- Sep 2017
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writingcenter.unc.edu writingcenter.unc.edu
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Well, that’s a part of revision called editing.
Aha, ok. Now I understand.
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Nope. That’s called proofreading
I thought that, together with words choice, was called editing.
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Revision literally means to “see again,” to look at something from a fresh, critical perspective. It is an ongoing process of rethinking the paper: reconsidering your arguments, reviewing your evidence, refining your purpose, reorganizing your presentation, reviving stale prose.
I seems that this should be done before editing. As it involves changing sometimes, the essential parts of your essay.
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www.hasd.org www.hasd.org
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The last essay incorporates several senses and feelings to immerse the reader.
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Here the author uses his parent's dialogue as very good descriptive language.
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First essay. Very simple language. But there are no cliches and descriptions are clear.
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I think the second essay thesis really comes down to being able to appreciate what you have by contrasting it with alien experiences.
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The main statement in the first essay seems to be how carrying a rubik's cube around is more meaningful to the author than an easy conversation starter with girls. But that it reminds him of how to get over obstacles and learn things.
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www.usatoday.com www.usatoday.com
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History proves that when the beverage industry comes to the table, there are powerful results. Together, we can make a difference for families and communities nationwide.
This is just a foolish argument. The beverage industry hasn't even been around for too long. And in its first 50 years it was brute force advertising (it still is in some way).
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www.usatoday.com www.usatoday.com
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unsweetened fruit juice.
Even natural fruit juice contains surprisingly lots of sugar. And since you are juicing the fruit, many of the good stuffs are left behind in the process. Thus you are literally drinking fructose and some of the fruit. Better just drink lots of water, and eat fruit as fruit. Make milkshakes without adding additional sugar. And that'll do. Remember to move during the day and avoid anything in a plastic wrap with bright and colorfull labels.
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that they are no better for reducing obesity than sugary drinks and are, in some ways, worse.
They present an argument I have seen all over the place from reliable sources (mainly science research). And in fact, DIET drinks aren't much good at reducing saily calorie intake.
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OPPOSING VIEW:
They include an OPPOSING VIEW in their own text. They are probably serious about telling a valid argument.
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35% of adults are obese
They linked in sources. This might be reliable.
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American Beverage Association wants to cut calorie intake from beverages by 20% by 2025.
Who is this American Beverage Association? The title is catchy. The purpose of the text might be other than inform?
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webservices.davenport.edu webservices.davenport.edu
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Then, for no reason I could discern, the birds stopped and lifted off, with the sound a single wingbeat
This is a very weird thing to happen. Now I understand why the young man below would describe it as God writing on the sky. Because such movements really look like moving a pen on a piece of paper.
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“It’s like God writing on the sky,” he said, “it’s like the signature of God.”
The man is describing the bird flock through connotative meaning of his words.
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- Jun 2017
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supreme.justia.com supreme.justia.com
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he First Amendment, however, does not say that, in every and all respects, there shall be a separation of Church and State. Rather, it studiously defines the manner, the specific ways, in which there shall be no concert or union or dependency one on the other. That is the common sense of the matter."
Some people take too extremist views telling that the First Amendment either does or doesn't state the Separation of Church and State. What they don't realize is that the law states what it prohibits very clearly, the "establishment" of religion. Thus, allowing for free exercise of it.
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Because of the prohibition of the First Amendment against the enactment by Congress of any law "respecting an establishment of religion," which is made applicable to the States by the Fourteenth Amendment, no state law or school board may require that passages from the Bible be read or that the Lord's Prayer be recited in the public schools of a State at the beginning of each school day
That's why we can't teach religion in public schools. Because that would mean we are basically establishing a religion. Making basically all the population (excluding small minorities) be taught one single religion at early ages.
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The mere fact that most, if not all, religions also teach these values does not make it unlawful to teach them.
The same way that you are not participating in religion if you make bread, and many religions use bread as religious symbols.
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But school officials should intercede to stop student religious speech if it turns into religious harassment aimed at a student or a small group of students.
