The Dark Side of the Moon

Moon Illusion: A Continued study of Existing Hypothesis Xinran Wei PSYC 182 Reading Group 12 Moon Illusion: A Continued study of Existing Hypothesis One of the most extraordinary optical illusions in nature, the moon illusion has attracted attention from generations of scientists. It seemed that despite of the distance between earth and moon did not change, the size of the moon appeared larger in the horizon but smaller at zenith. The debate of explanation behind this illusion…

nevertheless I didn’t think I was missing anything from those experiences. Although, when I read Owl Moon by Jane Yolen and illustrated by John Schoenherr for the first time at the age of 22, I learned that children’s books contain useful lesson for life. The ideologies that become implicit in Owl moon when analyzed are the following: We come to the understanding that the story takes place in the country side by focusing in the…

The Moon is a natural satellite of Earth. Earth only sees one face of the Moon at all times because of the Moon's synchronous rotation. This is due to the fact that the Moon rotates on its axis the same amount of time that it takes to complete an orbit around Earth. The current explanation for the formation of the Moon is called the giant impact hypothesis. Which proposes that an object the size of Mars collided with Earth, blasting Earth's outer layers into space. These layers would…

has patches of ice and rocks. It has some black, very dark areas, and some extremely bright areas. Experts believe that snow in Pluto would be made of nitrogen, not water, and it would have a creamy brown color. Moreover, Pluto is made up of three…

of warmth and comfort from the moon light. He felt pleasure…

imagery to emphasize the truthful side of love and the dangerous of married life. Extended metaphor is used to show the onion is more faithful and reflects the true nature of love. The first stanza ‘Not a red rose or a satin heart’ (line 1) shows its a rejection of traditional symbol of love, where is the second stanza it uses this unusual comparison to make connection to love by comparing it to the ‘moon wrapped in brown paper’(line 3). In an ancient mythology, the moon was ruled by Diana,…

wide as earth having a radius of 15,759.2 miles. This planet also has a very unique tilt of 97.77 degrees, making it seem to rotate on its side while orbiting around the sun. Therefore, making life on the planet impossible, because this unique tilt causes the harshest seasons in the solar system, making the sun directly shine over the poles while the other side remains in complete darkness for 21 years. Uranus is one of two planets that also features an opposite rotation and each rotation last…

layer like the other gas giants, Uranus also has an icy mantle which surrounds its rock and iron core. The upper crystals give Uranus its distinctive pale blue color. . Uranus has the largest tilt of any planet in our solar system and spins on its side. It 20 year long seasons because of its unusual orientation, the planet experiences extreme variations in sunlight during each 20 year long seasons. Uranus also has 13 rings that are fainted. All except two Uranian are extremely narrow – they are…

Although the NASA moon landing video was fraught with poor informational execution, it very effectively employed the Gish Gallup technique which caused more sway towards their side of the argument. The video used multiple pieces of questionable information and even presented itself poorly in the beginning. The beginning of the video made it seem as though the narrator was there to disprove the conspiracy theories, when later on he made it more apparent that he supported them and attempted to…

emotions. The personification of the moon in line 12 could also be a symbol when the moon offers some light into the darkness, but it doesn’t cure his depression, saying the moon “proclaims” the time is “neither wrong nor right” which doesn’t satisfy something the speaker is searching for. The moon is also a symbol for the speaker’s loneliness, because of its “unearthly” distance; the image of the moon is created to be sad and isolated like the speaker. Yet the moon proffers this luminary…