The depiction of Jupiter‚ also known as Zeus‚ takes on many different forms depending on the author and timeframe in which we are examining him. Throughout the article “Jupiter in Ovid’s Metamorphoses” Charles Segal juxtaposes Ovid’s characteristics of Jupiter amongst that of other prominent poets of comparative eras‚ Homer and Virgil. Ovid’s Jupiter appears to have immense anger and abrupt displays of power that acquire a high level of violence. With these two attributes overlapping‚ Ovid portrays
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Jupiter Jupiter‚ the largest planet in our solar system shines brightly in the nighttime sky. Named after the supreme Roman God‚ Jupiter is an appropriate name for a planet of massive size; about eleven times Earth’s diameter; and numerous raging storms. In Roman mythology‚ Jupiter is the God that overthrew his tyrannical father‚ Saturn‚ and quickly took his place as the supreme ruler of the heavens. Many Roman temples were erected in honor of Jupiter‚ the God of storms‚ truth‚ justice and order
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Jupiter’s Climate Director Jupiter’s climate is very different to the climate on Earth‚ as well as the temperature that are much colder. Jupiter is a gaseous planet and so it does not have a solid surface‚ because of it being made out of gas it technically has no surface. Temperatures range from high to low on Jupiter because of all the types of gases and layers that they are in‚ such as the upper atmosphere where it is colder and increases closer to the center. At the top of Jupiter’s clouds the
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Jupiter is a gas giant. This means that it has a huge atmosphere‚ a liquid mantle‚ and a liquid / solid core‚ with no definite boundary between the layers. The core of Jupiter is probably composed of liquid rock‚ at a temperature as high as 24‚000 K (43‚000 °F). The core is small relative to the planet‚ about 20% of its radius‚ but it is still fifteen times heavier than the Earth. Next comes a layer of liquid hydrogen that is under the pressure of 10‚000‚000 Earth atmospheres. This changes the
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\section{Composition of Jupiter} Jupiter is largest planet in our solar system‚ it has got four planet size moons‚ when Galileo discovered Jupiter’s four large moons: Io‚ Europa‚ Ganymede and Callisto‚ now known as the Galilean moons.Jupiter resembles a star in composition. In fact‚ if it had been about eighty times more massive‚ it would have become a star rather than a planet. Jupiter has got a count of total moon of 49. Jupiter unlike wise the Earth does not have a solid surface. In Jupiter‚ clouds made
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September 2010 What is the Purpose of War? War is used as a method for feuding countries as a way of solving conflict‚ when in reality‚ that is not the solution to a problem at all. War can be described as the waging of armed conflict against an enemy‚ an act to fight for what is right‚ or a harmful way of getting what one desires. We may not know what exactly war is but we do know its purpose. Every war is not the same‚ neither are its purposes. Wars have numerous purposes‚ from maintaining
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Shoemaker is a comet that hit the planet Jupiter in July of 1994. It was discovered by three expert comet detectors‚ Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker‚ and David Levy‚ in 1992. The comet originated its name by its discoverers the “Shoemaker- Levy 9: Comet”. As information came it they started to realize that the comet had been orbiting Jupiter and not the Sun itself. They discovered that the comet might have even been orbiting the planet as late as the year 1966. The impacts ended up being a multi-day
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is taking place.” (Presley‚ C 2011) We can’t deny that we are living among dangerous of crime so prison is built for imprisoning people who violate. But what is the main purpose of prison? Presley‚ C (2011) Crime is everywhere‚ accessed 30th November 2012‚ < http://www.examiner.com/article/crime-is-everywhere> There are 4 purposes of prisons‚ the first one is retribution that means criminals have to pay a debt to society for their crimes by they are punished into the prisons and detain
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relationships‚ is like trying to stop breathing forever-impossible. No matter how hard someone tries‚ it will eventually come to an end. In “Drops of Jupiter” a ballad by Train‚ the artist writes about a girl who has left him to find herself somewhere else in the world. After she comes back‚ he begins to ask if she had found anything better and what she thinks now. However‚ he soon realizes that he is better off without her‚ and leaves her to fend for herself. In this ballad‚ the artist uses an array
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Keana Saunders Matthusen English Compositions 13 December 2012 What Is The Purpose of Education? Many students feel as though they are mandated to go to school. Should they feel this animosity toward education? Or is it just a personal pleasure for those who enjoy it? The purpose of education is to enhance one’s human values‚ create financial stability‚ and promote knowledge. The education system is flawed in these areas‚ they must work on
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