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    background of Moon Shadow and his family in the middle kingdom in China. It goes into detail about their struggles and reasons. In this chapter it introduces Tang town or china town. This chapter goes into detail of the family company. The company’s name was Peach Orchard Vow. The company had a feast for Moon Shadow’s arrival. This chapter had detail on how Windrider got his new nickname. Windrider shares his story of meeting the Dragon king. In the end of the chapter uncle gives Moon Shadow a carving

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    “The Man on the Moon” On July 20th 1969 Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft to land on the moon. Over 600 million families gathered around their televisions to watch this event take place. There is undeniable physical evidence that the moon landing of 1969 occurred; although many still feel like it was a hoax created by NASA. Some feel as if this was a “Race to Space” competition between countries‚ and the United States could not take that loss. While others feel as if it was cover up for the misuse

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    ‘claims’ that prove that the moon landing was indeed fake - but then there is actual scientific evidence that proves these ‘claims’ or ‘evidence’ to be false. The first claim against the moon landing being fake is that when the astronauts were putting up the American flag it waves yet there is no wind on the moon. Actually‚ the flag appears to be fluttering because it is hanging from a horizontal rod. This rod was thought of by NASA scientists before they brought it to the moon because NASA scientists

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    the Sun * Put the flashlight on a table a few meters away and shine it toward you. * Hold the ball at arm’s length to represent the Moon while your head represents Earth. * Slowly spin around (counterclockwise) so that the ball goes around you just like the Moon orbits Earth. * As you turn‚ you’ll see the ball go through phases just like the Moon. Understanding Questions Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. One to two sentences will not suffice. 1

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    first thought when introduced to the moon journal assignment was: “I think Dr. Burke may be crazy. Why would teachers need to learn about the moon‚ unless science is their content area?” I begrudgingly began looking for the moon and was discouraged for nearly a week when I could not find it. After reading and discussing Duckworth‚ I began to understand why this journaling project is an assignment for the class. According to Duckworth (1996)‚ studying the moon brings about discourse and conversation

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    “The Subduction Zone Observatory Takes Shape” The article “The Subduction Zone Observatory Takes Shape” published in Science magazine was written by Julia Rosen. Dr. Rosen has an Honors Degree BS in Geological and Environmental Science from Stanford University and a PhD in Geology from Oregon State University. She is an award-winning writer currently working as a freelance science journalist (cite?). The article discusses the proposal for a new‚ large-scale research program called the Subduction

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    The Moon Also Rises. What if it would not? An essay on the effects of the moon on the earth‚ life‚ humanity and modern society. “Just like moons and like suns‚ With the certainty of tides‚ Just like hopes springing high‚ Still I’ll rise”‚ writes Maya Angelou in 1978‚ believing in the certainty of the moon spinning endlessly around the earth‚ giving us light in the darkest of times. Could you even imagine a world without a moon? A world in which the black of night would only be interrupted by countless

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    Moons of Saturn By Melinda Herron 11/29/2011 Moons of Saturn The moons of Saturn are a very interesting topic to research. Before beginning this amazing journey on the moons‚ first we must do a brief overview of the planet Saturn. Saturn is the sixth largest planet from the sun; it is very large and does not have very much water. This research paper will explore the different moons‚ the names‚ atmosphere‚ similarities and sizes of the moons. Saturn has 62 moons

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    million people worldwide heard these words as they watched Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon. After a mad dash to beat Russia‚ America had won the space race at last! Or did they? In the past few years‚ evidence has come into light to discredit the landing of men on the moon. Like many of my generation‚ I grew up on the belief that man landed on the moon in 1969. I was 16 before I began to doubt my faith in my government-run school. I was sitting at my run down desk staring

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    Moon shadow had finally been old enough to fly his dad’s kite. His mom didn’t want him to fly them when he was younger. Moon shadow‚ his mom‚ and grandma lived together while windrider‚ moon shadows dad lives in America and works at a laundry company. He and a lot of tang men go to America to make money for their family. Sometimes some or the whole family goes with them. But not windriders. One day this strange man named hand clap comes to the door. He had told them that he worked at the company

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