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    Element 80 History

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    Element 80, or mercury, is an element with quite an interesting and extensive history. I chose this particular element because of this. I have a basic knowledge of mercury already, but I would love to learn all that I can about it. I enjoy history and I take advantage of every opportunity I can to learn more about it and from it. I am interested in this element because of the name it was given, the uses we have and have had in the past for it, and the fact that the atomic number is 80, which includes

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    Primary A barefoot man is seen to be holding a compass or, more specifically, a pair of dividers and some kind of circular object which has three more forms contained inside it. These being a yellow and a red circle, and a yellow blob. The man is wearing a blue tunic and a red cloak. There is a predominantly gold background with a blue and red patterned border. Along the top of the picture appears to be some words but they are not in English. Secondary This image is the cover artwork of the Bible

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    Some parental concerns persist that vaccines may cause Autism. Multiple hypotheses have been proposed throughout the years. There is a major worldwide increasing rate of Autism diagnoses. Theories have centered on measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, thimerosal, and the large number of vaccines being administered. Studies have showed that there is no link between receiving vaccines and developing Autism Spectrum Disorder. An Institute of Medicine in 2001 did a report on eight different vaccines given

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    “Characters Change” “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury is a science fiction short story about how Venus only has one hour of daylight and the rest of the time it is cold and raining all year and only in seven years they will have that one hour of daylight. There are people living on Venus and there is one little girl in middle school who adores the sun light and it is her only way of happiness unlike all of the other kids at her school who don't really mind the rain and have never seen the daylight

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    for an idea about the formation of the solar system to be considered a hypothesis, it must consider six facts. This includes the fact that planets orbits around the sun are almost circular, all planets revolve in the same direction around the sun, Mercury and Venus are the only two planets without moons, the planets and the sun almost rotate in the same plane and

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    The surface of Mercury The most notable thing about the surface of Mercury are the many craters. Since the planet has a very thin atmosphere, clashes with comets and asteroids caused a lot of damage. Some craters are formed billion years ago, others are younger. These craters can be very deep, and their size ranges from a single meters to multiple kilometres. The Caloris Basin, the largest crater of Mercury, has a diameter of no less than 1,500 kilometres. A terrain of hills and mountains on the

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    During the 1958, 1959, and 1960 model years the Edsel was a vehicle brand that was planned, developed, and factory-made by the Ford Motor Company. Edsel's development, industrial and advertising lost millions of dollars to Ford Motor Company. The word "Edsel" had became a current symbol for disappointment. Ford had likely to make important inroads into the market share of both in honor of Edsel B. Ford name it "Edsel". With Chrysler between itself and GM in the local American automotive market Ford

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    Summer In A Day

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    Have you ever thought how do you feel about not having the sun for a long time? it must be terrible. Well in the short story "Summer in a day" by Ray Bradbury, living in Venus isn't a hard errand they just get 2 hours of daylight at regular intervals. In any case, for Margot who's lived on earth and recalls the daylight and the magnificent white mists, there is a truly hard thing for her to never get any daylight. Since this story is an Irony since it is extremely implausible and an awful bad dream

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    Tycho Research Paper

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    Tycho was the eldest son of Otto Brahe and Beatte Bille; he was also born into high nobility, he was raised by his uncle, Jørgen Brahe, and was brought to universities in Copenhagen and Leipzig. Despite his family’s demanding him to get a degree in the law, Tycho wanted to get a degree in astronomy. There were three major crucial events that occurred in Tycho’s life that caused him to change his career choice of law for astronomy. A predicted total solar eclipse, on August 21, 1560, was the first

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    Ray Bradbury’s short story, All Summer in A Day, is about hatred and its destruction. It informs the reader what can happen if the hatred is left unturned. In the short story, the people live on Venus, a cold, rainy planet. Venus only gets to see the sun once every seven years. Margot, a frail nine-year-old from Earth, had moved to Venus when she was four. She remembers how the sun looks, but the other kids in her grade won't believe her, and she gets bullied for it. They hate her because she doesn’t

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