is four times the size of the state of Texas. One of the most interesting things about Kazakhstan is the fact that the first manned space flight was in 1961 from Baykonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. This was done by a Russian cosmonaut named Yuryi Gagarin. This space flight was done from the largest and first space launch in history. Historians claim‚ but it is still unknown‚ that the Kazakhs were the first people to ride a horse. The country of Kazakhstan is located in Central Asia with its capital
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Poverty is a reality in Canada today. Despite having one of the highest standards of living among all the developed nations‚ and despite being voted numerous times in recent years by the United Nations as the best country in the world in which to live‚ experts agree that poverty is prevalent in Canada today. Unfortunately‚ that is more or less where the agreement ends. Exactly how prevalent and how serious a problem poverty is in Canada is an open question that has been hotly debated for the last
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US History study guide Earl Warren - He is known both for his efforts on behalf of Japanese internment during World War II as well as the decisions of the Warren Court‚ which ended school segregation and transformed many areas of American law‚ especially regarding the rights of the accused‚ ending public-school-sponsored prayer‚ and requiring "one-man-one vote" rules of apportionment. Watergate Scandal - The Watergate scandal was a political scandal that occurred in the United States
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All the Yes points 1. The greed caused by pursuit of money is damaging. 2. spiritual damage 3. there are alternatives to money 4. Family damage 5. MONEY CAUSES 90% OF CRIME 6. If money was such a good thing then IT would serve the people. Instead people serve IT. 7. Money equals a social status 8. money causes interest 9. money can be good and bad All the No points 1. Money can be donated to a good cause.
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where in the middle of the cold war and the “space race”. Kennedy wanted the U.S. to catch up and overtake the Soviet Union in the “space race”. (Haugen) The Soviet Union had launched Sputnik into orbit into 1957 and put the first cosmonaut‚ Yuri Gagarin into space only four years after their satellite! Space was a big deal during the cold war because the U.S. citizens feared the Soviets using their better space program as a weapon against the U.S. This was a pivotal point in the war as the U.S.
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The Space Race was a period of time in our history that most people today know very little about. Beginning in the mid-1950s and continuing into the 1970s‚ the fight for superiority between the United States and the Soviet Union found its way into space. The Space Race‚ while often thought of as a not so secret competition between these two powerhouses to get to the moon‚ was in fact a public forum where they could demonstrate who was more advanced in technology and military force‚ and in turn whose
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The Space Race and the Cold War “That’s One Small Step for Man‚ One Giant Leap for Mankind”. These words were heard worldwide when astronaut Neil Armstrong first stepped foot on the moon. When the Apollo 11 mission launched on July 16‚ 1969‚ carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong‚ Michael Collins‚ and Buzz Aldrin‚ the world was immersed in the middle of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union which had in essence split the globe into two radically different ideologies that
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We today revel in the idea that we are living in a world of science and science can work wonders for us. It is true that science has revolutionised modern life. What our forefathers‚ half a century ago‚ could not even dream of‚ we have that at our beck and call. Electricity is a wonder and what it is doing would have appeared to be a fairy tale for our forefathers. A button is pressed‚ the room gets flooded with light; the fan moves‚ the A.C. cools or warms the room‚ water is boiled or cooled
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Governor Andres Pascual College 1045 M. Naval St.‚ San Jose‚ Navotas City 4TH QUARTERLY EXAMINATION in SCIENCE GRADE 8 S.Y. 2014 2015 Name: Date: _ Score: _______ Grade Level & Section: _ Teacher: _ Rating: ______ INSTRUCTION: On the space given before the number‚ write the letter of your choice. Read
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Society has been molded by a variety of influences upon it. Looking back in time‚ society has changed drastically within the recent years‚ and continues to change as time moves forward. Time creates history‚ and history is the recording of events that have brought an impact upon society. In the year of nineteen eighty-nine‚ Billy Joel‚ a musician‚ released the song‚ “We Didn’t Start The Fire.” The lyrics of this song name events that the majority of people knew and talked about in the time period
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