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    Phases of Moon

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    ________________________________________ New Moon - When the Moon is roughly in the same direction as the Sun‚ its illuminated half is facing away from the Earth‚ and therefore the part that faces us is all dark: we have the new moon. When in this phase‚ the Moon and the Sun rise and set at about the same time. ________________________________________ Waxing Crescent Moon - As the Moon moves around the Earth‚ we get to see more and more of the illuminated half‚ and we say the Moon is waxing. At first we get a

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    The Sun and the Moon

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    The Sun and the Moon I make my way over the grass‚ which is covered in freckles of frost that make a soft crunch with each tiny step I take. The trees that surround me are clustered together in company‚ yet look lonely without their companionship of leaves. They stand tall and strong‚ like an army of ghost warriors that are ready for battle. I walk amongst them‚ lightly brushing against the rough and unkind bark as I go. There’s no sign of life in the park besides myself and the typical flock of

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    Diana Moon

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    March 31‚ 2011 CHARACTER ANALYSIS Diana Moon Glampers Diana Moon Glampers‚ the Handicapper General‚ symbolically portrays the idea of fairness in a society.  She is the one in charge of lowering the capacity of a bright and intelligent person to the level of a normal and unaware being.  In the beginning of the story‚ the reader is given a picture of the world that Diana Moon Glampers watches upon: Diana Moon Glampers is the one who maintains the idea of "checks and

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    Earth with No Moon

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    Earth with No Moon A world with no moon would be much different without the Moon. Without the moon‚ Earth would be greatly different. The length of the day would be different‚ the origins of life on Earth would be slowed‚ and the biological evolution of life on Earth would vary greatly. But there would still be life on Earth‚ and many things on Earth would remain the same. Lunar tides are perhaps the most obvious effect of the Moon on Earth. The Earth without the moon would have a day that

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    The Whole of the Moon

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    Extended Text: Author: Duncan Stuart Book: The Whole Of The Moon Introduction: Kirk finds out he has cancer and this has drastic effects on his life. The Whole Of The Moon by Duncan Stuart shows that at start of the novel he is really negative but eventually pulls through and deals with it. In these next few paragraph’s it will explain how he becomes positive from negative. Paragraph 1: At the beginning of the novel Kirk finds out he has cancer and finds it hard to do simple everyday

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    Moon Landing

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    surface of the moon. It was the first time in the history of mankind that we would step on the surface of another celestial body. John F. Kennedy dared us to dream‚ he inspired the nation to reach for the moon‚ to set ourselves apart from the rest of the world. The Space Race was symbolic of many things. Our future as the technically dominate nation was secured in place; just as secure as Old Glory would be‚ when she was driven down into the soil of the moon. We not only reached the moon‚ we conquered

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    Going to the Moon

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    Going to the Moon 1. Miss Johnson represents the good part of the narrator’s life and the beginning of the adventure. The beauty of her appearance gives the narrator a sense of relieved‚ and he feels protected. The detailed description of Miss Johnson’s appearance and apparel is significant because the narrator must be paying a lot of attention towards her‚ taking in her goddess fully. 2. a) The theme of this story is fulfilment or acceptance of one’s destiny. The series of events change the

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    Keith Moon

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    Keith John Moon was an English musician‚ best known for being the drummer of the English rock group The Who. He was well known for his unique drumming style‚ and gained notoriety for his eccentric and often self-destructive behaviour. In 2011‚ Moon was voted the second greatest drummer in history in Rolling Stones ’"The Best Drummers of All Time’" readers’ poll. His drumming skills continue to attract praise from critics and musicians alike‚ 35 years after his death. Moon grew up in Wembley‚ London

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    the moon and six pence

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    THE MOON AND SIX PENCE (Chapter XII) I. Introduction - “Artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like bees‚ they must put their lives into the sting they give” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) -MS was written in 1919 by William Somerset Maugham‚ a famous English writer‚ a novelist and a short story teller. In his writings‚ he kept to the principles of Realism‚ but his method of writing was also influenced by Naturalism‚ Neo-romanticism and Modernism. -The chapter XII of MS depicts the conversation between

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    Ruby Moon

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    When reading the play "Ruby Moon" it is easy to pick up on the personal and social tensions between characters. The descriptive nature of the stage directions and the very act of reading as opposed to just seeing on stage‚ being able to take time to look over each line‚ means that a reader can see which scenes accentuate the tension between both Ray and Sylvie or the characters they have created. Stage directions in the play plainly describe when a pause on stage is to be tense‚ or what the vibe

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