Space Radiation Too Deadly For Mars Mission by Charles Q. Choi‚ Special to SPACE.com Date: 31 March 2008 Time: 10:00 AM ET Dangerous levels of radiation in space could bar astronauts from a mission to Mars and limit prolonged activity on the moon‚ experts now caution.However‚ more research could reveal ways to handle the risks that radiation poses to space missions.The magnetic field of Earth protects humanity from radiation in space that can damage or kill cells. Once beyond this shield‚ people
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HUMANITIES - OPINION PIECE Have the Anzac commemorations become too commercialised? Before venturing into an answer‚ it’s important to understand the question. What does ‘commercialised’ really mean? The Free Dictionary describes commercialised as “organised principally for financial gain.” It does not mention popularity‚ a broadened reach into mainstream consciousness or increased awareness of what something is. However‚ these very things may occur if something organised for the purpose of financial
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“ I too wanted to live an ordinary life.. I never drank ‚ never lied‚ never smoked‚ never hurt anyone‚ then why me atharv why me? All I wanted from life was to make my parents happy‚ have a happy family and yes a caring person who would love me for what I am. Was it too much? Was it too much for god to give? Why did he do this to me? Why?…” ananya burst out in tears.. and hugged Atharv “ Ananya ‚ hey why are you crying? You are my superwoman‚ my motivation‚ you cannot just break down like this… don’t
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The Treaty of Brest-Livosk cannot measurably be compared to the Treaty of Versailles. It is more akin to the Treaty of Ghent. Remember‚ that as a strategic political move‚ giving up the Baltic countries‚ which were small and geographically closer to Germany than to the Soviet Union‚didn’t appreciably decrease the Russian landscape. In 1939‚ as part of the infamous Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact‚ Germany‚ controlled by the Nazis‚ returned the favor and secretly agreed that the Baltic countries would be part
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I Love You Too It was a warm‚ but breezy Sunday afternoon. The usual day of fall‚ the leaves were turning; reds‚ yellows‚ and oranges flooded the trees (imagery). Leaves danced around the hard concrete pavement (personification)‚ and then lifting off into the air. I was walking to Tyzer’s house‚ suddenly; a chill ran up my back. Turning around‚ there was a pearly Tahoe. But‚ this Tahoe was familiar; I turned around and walked faster. The chill in my spine turned into pierce‚ throbbing pain; grabbing
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How thin is too thin? Liz Harten We see them everywhere we go. While in the waiting room at the doctor’s office‚ on line in the grocery store‚ on our coffee tables and in our mailboxes. Magazines will always be around and will always convey the same messages. “Get pretty now”‚ “How I got thin”‚ “and 25 new diet secrets”. Are you trying to tell us were ugly and fat? Big shot magazines may not be trying to tell us that but it is the idea the young teenage girls have in their heads. There are so
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Someone once said‚ "Too much ego will kill your talent." This relates to the Greek and Roman myth and how being too prideful can destroy a person. Stories of being too prideful have been told in ancient times especially by the Greek and Romans to explain the origin of spiders. The ancient Greeks and Romans both have told myths of how spiders originated; however‚ there are some differences. The Greek version‚ for example‚ describes the goddess Athena and her conflict against a simple villager
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forget about the genocide of the Native Americans on the land we call home. In 1492‚ when Christopher Columbus first sailed across the Atlantic Ocean‚ he came into contact with the indigenous people of the New World. After returning to Hispaniola‚ he quickly implemented policies of slavery and mass extermination of the Taino population in the Caribbean. This became the first major impact on Native Americans and eventually led to further oppression of American Indians. The implication of the population
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Life’s too Short to Even Care at All Did you know that depression affects 120 million people worldwide? How about that it also causes over 850‚000 deaths a year? A lot of people don’t see depression as a serious health issue‚ but it really is. The television show Glee often overlooks this issue along with most of society. But in one particular episode‚ one of the main character’s speaks out against it by singing the song “Cough Syrup” by Young The Giant. Blaine Anderson‚ played by actor Darren
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"Far too much attention is given to beauty products and treatments." Comment. “Beauty comes from within” is now a phrase laughed by many. In this modern society‚ looks are all that matters‚ beauty products and treatments are slowly interwoven into our lives‚ new treatments such as slimming programmes and feature-enhancement treatment‚ plastic surgery and much much more‚ appeal to the vain side of each person. Now‚ not only does women willingly splurge thousands of dollars on these everyday beauty
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