Why did Columbus travel west? Why did Marco Polo head east? Because it is that pull, that unknown, that unknown pull of adventure that urges humans to seek new frontiers to explore. 67% of people say that we should hold a manned mission to Mars. If we do have a manned mission I think that it will help economically because when the space race was going on between Russia and the U.S it provided many jobs to people and bettered the economy. I think that the U.S should hold a manned mission to Mars.
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things out with positve things. So if you are working negatively you should always make up for it by doing very positive things and remember it will come back to you. the moon rises one hour to several hours behind the sun and can be seen following the sun during the day that when the sun goes down it shows brightly. The relationship between the waning gibbous and waning crescent phases of the moon are opposite to those of the waxing phase because as the moon approaches the darkest point, it's decreasing
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People have had an innate curiosity about the world since the beginning of time. Many observations and discoveries have been made over the last several thousand years. Such observations include that the Sun slowly travels east during the year relative to the zodiac constellations, the stars do not appear to shift their positions, and the planets exhibit retrograde motion. The Mesopotamians developed the idea that the Earth and the heavens were a spatial whole, making references to the circumference
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An air show team like the Canadian Forces Snowbirds has a lot in common with a major rock band when you think about it. Possibly the most common similarity is that neither concerts or air show perforomances would ever happen without an exceptional amount of behind the scenes work done by people who rarely share the limelight of the performances they make happen. Bands have an army of "roadies" that do all the work necessary to make sure their shows go on and the Snowbirds similarly have their own
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Summer hangs, and summer lulls. Lay in the park, smoke in the dark, as the song goes. Its lush grass and leaves and flowers and cushioning warmth brings with it particular sluggishness, a wading. The days are slower, the sun is hotter, and the air is thick and saccharine like molasses, slowing down the traffic of our thoughts and of our discourse. The season’s circular shoegaze marks for us a lens of the mind with which we are familiar; in our youth and not, between chores and shifts, our minds hang
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In the essay "Let There Be Dark" by Paul Bogard, Bogard uses evidence and reasoning in order to successfully persuade the audience that natural darkness should be preserved. Bogard begins with an anecdote, by telling a story from his childhood. He then provides evidence that darkness is beneficial to our health, and conversely, artificial light isn't. He then addresses the problem, which is that due to pollution and other artificial light sources, our nights are getting brighter. In the final paragraph
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With humanity coming closer and closer to finally having the ability to visit another planet, many have questioned whether or not, once we can visit Mars, if we should. Whatever one’s position on the topic, one thing can be agreed upon, that sending a manned mission to The Red Planet will be very difficult, and cost an extremely large amount of money and resources. Sending actual live people to Mars is something that is coming closer to a reality, with the chance approaching extremely fast, in the
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It was a sunny fall day with a hint of a breeze. It was that time of the year filled with fuzzy socks, pumpkin spice latte’s, orange leaves, and the perfect weather. We had just moved here from Louisiana to a town called Beacon Hills located right outside of Hollywood, California. Beacon Hills is that one town where everyone knew everyone, and no one ever really left. jane , Mom, Dad, and I were outsiders, like one bright white daisy in a field of ravishing red roses. We didn’t know anyone, that
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The space race expedition to conquer mars, set out by Mars One, should not be pursued due to the detrimental effects the journey will have on the physical and psychological health of the astronauts embarking on the mission, and the lack of technology needed to ensure the success of the colonization.Undeniably, the expedition will bring about new discoveries of the components of our lives on earth, and scientific advancements unlike anything people have known before (Jordan); unfortunately, that point
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Have you ever heard about the solar eclipse’s myth before? Well people say that it was caused by people who didn’t even live on Earth. It all started on Planet Lucifer. On Planet Lucifer was a faraway land, which was called Land of Loasien. The Land of Loasien was filled with happiness and love. On the Land of Loasien lived a goddess. She goes by the name of Luna. She was so beautiful, Luna had long light brown curly hair, with sparkling light brown eyes. Luna was also known for her magical power
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