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    humanity and science. He brought the spirit of scientific inquiry and philosophy from Ionia to Athens. Additionally, he came up with new theories of the universal order because of a search on the moon, which he said that the Earth was floating in space because of a force of air acting upward. He also said that a meteorite was going to crash on Earth. Because of this theory, he created the squaring the circle. This means that in order to solve it you have to construct a square having the same…

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    Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot onto the moon. He set foot on the moon in 1969 on the Apollo 11 mission. The Apollo 11 was planned to set two men on the moon and they did. He has two college degrees. He has a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Purdue University. He also has a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Southern California. He was born August 5, 1930 Wapakoneta OH and died in August 25, 2012 Cincinnati OH. Neil had 3 children Karen…

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    The discussion of the types of augmentations used within Halo¸ and other media, reflect current, real world, discussions. The depiction of human augmentation in Halo highlights the benefits and necessities of human augmentation. For instance, a space-faring society would require technology that enables long-term sleep or physical/mental suspension for periods of distant travel. The technology, which allows people to survive during long periods of cryogenic freezing, is biologically integrated…

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    brilliant writer with several shining traits. To proove this, he began a section of his autobyography like this, "My experiences as an author began early in 1867," (Twain). This shows Mark Twain cuts to the chase, that he was not a man to waste paper space with usless words. In continuation, he wove words that fit with perfection amongst eachother. For example, when describing a cherished letter he said, "Lapse of time cannot make it commonplace or cheap," (Twain). Twain took words and…

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    NASA begins the Mercury Project, which main purpose is to get a man in space.Seven men are trained to fly into space. As they toured across america you get an insight about how society acted towards the astronauts. After the reveal of the seven astronauts later in the morning ''the seven Mercury astronauts were national heroes . It happened just like that.Even though…

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    Annie Dillard uses personification and an anaphora in section 4 to illustrate the significance of the total eclipse that awakens the mind and brings it back to reality. She conveys, “ people on all the hillsides, including, I think, myself, screamed when the black body of the moon detached from the sky and rolled off the sun.” (889) In this instance, the moon is the devil that covers God’s angelic light from glistening over the land and the people. The experience is life threatening because the…

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    He was wet and muddy and hungry and cold and he was fifty thousand lightyears from home. A strange blue sun gave light, and gravity, twice what he was used to, made every movement difficult. But in tens of thousands of years this part of war hadn’t changed. The flyboys were fine with their sleek spaceships and their fancy weapons. When the chips are down, though, it was still the foot soldier, the infantry, that had to take the ground and hold it, foot by bloody foot. Like this damned planet of…

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    You have been eagerly awaiting our part three article of the top 20 best photos of the 21st century, and we are excited to tell you that it is finally here! We have analyzed each of the iconic events of the 21st century, ranked them, and compiled them into a fun list just for you! To finally discover what we have deemed to be the top seven best photos of the 21st century, just keep on reading! You might even learn something new! Number Seven: Kittens in a Basket. Also in 2011, Pakistan endured…

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    Human Power Ornithopter

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    Ornithopter The Human-Power Ornithopter, a wing-flapping device, was designed in 1485 with the intent to fly. However, there is no evidence that he attempted to build the machine, but his ideas of human powered flight device followed for the next several hundred years. His inspiration came from birds or bats, which lead to the two-wing device feature. The wingspan exceeded 33 feet and the frame consisted of pine covered in raw silk, which is light but sturdy. The pilot, laying down in the…

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    and trustworthiness by using “I;” therefore, appealing to his own personality and experiences making him more credible. This example, “I know it’s hard, but painful things like this happen” (Paragraph 5), and “I have always had great respect for our space program, and what happened today did nothing to diminish it” (Paragraph 6). Ronald Reagan knows this situation is painful because he is an adult; adults experience many hardships, and know how to deal…

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