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    ‘claims’ that prove that the moon landing was indeed fake - but then there is actual scientific evidence that proves these ‘claims’ or ‘evidence’ to be false. The first claim against the moon landing being fake is that when the astronauts were putting up the American flag it waves yet there is no wind on the moon. Actually‚ the flag appears to be fluttering because it is hanging from a horizontal rod. This rod was thought of by NASA scientists before they brought it to the moon because NASA scientists

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    THE MOON AND THE YEW TREE Sylvia Plath This poem fundamentally details how Sylvia Plath sees her life‚ through the metaphors and images she was so fond of. By using the word "planetary" in the first line‚ we gain a sense of how she saw her role in the world - still part of the solar system‚ but living in her own world‚ disconnected and distanced from everyone else. The point of the poem is to illustrate the different relationships Sylvia Plath had with the three most important and influential people

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    While travelling through the countryside nature is company enough for the narrator and he wants to vegetate like the country and be part of it. A companion constantly reminds him of himself and place. Hazlitt goes out of his town to forget it and all its associations‚ his everyday-self and other people. But a companion‚ while talking‚ drops a hint or so reminding him of his everyday existence that he wants to leave behind. The soul of a journey is liberty‚ the liberty to think‚ to feel‚ to act and

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    “The Subduction Zone Observatory Takes Shape” The article “The Subduction Zone Observatory Takes Shape” published in Science magazine was written by Julia Rosen. Dr. Rosen has an Honors Degree BS in Geological and Environmental Science from Stanford University and a PhD in Geology from Oregon State University. She is an award-winning writer currently working as a freelance science journalist (cite?). The article discusses the proposal for a new‚ large-scale research program called the Subduction

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    Has the metaphor of ‘learning journey’ any value in the analysis of research data on access‚ retention and ‘drop-out’ in higher education? Paul Armstrong‚ Researcher‚ RANLHE Project Since the earliest times the act of travelling‚ of proceeding from one place to another‚ has been seen as a natural metaphor for learning‚ for the acquisition of experience and knowledge. (Bishop C. Hunt Jr.‚ ‘Travel Metaphors and the Problem of Knowledge’‚ Modern Language Studies‚ vol. 6‚ no. 1‚ Spring‚ 1976‚ p.44) What’s

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    Did Apollo 11 Land on The Moon? Tammy Getzloff Rasmussen College Author’s Note This research is being submitted on February 17th‚ 2013‚ for Barton Pritzl’s G239/AST2002 course at Rasmussen College by Tammy Getzloff. On July 16‚ 1969 three men‚ Neil Armstrong‚ Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin waited anxiously 363 feet above the ground inside the top of the towering Saturn V rocket‚ to begin mankind’s most historic journey to landing on the moon. July 20‚ 1969 at approximately 4:17 p.m

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    White Noise: The Sounds That Keep us Sane White Noise follows Jack‚ a man who teaches Hitler studies and has a house full of children between him and his wife. The first part of the book‚ Waves and Radiation‚ introduces Jack’s family and his strange friend‚ Murray. We gain insight into the daily lives of the various characters‚ the relationship Jack carries with each of his children and his wife‚ Babette. While you’re reading the first part of the book‚ DeLillo gives you the sense that Jack is

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    "When ill luck begins‚ it does not come in sprinkles‚ but in showers" - Mark Twain The quote says it all. When it rains‚ it pours‚ and the last ten years have been a monsoon. Fifteen years old‚ a eager freshman in theater class‚ so excited to audition for "The Great Gatsby"‚ her all time favorite novel. Hours go by‚ names are call‚ finally its her turn. She nails it. Soon she sees her name on the top of the poster‚ "Daisy Buchanan." All her hard work was about to pay off. Weeks of practice go by

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    Running Moon “Mom‚ it’s doing it again!” I yelled from the backseat of my stepfather’s Nissan Xterra. No matter how fast my mother drove‚ the moon always remained caught up to us‚ despite its differing shapes. Whether it was a full-moon or a half-moon‚ it was always quick enough to ride right alongside of the SUV. “The women at the planetarium told my class that people have went to the moon‚” I said reminiscing that field trip I had taken a couple weeks ago at school. “Riley‚ honey‚ the moon is not

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    Hoffa‚ the English crown and Elvis. The list is endless. In this paper we are going to discuss the moon landing conspiracy. Apparently there are people who believe the entire moon landing was a hoax. They believe that we did not actually land on the moon‚ but produced the event in a movie studio so that we would be able to beat Russia in the great “Space Race”. These people have taken all the evidence from the moon landing and analyzed ever aspect and tried to find faults or inconsistencies with

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