to domestic spying. (Paquette 2013‚ 799). However‚ these concerns didn’t pay attention of the media outlets as it was with Edward Snowden’s revelations in the British newspaper. Namely‚ The Guardian published an article about the National Security Agency (NSA) spying the nation and requiring Verizon‚ the biggest wireless communication service in the USA‚ to hand over all records of the citizens’ phone calls to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the NSA. In addition‚ to the classified NSA
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The Space Race and American-Russian Relations The Cold War was an influential time period for Americans in the later half of the 20th century. This war did not involve physical warfare; no fighting on the battlefield ever took place. Rather‚ it was a war based on intimidation and fear; it was an arms race between the two global superpowers of the democratic United States of America and the communist Soviet Union. This struggle to be the biggest and best ’ was one that lasted from the few
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October 5‚ 1957; this is the day that went down in history as the day the Space Race between the United States and the USSR began. On this day the USSR successfully launched the Sputnik satellite into orbit around the planet. Close to a month later the USSR launched the Sputnik 2 which held the first living organism to orbit the planet; Laika the dog. The series of events that followed brought change to the Cold War and to the world that could not have been foreseen in terms of international relations
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Is Space Exploration Worth It? Space‚ the final frontier. We are born with an elemental eagerness to make the unknown known‚ to discover the undiscovered. Since ancient times‚ we have ventured far and wide. That inexorable vigor has perhaps become humanity’s greatest virtue. And so then‚ the question is‚ are we done? We have explored the extremities of our planet‚ and space is mankind’s next giant leap. Therefore‚ we must wonder‚ is it worth it? Is exploring the infinite stretch of space worth our
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The cold war led to the success of America during the space race. “The competitive nature of the Nations involved in space exploration.” (Dictionary.com) that is the definition of the Space race that occurred from 1957-1975. The United States and the Soviet Union were the two Nations that competed in the race‚ Space became another dramatic arena for the competition‚ as each side competed to prove the power of their technology‚ their military firepower and by extension their political-economic system
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The short story Star Trek “Space Seed” and is by Gene Roddenberry. The definition for science fiction is fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes‚ frequently portraying space or time travel and life on other planets (Homepage Bing). The story is based on a science fiction because it brings up so many different unique technologies. They use a spaceship‚ but it be used to travel at speed of light for a while. It created to be more
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step for mankind.” The moon landing was one of the most historic accomplishments in American space exploration. With the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ the space race was at its highest point during this time. (The Implications of the Privatization of Space Exploration‚ University of Pennsylvania) This great achievement was a result of the United States government funded space exploration program‚ NASA. NASA‚ or the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was founded
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There is no doubt that huge sums of money are being spent on space travel by government of advanced countries. Of course‚ it is important to explore outer space in-order to learn about other planets‚ search for life‚ however‚ perhaps it had better to care of problems on our planet and spend these sums on dealing with them? Perhaps‚ the strongest argument in favour of space travel is the overflow of population. The number of people is increasing‚ habitable land is decreasing‚ planet’s resources
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Ladies Detective Agency- by Alexander McCall Smith Alexander McCall Smith was born in Zimbabwe 1948. Smith’s first year as a student was in Botswana but then moved to Scotland and was educated at law school. Today he is professor in Medical Law and writer to several world-famous novels‚ including the series about Mma Ramotswe. Smith has been teaching at universities in several African countries‚ including Botswana‚ where he has lived for some time. The Ladies Detective Agency is the first book
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Space Exploration: A Waste of Resources? From the beginning of time‚ human life has been awestruck by the curiosity of space; this curiosity led to the formation of myths about space exploration which began a debate that is still to this day heavily debated. In today’s times‚ all are aware that the myths formed centuries ago were‚ indeed‚ incorrect‚ however‚ they were right in the sense of starting a debate that has yet to be settled (Space). Many years after the formation of the myths‚ President
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