This is Admiral Bishop, Minister and Theologian from Planet X on the outskirts of the Milky Way galaxy. I have been commissioned by officials on my home planet with traveling to earth to study the religions of that world. On my planet, religion is a way for our government to control the citizens of our world. Our religion requires total submission to the government and leaders of the planet. We want to know if earth has a similar system in place and it is my responsibility to examine behaviors
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Memo from CEO to Manager: Today at 11 o’clock there will be a total eclipse of the sun. This is when the sun disappears behind the moon for two minutes. As this is something that cannot be seen every day, time will be allowed for employees to view the eclipse in the parking lot. Staff should meet in the lot at ten to eleven, when I will deliver a short speech introducing the eclipse, and giving some background information. Safety goggles will be made available at a small cost. Memo from Manager
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美国、英国与中国中学生写作案例举隅 西北师大附中 李 静 1．美国：美国重视对学生的写作指导，例如2001年6月通过的美国麻萨诸塞州《英语语言艺术课程标准纲要》提出了语言学习的十条原则，其中第六条原则是：有效的英语语言艺术课程给学生提供针对阅读和写作的非常明确的技术指导。从这一原则可以看出美国写作教学的指导原则：提前给学生提供一些明确的技术指导是非常有效的，明确的指令特别有助于学生解决那些他们在作业中碰到的难题。该课程标准在写作说明部分明确指出：“为了把学生培育成写作的多面手，教师应当强调三方面的任务：首先要有拓展性写作练习；其次，多写命题的简短作文；再次，多进行随笔练习。” [i] 这种循序渐进的能力训练序列也是科学主义的表现。 比如“写一件有趣的往事”这样一篇作文，教材的指导如下： 内容要求：你在电话上和朋友说话时，感觉到你妈妈，或者弟弟、妹妹可能在偷听，你有过这样的经历吗？这种在电话里和朋友谈事情时不舒服的感觉，在通过写信和朋友的交流中就不会存在了。写信时你有时间慢慢讨论属于你和朋友的私事。假如你最
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up swimming together during PE at school. Or maybe it those crazy big brown eyes that seemed to grab me tight every time I caught sight of them; or her curly, golden-brown hair that danced in the wind like autumn leaves. Or perhaps it was just the way she spoke with that ridiculously cute voice that for so long had the power to put butterflies in my tummy. Or perhaps it was the very texture of her skin, at once soft and firm, although it took me what seemed like forever to work up the courage to
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The supernova that changed everything, it was the Supernova 1987A. The word Nova means new star. This supernova was the most recent one since 1604 that was mistakenly thought of as the birth of a new star until the invention of the telescopes. I can only imagine the delight and satisfaction that these scientist felt when they witness something so energetic that is the Supernova 1987A. The people that was lucky enough to be living in the Earth’s Southern Hemisphere would have been able to see the
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The long wait home I have been waiting for Ma since a really long time now. The frills on my dress were beginning gnaw my pink flesh and the heat was enjoying the show, shining mischievously. We had some feast in school, hence the dress instead of the uniform. I wonder what kept Ma away for such a long time. She told me that she’ll pick me up as soon as she finishes her purchase. Both Grandma and she would sew innumerable dresses for Bua. Today, they had gone to buy some other supplies. Grand
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has little to no atmosphere there isn’t any water to create erosion and there is no wind. The temperatures of the moon vary from day to night. During the day the temperature is approximately +300°F and night time is -270°F. The temperature is this way due to the fact there is no atmosphere to protect against the sun and keep it warm at night (MoonPhases.Info, 2010-2011). The coolest cosmic entity in the sky is the moon. At night when the moon is out, it’s the first thing that lights up
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considered to be a star and is a hot ball of glowing gases. It is known as the heart of our solar system. | |2 |There are over 200 billion stars in the Milky Way. It is made up of the billions of stars as well as enough gas and dust to make a | | |billions more. The Milky Way is over 100,000 light years from one end to the other. | |3 |According to Reeves (1999), “Astronomers, believe that the universe
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that touch me the most is called “Funny the Way It Is”. This song is about the good and bad things going on in the world. The point being made is that even though many wonderful things are happening, bad things are occurring at the exact same time. “Funny the way it is, if you think about it/ One kid walks 10 miles to school, another's dropping out/ Funny the way it is, not right or wrong/ On a soldier's last breath, his baby's being born/ Funny the way it is, not right or wrong/ Somebody's broken
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how authority has became the barrier of vision through analyzing the impact of ways of seeing on art. Nowadays, people seem to have no need to worry about this problem because of the development of technology. We have the most advanced and sophisticated machines which can help us to “see” the nature of object. For example, a microscope can amplify the object thousands of times and a telescope can look across the milky way through the distant galaxy. The advanced technology allows people to enjoy famous
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