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    Exploration; to travel in a little-known region for discovery‚ as defined by Webster. Since the age of the Greeks‚ Anglo-Saxons have been interested in space exploration. From Copernicus to Gaileo to Newton‚ space has been looked upon with adoring eyes. Space has been regarded time after time as the final frontier. That was until 1957‚ with the launch of the Sputnik-1‚ when the Soviet built satellite became the first man-made satellite successfully launched out into outer space. In 1958‚ the United

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    Devitt‚ T. (January 2012). IMO and shipping industry bodies urge continued application of anti-piracy measures. Retrieved March 5‚ 2013‚ from http://whyfiles.org/137jobs/index.html> Dove‚ T. (January 2013). IMO secretary-general launches 2013 World Maritime Day theme: “Sustainable Development: IMO’s contribution beyond Rio+20’. Retrieved March 5‚ 2013‚ from http://imo.org/MediaCentre/pressbriefing Frederickson‚ B. L. (March 2008). New Mandate Marina. Retrieved March 5‚ 2013‚ from http://journals.apa

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    Exploration of a Journal Article In Sociology Lanika K. Jones Professor Robert Hammes Introduction to Sociology May 4‚ 2013 The article I choose was by Amy E. Singer‚ Ph.D. “A Novel Approach: The Sociology of Literature‚ Children‚ Book and Social Inequality. While reading this article I saw that this was a primary review of an existing research. The author mentions findings from another researcher Wendy Griswold a lot through this article. So this here shows that she will bases her

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    Do the benefits outweigh the cost for funding exploration and expansion into space? From the perspective of a sociologist‚ whose job it is include the origins‚ development‚ organization‚ networks‚ and institutions to study social behavior or society‚ funding NASA would be a wise choice because we could have space colonies creating many benefits for society and people. The article “Food‚ Leisure‚ And Social Life In Space Colonies” by Tom Marotta‚ a diplomat and city planner‚ made this position clear

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    studies have focused on online game manufacturers and consumer addiction. There is little research on personality trait and life satisfaction among online gamers. But there is no doubt that customer-centricity is developing and might be the primary factor to consider by game companies. Games are designed for customers and affected by market reflection. I think game companies will benefit from data collection of game players’ personality traits‚ and thus game companies can produce more concrete games

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    The Spanish age of Exploration was motivated by a desire for new territory‚ wealth and trading partners. The colonisation by the Spanish had a detrimental effect on the Aztec and the Inca civilisations. The Aztecs and Incas were a very advanced civilisation that the Spanish had never seen before. When the Spanish first arrived in the Americas‚ they were surprised to see clean‚ ordered and well planned cities with temples and architecture that was unknown to the Spanish. The Aztec Empire particularly

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    In 1993‚ Quantum Devices Inc. (QDI) teamed with WCSAR (Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics)‚ a NASA center for the commercial development of space‚ developed High Emissivity Aluminiferous Light-emitting Substrate technology to provide high-intensity‚ solid-state LED lighting systems for NASA Space Shuttle plant growth experiments. Their goal was to be able to grow plants in space so humans could have longer stays in space shuttles or the International Space Station (ISS). They discovered

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    My Career Exploration I picked to be in Architectural Interior Designer. This job includes‚ being able to Preserve old buildings to restore them or then making the buildings into restaurants or homes. Also‚ Computer based models is a program that will help you to layout your ideas and along with drawing and sketching design ideas into rooms. This job requires me to go to school for three to seven years depending on how far you want to go within your career. I would want to go to a great

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    Century Canning Corporation is the marine and tuna enterprise of Century Pacific Group. Our brands‚ Century Tuna‚ 555 Tuna‚ Blue Bay Tuna‚ and Fresca Tuna offer delicious‚ healthy and superior quality tuna meals everyday. We are consistent in introducing delightful new flavors and variants that every family member can enjoy. Today our brands remain household favorites‚ making Century Canning Corporation the first name in tuna. It takes a state-of-the art canning facility in Southeast Asia to manufacture

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    In the second half of the nineteenth century‚ there were many factors that changed the American city. As urbanization and industrialization developed simultaneously‚ cities were provided with supply of labor for factories and improved transportation. There was an obvious shift in population from rural to urban and there was an increase in immigration. Because of the industrialization‚ cities in the late 19th century went through significant changes not only in their size but also in their architectural

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