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    occurs within 10 parsecs (33 light-years) of the Earth every 240 million years.” Only three Milky Way naked-eye supernova events have been observed during the last thousand years, though many have been telescopically seen in other galaxies. The most recent directly observed supernova in the Milky Way was Kepler's Star of 1604 (SN 1604), but remnants of two more recent supernovae have been found retrospectively. Statistical observations of supernovae in other galaxies suggest they should occur on average

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    Abstract A study of the Deuteronilus and Arabia contacts on Mars reveals that the contacts may have started out at equipotential levels but have been deformed by a post-contact true polar wander (TPW) event. For this to be possible an initial TPW event, driven by Tharsis, must have occurred. There are two scenarios for the Tharsis driven TPW. In the first it formed at the pole and rotated the planet so it would be equatorial causing a large TPW wander event; in this case a small load is needed to

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    Moving away from the window, the young man walked toward a school desk, the only furniture present in the room. He left a glass soda bottle, labelled ‘Eagle’s Flight’, on top of it. Just as he picked up the bottle, two teenagers, a boy and a girl, entered the room. The boy wore the winter uniform of the Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth), the national youth movement of the German Reich. His female accomplice, dressed in the winter uniform of the Hitler Youth’s female wing, the Bund Deutscher Mädel. They

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    book is entitled “The Last Man” and mostly focuses on the life of Lionel Verney it still focuses on how everything is related and not just him as the sole survivor in an individual sense. In the passage starting on page 398 line 8 and ending on page 399 after the second paragraph Lionel speaks more with a sense of togetherness. He thinks of others rather than himself when he states “ I did not fear for myself, but it was misery to think that we could not even save this remnant. That those I loved

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    personal experience in the Arctic Refuge. He goes on to refute those pushing for the development of the Arctic Refuge by providing an easy solution to their reason. Finally, he calls his readers to action by saying that we should keep one of America's last great wildernesses intact. First, Carter appeals to his reader's emotions through a detailed account of his personal experience in the Arctic Refuge. "…[my wife] Rosalynn and I had the fortunate opportunity to camp and hike in these regions of the

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    What Will Happen In 2026 Has Been Told By Ray Bradbury Technology. It is all around and is something that people have developed a strong dependence on, if not an addiction to. The short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” focuses on the last standing house in the world to highlight advanced technology's benefits and destructive outcomes. But what happens to the artificial intelligence once there are no humans? People constantly strive for bigger and better things, but what if that means the end of

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    Evolution Writing Prompt My friend says of that he doesn’t believe in evolution He says that it is something that some guy just made up and there is no evidence to prove it. So I am going to prove to him and everybody else who doesn’t believe in evolution that it is real. Evolution is the descent with modification. There is five pieces of evidence for evolution. They are the fossil record, embryology, comparative anatomy, molecular biology, and biology/ direct observation. There is one really important

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    their numbers had been savaged. Not surprisingly, the chorus of the battle’s clash became dreadfully loud as we cut the distance to the back of the fighting. Finally, our line of warriors quickened their pace, not able to contain themselves for the last few lengths before our impact. Everyone wanted to come to grips with their fears and get it over with. I drew a deep, calming breath and yelled, “Charge.”

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    about her face proud of her accomplishment as little as it may have been. She enjoyed her time in solitude though the past few years had really taken a toll on the young woman, being a pack animal meant she thrived in numbers..she was sure she wouldn't last much longer out in the wild. A natural born alpha turned submissive after a brutal war, she could hardly fend for herself anymore especially in the cold winter months with prey was so scarce. She refused to go anywhere near the dome however, that was

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    Today, I went on a guided tour of the Lloyd Street Synagogue. This synagogue was the first synagogue built in Maryland by the Hebrews in 1845. It is also, the third-oldest synagogue remaining in the country. The Greek Revival style building was designed by architect Robert Cray Long, Jr. In 1861, due the Synagogue had to be expanded by architect William H. Resin due to the growing number of members needing additional space. The original interior and exterior décor was not affected. The building

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