Museum Paper The David & Alfred Smart Museum of Art is one that is fairly small compared to many other museums in Chicago. The museum is located on the University of Chicago campus. Although it is a part of the campus, the newer, modern look of the building stands out from the campus’ gothic feel. When walking into the museum it was definitely evident that it belonged to a college campus. It was a Sunday afternoon, and many students and Hyde Park residents were enjoying refreshments in the café
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MYTHOLOGY IN MODERN SOCIETY [pic] [pic] [pic] |Mythology is everywhere! Daily you run across instances of words, city names, companies, | |literary allusions - and even planets and constellations - that take their name or borrow | |their theme from myths. Because of your many requests, I've provided a couple of thousand | |excellent examples to help you get started in your research. Remember, you're surrounded | |by mythology in today's society, whether you realize it or not!
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Journal Essay #3 When the reader first opens Homer's epic poem The Iliad, the author's very first line states the poem's main premise: "Achilles' rage" (1); if that doesn't tell the reader anything, it's also the title of the first book. However, I've noticed that many people still find it difficult to determine who the heroic protagonist is in The Iliad. That's because the audience today doesn't believe that their view, of what constitutes a heroic protagonist, coincides with the typical heroic
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saw Artemis and the two fell madly in love. During the following weeks the two dined, hunted together but never slept together, as Artemis still held her oath regarding her virginity her scared duty. Apollo, her twin brother, grew fearful that their relationship would soon make her break her oath. Apollo was the god of the sun and would ride through the sky during the day to bring light to the world. From his chariot he was able to see everything happening below on Earth. One day as he was riding through
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because a Trojan said that Aphrodite was more beautiful than them. Poseidon, the god of the sea, is also against the Trojans, because the king of Troy once enslaved him and made him build the city's walls and then refused to pay Poseidon. Although Apollo, god of poetry, archery, and healing, was enslaved at that time and cheated out of pay, he is on the Trojan side. Aphrodite, the goddess of love, is also on the Trojan side because a Trojan said she was very beautiful. Ares, the god of war, is also
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later within the day, stole the cattle of his half-brother, Apollo. After his birth, Hermes left the cave and found a tortoise. Cutting up the tortoise to make his own lyre. He decided he wanted to steal Apollo’s cattle, so he devised another plan. As he was driving the cattle, an older man saw what he was up to something sly. So, Hermes decided to promise him a good harvest of grapes and wine, in order to keep him from saying anything.
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Did you know that Apollo, god of the sun, was also god of medicine? Apollo represented various things in Greek mythology along with his family. He was known by many different names in the Greek world, depending on the story, of him, being told. One of Apollo’s greater famous stories was the battle at Delphi. The life of Apollo included various interesting things, including, his adventures, battles, family, and powers. Apollo represented numerous things in the Greek world, was known by several
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"Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History" by Ben Mezrich tells the true story of a young man named Thad Roberts who masterminded the first crime ever to take place in NASA. Thad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an idea—a romantic, albeit crazy, idea. He wanted to give his girlfriend the moon. Literally Thad convinced his girlfriend and another female accomplice, both NASA interns, to break into an impregnable laboratory at NASA's headquarters—past
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space docudrama, Apollo 13, narrates the events of America’s third attempted moon landing mission through the perspective of astronaut Jim Lovell, portrayed by Tom Hanks. The film also depicts astronauts Jack Swigert and Fred Haise, portrayed by Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton respectively. The plot follows their journey leading up to the launch, details their successes and failures on-board such as the explosion that nearly cost them their lives, and explains the aftermath. Apollo 13 deservingly earned
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Synopsis: Set 20 years from now, Andy Weir’s bestselling novel ‘The Martian’ follows the comedic botanist and now-astronaut Mark Watney as his mission on the planet Mars goes awry and his 5 crewmates evacuate after a severe storm. Debris slams into Mark and his suit is punctured, so they decide to abandon him behind, assumed dead. But luckily enough, a series of events lead to Mark’s survival against all the odds Mars could throw at him. Personal Response: The Martian is a believable novel dense
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