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    are many legends/stories surrounding the discovery of Saturn. According to mythology, the Assyrians were the first people to record sightings of Saturn. They spotted Saturn as a bright light and named it the Star of Ninib, in honor of the Assyrian sun god of springtime. Later the Greeks and Romans had their own ideas of this strange wandering planet. The Greeks named it Cronus, ruler of the Titans. The Romans later changed the planet’s name to Saturn. Both cultures identified Saturn as the…

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    Although dive watches are designed to be waterproof, they are not resistant to wear and tear which can compromise their waterproof abilities. Here are a few things you can do if water gets inside of your waterproof dive watch. Sunlight & Towel Method If there is just a little bit of water inside of your dive watch, this method may work. It is really easy to do and will not harm your watch in any way. All you need to do is find a safe place where you can set your watch out in the sunshine. This…

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    Mars Rover Essay

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    Mars’ Secret The vermilion terrain that the rover had wandered over in its short life was the planet Mars. MER-D Gypsy, the 2014 NASA Mars Rover, rolled over its cold sands, then turned its spherical, cycloptic head and looked over the trench before it. The camera on its orbicular crown began snapping photos almost immediately. It was beautiful, a rich, orange coloured valley that seemed bottomless. Markings and natural carvings into the scarlet flesh of the planet showed that water had once…

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    Without the Sun, the Earth and everything on Earth would cease to exist; the Sun is sustaining life. Nonetheless, the Sun doesn’t require the Earth to survive so it may seem outlandish for it to play such a large role in the well being of an insignificant planet. The benefits of the Sun to Earth are evident but what is much more imperceptible are the positive ramifications that are experienced by the Sun. If the Sun stopped emitting heat and light not only would the solar system suffer but the…

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    Invasion! This is summary from John Wyndhams the Kraken Wakes. This will be three hundred words. The story of the invasion from outer space by alien’s trying to destroy the human race. Phyl and Mike were relaxing down by the little harbour listening to a distant guitarist. When all of a sudden they heard the noise of the guitar drop and a voice call out. There was an increasing sound in the distances, People started asking questions from one to another. Half a dozen soldiers arrived, then…

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    The Mayan Calendar Essay

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    time with their own cultural beliefs that have developed a great source that is used now and will be continued to be used for generations. The essence of shiftings of the astronomical bodies show us what year, month, day, and time it is today. The Sun, Moon, planets, and stars have been used as a model for the Mayans, Egyptians, and Gregorians to calculate their ways of understanding what their position is. Without the celestial body, it would be difficult to know the season and day it is.…

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    wake up hoping for the sun but only receive rain. All throughout the story story, “All Summer in a Day, Ray Bradbury uses symbolism and repetition to show how the sun symbolises happiness. The story repetitively shows that the author does put symbolism and repetition to show how the sun symbolizes hope. All the kids in the story needs to know that the sun will come out. All throughout the story the statement: the author uses repetition and symbolism to show that the sun symbolises happiness.…

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    speed so, after a few minutes, Capt. pulled it back to our normal 1600 RPMs and we dropped back to the 12 knots range, which is still a lot faster than our normal eight knots. Both of us enjoying our first long cruise day in a week and a half and the sun blazing, even the chillier temperatures couldn’t dissuade us from driving outdoors. The indoor helm is a last resort Capt. saves for rainy days.…

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    Gully-Personal Narrative

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    The great day finally dawned, It was a bright summers morning in late February. The sun was just rising in the small west coast town of Glinks Gully. The waves were crashing down like thunder but it was a very calm day for the wild west coast. The sound of dirt bikes around the gorge was to hard to resist. I whipped out to the garage and gave my bike a quick check, oiled the chain, topped up with fuel, chucked on my riding gear and slipped the garage door open and I was off like rocket. I got…

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    Ocean City Research Paper

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    refrigerator. While the sun taunts me with a beautiful spectrum of crisp orange and bright pinks creeping over the horizon, I hurry to leave my grandmother’s beach house and head over to the serene beach. On my way toward the water, dogs are seen in the distance playing in the cool sand and sticking their paws in the salty water. In addition, from laying their eggs in the sand, are long sand trails from horseshoe crabs. Finally reaching the water, I sit down and observe the sun as it slowly…

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