<center><b>What is the evidence for our knowledge of the internal structure of the Earth?</b></center><br><br>As we enter the twenty first century we are beginning to learn more and more about the composition of the Earth. Early predictions have thrown up some rather strange and peculiar thoughts as to what is making up our Earth‚ but now day¡¦s scientists can be confident that the Earth is made up of what they think. As from experiments and other sources of information a picture to what is really
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The concept of a spherical Earth dates back to ancient Greek philosophy from around the 6th century BC‚ but remained a matter of philosophical speculation until the 3rd century BC when Hellenistic astronomy established the spherical shape of the earth as a physical given. The Hellenistic paradigm was gradually adopted throughout the Old World during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. A practical demonstration of Earth’s sphericity was achieved by Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano’s expedition’s
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is a straightforward poem about how life is for a person with the same race/ethnicity as others and at the same time‚ different from others. The poem “Legal Alien” is about a woman of Mexican parents‚ who is born and raised in America. An American citizen established by law‚ but at the same time this person feels like an illegal alien because of how some people treat her. She is fluent in both‚ English and in Spanish. Feels American because she is‚ but at the same time she doesn’t. She is looked
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theories of how the Earth was created. Of course you have heard about the renowned and celebrated Big Bang Theory. This theory claims that about 15 million years ago‚ there was a sudden explosion in which matter was thrown in every direction at an unbelievable speed. Matter decelerated and started to form clouds of poisonous gas which subsequently formed galaxies‚ stars‚ planets like the Earth‚ and the sun. There are also many religious perspectives about the creation of the Earth. First of all‚ there
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The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts were not merely intended for immigrants who spoke out against the government but more to detain the growth of the Democratic - Republican Party. These four Acts coercively lessoned the likelihood of the party mounting power by eliminating its majority group; soon to be citizens. Many issues led up to the creation of the Acts. This Cause and Effect can be traced all the way back to George Washington’s Presidency; a few years after
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SAVE PLANET EARTH Introduction: Why are some people just thinking with their money and not with theirs heart? How could you throw your batteries‚ glass bottles‚ chemicals in the nature and think that they will disappear without consequences. I see it every day‚ do not you? We have to save the earth before it’s too late. First of all take care of the nature is a good thing for everyone. Everyone wants to have a good life‚ how could you want it if you not taking care of the world you should
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Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne is about Axel‚ his uncle‚ Professor Lidenbrock‚ and their guide‚ Hans‚ traveling to the center of the earth through a volcano. Even though they never reached the center‚ they did discover several things. The story began when Professor Lidenbrock brought home an old manuscript. He and his nephew Axel discovered that the manuscript was written by a famous Icelandic alchemist during the 16th century. They find it says that if they enter a certain
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your family‚ there is always more to be striving for: a better job‚ more friends‚ a bigger house. In Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ the emphasis is on Indian families and the duty that them‚ and their children carry. Lahiri wants to show how the responsibility of an Indian family is generational‚ and each generation carries duty in a different way. Throughout Unaccustomed Earth‚ Ruma spends the majority of the story carrying this heavy responsibility for her family. She feels compelled to keep
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that you have learnt. An important lesson that I learnt from the graphic novel‚ Journey to the centre of the Earth is that we should never give up and have confidence in ourselves. Professor Lidenbrock felt very excited when he found the document about how to get to the centre of the earth. He wanted to learn about what lies beneath our feet. although getting to the centre of the earth was not going to be easy‚ he still went because he was a determined man. Although the journey was fraught with
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Mars VS Earth Mars and Earth are both part of the four terrestrial planets that orbit within the inner solar system and are from the same origin. They are both made of rock and metal. Mars has an extremely weak magnetosphere however‚ so probably doesn’t have a liquid metal core. Earth on the other hand does have a liquid metal core‚ which provides its strong magnetosphere. Solar radiation can therefore directly penetrate Mars‚ while Earth can reflect solar radiation. Mars is much further from
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