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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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    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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    Is space exploration worth the cost? by David Livingston Monday‚ January 21‚ 2008 Editor’s Note: On January 11‚ the New York Times blog “Freakonomics” published a lengthy post titled “Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost? A Freakonomics Quorum”. The post featured comments provided by a number of people‚ including David Livingston‚ in response to the question. The part attributed to Dr. Livingston was just a highly-edited version of what he originally submitted to the Times. What follows is

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    The Causes That Led To the Revolutionary War Trish Buhrman ENG/101 July 22‚ 2012 Joseph Ippolito The Causes That Led To the Revolutionary War The Revolutionary War began in 1775 between England and the American Colonies. The war ended in 1783 with the American Colonies gaining their independence from England. Even though it is a well-known event‚ the Boston Tea Party was only one cause of the Revolutionary War‚ there were many other events that led the two nations down the path that ended

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    What led to The American Revolution? The American Revolution was caused by many things‚ but there are three main reasons that led to The American Revolution. The first main reason would be The Boston Massacre‚ then it would be the taxes‚ and the last reason is The Continental Congress. The Boston Massacre affected both the British and the Colonists. First of all the Boston Massacre created propaganda. Even though the British only killed five people the propaganda made it look like a massacre

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    American Studies Literature March 27th‚ 2014 Not Really a Gorge Silence fell across the group as we trekked towards our final destinations in the woods. For most‚ it was wandering‚ hoping to come upon some spot which would inspire them‚ but not for me. As the leaves crunched beneath my feet‚ I had one spot in mind. Two springs ago‚ I had stumbled across it while following the stream that runs from the pond. Freshman year‚ Lucas Santiago and Ethan Clearfield found a small clearing by the stream

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    Early modern Europeans undertook voyages of exploration and discovery for a variety of reasons. Back in those days‚ the majority of Europeans used the land as their main source of life‚ according to the textbook. Warfare and poor crops were not conducive living conditions for the people who resided there. Many Europeans started dying from disease and starvation because they couldn’t live off the land nearly as much as they used to. Soon enough‚ the black plague started to overtake the nation. National

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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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    Industrial Age to Knowledge Age YourFirstNameYourLastName University title ITEM 1: PART 1: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SETTING: DRAWING ON THE ACTIVITIES AND REFLECTIONS The world is at the cusp of an information age. These changes have catapulted the industrial age into a knowledge age. This transition from the industrial to the knowledge age has come with its inherent challenges. This article

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    Nice work there Roosevelt. After a few years of the Act being in place‚ the citizens of the US became tired of the law completely banning them from their liquor antics. This eventually led to rebellion and outlaws. The Prohibition spawned a ginormous illegal market that produced and sold alcohol constantly‚ thus undermining the government. Because of this‚ the economy took a major blow. They lost a lot of their tax revenue since people

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