The “planet” Pluto was discovered by scientist in 1930. Even then‚ there was controversy over whether this little ball of ice should be considered a planet. It was decided it should‚ mainly because since the gravity of the eighth planet‚ Neptune‚ was found because it was tugging on the seventh planet‚ Uranus‚ and then Pluto was found when its gravity tugged on the orbit of Neptune. Pluto was just a continuation in the time-tested practice of discovering the existence of planets from the behavior
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Dr. Atticus Brent‚ Jacobs Corp‚ Day 1 on Planet Argolis. My officers have decided to send me to this planet‚ in search of supposed alien artifacts that were found on this planet. The same kind of find that made our competitors‚ the FEAT Corporation‚ the industrial giants that they are today. In my opinion‚ a kind of find this big on such a desolate rock would seem absurdly rare. It’s been only a few hours on this planet‚ and I already know it’s going to be the death of me. Scientists do not chase
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Earth-like Planets‚ Life or Lifeless? For centuries man has looked at the sky‚ and wondered‚ is someone looking back? Science is now closer than ever to answering this quest that is nearly as old as mankind itself. In the last century new technologies and scientific break-throughs have showed us that planets do exist in other solar systems and that there is a probability for other earth-like planets. We have also recognized the parameters and building blocks for life as we know them on earth
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LIVING GREEN PARIS In today’s world “going green” has become a top priority in our society‚ and sustainable recycling programs‚ new materials and design are at the forefront of this green revolution. Environmental protection and eco-fashion are essential elements for such an international and fashionable city as Paris. They are fundamental for its sustainable development. Using books and gathering information surfing the net‚ in this essay it will be discussed about recycle‚ ecology and fashion
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Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The white area in the center of the map is where the Axis Powers dropped the nuclear bomb‚ and is too radiated for life to prosper. This piece argues that we do live in a better world being as‚ even with the deaths of those living in Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ along with their future generations‚ it doesn’t compare to the death and devastation that would occur if the Nazis became the largest power in the world. Next‚ I used the idea web to show three different major global events
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movie‚ Planet of the Apes‚ making the reader or viewer develop a new perspective on both. In the short story‚ a priest named John‚ travels to the forbidden east zone‚ where he has an out of body experience that completely changes his outlook on life. He discovers that the “gods” he believes in are‚ in fact‚ people who destroyed the world due to their excess knowledge‚ and lack of wisdom. Similarly‚ the protagonist in Planet of the Apes‚ Taylor‚ travels forward in time‚ only to end up on a planet which
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Creating‚ dropping‚ and altering tables in SQLite In this part of the SQLite tutorial‚ we will cover the data definition language (DDL) of the SQLite database. The DDL consists of SQL statements that define the database schema. The schema is the database structure described in a formal language. In relational databases‚ the schema defines the tables‚ views‚ indexes‚ relationships‚ or triggers. The SQLite supports the following three DDL statements: CREATE ALTER TABLE DROP In SQLite‚ the CREATE statement
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Slavery by Another Name is based on the time period after the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation. This time period is often simplified or wrongly taught in schools. Children are taught from a very young age that the Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery and that Black People were free to be Black in America afterwards. That is sadly not the truth because Black People were never truly freed at this time. They lived in fear of backlash from the White community‚ and they were subjected to
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Test bank for Blue Planet 3e Chapter 3 Essay questions (2) 1. Explain how the chemical composition of a mineral controls its crystal structure. 2. Some minerals contain economically important elements. If you were prospecting in the field‚ what tools would you carry to help you identify different minerals? Fill in the blank (18) 1. The three common ------ of matter with which we are most familiar in our everyday lives are solid‚ liquid‚ and gas. 2. --------- are homogeneous masses
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The allegory that you might be interpreting in "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is one of obligations that a person has that should be done before the end of the day or the end of their life. What obligations or responsibilities do you feel the pressure to come back to at the end of a day—cooking‚ children‚ pets‚ taking care of your family? When are the “promises” we need to keep made explicit‚ and when do they remain unspoken? The evening is “the darkest evening of the year‚” winter solstice
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