
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snakes a very bad hair day‚ but that’s exactly what happened to Medusa. Everyone who knows anything about Greek Mythology knows who she is. She turened people to stone if they looked at her and was killed by Perseus with the help Athena then placed her head onto a sheild. But‚ how did Medusa become the lady with snake hair that you can not look at? She was not born this way it all comes from her talking badly about the wrong Goddess. Medusa was a preistess at a temple for the Goddess Athena. She was
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Did you know Medusa appears on the flag of Sicily? She appears on the Dohalice village of Czech Republic’s flags coat of arms also. Pablo Picasso‚ Rubens and Caravaggio have portrayed her in their work. Leonardo da Vinci once painted an oil canvas called Medusa. Medusa is considered a monster because she has the face of an ugly woman‚ hair of snakes‚ and if anyone looks into her eyes she turns them to stone. She is the daughter of Phorcys‚ god of the sea‚ and Ceto‚ a female sea god. Phorcys
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she would say‚ "No‚ no‚ no‚ no‚ no!" because she wanted to look after her son Perseus. King Polydectes was upset because Danae wouldn’t marry him. The king ordered Perseus to go on a mission to find Medussa. He had to cut off Medusa’s fearsome head. Medusa was extremely dangerous because if anyone looks at her face they are instantly turned to stone. He met the goddess Athena who gave him a reflective shield and Hermes‚ a Greek god‚ who gave Perseus a sickle to cut off Medusa’s head Perseus flew quickly
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Fifth Journal Entry Set 1 Find and cite your own (i.e. unique to your knowledge) example of a recent (i.e. last 3 years) article that has not been featured in this subject or the text either by lecturer‚ tutor‚ student or by the author of the text‚ in a respected business newspaper or journal‚ such as; the Australian‚ financial review‚ Business review weekly‚ The Economist‚ Business Week‚ Times‚ Harvard Business Review‚ or similar journal that features either: a. A new start-up – strategy planning/
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And even the characteristics or the texture of the skin of dead body ‚ he try to see the actual body to see the color that he saw by his own eye to view out the event. This will become the evidences to portray the Raft of Medusa restored the traditions and mirror the true scene in the raft. Event of human and political aspects greatly interested by Gericault. This painting that occur problems ‚ tragedy and issues
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Yahaira Sarabia Pacheco Mrs. Morconi AP Lang September 9‚ 2013 Synthesis Essay Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were visionaries for the Civil rights Movement. One cannot argue that they were both passionate about equality for colored people. However‚ they both had different means of fighting for those rights. While Malcolm X went with a more aggressive approach‚ MLK wanted peace while gaining their rights. While they both have compelling arguments‚ I agree more with Malcolm X and his
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