Why exploring the ocean is mankind’s next giant leap By Philippe Cousteau‚ Special to CNN “Space…the final frontier.” Not only has this classic phrase dazzled the many millions of fans of the Star Trek franchise‚ some could argue it has defined a big part of the American ideal for the last 50 years. The 1960s were dominated by the race to the moon and Americans were rightfully proud to be the first nation to make it there. However‚ another incredible feat happened in 1960 that is largely forgotten
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Gozun‚ Charlene C. WFX - 1 Sudden Leap of Joy I could hear the world screaming. The people were shouting my name. Some descriptions were bad‚ some were good. What was important was that I had my supporters. Without them‚ I would not be standing in this nerve-wracking podium. My mind crumbled as I got near the microphone as the crowds cheered up. It was my first time to speak for my fellow Filipinos and I wanted to make them happy by providing my service for the country. I closed my eyes for a while
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where people have established their life‚ their culture and their heart; sadly it has happened where people have been forced out of their homeland. Great opening sentences. Mary Louise Pratt‚ Kenji Yoshino and Edward Said all present very good methods of maintaining one’s national identity in their essays. In Mary Louise Pratt’s essay Arts of the Contact Zone she gives examples of people who are in a contact zone. Contact zones are where people are meeting other cultures‚ and they have to remember
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Analysis of Woolf’s Kew Gardens Oakland‚ John. “Woolf’s Kew Gardens.” English Studies 68.3 (1987): 264-274 In the article “Virginia Woolf’s Kew Gardens” Oakland is trying to examine a short story that few people took the time to do. He says‚ “It is not an expression of meaningless life but‚ on the contrary‚ reveals a harmonious‚ organic optimism.” (1) Since she chose to make it such a short piece of work‚ it fits perfectly with her style of writing. She doesn’t make the theme the subject matter
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ending the crisis. Jeremy Finch was the first to sight Tim Robinson as he was coming down the street. He told the reporter‚ “I could see right away that something was wrong with the dog. I made my sister come home with me to tell Calpurnia.” Jean Louise “Scout” Finch confirmed her brother’s story: “ I thought Jem was being silly‚ there ain’t supposed to be no mad dogs in February.” After the sighting‚ the two children hurried to their home where they told their housekeeper‚ Calpurnia‚ what they had
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Madonna Louise Ciccone‚ from Bay City‚ Michigan‚ was born on August 16‚ 1958. She is an actress‚ dancer‚ songwriter‚ and singer. While working in France as a Vaudeville Showgirl she fell in love with music. She returned to the United States to pursue a career in music. Madonna joined her first band‚ the Breakfast Club‚ in 1980 first as the drummer then as the lead singer. In 1981‚ with the help of her manager‚ Camille Barbone of Gotham Records‚ Madonna went solo and got her career on track
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Background Information LeapFrog Enterprises was founded in 1995 by Mike Wood. Origins date back to 1990 when Mike Wood had an epiphany. He was playing with his 3 year old son and trying to help him recognize letters. It was then Wood came up with the idea of phonemic awareness. Wood took $15‚000 of his own money to invest in a patent. Upon advice from friend he had 20 mothers test the products marketability. Of the 20 mothers‚ all 20 loved the concept. In 1995 LeapFrog Enterprises released their
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The Symbolic Red Convertible In Louise Erdich’s “The Red Convertible” Henry and Lyman buy a red Convertible Oldsmobile. Erdich uses the car to portray the brothers’ relationship. The car like the relationship started off good and strong‚ then turned rough and finally disappeared altogether. In the beginning of the story the boys’ relationship was good and strong. Just like the car. “We went places in that car‚ me and Henry. We took off driving all one whole summer” (p. 368 4th ed.). You
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Critically assess Catholic Church teaching on IVF with particular emphasis on third party involvement. IVF Moral theology includes concerns of a particular or special nature as well as those of a general or fundamental nature. There is thus a two-fold division in moral theology – fundamental moral theology (which we have been doing up to now) and special moral theology. They are intricately related. Special moral theology deals with concrete moral issues that relate to sexuality‚ medical practice
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intense. While the classic literature is close to becoming extinct‚ I believe that this is causing a serious threat to our society. Dr. Louise Cowan‚ Texas-born critic and the chairman of the English Department at the University of Dallas also argues about the importance to retrieve and save the classic in her essay “The Necessity of the Classic”. According to Louise Cowan “to lose the classic is to lose a long heritage of wisdom concerning human nature‚ something not likely to be acquired again”(4)
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