This is the same as with any other topic. And again, the importance of knowing the difference between teaching religion and teaching about religion. A person who doesn't get that would think this law is illogical.
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Teachers and school administrators, when acting in those capacities, are representatives of the state, and, in those capacities, are themselves prohibited from encouraging or soliciting student religious or anti-religious activity. Similarly, when acting in their official capacities, teachers may not engage in religious activities with their students.
This is very similar to the case presented in the podcast. Although it talks about teacher/administrator-student relationship, not administrator-teacher relationship.
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- May 2017
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www.adl.org www.adl.org
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Parent Asks Biology Teacher to Stop Teaching Evolution or Include Creationism
As far as I understand this is the situation that is happening in lots of places in the US and is one similar to the one presented in the podcast. But it is unconstitutional to require a teacher to teach religion as science in a public school.
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May a science teacher who teaches Evolution also teach Creationism or Intelligent Design?
A teacher may not teach religious beliefs as science. He or she may not be forced to teach creationism if she teaches evolution.
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No. The United States Supreme Court has determined that it is unconstitutional to restrict an educator's right to teach Evolution.2
Concequently. The Kansas State Board of Education decision would've been unconstitucional if any of the teachers protested against it.
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www.pfaw.org www.pfaw.org
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According to most Americans
If this is true. Then, if America was a true democracy it should've already had it's educational system re-vamped.
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The overwhelming majority of Americans (83%) want Evolution taught in public schools.
WHy if the majority of Americans want Evolution to be taught in public schools do decisions in contrary of that get chosen? The population of Kansas is a mere 2.9 million. That's barely 1% of the total population of the United states.
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The Kansas State Board of Education has taken a major policy step by voting last year to delete Evolution from its new state science standards.
Creationsim is already taking some upper hand.
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whether or not to include “Creationism” in the public school curriculum as an alternative explanation to (or instead of) Evolution.
The issue
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www.archives.gov www.archives.gov
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The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
Another highly cited part of the constitution. Here it only states that religious test are not required to be qualified to any office or public trust under the United States. This means that teachers can't be required to teach creationism in public schools since that requires them toi be qualified to teach the subject, and since creationism is a religious "theory" (or however people will like to call it), a teacher would need to pass a test on the subject to prove his/her qualification on teaching the subject, which means passing a religious test, which is unconstitutional. Otherwise we would have uncertified teachers teaching in public schools.
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www.archives.gov www.archives.gov
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Article the third... Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
No law has been made respecting the establishment of religion. I am highliting the portions of the constitution that have to do with religion to then evaluate them as a whole.
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Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
This is the Article that is cited for stating the separation of Church and state.
A question I now have, what does it mean then the joining of Church and state. Does it mean that religious beliefs should be passed as laws? Or is it another concept?
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www.thisamericanlife.org www.thisamericanlife.org
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Really messy topic and really unclear what each side wants. Like fighting for nothing and everything. If they just began to hear each other. How ironical, good podcast pick Ms. Courtney.
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he taught evolution and creationism side by side. She told him that now, that was actually illegal.
And actually. Is it really illegal? does the law say schools should teach the standards and only the standards?
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- Feb 2017
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www.si.com www.si.com
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Swedish baseball. Players are allowed free passage to first,second or third, where they receive a relaxing two-minute massagefrom opposing players.
This author knows to write well. Takes it seriously and doesn't write jokes. Perfect literally humor.
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They want their Ambers and their Alexanders to grow up in acozy womb of noncompetition, where everybody shares tofu andLittle Red Riding Hood and the big, bad wolf set up a commune.
I actually think that between the two extremes the violent environment is better for educating yourself. But the best scenario is a balanced cooperative world.
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I kid you not.
And he continues on. taking it seriously. great effect, grabs attention.
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The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym
The weak shall probably inherit the gym because they are weak and must get stronger to catch the others up.
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www.biblegateway.com www.biblegateway.com
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In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
Get wrecked Satan I guess.
