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    Moon Landing Essay

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    Reality of the Moon Landing During the 1960s‚ the Cold War and the Vietnam War were in full swing‚ and tensions grew internationally and nationally. People began to lose trust in the moral and ethical behavior of the government. One example of this distrust occurred following a major historical event around the same time period. With millions of people watching‚ a United States astronaut was televised setting foot on the moon for the first time. Some skeptics thought that the moon landing was fabricated

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    The Sailor Moon Series

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    The Sailor Moon Series “Japan is very popular for their great magna.” Indeed‚ Japan is the most famous place for magna. One of the very beloved magna is called Sailor Moon (Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn originally translated into Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon). Most people that have seen the anime and read the magna declare that Sailor Moon is one of their favorite anime ever. This is probably due to the fact that Sailor Moon is funny‚ has a lot of action‚ and is romantic at the same time. As a matter of

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    Chinese Moon Festival

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    Chinese Moon Festival In United States there are some holidays that are celebrated together with family‚ like Thanksgiving‚ Christmas and Independence Day. In China‚ we also have family reunion days and the Moon Festival is one of them. The Moon Festival is also known as Mid-Autumn Festival or the Zhongqiu Festival. Of course‚ this festival has equivalents in other countries‚ such as Japan‚ Malaysia‚ Singapore‚ the Philippines and South Korea. If you are not familiar with the Chinese Moon Festival

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    First Man on the Moon

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    The First Man On The Moon In the early 1950’s‚ the United States of America and the Soviet Union competed in the greatest race of all time. This competition quickly gets the name of the race to space‚ more specifically the “race to the moon” by different journalist and reporters from both country Americans and Soviet.Many analysts and specialists of still confuse about the real reasons of this “race”‚ what start it‚ why they start it‚ why go on the moon. Two relevant articles inform

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    Moon Landing Speech

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    landed.” Those were the words that send everyone into an elated state and that marked the greatest achievement of mankind: the moon landing. The planning and success of such caused a variation of opinions and affected people in different ways. This is observed in multiple texts‚ such as “Man Takes First Steps on the Moon” published by The Times of London; “In Event of Moon Disaster”‚ a poignant speech given by President Nixon; “The July 16‚ 1969‚ Launch: A Symbol of Man’s Greatness”

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    Lunar Phases When you look up into the dark‚ night sky‚ you will see the moon and the 8 different phases it goes through. They can be very beautiful or even interesting. Lunar phases happen because the sun’s light reflects off the moon to us earth observers. So depending on where the moon is on its orbital path around the earth‚ gives us our lunar phases. Due to the Moon’s revolution around the earth‚ we see that light as different shapes called phases. The strong gravitational pull of the sun

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    eight phases of moon

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    The 8 Phases of the Moon   Phase 1 - New Moon - The side of the moon that is facing the Earth is not lit up by the sun. At this time the moon is not visible.   Phase 2 - Waxing Crescent - A small part (less than 1/2) of the moon is lit up at this point. The part that is lit up is slowly getting bigger.   Phase 3 - First Quarter - One half of the moon is lit up by the sun at this point. The part that is lit up is slowly getting bigger.   Phase 4 - Waxing Gibbous - At this time half

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    New Moon Techniques

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    Author’s Craft Essay The book New Moon by Stephenie Meyer used many different author’s craft techniques to accomplish certain goals. New Moon is a fantasy story about a girl named Bella Swan who’s in love with a dangerous vampire. In New Moon Bella’s vampire boyfriend‚ Edward‚ leaves her for “her own safety” causing her to go into depression. Many months later Bella finds him in trouble and it’s her turn to save him. New Moon contains many different author’s craft techniques like dialogue‚ symbols

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    man on the moon essay

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    Man On The Moon In the 1900’s space flight was just a topic of the future. But on June 20th‚ 1969 the US successfully landed a crew of men on the surface of the moon. The moon landing‚ Apollo 11 is considered one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of mankind. The purpose of the moon mission was to beat the Soviet Union in the space race which president at the time‚ John F. Kennedy made sure of. With the Soviets attempting to reach the moon USA’s finest scientists got together and through

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    Idiom An idiom is an expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of its constituent words. Knowledge of idioms is an important part of comprehension of the English language. Below is a list of some commonly used idioms in English with their meanings and usage. Examples: TURN OVER A NEW LEAF - changing for the better After Ajit was released from prison‚ he decided to turn over a new leaf and become an honest man. PULL UP ONE’S SOCKS - to make an effort to improve Rajesh scored only

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