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    towards him, walking away. It seemed to notice him, and the sniper noticed the man. This other man must be an enemy. His better judgment said so, at least. But for some reason, he clung to the desperate, fantastical notion that this man would help him. The sniper had been injured significantly. As the sniper neared the man, or the man approached him, the man’s figure became more distinct. The sniper realized this man, and the smudges that accompanied him which gradually turned into other figures

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    into the Space Race, which was a key component of the broader Cold War competition. Both the graphic novel "Laika" and the film "The First Man" provide insights into how these ideological struggles impacted individuals and society during this period, and juxtaposed the political and personal aspects of the Space Race. In the graphic novel "Laika," the story of the first living thing to orbit the Earth, we see the Soviet Union's determination to demonstrate the superiority of communism and to establish

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    In this chapter, the writer will explain about the intrinsic elements of The First Man as a basic action to understanding and for advance analysis. In exploring the intrinsic elements, the writer analyzes the plot, characters, setting, point of view and theme. 1.1 Plot The event and action performed by the characters in literary works are important in building the plot. Plot is a chronology in the whole story in literary works. According to Abrams, “The plot (which Aristotle termed the mythos) in

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    one small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind.”-Buzz Aldrin. This quote is widely recognized to be the first steps of man on the moon and the ending of the space race on July 20, 1969. President John F. Kennedy started this quest into space by giving a speech at Rice University on September 12, 1962. The speech was given after the USSR had just put the first man into space. This speech’s main goal was to inspire the nation to rally behind the space effort to put a man on the moon. This culminated

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    "Did you bring him?" whispers a cold, deep voice. "Of course I did, you moron" says another man with a lighter, happier tone. "Is he alive?" asks the first man. "Obviously, or else I would have just thrown him into the trash can out back" the other man replies. "Excellent. Looks like you got the job done right, for once." says the first man, with a taunting sort of tone. "Hey, shut the hell up, Calvin. At least I do some work. All you do is sit your lazy ass down all day doing nothing except

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    successfully put the first man on the Moon. The end of the Space Race was in 1975. The Space Race is considered very important because it would show which nation had the best science, technology, and economic system. The Space Race began in 1955 when the US and the Soviet Union announced that they would be launching satellites into orbit. The USSR formed a commission whose goal was to beat the US in putting a satellite into space. On October 4, 1957 the USSR placed the first successful satellite

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    Onto the scene came a man in swirling red, blue, and yellow. This was the first iteration of Superman but it would not be the last. Seventy years of comics have been published and over time the Man of Steel naturally evolved to meet the demands of new writers and new audiences. However, Superman evolved peculiarly in one specific way. Over time and over the different Ages of comic books Superman developed caring towards each individual he saved. Different from when he first started out where he would

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    whole life I have always wanted to be a man of success and a man of value. I had many goals when I was young, and two of those goals are very dear to me. My first goal was to become a successful entrepreneur like my father. And second goal was to come to America and get an education from any university here, which I am currently working on. From my parents, I learned that I needed education in order for me to succeed throughout life. Since I was a very young man I have always valued and tried to get

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    The Death of a Soldier

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    two men to come into sight then jumped up shot the man on the right in the chest, turned and shot the man on the left in the head. I took two steps forward and jumped over the fence.

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    Why I Am Brave?

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    on the ground I got nervous. I asked the man in a nearby pawn shop which way they went and he pointed to the right so I got all my gear together and knew I had to save her know matter what the risk. I was 21 and had a tiny bit of facial hair. I had a small mustache

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