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    The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. The distance from Earth is about 384‚400km with a diameter of 3476km and a mass of 7.35*1022kg. Through history it has had many names: Called Luna by the Romans‚ Selene and Artemis by the Greeks. And of course‚ has been known through prehistoric times. It is the second brightest object in the sky after the Sun. Due to its size and composition‚ the Moon is sometimes classified as a terrestrial "planet" along with Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth and Mars.<br><br><b>Origin

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    Disappearing Moon Cafe

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    Sky Lee’s The Disappearing Moon Café Seminar Paper Arguably‚ Sky Lee not only presents us with an alternative in narrating History‚ but more importantly‚ a method of self-discovery and self-awareness – a search for one’s self. Unfolding identity or distinct character profiles‚ however‚ is less of a straightforward task than simply collating character descriptions from the novel and piecing them together like a jigsaw puzzle in order to come up with a holistic perspective on each character. Readers

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    Analyse one or two items from The Left Review‚ situating these texts in relation to the journal’s broader political and cultural concerns. Established by Writer’s International‚ the Left Review desired to “ally themselves more closely with the class that will build socialism” ‚ thus concerning themselves primarily with the working classes who‚ throughout the 1930’s‚ found themselves to be drawn towards the political ideals of Communism. The political position of The Left Review is‚ of course‚ stated

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    Behind the Swoosh

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    Behind the Swoosh is a documentary worth seeing on one of Nike’s factories located in Indonesia. Unlike what we think about factories here today in the United States‚ you soon learn the ugly truth that in fact Nike’s factory is really a sweatshop. Workers are paid next to nothing and can barely survive. Educating for Justice Directors‚ Leslie Kretzu and Jim Keady are two Americans that go to Indonesia to live as one of Nike’s sweatshop workers and record their time spent living in the slums. The

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    The reason Kennedy wanted to go to the moon was that he wanted to be ahead of all the other countries. In paragraph four he says "no nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in this race for space" so he wants people to try and build technology to go to space and try and beat the U.S. He not only wanted to go to the moon‚ but he wanted to go to space before the 1960’s because in paragraphs 5 and 6 Kennedy talks about how the people who came before us worked

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    once in a blue moon

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    the origin of the phrase “once in a blue moon” and what a blue moon actually is. “Once in a blue moon” today means “very rarely‚” though it used to mean something that was absurd‚ right along the lines of “when pigs fly.” The first known recorded use of a form of the phrase is in an anti-clerical pamphlet published in 1528 by William Roy and Jeremy Barlowe. In a conversation between two characters‚ one says‚ “Yf they say the mone is blewe/We must believe that it is true.” It appears to be a

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    Full Moon Phenomenon

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    Full Moon Phenomenon A black cat crosses the road and it is bad luck‚ you aren’t supposed to open an umbrella inside of the house or a building‚ or break a mirror. These are all superstitions are that people believe in‚ it starts as early as age eighteen months when children start to exhibit a form of magical thinking when they begin to create imaginary worlds while playing. One superstition I grew up thinking was true and until recently I still did was that crazy things happen when a full

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    The Moon Cannot Be Stolen

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    “The Moon Cannot Be Stolen” Waking up every morning is a chance to begin a brand new day. Every day‚ people take for granted what Mother Nature has given the world. Beginning with religion‚ people around the world thank a higher- power by worshiping or practicing in ways that end up appreciating the life that is made each day. However‚ religion isn’t what makes up this world it is what is being thanked that needs to be recognized. In a short story called “The Moon Cannot Be Stolen” the moral of

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    larger than before. As science grows‚ scientists always ask themselves with the common question‚ what other things we can discover. As in the astronomy field‚ it has been years that scientists want to colonize the moon. Until now‚ the question has not yet answered. Is it worth it to colonize the moon with all of the technology that we have encountered throughout the years? The moon is the only planetary object whose features can be seen without the aid of a telescope. It is also the closest object

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    eight phases of moon

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    The 8 Phases of the Moon   Phase 1 - New Moon - The side of the moon that is facing the Earth is not lit up by the sun. At this time the moon is not visible.   Phase 2 - Waxing Crescent - A small part (less than 1/2) of the moon is lit up at this point. The part that is lit up is slowly getting bigger.   Phase 3 - First Quarter - One half of the moon is lit up by the sun at this point. The part that is lit up is slowly getting bigger.   Phase 4 - Waxing Gibbous - At this time half

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