On April 9‚ 1959‚ NASA’s administrator‚ Dr. Keith Glennan formed its first astronaut class‚ the Mercury 7. Project Mercury’s objective was to place a human spacecraft into orbital flight around Earth. It was to observe how the human body reacted in space conditions. Many questions appeared as to whether they would come back safely or if were they the right people to do the challenge. The selection process in order to be qualified for NASA’s project took awhile. More than 500 applicants qualified
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AIR POLLUTION AND HOW TO REDUCE IT Today the world has become highly industrialized and modernized‚ which makes human life much easier and more comfortable. In spite of the advantages‚ the development of industry does have a lot of disadvantages‚ especially air pollution. All over the world‚ air pollution is increasing at an alarming pace and at the same time‚ it has a serious effect on the earth and human health‚ so more and more people are concerned about it. As a result‚ measures are
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Emily Hax Alan Cumings English 3200.8 September 30‚ 2014 ABC vs. The Guardian on Ebola Outbreak The ebola outbreak in West Africa is the largest outbreak of ebola ever recorded. The first documented infected area started in Guinea and now has spread from “Guinea to Sierra Leone‚ Liberia‚ Nigeria and Senegal and killed more than 2‚000 people” (ABC) This is a strikingly scary topic in the news today due to the virus’s rapid infection rate and lack of a cure. “ABC World News‚” and “The Guardian”
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EVEN now‚ when India is desperate to attract capital to fund its big balance-of-payments gap‚ the red carpet it rolls out is a little dusty. A year after rules were eased to permit foreign “single-brand” retailers to operate in India‚ Sweden’s IKEA is still waiting for the go-ahead to sell Nordic comfort food and furniture. India’s cabinet has yet to make its mind up about the flat-packed sort‚ it seems. The delay may become just another war story about foreign direct investment (FDI) in India
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amazes every tourist from Western countries is the number of motor-vehices. Motor cycles are everywhere. You can see from an ordinary worker to a young businessman in expensive suit with an iPhone in his hand hustling to work on a motorcycle. Using a motorbike is a smart and fast way to travel on such crowded streets in rush hours in Hanoi. Despite the hurriness and business of the city‚ it is easy to find peaceful‚ quite corners to sit and enjoy a glass of ice-tea‚ fried peanuts and some chit-chat with
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SC > ME Step 1 Forward: 90 The Effects of Too Much Watching TV 1. There are some effects caused by too much watching TV. 2. The effects of too much watching TV are explained as follows. 3. The following conditions can be the effects of too much watching TV. 4. In the following paragraphs‚ some effects of too much watching TV will be explained. TMWTV causes our eyes get myopia. Therefore;It is strongly recommended to avoid TMWTV as it clearly damages the quality of our reading ability
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Jayshree Jain In-class Writing Assignment School code: 4784 8th April‚ 2013. What role does time and memory play in the work? “Time travelling” Who hasn’t dreamt of going back to their childhood? But who has actually made through it? In “A Distant Neighborhood” by Jiro Taniguchi‚ I would say that the main plot of the story began by the factor called Time travelling. Time travelling is a concept of moving between two different points or time. Time travelling could hypothetically involve
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America and almost all of Europe. Firstly‚ it is very cheap for various reasons. Prices may range from 500$ to 3000$ depending on location of production‚ quality‚ size and passenger capacity. Also‚ it consumes less fuel than cars and little more than motorbikes. Plus‚ repair costs are low compared to cars’. The build of the auto rickshaw is much simpler and it is less expensive and time-consuming for car mechanics to repair. In addition‚ it is common for users to purchase spare parts to fix their own rickshaws
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I am Muhammad Asif Khalid S/O Muhammad Khalid. I have recently completed my intermediate in 2013 from Superior Group of Colleges affiliated with Gujranwala Board. My first school was The Educators High School for Boys Cantonment Plaza Sialkot where I have studied till my Matriculation. I passed my matriculation in 2011. I always wanted to study abroad and after a lot of research I choose Australia as my destination for further education‚ because Australia offers an educational experience that
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Name: - _________________________________________________ 1. Fill the gaps with the correct prepositions. 1. What are you doing _____ the weekend? 2. We have DSL Internet access _____ work‚ but I don’t have a high-speed connection _____ home. 3. I don’t know yet. Maybe I’ll go to the cinema _____ Saturday. 4. The kids are learning about the Civil War _____ their history class _____ school. 5. Toby was _____ the hospital for two weeks after his motorcycle accident on the freeway. 6. We could
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