Triton Essays

  • Neptune

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    Neptune Neptune is the outermost planet of the gas giants. It has an equatorial diameter of 49,500 kilometers (30,760 miles) and is the eighth planet from the sun. If Neptune were hollow, it could contain nearly 60 Earth's. Neptune orbits the Sun every 165 years. It has eight moons, six of which were found by Voyager 2. A day on Neptune is 16 hours and 6.7 minutes. Neptune was discovered on September 23, 1846 by Johann Gottfried Galle, of the Berlin Observatory. Neptune got its named from the Roman

  • Bruce Tressler: A Lifetime Amidst Industrialization and War

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    In January of 1939, a man was born by the name of Bruce Tressler in Connersville, Indiana. His parents came from Cincinnati on his father’s side and his mother came from Shelby county, Indiana. At the time, Connersville was a very big industrial town. Connersville was also known as Little Detroit in the 1920s because there were factories in Connersville that made cars. Then when war came upon the United States, all of the factories turned to something in the war production. Bruce’s early years were

  • What Is The Significance Of Reef By Romesh Gunesekera

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    (Oxford 2005). The novel entails of an eleven year old named Triton, he burned the roof of a heart in his school and his uncle sends him away to work as a houseboy for a man known as Mr. Salgado, a marine biologist in the island of Sri Lanka. The novel is written in the first person with Triton as the narrator, he tells the story is if it was pre-recorded, this helps him tell the story as it is, he outlays the activities as they occur. Triton goes through a ‘rite of passage’, a ‘rite of passage’ can

  • The novel Reef by Romesh Gunesekera

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    The novel Reef by Romesh Gunesekera is about a lad named Triton. The novel marks his coming of age. As the novel progress young Triton grows from a boy to a man.” Triton at the age of eleven” and “I told him I had a business nearby a restaurant”(Gunesekera1) ,this show that he had grown up from a lad to man. Triton experiences a number of events that his coming of age. In my essay I will explore these events of an insider and outsider. In my first paragraph I will be talking about the relationship

  • Essay On Tricycle

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    THE MOBO TRITON PRO ADULT RECUMBENT TRICYCLE Recumbent tricycles are three-wheeled cycles that allow the rider to be in a reclined position while on the move. The pedals are usually at the front (attached to the front wheel) and not by the side. Unlike other common upright bicycles or tricycles, it allows one's weight to be evenly distributed in areas other than the back and buttocks making it more comfortable than its counterpart. Because of this sitting position, a recumbent tricycle becomes

  • Analysis Of The Mermaids

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    placement of them shows unbalance. There are a couple objects presents. A total of three mermaids are presents including a triton and some objects are in the background represented by shadows. The sizes of the objects in the center of the composition are big compared to the ones in the background. A lot of emphasis is present in the center of the painting. The forms of the mermaids and triton are volumetric and a nice scenery is present in the background. The mermaids and trition are formed by contoured lines

  • The Little Mermaid: Hans Christian Andersen vs Walt Disney

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    The Little Mermaid is well known to everyone, but which version is known best? Hans Christian Andersen or Walt Disney, both are very similar mostly because Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid was the most popular version of the story before Walt Disney. Although Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid,” published in 1837, contains many patronizing nineteenth-century attitudes towards women, a value system that at least acknowledges the legitimacy of femininity shapes the fairytale. Unfortunately

  • Spongebob Square Pants has Many Attributes of the Greek Gods

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    represented by one core characteristic. The gods Triton, Hades, Koalemos, Poseidon, and Midas would make the perfect dream team for the television show SpongeBob Squarepants, playing the roles of SpongeBob, Plankton, Patrick, King Neptune, and Mr. Krabs. Despite the childish themes, SpongeBob Squarepants consists of three dimensional characters who are easily relatable to the gods of Greek mythology. SpongeBob is an obvious match for the Greek god Triton. Triton is known for being helpful and friendly because

  • Reef by Romesh Gunesekera

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    political coup in the year 1971. This first person narration marks the coming of age of a young protagonist named Triton. Who at the age of eleven is sent to Mr. Salgado’s household to work as a servant. “I was trapped inside what I could see, what I could hear, what I could walk to without straying from my undefined boundaries,” (Gunesekera 53). Conformed to his surroundings Triton has limited knowledge and understanding of what is going on outside Mr. Salgado’s household. He is almost oblivious

  • Little Mermaid Allusion

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    The Little Mermaid is an animated movie about Ariel, a mermaid, who disobeys her father, King Triton, to meet the love of her life, Eric. Ariel beings to feel love for a human. Their love is not accepted, because King Triton views humans as undesirable creatures. There is an allusion of my life within this movie, because I fell in love with someone my dad prohibited me to be with, Victor Chicas, due to a family feud between our families. The Little Mermaid and my love story with Victor are similar

