All planets except Mercury and Venus have at least one moon. Saturn has the greatest number of moons—18. In 1995‚ the Hubble Space Telescope detected what appeared to be four additional moons of Saturn; however‚ that discovery has yet to be confirmed. Planet | Number of Moons | Names of Moons | Mercury | 0 | | Venus | 0 | | Earth | 1 | The Moon (sometimes called Luna) | Mars | 2 | Phobos‚ Deimos | | Jupiter | 16* | Metis‚ Adrastea‚ Amalthea‚ Thebe‚ Io‚ Europa‚ Ganymede‚ Callisto
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Skill – Reading Comprehension Name: _________________________ Is Pluto a Planet? By: National Geographic Kids (Adapted by Have Fun Teaching) Many people are saying that Pluto is no longer a planet. Are they right? Is Pluto no longer a planet? There’s debate in the scientific world about this issue. National Geographic News says that‚ according to the International Astronomical Union‚ a full-fledged planet is an object that orbits the sun and is large enough to have become round due to the
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Planet Venus and Earth are often called twins because they are similar in size‚ mass‚ density‚ composition and gravity. However‚ the similarities end there. [Photos of Venus‚ the Mysterious Planet Next Door] Venus is the hottest world in the solar system. Although Venus is not the planet closest to the sun‚ its dense atmosphere traps heat in a runaway version of the greenhouse effect that warms up the Earth. As a result‚ temperatures on Venus reach 870 degrees F (465 degrees C)‚ more than hot
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The poem “The Lonely Land” by A.J.M Smith can be compared with the poem by Marilyn Dumont called “Not Just a Platform for My Dance”. Smith’s poem‚ “The Lonely Land”‚ describes the land in detail. He says that even though the land is not perfect‚ it has its own beauty. “Not Just a Platform for My Dance” states that the land is not just considered as a place‚ but as something to learn from. Dumont also explains how the land teaches us everything we know. Even though both of the poems are about
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Not only the story of the ‘The Lonely Londoners’ sends a message to its readers. It is also the language of the novel that successfully communicates with the readership. By the manipulation of Standard English or by using some form of Creolized English‚ Selvon distance himself from the mainstream culture of the United Kingdom‚ the power that colonized his homelands for several hundreds of years. The novel is targeted to groups of readers‚ the black and also the white people. The white readers can
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The Lonely Wanderer The poem "The Wanderer‚" is written in many different methods which allow readers to perceptibly understand its many aspects. The poet’s vivid description creates imagery to better stimulate the agony of a wretched wanderer. It is written with many uses of assonance along with alliteration. It also has two different points of view‚ one is the wanderer and the other is the narrator. Beyond that‚ the poet expresses the complex issues within the poem through a simplified form
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Richard Gutierrez From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2012) Richard Gutiérrez Born Richard Kristian Rama-Gutiérrez (1984-01-21) January 21‚ 1984 (age 28) Beverly Hills‚ California‚ US Occupation Actor‚ Commercial model Years active 1987–present Website http://www.richardgutierrez
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stay there‚ because he will have memories of his childhood and of this house and family. Sometimes Albert walks around to find garbage and collects trash each day‚ or sometimes goes in his backyard where he lies on the grass and thinks about how lonely his life is; how he hated his wife‚ his foreign children‚ and the rest of his family. That explosion took his whole family away from him. He is the only one left in his family. He has no one to talk to‚ so he usually argues with himself to see who
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“Lonely Hearts” “Lonely Hearts” by Wendy Cope is a statement on the disconnectedness and isolation of modern city living. By showing the reader five different people all searching for love‚ all in the same area of North London‚ all of whom have different but very basic needs in a love interest‚ Cope is highlighting the fact that current societal means of meeting ones mate have changed. In addition the use of the villanelle style of closed form poetry gives this the presentation of a Greek chorus
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John waited for his parents to pick him up at school when the school got let out at 2:25 PM on s very warm Friday afternoon. The usually would already be there to pick him up but today they weren’t. They was nowhere in sight. John had on a bright red shirt that his father bought him yesterday. As he waited and waited the more and more he started to wonder about his parents. He started on his homework but it was too complicated for him. So john had gone back inside the school building to get help
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