MythBusters

Popularized by the comedic duo of MythBusters, the act of “debunking” has become increasingly sought-after. Debunking requires looking at the subject in a new “light” and offering a different perspective that could provide evidence to expose the falseness of, or “debunk,” a previously held belief. When faced with a topic that emanates ambivalent feelings, the option to gaze upon the topic in a new perspective seems rather enticing. Particularly, if faced with a topic on women, when the writer is

It was a long anticipated summer night, when millions of Americans crowded around their bulky television screens. It was 1969, America had recently passed through the height of the Cold War, but their relationship with the Soviet Union continued to become more hostile. There was no clear winner in sight, and America was desperate for a definitive victory, it was this moment, in this very moment that they finally had one, and they clung to it. This moment was, of course, the Apollo 11 moon landing

The Martian Companion Book INTRODUCTION The Martian, published in 2011, is a fictional novel by Andy Weir, an American novelist. The book’s protagonist is Mark Watney, a botanist/astronaut. He is part of the futuristic Ares III expedition to Mars. His whole world is turned around when a huge sandstorm hits his base. His crew, a total of six people, is forced to abort the mission after only about a Martian week. As they leave for the MAV (Mars Ascent Vehicle), he is nearly impaled by an antenna and

Apollo 51: The Surface of the Moon or a Sound Stage in Nevada ? It was a long anticipated summer night, when millions of Americans crowded around their bulky television screens. It was 1969, America had recently passed through the height of the Cold War, but their relationship with the Soviet Union continued to become more hostile. There was no clear winner in sight, and America was desperate for a definitive victory, it was this moment, in this very moment that they finally had one, and they clung

Understanding The Different Rhetorics Bunn, M. (2011). How to read like a writer: Readings on writing. Writing spaces (Vol. 2, pp.71-85). WAC Clearinghouse. http://wac.colostate.edu/books Summary: In the textbook chapter of Mike Bunn’s How To Read Like a Writer, he addresses college graduate students and theatre students. Narrative and descriptive are use to describe Bunn’s form of writing. As he stated in his thesis, “In 1997, I was a recent college graduate student living in London for six months

that the U.S turned a country that bitterly hated America and loathed them, and the U.S overcame that made their angry, near anarchy government into the democracy it is today. But a wise man once said, “Failure is always an option.” (Adam Savage, Mythbuster), America has learned that the hard way when we took on the challenge of Cuba. Cuba. The probable #1 fail in American history. Not many people still think it was a good idea to target Cuba, and the reasons are clear. Way back in the 1700s, Spain

Imagine yourself in a dark room, lying on your back with a towel covering your face and so much water pouring over you that you feel like you could drown any second. Would this make you tell your interrogator the information they wanted to know? Interrogation and torture methods have changed over the years and are still changing to this day. Some methods of interrogation have been outlawed or have been proven to be ineffective. Police officers, CIA agents, and military authorities use various methods

This report was commissioned to examine the behaviours and beliefs held by Australians in regards to the people identified as asylum seekers who arrive in Australia in search of humanitarian aid. The research draws attention to different newspaper commentators and evidence found by the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre that displays an overall negative and ill-informed opinions regarding asylum seekers. Further investigation revealed that many Australians, because of political jargon and journalistic

There have been similar proposals of this type of legislation throughout history. The first type of similar legislation passed was the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) which was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (Grossman, 1978). This act applied to about one-fifth of the labor force but set a minimum wage to twenty-five cents an hour (Grossman, 1978). The minimum wage has increased many times since the initial passing of the FLSA. In 1949, “the minimum wage was raised from 40 cents

Page 2 – Information on plant – Dandelions are classed as a perennial herb. They grow in temperate environments, meaning that they need weather which is neither very hot nor very cold. Other names – Fairy clock, Lion’s tooth, Fortune teller, Puff ball, Witch Gowan, Monk’s Head, Priest’s Crown, Irish Daisy, Swine Snort and Peasant’s Clock. Native habitat – The native habitat of the Dandelion is Eurasia, and North and South America. The dandelion can be found worldwide as a common ‘weed’