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Also another detail helping the scientists was the weather. The weather took a massive part in this study.
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Since it wasn't a clear day at all and there were "wispy clouds", like in paragragh eight, the MOC team could not get a clear picture. When the team comes back to take yet another picture it is a clear day and with that clear day they are able to pick out any details from the "artifact" if there are any to pick out.
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A final example, is how they compared the face to a formation on Earth.
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The scientists compared the face to the Snake River Plain of Idaho because of how similar they are. They are similar in a way because of the isolated messa, height, and landforms.
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Theorists are saying the exact oppsoite from the researchers. Here is an example fo why they thought it was a true artifact
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A few scientists themselves thought that is wasn't just a landform but something more. Since the scientists believed many people instantly believed too. They didn't think about the research that was done, but they chose to believe the few scientists. An example that would support the idea of them believing, is that th...
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A final example is, how the skeptics thought it was created. "If the aliens didn't create it then how did it form?" That question was most likely going through their mind, trying to figure out if they should believe science and research or they should believe movies and others.
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Yes, i understand how skeptics actually believe that the face was made by aliens because they dont know how it was created. They don't know who created it either.
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Scientists are proving that it was weather that created the formation and maybe even astroides. Theorists may also thinking that the haze prevented the scientists from seeing the alien's markings. If weather and haze prevented that then why didn't the scienists see the markings on the next photo that they took. That ph...
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The examples I have lsited help inform you why there is an argument going on about the face. Science clears and explains a lot more phenonmon than opinions and belifes do.
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Almost all students love Summer vacation. But this time out of school is also a major halt in leaning. This halt can cause students to fall out of the rhythm of daily learning and cause them to forget material taught during the previous school year. This is why schools started implementing Summer projects to keep stude...
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Teachers should be designing the Summer projects
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they know more about the material,
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they would make it challenging enough,
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it would be an easy and simple process.
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One reason teachers should be designing the Summer projects is because they know more about the material.
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Many of these teachers have been teaching this information for a couple years. This means that these teachers have a good idea of what the students know from this school year and what information they should be prepared for in the coming school year. This information would greatly aid in making the Summer projects beca...
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Another reason why teachers should be designing the Summer projects is because they would make it challenging enough.
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If kids tried to create a Summer project, it would most likely result in an easy assignment that would take no effort. This would destroy the entire purpose of the summer assignment and give no benefit to the student. But if teachers designed it, then it would more likely be a project of an acceptable rigor. The projec...
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The last reason teachers should be designing the Summer projects is because it would be a easy and simple process
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If a couple teachers get together and make the Summer project it would be easy for them to make a rubric to go along with it. If the students make the Summer project then it would be much more of complicated . The students would most likely have to brainstorm ideas and pick one for the project which would take time, t...
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Some people may argue that if the kids design the project they will be more engaged and willing to complete it,
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but the pros of teachers creating the project definitely outweigh the cons.
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Summer projects are extremely helpful and important to students learning experience. This is why it is so important that these projects are well constructed and thought out. Considering all this, it is clear that the best people to complete the task of creating these projects are teachers.
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Have you ever through of somethig simple in life like studying venus.
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The author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers because they are so many risks.
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Venus still has some features than the other planet on the earth and because most of people called it "Evening star."
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" The Challenge of Exploring Venus," because they are worthy pursuit some condition.
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They are price etc. we need to buy gas,sample of rock. The scientists seeking conduct a through mission to Venus would need personal despite to risks himself it is a danger place. They are such conditions are far more extreme than anything humans on the Earth. As we know that Venus has teh hottest surface temperature o...
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When we talk about planet it is about Education
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An environment or our surrounding would crush even submarine accustomed to diving because some of them they are so deepest parts o the Ocean and it would be quality of life. Education it based on everything we study like etc. Earthquakes,Volcanoes ,Venus, Mars,. Numerours factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a c...
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Indeed the article has something which is really important. I agree with the article but they are other thing he did say about planet. As we know they are geology and weather present and additional. They frequent lighting strikes happen when it is dangers to go anywhere.
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Imagine this: You are an adult looking back at your schooling experience. Were you in any clubs? If you were, chances are you have fond memories of that time. However, does that mean extracurricular activities should be required at school? Many people have strong opinions on the topic.
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Extracurricular activities should be required.
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One reason why clubs should be required in school is that being in a club provides skills that are extremely helpful throughout life.
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According to Brian Scott, an expert on youth development at the University of Social Sciences, extracurricular activities in school are some of the best ways that the youth can prepare to enter the working world. Scott explains that this is true because after school activities give kids further experience with importan...
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Another reason why after school activities should be required is that it gives the participants helpful experience.
