The Dragon Lady flew through the air at a maximum altitude of seventy-thousand feet snapping high quality photographs for the Central Intelligence Agency back in the United States. At altitudes limiting the effect of enemy air defense missiles the Dragon Lady flew mission after mission providing images of Soviet missile systems and other military apparatus. On May 1‚ 1960‚ advanced Soviet air defense missiles shot down the first Dragon Lady with its pilot‚ Francis Gary Powers‚ over Soviet territory
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Anonymous Was a Woman For the overwhelming majority of human history‚ women have been viewed as subservient beings whose foremost functions were child rearing and homemaking. Until recently‚ it was widely accepted that a woman’s place was in the home; financial responsibility for the family fell exclusively on the man’s shoulders. Recently‚ the distinct line distinguishing gender roles has become blurred and it is not uncommon for the woman to be the provider and her husband the homemaker. In the
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The western and Chinese Dragon The ancient Chinese created a 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac which is represented by 12 different animals. They are rat‚ ox‚ tiger‚ rabbit‚ dragon‚ snake‚ horse‚ sheep‚ monkey‚ rooster‚ dog‚ pig. Dragon is the 5th in this cycle‚ but the most popular‚ and the only mythical creature. The figure of typical Chinese dragon has a long scaled serpentine body‚ two short antlers‚ four lizard legs‚ and chicken claws. They are either flying in the sky or swimming under
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In the March 27th viewing of “Chasing the Dragon” with guest speaker Neil Morgenstern‚ retired DEA agent. In the showing of “Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict‚” many stories where shared from first person addicts and family members of addicts. Before the screening of the film‚ Morgenstern shared some interesting facts on the first lady‚ Nancy Reagan‚ and her support to end drug addiction. Through her support of the cause‚ the phrase “just say no” was created and implemented. Following
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The Leafy Sea Dragon is a marine fish in the family Syngnathidae‚ which includes the seahorses. The name comes from the long leaf-like growths on its body. Sea dragons are some of the most-well camouflaged creatures on the planet. They blend perfectly with the seaweed and kelp that they live in. Leafy sea dragons don’t live on tropical reefs‚ but in the cooler rocky reefs off the southern coast of Australia. Despite their name‚ seadragons don’t have any teeth. They suck their food with their long
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Dragon fruit Production in Palawan: An Assessment of Its Potential for Agricultural Production in Palawan Background Dragon fruit is the fruit of several cactus species. These fruit are also known as pitaya‚ native to Mexico and Central America; Growing Dragon fruit commercially is common in places like Thailand and Vietnam where the climate makes the dragon fruit conditions just right for growing dragon fruit cactus all the way successfully to fruit. There are most commonly cultivated
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Eastern dragon restaurant and Tian Lai seafood restaurant.After comparing and contrast between the two restaurant I decided to choose Eastern Dragon seafood restaurant.First and foremost‚I would like to talk about the similarity of the two restaurant that I chosen.The first similarity is both also are seafood restaurant and the food are served in between 15 to 30 minutes.The second similarity is a lot of there will be a lot of people on weekends.This are the similarities between Eastern Dragon seafood
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Wasteful America Robin Sanchez-Martinez‚ English Vera Alexander Sunday‚ August 08‚ 2010 Wasteful America. While Americans are starving people are wasting edible foods. More often than not humans would rather throw out food than try to save it or give it to someone that will use it. In America alone millions of people starve each and every day. No one does anything to stop the wastefulness of humans. Is it just greed that people are so wasteful? Corporations
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World they Create The world of Alagaesia is certainly an interesting place. Elves‚ dwarves‚ dragons‚ and creatures called Urgals. Running wild with magic‚ and clashes on an epic scale. Into this world‚ there were born a few‚ rather extraordinary‚ men‚ even for this world. Galbatorix a Dragon Rider of the order‚ destroyer of an era of peace and prosperity‚ Eragon a farmer boy who became one of the legendary Dragon Riders‚ and Sloan a simple butcher who became significant through his involvement with Eragon’s
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Officially on falling on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month‚ the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as Double Fifth Day. While many stories regarding its origin abound‚ the most popular and widely accepted version regards Qu Yuan‚ a minister during the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC) Legend of the Dragon Boat Festival’s Origin At the end of the Zhou Dynasty‚ the area we now know as China had fallen into a state of fragmentation and conflict. While the Zhou dynasty had ruled for several
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