A Princess of Mars

1. What prominent northern hemisphere star was the first to have its spectrum photographed? 2. An interstellar cloud of gas known as an H-II region is mainly composed of what? 3. What celestial object is known as the morning star or the evening star depending on when it is seen in the sky? 4. Which planet of the Solar System is accompanied by two moons named for the Greek gods of fear and terror? 5. On what kind of diagram are stars plotted according to their surface temperature

Gustav Holst was a British composer born in Cheltenham in 1874. “The Planets” nearly took Gustav two years to compose because he had other jobs on the side, like teaching, which he did almost his entire life. He believed that “The Planets” wasn’t his best works, though it was an immediate success. Along with the success of “The Planets” his work load and his stress levels also rose. In 1924 he was ordered to take a break, by his doctor, in the country where he could compose his music without any

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“No Society treats its women as well as its men” is a quote from the United Nations Development Program when they were asked about the issue of gender inequality, which was featured in the Chicago Tribune News. Fifty years earlier, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which specified that everyone, regardless of gender, was entitled to the same rights and freedoms (The Universal Declaration of Human Rights). Fifty years later though, countries are

Fairy tales have been passed down from generation to generation, each person in one way or another altering the tale to reflect a piece of their life in the work . The Brothers Grimm wrote hundreds of fairy tales in their life time and in these works they used their childhood experiences as reference. Because of the hardships they faced growing up their tales take on a more gruesome approach to fairy tales. Because their mother was their only caregiver growing up, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm reflect

Medea Assignment II In the play of Medea, a lot of turmoil has come her way and now she hates everyone and swears for revenge. She gains a friend along the way Aegeus who is king of Athens and promises protection for Medea, because she is about to unleash hell. The nurse who cares for her and her children is kind and tries her best to keep Medea wrath from her children but is unsuccessful. Jason who was her husband is the culprit in the story and the cause of Medea’s behavior. In this paper the

At exactly midnight tomorrow, go into your bathroom with a lit up candle in your hand. Place the candle right in front of the mirror, and start chanting Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, and etc. Do it 3 to 30 times and legend has it that you will see a ghost in the mirror and then that ghost will kill you or bruise you emotionally or physically really abominably. This legend is called “Bloody Mary” and many people are assured that the legend is not true because they allege that their friends

More Than a Princess A staple in many children?s lives across the world is the telling of fairytales. All across the world little girls look up to princess and boys look up to heroes. Yet, do these fairy tales portray love and women differently than how we see these topics in modern day? The presentation of women in these fairy tales changes the way little girls understand their gender, their role in society, and more importantly what qualities of women are looked upon highly by society. The story

Fairy Tales: The Hidden Meaning. True love stories are typically not found on television; but can be found in the older books of fairytales. Fairytales have not been always written because before people could write, fairytales would be spoken and passed on from generation to generation. Although large numbers of literary fairy tales were written in 17th century France, most of the tales which are still told and retold now are far older in origin. The first published fairytales happened in 1667;

During 1601-1605 a lot of ruling changed and a lot if wars happened. Queen Elizabeth dies and James I took her spot. After King James dies, Charles I took his spot. Then after a while he gets married. Also, a lot of wars and problems happened. During 1601-1650 a lot of rulers were happening. It was all about Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, and Oliver Cromwell. Queen Elizabeth I was ruled to be a queen in 1558, then she died in 1603. After her, James I becomes king in England. He was the first