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Evidence for this is found by the University of Statistics who conducted a study that found that 76% of people who were a part of extracurricular activities during their school experience thought that the experience from those clubs is helpful to them in their careers. Some ways that clubs can help in careers is it can...
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Another reason why extracurricular activities can be beneficial to students is that it gives students an opportunity to make new friends with similar interests.
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The Department of Youth Statistics stated that one of the best ways for students to make friends is by letting students choose what activities to do and pairing those with similar interests together. That is exactly what clubs do. Furthermore, it is proven by the University of Psychology that when students have a healt...
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However, some people argue that students should be able to choose whether or not they want to participate in extracurricular activities in school. They cite people such as Jessica Grant, a professor from the West Virginia University of Psychological Studies, who said, "when people have a choice in what they do, they te...
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While that might be true, students who are required to participate in at least one extracurricular do have a choice in what club or clubs they join. That choice is explained well by Dr. Matthew Brown, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington State who said, "even when students are required to participa...
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a requirement in schools should be extracurricular activities. Clubs give students important life skills and experiences, as well as new friends. If clubs are required, then young adults would be much more prepared to transition out of school and in to the working world.
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The article is about venuse that some time called be the Evening star.
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Venus is actually a planet in the oue solar system. is on the brightest point of light in the night sky. It is the closest planet to the earth. and occasionally the closest in distance like Earth, Venus, and Mars, the other neighboer orbit the sun at different type of peeds mean that sometimes we are closer to Mars and...
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The" "Face" may look like it's a human face but it's not. Anything can make anything look drastic or cool. But there is no way that it could be a human inside of Mars. It's way to sketchy for it to be like that.
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So I'm gonna go ahead and tell you why I think this is why I don't think it is a human at all.
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The face structure hasn't changed any of those pictures.
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If it was human, in a couple of months or years (maybe), your body becomes rotton and turn into nun but bones. If it was human, then it would have body parts along side with it. There's no body parts near it except rocks and holes. Besides, the picture look like it was taking from a pretty far distance for the head is ...
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The fact that I know that it's not a face, notice how by years go by, the face starts looking like an sand temple
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The thing with it is that on the top of it, it looks like another face on it, like a rebuilded electronic robot. But, when 2001 came by, it started looking like an a map or a super hard shell. All of these things that were on Mars looks different by the years. Now, in 2016, I bet it looks like a guided map to wear it s...
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There's no doubt that this is just some random structure because there were no oxygen, nor water, on mars, in 1976
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It's pretty much impossible to live there unless, your from NASA. Then again, there still are rumors about alien's existing. So what if there was a alien who killed an human and left it there? If you notice now, the structure of the "Face", how it fades away, it starts looking like an cracked shell.
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I want to believe that there is life on Mars, but the thing is that Mars "probably" have alien's there. As no one has thought about it, alien's could be legit. Just because we see a face on Mars means one thing, but the fact that it's whole entire bottom half of it's neck-to-bottom part is gone. Just because it changed...
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there are great things being in the seegoing cowboys
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you to get to see different places as it is started in the text beside helping people.
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I had the side benifit of seeeing Europe and china. But seeing the Greece was specile. Another piece of evidence from the text stares. "So was taking a Gondola ride in Venice, Italy, a city with streets of water." But there are also some bad thing a seegoing cowboy. Luke also toured an excavated castle on the way to c...
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"Luke heart race as he shot feet first toward and opening on the side of the ship. Luke was happy to beon board, especially when he return trips after the animals had been unloaded. He was happy to be alive, but he coudn't work for a couple of days because of his cracked ribs.
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,this essay was about what you can do if you would like to join the seegoing cowboys. Next, it was about what they do and who you will meet. Then, tells what Luke does when he was apart of the seegoing cowboys and what he did for a living.
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Some schools require summer projects to keep students learning over there summer break. Students should be allowed to design the project so they enjoy it more since the project takes place during summer break.
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These summer projects should be student designed
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students will be more interested in the project
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the grades will be higher,
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it will make life easier on teachers.
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If students are designing the project they must do over summer break then it will be on something interesting so they have more fun with it over summer. Student designed projects will be on a topic that interests them.
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Since the students have designed the project then they will enjoy more because they whatever topic it is on interesting. The interest on the project will also result in students handing in better work by the time summer comes to an end. Students will also enjoy working on this project a lot more if it is on something t...
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Another great reason the students should get to design is that the overall grades on this project will be higher.
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It is very unlikely that students get a high grade on something that they didn't enjoy doing, which is why if students designed their own project then they will likely get a higher grade on it. For students working on something that is not enjoyable will result in a lack of effort and a worse grade. If the students got...
