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    the Great Square of Pegasus, a familiar asterism in the northern sky, as well as for a number of bright stars and deep sky objects, among them Messier 15 (NGC 7078, Cumulo de Pegaso), Stephan’s Quintet of galaxies, the Einstein Cross (a gravitationally lensed quasar), and the unbarred spiral galaxy NGC 7742 His story begins when Perseus, said to be the son of Zeus, is sent to kill Medusa by a man who wanted to marry his mother but did not…

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    Throughout the ages artists have often found inspiration amidst the world around them. Such inspiration expanded alongside progress as humans learned to understand and manipulate their environment. Yet throughout the march forward in time, a single constant connected the cave man to the astronaut, and that was the natural beauty and wonder of nature. The marvel of an ice crystal probably held equal amazement to the cave man staring from his protective cliff cave, as to the child walking into a…

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    Astronomy is an ongoing process. It is always changing and improving as we discover new stellar objects and use more advanced technology. For example, people once believed that the Earth was flat, and the sun and other planets orbited around us. As we advanced in technology, we proved both of these ideas to be false. Even today there is still work to be done, ideas and theories to confirm and disprove, and plenty of other things to explore. One scientific discovery that influence society was…

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    Galileo Galilei Have you ever wondered what Galileo Galilei did in his life?. Galileo Galilei made astonishing and world changing inventions and improvements to other inventions. His inventions and improvements to other inventions were made in the topics of math, astronomy, and cosmology. Galileo Galilei made significant change in the history of science. Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Italy. After he was born he moved and lived in a town close to Florence, Italy.…

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    friendships and relationships, all while getting passing grades. This lifestyle almost perfectly matches Melinda Sordino’s, the main character in the book Speak, by Laurie Anderson. However, Melinda’s high school dream quickly went into a downward spiral. While at a party, Melinda got drunk and was raped by a guy she thought she could trust. She reported the crime to the police, who showed up to the party and busted many kids. However her victimization did not end that night, Melinda was shamed,…

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    Locked in that room between four walls that I can’t even see, made me think.. made me think a lot I don’t know if I stayed here for a day or two hours or a week or just for minutes .. I have no clue!! For whatever time I was in there, I went through a spiral of thought.. At first, I wanted to get out of that dark place.. then, I wanted light, I wanted to see where I am.. It started to get colder and colder, I needed a warm blanket to cover myself with.. After a while, noises have been coming…

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    Callaway wasn't the first to pursue the lost garden. Columbus went inspecting for it in Venezuela. Dr. Livingstone presumed it was in Zambia. John Calvin preached that it lay hidden in Iraq. William Warren, the president of Boston University, took a sabbatical Arctic cruise to confirm its location at the pole. The Garden has been the illusory dream of scientists, kings, writers, and at least one contrarian Southern lawyer. It is a story so compelling they’ve sometimes abandoned gold, tenure,…

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    Truths Observed in Nature Demonstrate a Judeo-Christian God Exists When looking at religious beliefs from generations before us, the Judeo-Christian God, the creator, is referred to as “The essence of goodness, love, justice, compassion, and mercy; the protector of the innocent and the faithful; the enemy of the wicked and the infidel. God is pure spirit with no material substance and neither beginning nor end” (White, pg. 284). These arguments of God’s existence are believed to have not been…

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    Avalon is associated with Glastonbury Tor, which some legends say was once a magic island surrounded by water. Morgan is one of the three queens that takes King Arthur’s body to Avalon to heal. As a witch and healer, she is said to know the power of both healing and poisonous herbs. In Avalon, She presided over nine priestess’s who were prophetesses and healers. Avalon is known to have been an oracular center. Some believe that Avalon was a Druidic college for priestesses of women’s mysteries.…

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    Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................ 2 The strategies, corporate structure & culture of the firm ......................................................................... 3 Analysis of the industry in which the firm operates ................................................................................. 4 Computers .......................................................................…

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