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- 511: Mythology: Dionysus And Semele
- ... Naxos by the Athenian prince, Theseus, whose life she had saved. (Hamilton 67) Dionysus rescued her and later fell in love with her. When she died, Dionysus took her crown and put it among the stars. His mother, Semele, whom he had never seen, was not forgotten. He longed for her so much that he went to the lower world, defied the power of Death and brought her to live on ...
- 512: Basketball and Its History
- ... superior skills and decade-long rivalry. During the late 1980s Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls rose to stardom and helped the Bulls dominate the NBA during the early 1990s. A new generation of basketball stars, including Shaquille O'Neal of the Orlando Magic and Larry Johnson of the Charlotte Hornets, have sustained the NBA's growth in popularity. In 1959 a Basketball Hall of Fame was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts ...
- 513: Viking Sailing Ships
- ... men. These ships were deep and wide and fifty- four feet long. They sailed through the ocean mostly by the sails and not much by rowers. Early Viking navigators depended on the sun and the stars, but by the 900's they developed a system to figure out which direction they were sailing. They made a table of figures with the sun's midday height for each week of the year ...
- 514: The Weapons of War
- ... not be won with just good protection, though. Weapons, such as knives, clubs, swords, and maces were used to kill the enemy. There were as many different types and varieties of weapons as there are stars in the sky, and usually, the weapon chosen was a matter of personal choice. When a squire trained to become a knight, he would learn some basics on how to use all types of weapons ...
- 515: The Lure of Professional Leagues
- ... million dollars waved in his face, he is more than likely going to take it without thinking about the consequences. The majority of adults would jump at that chance. College athletes constantly see the professional stars doing endorsements on television and being driven around in limousines. College athletes aren't allowed to do endorsements or promote anything, although the publicity they generate makes money for the university. Many of these athletes ...
- 516: Nostradamus and a Grim Future
- ... and political catastrophes leading ultimately to the third world war. But who is Nostradamus? This is a frequently asked question today. Some say Nostradamus is a witch, others say he is a master of the stars. Regardless of these proposals, Nostradamus must be looked upon as a scholar and recognized as an important figure in past, present, and future history. Some believe that Nostradamus and his so-called prophecies are all ...
- 517: Scandinavian Mythology
- ... sons of Bor then took the sparks and burning embers that were flying about and cast them into the midst of Ginnungagap to light the heavens and the earth. They gave stations to all the stars and planets. They then fashioned a world for the families of giants and this world is known as Jotunheim. Away from this land they fashioned a stronghold to surround the world, to defend it from ...
- 518: Drugs: Hurt Players and Sports
- Drugs: Hurt Players and Sports Brett Favre, Diego Maradona, and Darryl Strawberry are all big name sport stars. They all play different sports, but all have the same problem: they tested positive for using illegal drugs. Cocaine, anabolic steroids, and painkillers are just a sample of drugs found in sports. Cocaine is described ...
- 519: The Stalking of Celebrities
- ... able to know as much about a star as we do about a close pal. Thanks to publications and TV shows that cater to the public appetite for celebrity news, there's little privacy for stars. We learn the minor details of their lives--from an early schooling, to first kiss, last divorce, drug problems, hopes and fears.2 Celebrities on their own property are not safe from high-powered lenses ...
- 520: Serial Killers and Society
- ... in California entitled: The Death Row Art Show III. Pieces sold for thousands of dollars regardless of their aesthetic appeal, because of the identity of the artists. Serial killers are becoming as popular as rock stars. Serial killers are a development of the industrial world; they really didn't "come about" until the late eighteen-hundreds when society was becoming modernized and the threat of the new age sort of displaced ...
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