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    The growth of astrological knowledge transformed gradually from Ptolemy to Galileo. It was during the 1600s that the concept of heliocentric erupted, which is the idea that the sun is the center of the celestial body. The introduction of an improved telescope by Galileo himself paved the way to the doubts of the geocentric concept. The concept was one that was widely accepted and supported by the people and Catholic Church. However, the notion that the earth was not the center of the celestial…

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    is inevitable. That’s what it means to be “living under the sun” and that’s why both chapters four and six begin with ‘under the sun’. The characters in both chapters are the same with Qoheleth being the preacher and guiding us through his thoughts of the human existence. Characterizing Qoheleth has pessimistic, but also helpful since he’s trying to alleviate mankind of this pain and help them get closer to God. Mankind could is also playing a part of the characters after all this is a…

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    and her choices of imagery, Phillis Wheatley would not be able to effectively tell about God’s providence in “Thoughts of the Works of Providence”. One of the most important topics in “Thoughts of the Works of Providence” is nature. Wheatley uses the sun to describe God. She does this…

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    hard. The easiest one to identify if you are in the northern hemisphere is Ursa Major (the Great Bear). It is easy to find this constellation because within it are seven very bright stars that make up what we call “The Big Dipper”. The Big Dipper has also been used for navigational purposes for hundreds of years. The reason is, if you line up the two stars that form the back the cup of the dipper and go straight up about 5 times that distance you will see Polaris, a bright star in the Ursa Minor…

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    In wind it will create 13 and in biomass it will create 17. Besides advantages, there are also disadvantages. Solar panels on a big scale are less efficient than wind turbines on a big scale. But putting wind turbines on the uninhabited islands/in the sea will get more resistance from the people. The last disadvantage mentioned by us has to do with global warming. Because of global warming the sea-level rises and if we put solar panels on rocks which are not even 2 meter above sea-level, the…

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    Solar Wind

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    The Sun, the closest star to Earth, and a life-sustaining necessity. It is also the center of space and solar weather, which powers and affects much of the solar system’s activities and life on Earth. Space weather goes hand in hand with the Sun’s constant gaseous activities, which depend on the Sun’s natural occurrences. This paper discusses the important topics of solar plasma, solar wind, as well as solar flares and coronal mass ejections. It also looks at human abilities to capture and use…

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    chosen first at the next strawberry picking and going on to greater and grander things. I've seen strawberries thrive under the sun creating large and curvy strawberries, those are the ones usually picked first. I’ve also seen strawberries that have been deprived of sunlight, shriveling up, drying out, becoming half the size of the other strawberries. As the sun rises each morning there is a small rustling sound, that only the sharpest of ears can decipher, as the strawberries adjust their…

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    Mitty Alternate Ending

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    for tomorrow! How do you think the mountains will be, stunning?”. Walter was pleased to see his wife’s excitement, because he never enjoyed his dull life, he wished to have something more ‘abnormal’. The sun rises as morning begins, and Mr.Mitty is filled with determination to explore the world. “Rise and shine Marcela, we can’t be late for our plane!” Walter says waking up his wife. Realizing what Walter said, Marcela springs up to swiftly finish her morning routine. About an hour later, hey…

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    In fact, several researchers and organizations have found this to be false. Not only does the rise in temperatures affect the weather globally, but rising temperatures also help contribute to the melting of glaciers and ice caps; which leads to the rise of sea levels. According to Erin A. Thead, a graduate from the Climate Institute, “the rate of sea level rise in the twentieth century was greater than it had been in 2,800 years” (Thead 3.) Thead proves that within the twentieth…

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    Raisin In The Sun Ethos

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    their young ones as they endeavour to rise and transcend barriers in their social and economic lives. This is even more elaborate in the history of America citing the fact that the American Dream acts as the national ethos. Consequentially, the American dream is imminent in the lives of Americans and although its components have adjusted over the centuries, it remains sturdy nationally. Notably, different individuals and societal cohorts have…

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