Thursday, May 16, 2013

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Book: The Mark of Athena
Author: Rick Riordan
Number of pages : 836
Number of pages read: 400
Genre: Fiction, mythology

In the Mark of Athena from the Heroes of Olympus series, Anabeth, finally finds Percy in the Roman camp, but just while they think they are finally finished with adventure, a strange spirit takes control over on of the people in their team and starts bombing the Roman Camp. Since the greeks and Romans already didn't trust each other, the Romans takes them for traitors and trie o kill them, the seven young half bloods have to flee again. Their goal is to go to Athens, free their friend Nico from Titans, destroy all Titans and most importantly beat Gaia.Through out the beginning of their adventure they discover many things and meet many people. First they are confused as to some gods are acting crazy between their Roman side and their Greek side, they are also confused about this famous mark of athena that everyone keeps on talking about. They meet many monsters and gods as the godess of sea monsters that tries to capture them in an Aquarium. So not only are they tracked by all kinds of bad gods, Titans, and monsters but they are also tracked by other Roman half Gods. Will they ever succeed saving the world and their friend in 3 days? I stopped when on of the main caracter was about to get eaten by a giant shrimp/ cat fish monster.


 Describe 3 significant contributions that your figure made and the impact of each.

Marie Curie, obviously discovered radium which leaded to million of lives saved now and during world war 2 as she invented scanners and cures for cancer. Marie Curie also had a very hard life and had many obstacles to become a scientist, but she did it, and is still an idol to many young people as she showed them to never give up on your dreams. Finally she was the first woman to win a nobel price, the first person ever to win two, the first polish person to win one and the first person to get a doctorate in France. Marie was a women that accomplished many thing that only men could at the time so she was a great contributor to women's right and she showed that they could be almost better then men if they wanted to.

2.      What is one MORE unique thing you have discovered about your figure?
When going to the U.S Marie mett the president and got awarded a golden key and 1 g of radium. The second time she went she mett the president again and got awarded 50000, 3 weeks later it was the great depression in the US.

3.      What are the different awards and prizes that your figure has been awarded.
She got the Nobel Price of Chemistry and the Nobel Price of Physics.

4.      Describe the death of your figure.
She died of Aplastic Animia, when she was in her 60's but it is now deducted that it was a lot because of her handling radioactive element so much and for so long, she even said her finger where so used that she couldn't feel anything any more.
 

1 comment:

  1. I like how you wrote about the book you read as well as the significant person. Marie Curie was a very interesting person.

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