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There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. 2 There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. 3 He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east
It looks like the moral of the story. Man committing no bad and making good is happy wealthy man.
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www.biblegateway.com www.biblegateway.com
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“Do not even enter the village.”
There has to be a connection between this and that man seeing people as trees. Thought I think that the village has an effect on the man's sight. Also, does this mean that the man's home is not in the village?
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science.nasa.gov science.nasa.gov
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All of these measures to minimize microbes in the air and water and on surfaces should allow the Station and its crew to conduct their mission in good health.
The end result if no microbe, virus or fungi problems appear.
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And finally, the Space Station crew will keep surfaces clean the old-fashioned way: they'll clean them.
The ultimate solution to any remains of harmful microbes or fungi.
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f you reduce the humidity to 65 to 70 percent -- which is what the Space Station is doing -- it's harder for microbes like fungus to grow," Roman said. "They like higher humidities."
A preventing measure for fungi. In order to prevent equipment damaging.
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"The biggest threat to the Station from the microbes is degradation of the materials," Roman said. "They'll eat pretty much anything." "As they grow on surfaces, (fungi) produce an acid which will eventually corrode the material," Roman continued. "They start using most materials as a source of food. Have you seen bathroom tile that's been overgrown by mold? Over time, you will notice that the mold has kind of eaten the tile and grout."
One major big risk to the station and its crew
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Once on the Space Station, the air, water and surfaces with which the crew members interact must be kept clean. The air in the Space Station will be kept in constant motion, and all the air on the Station will pass through filters -- called High Efficiency Particle Air (HEPA) filters -- on its way to the temperature and humidity control systems.
More security system to keep any harmful fungi or viruses from damaging the astronauts body or the station itself.
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The first step in protecting the health of the crew is testing each crewmate for infection before launch. Only healthy crew members are allowed to fly into space, and they're quarantined before launch to prevent them from contracting harmful germs at the last moment.
A security measure used to prevent any problems
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microbes can pose a health threat to the Station's crew and even attack the materials and hardware of the Station itself. Scientists and engineers at NASA must find ways to keep such microorganisms on the Space Station under control.
here we get the insight of the problem. Microbes can damage the space station and its astronauts.
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are simply microbes: viruses, bacteria and fungi.
The problem are microbes bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
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Wherever humans go microbes will surely follow, and the Space Station is no exception.
Introduction to the problem to follow,
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Something unseen, but potentially dangerous. Something with an uncanny ability to survive and reproduce in even the most hostile environments. Something capable of attacking the Station's crew and even the Space Station itself.
Further introduction to the problem. Hmm, it must be aliens.
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science.nasa.gov science.nasa.gov
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A safety review for each proposed experiment will determine the level of containment that the rack-mounted experiment facilities must provide. In the event of a release, the crew will seal off the contaminated module and then follow procedures for cleanup, if possible.
Safety measures in case of extreme case scenario.
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Activated charcoal filters are the primary method for removing these chemicals from the air.
More life support system units to keep the space station "livable".
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"We're looking to close the loop completely, where everything will be (re)used," Roman said. Various uses for the methane are being considered, including expelling it to help provide the thrust necessary to maintain the Space Station's orbit.
Even a bigger upgrade to the life support systems on the ISS.
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"Eventually, it would be great if we could use plants to (produce oxygen) for us," said Monsi Roman, chief microbiologist for the ECLSS project at MSFC. "The byproduct of plants doing this for us is food." However, "the chemical-mechanical systems are much more compact, less labor intensive, and more reliable than a plant-based system," Perry noted. "A plant-based life support system design is presently at the basic research and demonstration stage of maturity and there are a myriad of challenges that must be overcome to make it viable."
A possible upgrade for the life support systems in the future.
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Each molecule of water contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Running a current through water causes these atoms to separate and recombine as gaseous hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2).
here we see the principles of the life support systems that provide air.
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The primary source of oxygen will be water electrolysis, followed by O2 in a pressurized storage tank
here we see the "ingredients for air"
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Most people can survive only a couple of minutes without oxygen, and low concentrations of oxygen can cause fatigue and blackouts.
