A STUDENT’S GLOSSARY OF LITERARY TERMS Accumulation: The enumeration of words (attributes) having a similar meaning. ”The process is wasteful‚ dangerous‚ messy‚ and sometimes tragic.” Acronym: A single word‚ formed from the initial letters of other words (NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Act: The act is the major division of a drama/play‚ often divided further into scenes. Acting time: The acting time is the time from the beginning to the end of an episode or episodes in a fictional
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OUTLINE ESSAY- SPIES Paul Janeczko is the author of The Dark Games‚ which is about sharing the truth about the loyal and the treacherous as well as about the technological advances that are changing the rules of gathering intelligence. The main purpose of him writing this book is to share the duties and characteristics of a real spy like Virginia Hall‚ Benedict Arnold and Aldrich Ames.This book collects stories of spies and agents that have worked both for and against America ‚ from the formation
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Spies in Arabia Priya Satia‚ writes Spies in Arabia: The Great War and the Cultural Foundations of Britain’s Covert Empire in the Middle East to examine the establishment of the pre-war intelligence community in the Middle East and the eventual establishment of Britain’s covert empire following World War I. Of particular focus is the cultural characteristics of Edwardian intelligence agents and Britain’s use of air control in Arabia. Satia greatly contributes to the scholarship of British occupation
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Whatever the mission‚ be it manned or unmanned‚ for scientific research‚ applications or space transportation‚ a spacecraft must withstand the extreme stresses which occur during the launch phase‚ and once in orbit‚ the rigours of the space environment. There is one way of making sure of this: to test the spacecraft on Earth under conditions simulating‚ as closely as possible‚ those it will meet during the launch and its orbital life. This can be done with with tests which demonstrate by application
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ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES INTRODUCTION: An Artificial Satellite is a people-made machine that orbits a variety of other objects in space. Many Artificial Satellites orbit the Earth to gather information about the universe‚ to predict the weather‚ to help with the navigation of ships and planes‚ to assist in telephone calls over the ocean‚ to observe the Earth‚ and as a tool to improve military activities. Though Artificial Satellites have mostly orbited Earth‚ some have orbited the moon‚ the sun
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of satellite communication systems have been proposed using geosynchronous (GEO) satellites‚ as well as low earth orbit (LEO) constellations operating in the Ka-band and above. At these frequencies satellite networks are able to provide broadband services requiring wider bandwidth than the current services at C or Ku-band. As a consequence‚ some of the new services gaining momentum include mobile services‚ private intranets and high data rate internet access carried over integrated satellite-fiber
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The Future of Satellite Internet: For many people throughout the world‚ the only way to get online is by using satellite internet service. This is because they live in regions where traditional cable or DSL lines are not there. This may be because of landscape or the fact that some homes and businesses are simply located too far into rural regions and it is not cost effect for traditional companies to run lines to only one or two clients. However‚ a satellite internet connection does not rely
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infared satellite. I say this because it is looking underground‚ even if it is just a foot‚ and seeing things that you wouldn’t be able to see with just your eye. These Egyptologists‚ are taking these devices and looking at different denser areas in the ground to find out if there was once a city‚ tomb‚ or road there. "If I had approched this as a traditional foot survey‚ it would have taken me three and a half years" (Article 3‚ Paragraph 5)‚ this shows how effective the infared satellite is.
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History changed on October 4‚ 1957‚ when the former Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world’s first artificial satellite was about the size of a basketball‚ weighed only 183 pounds‚ and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. That launch ushered in new political‚ military‚ technological‚ and scientific developments. While the Sputnik launch was a single event‚ it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race. The story begins in 1952
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has not fired up to advance since World War I. One of he most famous spies‚ even thou just a fictional creation‚ is James Bond. The gender of spy novels dates back to 19th century and it had influenced shaping the British people pro war mood against Germany before World War I. The purpose of this essay is to determine if the British elites were deliberately promoting the public mind in favour of war against Germany by the use of spy novels‚ or have the British people shaped their own minds by keen interest
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