Topic: Over the past decade‚ jellyfish populations have increased in response to changing ocean conditions. Since jellyfish prey on the local fish population‚ an increase in jellyfish blooms affects our fisheries and leads to an unbalanced ecosystem. Requirement Reminders: At least 3 FULL pages (Reference List does not count as a page) Must have a clearly defined Thesis sentence Minimum 3 scholarly peer reviewed journals Minimal grammar mistakes‚ excessive grammar mistakes will result in loss of
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by on his way back from killing the Gorgon Medusa Perseus tells Andromeda’s parents that he’ll kill the monster if they agree to give him their daughter’s hand in marriage. They of course give him their consent‚ and Perseus kills the monster. (His exact method of doing so varies in different versions of the myth. Ovid has Perseus stab the monster to death after a drawn-out‚ bloody battle‚ while other versions have the hero simply hold up the head of Medusa‚ turning the monster to stone.) Andromeda
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his destination‚ he describes the monster as “Swollen black tongue forced her mouth open‚ showing the yellow fangs of her teeth. Her fingers and toes were brass claws‚ and‚ worst of all‚ each golden hair was now a living hissing snake” (Evslin 114). Medusa is characterized as repulsive and dreadfully dangerous with her fangs‚ claws‚ and black tongue. The reader can also infer she might have been an admirable character in the past with her golden hair‚ but must have done something wrong along the way
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Clash of the Titans: Two Movies‚ Two Stories Tammie Hines University Composition and Communication/COM 155 July 15‚ 2012 Kyle Mox‚ Instructor As has been seen repeatedly coming out of Hollywood studios lately‚ there seems to be a push to “reinvent the wheel”. So many previously released movies from the past three decades are now remade and released as new blockbuster films with A-list actors in them. One such example of
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Poseidon: God of the Sea The Olympian God Poseidon‚ or Neptune in Roman culture‚ is known by mortals as the King of the Seas and the Earth-Shaker. He controls the oceans and the land man walks upon. With the wave of one hand he could create massive earthquakes‚ horrific tsunamis‚ and storms that would destroy entire cities. When he rode across the seas in his chariot the seas calmed before him. As the second most powerful God of Olympus‚ Poseidon was held in high regard by gods and mortals alike
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For thousands of years Cleopatra has been portrayed as a beautiful seductress with goddess-like looks but many historians have their own interpretations of Cleopatra based on tainted information. Cleopatra is not what todays society makes her out to be‚ she has been transformed from a power hungry‚ foreign queen using all means possible to extend her power‚ including exploiting her sexuality. “It is so hard to find out the truth…the process of time obscures the truth of former times.” - Plutarch
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happens the child is referred to as a demigod. Zeus fathered the demi-god Perseus with Danae‚ a mortal woman. Zeus is the God of the Sky and creates weather and storms with his lightning bolts. Poseidon is the God of the Sea. Perseus defeated the evil Medusa and then saves Andromeda by using Medusa’s head to kill the sea monster who was holding her captive(Greek Mythology n.d). In Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief‚ the author Rick Riordan‚ created a fictional character and by the name of Percy Jackson
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organs III- Simple nerve net in body wall IV- Sexual and asexual reproduction V- Life cycle including separate polyp and medusa stages sessile(adult)‚ free floating medusa VI- Exhibit the phenomenon of polymorphism VII- Carnivorous Example: Obelia sp. (Hydra) Class: Hydrozoa Unique characteristic for Hydrozoa: I- Alternate polyp and medusa forms in the life cycle although the polyp is the dominant stage II- No mesenteries
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Phylum: Porifera A sponge has differentiated cells and functionally distinct layers. The ameobocytes secrete spicules which stack up together to make the sponge. The choanocytes are composed of a flagellum and a collar (collar cells). The amoebocytes and choanocytes are the work force of the sponge--they create the body of the sponge. The major sponge groups of today had an ancestor in the Cambrian period. The sponges reproduce either sexually or asexually. When they reproduce sexually‚ they
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especially famous movie that portrays mythology is the movie Clash of the Titans. This movie is based off of the story of Perseus. Perseus was a demigod who kills Medusa and uses her head to kill his enemies and to protect his mother and wife. Clash of the Titans is similar to the myth of Perseus because in the movie Perseus uses Medusas head to kill the Kraken and to protect Io. The two pieces are similar because the share the same conflict. The movie is different‚ however‚ because the overall plot
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