There were many reasons for European exploration. As Europes demand for Eastern goods grew Europeans began to search for new trading routes to reduce the expenses. Another reason for exploration was the arrival of Marco Polo. When he returned from China‚ he came back with stories of the East. In addition‚ each empire wanted to expand its empire and acquire colonies and gold in order to fulfill the imperialism principle‚ which stated that a strong empire must have the most bullion or silver. Moreover
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Tens of thousands of people were prepared to leave their families‚ jobs and lives behind for a one-way trip to Mars. The Mars One mission was aimed to send humans on a one-way trip to the Red Planet. One of the applicants was Lavanya. Her dream was to travel beyond the ordinary. As soon as she heard about Mars One‚ she immediately thought of applying. She was very excited and very keen on going. Her application was rejected citing that the quota for female volunteers had already been filled although
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microscope but either way‚ as humankind has developed so has technology and with it the capabilities to study creation on many vast new levels. A millennium ago people were not even aware of the existence of atoms or have the ability for space exploration. So‚ as our cultural development has expanded so has our cultural mandate along with it. The first artificial satellite was called Sputnik 1 in 1957. The word artificial refers to man-made and not naturally
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Space exploration Space exploration is one the most compelling problems that we face today and you might think that it is overrated and does not need that much attention‚ but you are wrong. Some people think that space exploration is a waste of money and resources‚ the time wasted in such field should have been used in other important stuff such as ending poverty‚ solving the worldwide economic crisis and trying to end global warming. While other people support space exploration and may sacrifice
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India’s Steps into Space Exploration The more you resist the more it persist is the story of Indian space program. When US reluctantly refused to transfer the space technology and also coaxed our friendly nations not to transfer it into Indian hands‚ Indian elite band of scientists took charge and determinedly persuaded the path breaking success. During the nascent stage of Indian space program no one would have thought that the child would transform into a monster‚ breaking all the time and economy
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only have they made it easy‚ they have also made it different in so many ways! The time period lasting between the 1500’s and the 1700’s‚ also known as the age of exploration‚ was one of the highest points for exploration across the seas. There were so many people on the hunt for affordable spices and potential gold. (Age of Exploration Timeline) They were also attempting to spread their form of Christianity throughout
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Martin Valencia Per 1‚ Lang & Lit Task 2 An Imaginative Exploration of “Same Love” By Martin Valencia Prompt: How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? Throughout history‚ revolution has been sparked by the influence of social change. Humans are clever‚ finding dozens of ways to adjust an unsatisfactory establishment into an adequate alternative. With methods ranging from strict non violence to genocide‚ and producing such change as radical transformation in
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OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION‚ AND IT‟S CHALLENGES. NUHU MOHAMMED Holder of an Advanced Diploma in Oil and Gas Process Operations City & Guilds UK. INSTITUTION: WINTECH PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE KWASHIEMAN. OIL AND GAS DEPARTMENT. OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND IT`S CHALLENGES Page 1 I PREFACE The material has been compiled from various online sources as well as other certified books and handouts and other related documents. I am thankful to my colleagues in the same institution for providing valuable input
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one small step for man‚ one giant leap for mankind.” These are the exact words spoken by astronaut Neil Armstrong when he and his crew landed “The Eagle” on the moon’s surface. This “giant leap” led to many great expeditions that furthered the exploration of space. Because Armstrong‚ Aldrin‚ and Collins were very brave traveling up to space‚ a whole new perspective of the world opened up for the people of America. The best cause of the first Moon walk would be NASA’s goals. NASA’s goals were
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A lot of people may say that space exploration should be abolished because it is a waste of money‚ but think of how much we have advanced in our knowledge of space. This has to be known because some of the planets and moons we have discovered are suitable for us to live on when we move from Earth‚ so it is essential that man knows about space and we constantly have to keep updating and developing our knowledge. "I don’t think the human race will survive the next thousand years‚ unless we spread
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