The vitality of oxygen.
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Life support systems on the ISS must not only supply oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the cabin's atmosphere, but also prevent gases like ammonia and acetone, which people emit in small quantities, from accumulating. Vaporous chemicals from science experiments are a potential hazard, too, if they combine in unforeseen ways with other elements in the air supply. So, while air in space is undeniably rare, managing it is no small problem for ISS life support engineers.
Here we get a more in-depth view of the problem faced. Air and respiration is also a vital "homeostatic" element in humans.
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Life support systems on the ISS provide oxygen, absorb carbon dioxide, and manage vaporous emissions from the astronauts themselves. It's all part of breathing easy in our new home in space.
You need all of that stuff to live.
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science.nasa.gov science.nasa.gov
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The Station's outstretched radiators are made of honeycomb aluminum panels. There are 14 panels, each measuring 6 by 10 feet (1.8 by 3 meters), for a total of 1680 square feet (156 square meters) of ammonia-tubing-filled heat exchange area. Compare that majestic radiator with the 3-square-foot grid of coils found in typical home air conditioners and you can begin to appreciate the scope and challenge of doing "routine" things in space.
Here we see how special radiators made specifically for the space station work. They have a couple of differences, the most bright of them is that instead of water they use ammonia, a liquid with a lower freezing point. This radiators are the instruments used to get rid of the excess heat.
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It does its work so well that the ISS presents another thermal challenge for engineers -- dealing with internal temperatures that are always on the rise inside this super-insulated orbiting laboratory fully stocked with many kinds of heat-producing instruments.
The thermal insulation works very well. But because of the use of many electronic devices, the internal temperature of the space station is always on the rise.
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Multi Layer Insulation -- or MLI -- for the International Space Station.
The insulation material used on the space station. The principle of work is that it reflects almost any thermal radiation. This insulating cover doesn't let almost any heat to transfer to either side of the walls.
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The first design consideration for thermal control is insulation -- to keep heat in for warmth and to keep it out for cooling.
the next 4 paragraphs we get a better understanding of the temperature problem and how solutions in space differ from those ones on earth.
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Fortunately for the crew and all the Station's hardware, the ISS is designed and built with thermal balance in mind
A hint that there is a solution for the problem faced.
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Without thermal controls, the temperature of the orbiting Space Station's Sun-facing side would soar to 250 degrees F (121 C), while thermometers on the dark side would plunge to minus 250 degrees F (-157 C).
here is a more realistic view of the problem faced. The temperature is inhospitable.
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We feel most comfortable in places that are not too hot or too cold, not too light or too dark -- in other words, places that are "just right."
This is a simple way of saying humans like maintaining homeostasis.
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In a strange new world where hot air doesn't rise and heat doesn't conduct, the International Space Station's thermal control systems maintain a delicate balance between the deep-freeze of space and the Sun's blazing heat.
Here we have a brief description of the problem right away. There is a very very harsh climate in space. This is good because I know this article will partially answer my research question.
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- Dec 2016
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www.teachercast.net www.teachercast.net
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Microsoft Academic Search
Seems interesting since you can topic search. Microsoft has proven to be able to make good software when they want. I didn't had much to play arround with it, but so far it isn't bad at all, many results are different to those in other search engines, but one thing I liked is you can tell right away from what you see in the search page if this results will provide you any new information. MAny good details as labels of wheather it is a web source or document, also, it has the citations. Will be looking forward on using it.
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Google Scholar
I used it in the past, and the one good thing is the citations. This is also why I like the Explore button in google docs, annotations so much easier.
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Virtual LRC
One thing that I really liked is the stats. How many results on this topic, how many results on that topic. It really help when you need to find the right clue words to search. Also, since this is a google costum search it allows me to sort between what topics I want to look. And if when I search a certain clue word and 30% of results are news, I simply go to the topic I want. If you know how to use it it does give relevant results.
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This search engine only shows reliable and relevant results that ultimately save your time and enable you to get your work done quickly.
