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    During World War II‚ the United States and the Soviet Union were allies. After the war the two countries emerged as the two most powerful countries in the world. Although the world war ended‚ it was not a clean ending. Iron-willed Stalin wanted a postwar settlement that would guarantee the Soviet Union’s security and future. He wanted parts of Poland and Finland and the Baltic states. With Eastern Europe‚ the Soviet Union would have a buffer against future aggression from the West‚ colonies for rebuilding

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    A Rhetorical Analysis of “We Choose to go to the Moon” by President John F. Kennedy Officially known as the “Address at Rice University on the Nation’s Space Efforts”‚ the “We Chose to go to the Moon” speech was delivered by President John F. Kennedy September 12th‚ 1962 at the Rice University Stadium in Houston‚ Texas with the primary purpose of convincing the American public that the dream of landing a man on the moon was something worth striving for and something America planned on achieving.

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    GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - QUIZ 1. How many rings are there on the Olympic flag? Five 2. What colour is vermilion a shade of? Red 3. Where can you find London bridge today? USA ( Arizona ) 4. Who was the first man in space? Yuri Gagarin 5. What would you do with a Yashmak? Wear it - it’s an Arab veil 6. Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans? Judas Escariot 7. What was given on the fourth day of Christmas? Calling birds 8. Who invented the television? John Logie Baird 9. Which company is owned by

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    The Space Race of the fifties and sixties was hardly a race; The Soviet Union dominated the playing field by quickly racking up dozens of “firsts”‚ such as the first satellite in orbit and the first spacewalk. The latter‚ completed by Alexei Leonov in 1965‚ demonstrates the superiority of the early Soviet program‚ ran by Sergei Pavlovich Korloev‚ the Chief Designer of OKB-1. Leonov states that Korolev’s “power‚ influence‚ and responsibilities...were almost impossible to comprehend” (Leonov and Scott

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    the whole universe including all the planets‚ the sun‚ the moon and the stars. The limit where the earth’s atmosphere ends is called outer space. History The first man made satellite Sputnik-1 was sent into space by Russia in 1957.Yuri Gagarin of Russia in 1961‚ became the first man to go into space. He circled the earth in 108 minutes and returned safely. Later‚ in 1963‚ Valentina Tereshkova became the first women to go into space. She stayed in orbit for 5 days and returned safely to

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    man’s survival. Why do people support the exploration of space. First‚ we need to go over a little bit of history of space exploration. After World War 2 the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite Sputnik into space. In 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the earth in Vostok 1‚ a Soviet built space capsule. United States launched their

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    Institute of Nursing Student Council Red Cross Youth Council – I.N. Unit S.Y. 2012 – 2013 July 6‚ 2012 To:Dr. Miguel M. Carpio Vice-President for Academic Services Thru:Dr. Marilou F. Cao Director‚ Office of Student Affairs Sir: Greetings in the name of service and solidarity! The Disaster Management Services Committee and Safety Services Committee of the Far Eastern University - Red Cross Youth Council Institute of Nursing Unit (FEU-RCYC IN Unit) under the Institute of Nursing

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    Jubayer Ahmed Mr.Disiro period 8 Imagine a war without the use of weapons. The Cold War was a standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union without a use of arms (Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Race). It was a period of time with great resentment and pressure. Even though both sides never had a direct military confrontation‚ they engaged in “proxy wars” and threatened each other with nuclear annihilation (Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Race). For over forty years the Soviets and Americans

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    List of Locker Users S.Y. 2013-2014 *If your names aren’t written on the list below‚ you might have paid an insufficient amount. If so‚ please approach any SC officer to settle your accounts and avail a locker. *Blank spaces mean vacant lockers that students could still avail. *Locker users should IMMEDIATELY provide a lock for their locker or else the Student Council will be forced to CANCEL them. *Once this is posted on the SC Bulletin Board‚ students can start using their lockers

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    Everything that on the Earth similar to that in the sky. Hermes Trismegist For thousand-year history human being has always tried to learn the world around him and looked into illimitable spaces of the sky. Human being has always felt hunger for knowledge. Thirst for new knowledge has always presented in the human being. The human nature itself has leaded us to discover previously unknown secrets. I have always liked Apple Company. Now‚ when I have learned more about Steve Jobs‚ one of

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