unidentified flying object; a ‘flying saucer’." The word was first used in print by Donald Keyhoe in 1953.[1] The acronym "UFO" was coined by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt‚ who headed Project Blue Book‚ then the USAF’s official investigation of UFOs. He wrote‚ "Obviously the term ’flying saucer’ is misleading when applied to objects of every conceivable shape and performance. For this reason the military prefers the more general‚ if less colorful‚ name: unidentified flying objects. UFO (pronounced Yoo-foe)
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beliefs regarding the nature of this relationship. So-called “naïve realism” ‚ also known as direct realism‚ is the belief that our senses accurately detect mind-independent reality therefore our perceptions of reality correlate directly with the form of the objective reality. Another form of realism known as “scientific realism” takes a different approach by assuming that the universe exists in a way that can be described by science (the ability to describe an object through science verifies its
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Love at First Sight Writing Sample Once upon a time there was a girl. One day she saw a boy she’d never met across a crowded room. Their eyes locked: she froze in her tracks‚ her face stuck in awe. Her blood ran cold; her fingers began to tingle as a shiver ran through her entire body. 8.2 seconds later the boy flashed her a beaming smile. His expression injected a flood of warmth into her fragile heart and her mouth involuntarily turned up to return the gesture. She didn’t know how
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World Peace‚ Is It Even Possible? We need to try something new to make world peace because politics and the government say that they will improve‚ but look at the world‚ there is still war going on. It may not be here‚ and we might not see it but it’s going on in so many other countries. We need to start thinking about it not just for the people‚ but for all the animals that live in those conditions as well‚ and the water we are polluting. in the long run‚ it affects us all‚ that’s why we need
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Diana Rosales Dr. Tricia Farwell Reflection Paper 02-21-15 Women as Sexual Objects in Advertising Advertisers use women as an object in a sexual manner to call men’s attention when promoting and selling products. Women are used as a strong symbol that society connects with weakness‚ sensitivity‚ and dependence (of a man) but is also seen as a sexual object. From the professional interest as an advertising student‚ woman have‚ are‚ and will always be seen as profit and a way to bring a bigger audience
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Dementia Awareness Outcome 4- Understand factors relating to and individual’s experience of dementia Mrs A- Dementia with lewy bodies Mrs A is 65 years of age and has Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Most mornings she wakes up in pain and requires a lot of support with her personal care now as she is unsteady on her feet. She requires a rota-stand for standing and transfers and at times struggles to keep her eyes open and concentrate. Mrs A is aware of her dementia and seems low in herself at moments
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Final Essay Name: Ng Tsz Ying‚ Kelly Student ID: 14061605D Topic: Should animal testing for medical purposes be allowed to continue? Animal Testing is the research or experiment mainly conducted for education‚ commercial‚ scientific and medical purposes. It is commonly used in the medical field for developing new drugs and toxicology tests. Animal testing for medical uses helps to deal with different diseases and cancers. However‚ due to the protection of animal rights and ethical reasons‚ the question
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Santiago’s Awareness of Surroundings Dreams are not only about whether they have been achieved or not‚ but also the process to achieve them. Have you ever wondered how important the process is? For example‚ a student never paid attention to the teacher and never studied before the test. He was cheating during the test. If he was lucky‚ he would get good mark but he did not learn anything. That boy would have lots of trouble to reach his dream in the future if he did not change the bad habit of
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In order for Jane to establish her Break-even for one month‚ she needs to identify and calculate the following Firstly‚ Jane needs to gather all her products with their Cost Price (Variable Cost per item) as well as her Selling Price. By identifying each products’ selling price and cost price‚ Jane can determine the difference – The Profit. This helps establish her fixed costs in which are referred to as the direct costs of production. This ensures how many need to be made and sold to cover
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Making the Most Out of Time The one person whom I will always consider my best friend is my mother. She raised me to be the young and confident woman that I am today. Without her guidance I feel as if I would’ve turned out to be a completely different person. But on March 25th‚ 2007‚ I lost my best friend‚ mentor and role model to ovarian cancer. I was in deep distraught for years after I lost my mother. It especially hurt when I would remember all of the jovial moments that we shared together
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