Apollo 8

end and i agree with the end result we our spending way to much money on something that we have not had a major need for. I agree with the DE -funding of NASA. we should be spending that money on more important government project like the VA , section 8 And foster care I find these programs to be appropriate use of government funding. The number one thing about NASA is they use 3.9 trillion dollars of the budget in just 2015. That is way to much money to be spending and getting very little…

“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” This quote by Larry Elder is an explanation of the entire theme of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. It is a short way of explaining that without having a strategy and plot to achieve the ideal that is to be pursued; it will not exactly turn out the way it is expected to. Many have taken wrong turns in life and can prevent the goal from being reached and being the best person possible, this is a similar situation in which Willy Loman has to suffer…

According to the City of Savannah website, Savannah currently hosts 20 different homeless camps. Additionally, the statistics also show that the homeless population in Savannah fluctuates between 1,000 and 4,000 people (savannahga.gov). To say I was surprised by this information would be a lie. I see the face of the homeless population every time I go downtown. I see their faces at Forsyth Park on Sunday mornings, when they line up to get a meal. I see the Mother’s with their signs, begging for…

In Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey, the two sides, immortal and mortal, place blame on one another for the chaos that unfolds on earth. Human nature entails acting on impulse to serve personal agendas, the gods of Olympus are not exempt from its effect and may be major parts of its existence. Homer depicts the gods as divinities that are similar to humans in that they indulge in the same practices, are subject to the abstract beings of Greek mythology, and are in constant interaction with each…

Homer’s Illiad is an adventure nonfiction piece that was meant to convey the tremendous amount of causalities faced during the time of the war. While reading Homer’s Illiad this epic piece connected with life issue in many ways, and was a piece that was very diverse. Of course, with war comes death, but let not death be in vain. In today’s world soldiers have risk their lives’ and many have died due to the battle of the war. The war that changed this nation’s view is the war in Iraq, which was…

Another famous myth portraying homosexual relations is the myth of Apollo and Hyacinth. In this myth, we appreciate a consensual relation between the god and the mortal, who at his death is transformed into the hyacinth flower by the god. If we compare Apollo’s relation with Hyacinth and Daphne, we are able to see that even though the male lover died, Apollo himself transformed him in order to honor their relationship. In contrast, Apollo also venerated Daphne by wearing a laurel crown, but she…

Introduction: Apollo was one of the most powerful gods in Greek mythology. There was only one other god who was more powerful his name was Zeus. Zeus, otherwise known as “Jupiter” for the Romans, was the supreme ruler of all gods, he was the god of weather (Day, 24). Apollo had a twin sister named Artemis, who was the goddess of the moon and the hunt; they were the children of Zeus and Leto. People do not know whether Apollo was based off of a real person. It is said that he would have…

Homer 's the iliad The homeric story of the iliad is one of the greatest known, and most important story in all of greek history. This epic story basically talks about the greatest greek god like zeus, well known for his powerful leadership enables armies to head to war against the trojan soldiers. As he goes to fight against the great god achilles one of the best well known fighters of the achaeans. Everyone fears him due to his great power of his sword in war. Never was he afraid to…

these myths solely entertain the public, they also showcase the Greeks’ personal and cultural values. The myth “Apollo and Daphne” speaks of a god and a nymph, who were both struck my a Cupid’s arrow. Apollo was struck by an arrow, which caused him to become infatuated with Daphne, while Daphne became repulsed by all things related to love. After, quite literally, being chased by Apollo around a forest, Daphne called out to her father – river god, who turned her into a laurel tree. The…

the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of power. However, in Hermes case, his lie gains him a powerful new instrument in music, something that can tempt others away from their better judgments. The temptation of the lyre is what tempts Apollo away from his anger and allows the trade, the lyre for the Caduceus (Hermes 409-580). To simplify, Hermes’ lie to the tortoise gives him the Caduceus, the symbol of his power as a herald, the herald of the gods to be specific, and which in turn…