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  • 5 Billion Dollars
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    Sponsorship Speech In which direction does the future lead us? What obstacles will we have to overcome to survive? Many of these questions and many others are pondered and weighed by scientists and economists throughout origins around the world. They have described that slowly, but surely, our beautiful planet will come to it's end. Our destruction of the ozone layer has caused a great deal of damage to to life on earth, from plants to animals. Certain causes of destruction include vehicular pol...
  • Planets In The Solar System
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    A Periodical on Rising Neptune By Paul Cus in In past years the knowledge of our solar system never really went further than Jupiter and Saturn, But 11 years ago the VOYAGER II on a mission to observe Saturn and Jupiter had time to waste so it took some shots of Neptune. Until this time Neptune had been know as a gas planet, it was said to be too far from the sun to have any energy, from it. But when the shots came back the theory of Neptune change significantly. In the plant's atmosphere was wh...
  • Margaret And Mrs Whatsit
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    Outline I. Introduction Do you believe that there is extra terrestrial life? Well, what would you do if you found out that you weren't born on earth? In Margaret's case, she went back to her home planet. This story takes place in Will stead, North Carolina in the year 2005. She was found on earth when she was 2 months old, after she went away from her home planet; the name of their species was Tessera ct. The Murries adopted her after they married a year before. Several years after she grew up a...
  • High In Neptune's Atmosphere
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    Neptune Neptune is the outermost planet of the gas giants. It has an equatorial diameter of 49,500 kilometers (30,760 miles) and is the eighth planet from the sun. If Neptune were hollow, it could contain nearly 60 Earth's. Neptune orbits the Sun every 165 years. It has eight moons, six of which were found by Voyager 2. A day on Neptune is 16 hours and 6.7 minutes. Neptune was discovered on September 23, 1846 by Johann Gottfried Galle, of the Berlin Observatory. Neptune got its named from the Ro...
  • Masses As A Threat To Other Elites
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    The first recurring theme I found throughout the article was the reason for UFO beliefs. In the middle of this century, we had extreme fear of world destruction due to the Cold War and nuclear threat. Coincidentally, this is about the same time "contactees" started reporting encounters with extraterrestrial beings who brought with them a warming for humanity of eminent worldly destruction due to their weapons of mass catastrophe. To them here is man creates these beliefs in order to respond to t...
  • Planet Aeurtms Atmosphere
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    INTRODUCTION What is astronomy? Astronomy consist of a lot of things that make up our solar system such as: the nine planets, asteroids, meteorites, the moon and the sun. Astronomy is also a fascinating hobby that can be followed by anyone. You do not need to be, as some people seem to imagine, ^aEUR~mathematically-minded^aEURTM, in order to start, or even to become a very experienced observer. Yet astronomy is one of the few hobbies where not only can you gain great enjoyment, but if you feel w...
  • Theory Of Evolution
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    We live on a planet believed to be 4.5 billion years of age with millions of people covering all parts of it. Where did they come from? Did the whole human population originate from one of people or were we placed here and then improved or changed by an intervention? I believe that humanity on planet earth was created by evolution. Both the creationist and interventionist theories seem to farfetched to be accountable theories for the creation of humanity on planet earth. There are a lot more que...
  • Visits Of Et Life Forms To Earth
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    ET's & UFO's Nearly 600 years before Christ was born, the biblical prophet Ezekiel saw something unusual, very unusual, that he tried to explain; 'And I looked and behold a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire enfolding itself. Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. ' ; Since then, several similar Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO's) are reported around the world. The Romans, the Greeks, moreover the great emperor Charlemagne saw it... saw ...
  • Orbit Of Charon Around Pluto
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    Pluto Come wander with me, she said, Into regions yet untrod; And read what is still unread In the manuscripts of God. - Longfellow Although Pluto was discovered in 1930, limited information on the distant planet delayed a realistic understanding of its characteristics. Today Pluto remains the only planet that has not been visited by a spacecraft, yet an increasing amount of information is unfolding about this peculiar planet. The uniqueness of Pluto's orbit, rotational relationship with its sat...
  • Jan Rodricks To Overthrow The Overlords
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    All through history humans have rebelled against authority and overthrown their leaders whom they did not approve of. People do not readily accept others as their rulers, especially when they did not elect those rulers themselves. Some examples of this date back to the revolutionary war when the 13 colonies rebelled against their mother country of Great Britain. To the 13 colonies Britain probably seemed invincible. But the colonies rebelled anyway despite the great overwhelming power that Brita...
