From the time Clyde W. Tombaugh first discovered Pluto in 1930, it was viewed as an oddball planet leading up to its reclassification in 2006. For decades, Pluto was once used as a benchmark for the outer reach and size of our solar system. In recent years, new discoveries of celestial bodies within the vicinity of Pluto’s orbit have challenged its planetary status. The debate over Pluto’s classification was discussed throughout several media and news articles, leading to serious controversy amongst
there are two,” (“Works and Days,” 37). Moreover, he distinguished between the two Eris-goddesses that have such distinct dispositions and vastly different effects on human beings. The first Eris, born of Black Night, promotes wicked things and is harmful to humans. However, the other Eris, placed on earth by Zeus, is beneficial to humans, and as Frederick Nietzsche explained, was salient to Greek society. The first Eris is portrayed as wicked and is bad for humans. It leads to feuding, wars, and struggles-to-the-death
gods and goddess, such as Hera, Athena, Aphrodite, Hermes, and Paris of Troy, are portrayed in the artwork. The content of the painting depicts the wedding banquet of Peleus and Thetis. Almost all the goddess are invited, except Eris, goddess of strife. Out of spite, Eris throws a golden apple with the words "to the
The very small spark of “discard” is when Eris starts conflict, forcing Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite to argue who the “fairest” of the three is. Helen was a gift of Aphrodite to Paris because he decided she was the fairest. Since she was secretly taken from a Greek King and given to a Trojan prince
Informative Speech: The History of Pluto Specific Purpose Statement: By the end of my speech my audience will be able to explain the history behind Pluto becoming a planet and in turn losing its planetary status. INTRODUCTION: Attention Getter: Growing up learning about the planets my first grade teacher told me, “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pies” was a way to remember the order of the planets. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. Apparently now teachers
and his team officially discovered the tenth planet, Xena, later renamed Eris, being slightly larger than Pluto, many scientists were skeptical as to whether Eris and Pluto should truly be considered a planet. The lingering question of Pluto’s planetary status was suddenly untenable. The International Astronomical Union and Mike Brown formulated an official, restricting definition of what a planet is, which excluded both Eris and Pluto. Many people were shocked by the “death” of Pluto. Brown wrote
When most people hear the name “Ringling” they think of the Ringling brother, known for their world famous circus. Besides their world-renowned circus, one of the brothers, John Ringling, had a vast collection of art pieces in his Florida mansion. His collection grew so big; he decided to build a museum to display his collection of art. The Ringling museum is located in Sarasota, Florida. The Ringling museum is comprised of multiple buildings. The museum itself, which holds all the art and has a
It was at first thought to be bigger than Pluto later it ended up being somewhat smaller than Pluto. Eris finishes one rotation around the Sun in 580 years. Eris is the reason why Pluto’s planetary status was changed to being a dwarf planet. The Kuiper Belt has a section called Classic Kuiper Belt. This is the busiest area of this belt and is situated at a distance of around 42 to
A prevailing theme that has shown up persistently in readings, lectures and Core Fridays is that conflict is the catalyst for change. Change is guaranteed to happen in this capricious world however when a predicament presents itself, change transpires at a much faster pace. A conflict is disagreement, argument or an obstacle and change can be described as the act of making or becoming different, these two go hand in hand. When faced with a conflict, we usually look for a solution which includes modifying
of this war fought by men. Although the beginning of the war was not spoken of in The Iliad, the origin of the war is traced back to jealous goddesses. The gods and goddesses were feasting together to celebrate the marriage of Peleus and Thetis. Eris, the goddess of discord, had not been invited. She came, however, and threw among the guests a golden apple, on which was inscribed "For the fairest." Three goddesses claimed the apple. They were Hera, wif...
“To Pluto” has two meanings. The first meaning connotates Pluto as the furthest discovered planet in our solar system (even though it was demoted in 2006 from “real planet” to “dwarf planet). As the furthest planet, Pluto symbolizes insatiable human ambition, especially towards space exploration and innately unobtainable things (space exploration, non-viviparous births, robot creation etc.). In maintaining this microcosmic view of human existence , earthly ambition is not necessarily precarious
Hephaestus: The Stone Making God. Hephaestus is the Greek Olympian of metal working, stone making, and also architecture. He is also one of the twelve Olympians, some examples of these other Olympians are Poseidon, Hermes, and more. Olympians are Greek descendants of the pantheon. Pantheon meaning a child from a god that is recognized inside of the Greek temple. Hephaestus had a few rough patches in his life that made him stronger, and to be able to do more things than the other gods could not
Humans Interest in Space and Its Secrets Outer Space as we know it is not changing visibly much, yet in the distance much father then we can see; activity is ongoing. Suns are collapsing, planets are forming, and space is expanding all around us far beyond our wildest dreams. Humans strive to learn how, and why the sun explode, and how the planets formed. Humanity has long longed to the stars with wonder and amazement. Using the stars for everything from understanding our purpose, to finding our
The Demotion of Pluto from Planetary Status “Pluto has been voted off the island” (Inman). In August of 2006 the celestial body was officially retitled a dwarf planet. The media’s portrayal of the demotion of Pluto began in 2006 and covered a broad variety of topics including the official ruling in Prague, the public’s reception of the decision, a book written by a scientist claiming sole responsibility for the demotion, and finally NASA’s most recent statement in 2012 regarding the dwarf planet
So, what does it take to be a model? Can just anyone be one be a model? What personality traits do you need to have? Aphrodite, is the Greek Goddess of love, mother of 19 children, and wife. Her symbols include sea shells, mirrors, golden apples, the evening star, the number five, the ocean, the triangle, the dove and the swan. Aphrodite would make a great model because she is beautiful, clever, and helpful. One important reason why Aphrodite would be a good model is because she’s beautiful. The
Disagreements are common between people. Each person has a different way of thinking. Experts with the same knowledge also may even disagree because of the way they interpret the facts. However, these disagreements allow others to see from a different perspective which are very beneficial to society. This can be seen in two areas of knowledge: the natural sciences and the arts. With the same data, experts will, in the beginning, most likely disagree with each other providing their own theories.
Ancient Greek Women In ancient Greek society women lived hard lives on account of men's patriarch built communities. Women were treated as property. Until about a girl’s teens she was "owned" by her father or lived with her family. Once the girl got married she was possessed by her husband along with all her belongings. An ancient Greece teenage girl would marry about a 30-year-old man that she probably never met before. Many men perceived women as being not being human but creatures that were
Leaning is detrimental in today’s world. There are many ways to view the action “learning”. Some people may say that learning is “any relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by experience or practice” (psych book page 176). If we view learning through this definition, Alvin Toffler’s quote about the literate being those who can “learn, unlearn, and relearn” would be a great place to begin discussion. My ability to learn will allow me not only to survive, but also to thrive and lead
There are two main speculations when it comes to the tension between Pluto’s existences. To get a better understanding of Pluto’s existence, it’s important to consider both points of views. The two schools of thought are Pluto’s planetary status and how science and religion exist between the debates of Pluto’s status. Being said, these two schools of thoughts might show dramatic tensions; however, there are certain attitudes towards knowledge for either or both. One of the primary points about
compassion. This citizen’s name was Eris, to the best of his knowledge he was a brilliant astronomer but had been cursed from birth with dreadfully bad luck. Being a rather sensitive person, Caerus immediately felt great pity about his