  • The Little Mermaid Character Analysis

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    was the seventh of six royal princesses who were born to King Triton and Queen Athena. Queen Athena died sometime when Ariel was a child due to a attack or run in that was caused by some Pirates and their ship. This situation that resulted in the death of Queen Athena triggered King Triton’s hatred for all humans. Therefore, Ariel and her six other sisters were raised by their father, King Triton, in Atlantica where her father King Triton ruled. The palace walls and

  • Tetrahymena Lab Report

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    The purpose of the lab was to be able to see the effect of Triton X – 100 on the viability of Tetrahymena thermophile, a unicellular protozoan. This organism is motile and it uses cilia, which are thick protuberances that project out from the body and beat in rhythmic waves to move around. An advantage to using T. thermophila as the test organism is that the cell can be tested directly, it is also fast, cheap and the toxicants can be added to test viability (Rowan & Goldberg, 1985). This experiment

  • NEIU Personal Statement

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    rich, vast amount of experiences it had to offer. Last November, It had been dwelling on my mind for quite some time to visit various campuses in lieu of my upcoming graduation in May of 2016. Finishing my Associate’s Degree in Computer Science from Triton College, Northeastern Illinois University became a point of interest for making my transition, offering the appeals of scholarship opportunities, undergraduate study programs and hope for my educational goals. My friend Isaac and I were given a stellar

  • Summary of Disney´s The Little Mermaid

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    the surface of the ocean to visit Scuttle the seagull, who offers very inaccurate knowledge of human culture. King Triton was disappointed at Ariel for going to the surface and he gave Ariel a serious warning. Ariel was upset and went inside her grotto, filled with her thingamajigs she collected. Apparently unique among her kind, she is fascinated by the human world, although Triton has a hatred for humans... ... middle of paper ... ...ll the wedding scene at the end of the movie, why would Ariel

  • Neptune Research Paper

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    Neptune is one of the eight planets in our solar system. It was named after the Roman god of the sea. It was discovered on September 23rd 1847 by Heinrich D'Arrest and Johann Galle. No one before this time knew that Neptune existed, because Neptune is invisible to the naked eye. Neptune is known as an ice giant, but is the smaller than the other ice giant, Uranus. Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun at about 2.8 billion miles away, therefore making it the coldest planet. Neptune is the most

  • The Little Mermaid Research Paper

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    comes to Eric’s aid and sings to him while leaving him upon the shore. When Eric awakes, he remembers Ariel’s voice and vows to find the woman who saved him. Ariel, blinded by love, sets out to find him, but her plans are foiled when Ariel’s father Triton, the King of the Sea, finds out. He forbids her plans, but just when Ariel is ready to give up two eels, Flotsam and Jetsam, convince her to visit Ursula, an evil sea witch. Taking their advice, Ariel is tricked into making a deal that results in

  • Analyzing Themes In The Movie 'The Little Mermaid'

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    follow this pattern with Ursala’s requirement that Ariel needs a “true love’s kiss” in order to stay a human and live “happily ever after” with her prince. Accordingly, having Eric save Ariel during the climax of the film where Ursala has subdued King Triton and all hope seems lost, it appears

  • The Broadway Fountain of Madison, Indiana

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    The Broadway Fountain of Madison, Indiana did not originate in Indiana. “The fountain was originally exhibited in Philadelphia in 1876 (U.S.).” “After the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition closed, the Madison Lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows purchased the fountain and presented it to the city in 1884 (U.S.).” What makes this fountain so special? “It is one of only four remaining of this style in the world (U.S.).” The Madison Lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows was looking for

  • The Little Mermaid Feminist Criticism

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    Would you sacrifice your whole life for something you recently like? Ariel is the youngest mermaid in her family, her father is King Triton. She has red hair, blue eyes, she likes to go on adventures and discovering thing with her friends, Flounder the fish, Sebastian the crab and some more. Since Ariel is the youngest one she is oppressed and demeaned by her father and society, which is Ursula, to do the things that she doesn't really care and rather go on a adventure. In The Little Mermaid by Disney

  • Character Analysis Of The Little Mermaid

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    Mermaids, a thing of fairytales every little girl wanted once to be, have been the subject of many wishful dreams sparkling the imagination of adults and children alike. This most commonly known story of mermaids is Disney's The Little Mermaid, but this story was not an original creation of this animation conglomerate. In 1836 Hans Christian Andersen wrote the original little mermaid with a different narrative than Disney portrays. Disney's blissful rendition of the little mermaid is beloved by millions