  • Only Planet In Our Solar System
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    Science is and has become a necessity to know just to keep up with the tremendous advancements of today and tomorrow. Basic things, such as how the universe was suspected to be started or who Ptolemy and Galileo were and what they did are just things that need to be known to fully understand what is happening in the world around you. These things are what you need to know, if you " re a scientists, to a grocery shop bagger. Ptolemy was a Greek man who became the man to set the future for astrono...
  • Dependent On The Earth's Resources
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    Life Outside Our Biosphere The fragile balance of the Earth's ecosystem is constantly being disrupted. Overpopulation is placing heavy strain on the world's resources. Weare burning all our fossil fuels to create the energy we need, and clearing to make enough farmland to feed everyone. The ozone layer is slowly eroding, exposing us to harmful UV light. The room we have on this planet is just enough to provide for our population now! As the population grows, we will find ourselves more and more ...
  • Anti Asteroid Defense System
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    Asteroid Defense When it comes down to developing a way to defend the entire planet from destruction I am all for it. A large asteroid or comet hitting the earth is not common occurrence. But it has happened many times before and when it does happen again the asteroid may wipe out all life, including humans. If our government did develop an anti-asteroid defense system, it would not only have to protect our country, but the whole planet. If we had such technology we would first have to be very s...
  • Environmental Problems
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    Environmentalism When we think about environmentalism, we are sometimes overwhelmed by the enormity of the subject. The planet is so huge, and we are only normal every day people draining the earth of its life. Many people are cynical as to whether or not we can actually make a difference in the world, and everyone has their own opinion, or lack thereof, on how to go about fixing it. One side of the spectrum is over-zealous in trying to protect the environment, while the other side is apathetic ...
  • Earth 2 Superman's Powers And Costume
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    Superman: The History of the Man of Steel Sixty six years ago in Cleveland, Ohio two teenagers named Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster came up with this idea of a hero. This hero is now world renowned as a staple in the world of comic books. He was the first of his kind and has a long list of followers. This hero was Superman. Ever since that summer night in 1934 when Superman crept into the mind of Jerry Siegel, he has been changing ever so slightly into the masterpiece of a hero he is today. The hi...
  • Magnificent Planet Mercury
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    Mercury Report The magnificent planet Mercury is the planet I have chosen to research. I this report I have explained all there is to know about Mercury and its aura. The Romans gave Mercury its name after the fleet-footed messenger of the gods because it seemed to move quicker than any other planet. It is the closest planet to the Sun, and second smallest planet in the solar system. Its diameter is 40% smaller than Earth and 40% larger than the Moon. It is even smaller than Jupiter's moon Ganym...
  • Protess Completion Of The Zarg
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    This is only the beginning... In this technologically advanced world of the 30th century, the 'United Earth Defence Force' is Earth's keeper of peace and also known as the Confederacy's Army. The UED F thrives on keen youngsters who help expand their already overwhelming force for, supposedly, Earth's well being. During the Confederacy's reign, Earth waged war against the fiendish race called the Zarg that inhabited the planet called Char, approximately 600,000 light-years away. This war was fou...
  • Sun And Its Forming Of Planets
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    The Earth formed when the sun and its forming of planets formed when a cloud of dust and gas condensed 4.6 billion years ago. In large areas, iron sinks to the center forming the core. The Mantle is made up from primarily of the minerals olivine and pyroxene. It takes up 80% of the planet. The oceanic crust typically differ from continental crust because Earth's surfaces cooled below 100 degrees C. Water rained out of the atmosphere. Continental Crust is very thicker then the oceanic crust. The ...
  • Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler
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    Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) Johannes Kepler was born in Weil der Stadt in Swabia, in southwest Germany, not far from France. Kepler was born on December 27, 1571, a premature child. He was a mathematician and an astronomer. Kepler is most famous for his discovery of the three laws of planetary motion. Also, to a lesser extent, he is known for his work on convex lenses. Furthermore, he also gave the modern explanation of the workings of the eye. He brought about the acceptance of the heliocentric...
  • Cold Planet With A Range Of Temperatures
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    Scientists throughout history have studied the effects of space weather. Over time, technology has advanced greatly, allowing scientists to gain a better knowledge of the workings of the solar system and thus a better knowledge of Earth. Telescopes and spacecraft have led scientists into the mysterious unknown - space. Due to advances made by NASA and other space researchers, the pieces of the solar system puzzle are finally coming together. There are still several mysteries yet to be uncovered ...

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