At first glance I see why it is highly valuable. Only 50 results compared to google's 4 million. Many of this academic search engines are very usefull because they filter out company webpages,
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- Nov 2016
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www.techrepublic.com www.techrepublic.com
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Numeric ranges: You can refine searches that use numeric terms by returning a specific range, but you must supply the unit of measurement. Examples: Windows XP 2003..2005, PC $700 $800.
YAY! Finally a usefull tool to find PC parts for cheap! Well, I'll tell you a little way I can use this in my research: Spaceflight for $0...150,000.
I already know the answer: SpaceX. xD
Anyways, also a very useful tool in researching! From now on consider any comment on one of this tips a sign usefulness for researching.
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The OR operator
Finally I find it! This is the best! Example: You want to find how to install an OS on your windows tablet, instead of searching: How to install Android on 32bit tablet? half an hour and then searching: How to install Android on a 32bit PC? you can double the efficiency by searching: How to install Android on a 32bit PC|Tablet?
I don't know how this might be useful in my future research, but I already suffered a lot trying to find a proper disk image to change my OS in my tablet from win10 to Android. I am looking forward on using this little tip.
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The wildcard operator (*)
Exeptionally usefull when you don't know the right word. For example, you are trying to find a movie, and you only remember the first two words of the title. Blah, this is not related to research writing. Well, you get the idea, fill in for me google, because I can't remember proper research terminology.
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7: Maximize AutoComplete
This is a tool I always find useful to learn new stuff. Since I don't follow the news very much, autocomplete is a great way to know what the world is googling! Ehh, plus it gives me more subtopics on my searches.
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1: Use unique, specific terms
I tried to make a research question which resulted in a fail. So what I did is a different approach, I searched for one-two terms. Spaceflight, spaceflight phases. So you can say my research question was e.g. What are the phases of spaceflight. But that is not important since more relevant results will show up if you just search for the two terms.
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and if your memory is as good as mine
*joke
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No photographic memory? Good news!
I don't agree that NOT having photographic memory is all that good news.
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- Oct 2016
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www.globe.gov www.globe.gov
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Individual Measurements
Even thought this source doesn't focuses on the things I'm annotating. I am seeking only the ideas that are important for my story, not for a scientist or scholar.
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The Big Picture
Exactly what I was searching for, a kid doesn't need to know all the data, a big picture is perfect.
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At these heights, absorption of x-rays and extreme ultraviolet light from the sun ionizes the gases of the atmosphere and heats the air.
This is also a shield that protects humans from those types of light, some of which are considered harmful radiation.
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Small airborne liquid and solid particles, called aerosols, in the atmosphere affect whether the sky looks blue or milky, clear or hazy. They also influence the amount of sunlight that reaches Earth’s surface.
A fact I will need to search an additional graph for to determine how the launch site's sky should look.
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The intensity of sunlight at Earth’s surface varies with latitude. Sunlight is most intense in the tropics and least intense near the poles.
A quick point I want to mention is that most probably, if I will not be basing my story on a real mission, the flight will begin somewhere near the equator since it is cheaper to launch a spacecraft on the equator, because Earth's rotation gives you additional potential energy.
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Ultraviolet sunlight is absorbed by oxygen to form the ozone layer and is also absorbed by ozone itself. This absorption warms the middle atmosphere, causing the temperature to rise with height from the top of the lower atmosphere to 50 km (the stratosphere)
A very good point I didn't knew. Her's a good example of facts I want to get out of here and implement them into the story. Even in the crudest form as the thermometer in the control panel of the spacecraft changing relative to the altimeter. This is important because when I am going to do the pictures for the book I want to get them as close to accurate as possible.
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AtmosphereEarth’s atmosphere is a thin layer of gases composed of about 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases (including argon, water vapor, carbon dioxide, and ozone).
Even thought numbers like the composition of the atmosphere are important in a typical scientific research, I want to know more about how the atmosphere acts as a shield and protects us, humans on Earth.
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