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A third good reason as to why summer projects should be student made is that it will make life easier for the teachers
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It is good for teachers if students make their own project because then teachers don't have to work late coming up with a project. If teachers are forced to work longer to come up with a project then it might not be that good. It won't be a good project because teachers will start to get tired which will result in erro...
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This is why students should get to make their own projects instead of teachers making it for them. These summer projects should be student designed because students will be more interested in the project, the grades will be higher, and it will make life easier on teachers. Those are just three reasons as to why student...
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Today, majority of humans own and operate cell phones on a daily basis. There is a new law called "hands free" where people that own a cell phone cannot operate it while driving. This has effected people that own motor vehicles in many ways.
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People need their phones to direct their self's places or answer emergency texts or calls.
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The new "hands free" law is a law where no one can hold their phone while driving. This has effected people with older cars and even newer cars to this day. As this law is in set, people have to connect their phone to Bluetooth to be able to talk on the phone. For example, if you're driving and someone calls, you have ...
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The "hands free" law shouldn't be a law.
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Although the government thinks the hands free law is going to help the risk of crashes, the hands free law could be much less safe than using your hands.
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"Incredibly, they also spent less time watching the road, even when they were texting by voice." Stated in the Text Free is No Safer to use while driving. The Texas A&M Transportation institute studied people driving a closed course under three conditions: while texting by hand, while texting by voice, and by not texti...
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The hands free law can affect you in a positive or negative way.
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Yes, talking on the phone while your driving is a dangerous distraction. "Many studies have shown that the level of distraction has more to do with the intensity of the conversation" Stated in the "Total bans may be impractical" debate. Studies show, an in depth conversation that requires a good deal of thought causes ...
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Even though the hands free law can help with the risk of car accidents and keep people off their phones while driving, studies have shown that wether your texting by voice or looking at your phone the risk of crashing is the same. The hands free law should not be in play.
Concluding Statement
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For students, summer break is a time where school is just a figment of their imagination. Once school is out and summer begins, students dispose of the material they have obtained during the year to make room for the amazing memories of the summer. Teachers and staff know that learning is not what is on a child's mind ...
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Summer projects should be teacher-designed
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they will base it off of necessary topics
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be able to decipher between strengths and weaknesses of students,
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challenge the students beyond their comfort zone.
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Over the summer, teachers create the curriculum that will be used to educate their students throughout the oncoming school year. Therefore, they know exactly what the students need to learn in order to progress, so it would be logical for teachers to design the projects instead of the children
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The teacher will include necessary information and focus on topics that are vital to the education of their students. Schoolchildren are unaware of what the next school year may bring, so if they were to make the projects it would be centered around the wrong ideas and it would be useless and not beneficial to them.
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As previously stated, teachers will provide students with important information in order to prepare them for the next school year.
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When teachers construct these summer projects, they will include challenging material to test the student's knowledge on particular topics. When the children's work is complete and submitted, it allows the teacher to point out strengths and weaknesses of their students. Knowing what subjects students struggle with and ...
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Some may say that if the projects were student-designed, it would push them to complete the work because they were allowed a say-so in what had to be done.
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Learning occurs when one gains knowledge on things they did not know beforehand, so if they work on topics they are fond of, no learning will take place. In addition, students may not want to expand upon what they already know and challenge themselves because it is summer break, their time to be free. They are likely t...
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In conclusion, summer projects should be teacher-designed because they will include important topics, be able to see what students need assistance with, and challenge students beyond what they are comfortable with. Schoolchildren do not know the topics that will be lectured upon in the oncoming year, so they are not fu...
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Back in the day they did'nt have technology. They telephone to call they friends and mother & father. They couldn't not even go outside to see they friends they mother where so hard on them. Some would let them go over there friend house to have fun. Some had to stay home and clean up cook dinner and watch there little...
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surprise,anger,disgust, fear, and sadness on your self. And then associated each with characteristic movement of the facial muscles in your body. Some peolpe bring you down you have to get back up and stay in a good ways. Some classroom computer - animated faces move expressive- for video games or video surgery. Meanwh...
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Cars are one of the most common things in most countries today. Not a day goes by where a person will not see a car drive by, it has become the main use of transportation and, for the most part, can be the easiest use of transportation. But, so many people have been getting cars lately, that some problems have been ari...
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the gas that cars release can be harmful to the environment,
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cars overall have been making people much less active,
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we can easily use electric cars instead of cars that run on gasoline.
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"After days of near-record pollution, Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city." (Duffer 10). This states that the air has been getting so polluted that some cities have been temporarily banning the use of cars because of this issue. Earth has been getting too polluted and destroyed late...
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One of the largest issues for parents in today's world is trying to get their children away from the computer, television, and cell phone. Technology has lessened the need for toys and books, since children entertain themselves with games on their tablets or books they download also on the tablet. But cars play a big p...
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