The functions of education is to create citizens whom positively contribute to society and pass on knowledge obtained to the following generations. ... The secondary function of education is to pass on knowledge obtained from one generation and to pass that knowledge to the generations to follow. As a result of passing down information from one generation to the next, society has been able to improve itself by improving technology, making life saving discoveries in the medical field and by making new discoveries in the various branches of science. ... This type of knowledge was taught in a maj...

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These discoveries could also lead to new research in the evolutionary fields of the Earth. ... "Since the 1996 discovery of a liquid lake, sealed for millions of years beneath two miles of solid ice scientists have speculated about the novel life forms existing within. ... The potential is monumental for gained knowledge on microbial evolution, the discovery of new organisms and enzymes with potential value to society, and the ability to correlate data with that of other plants under similar conditions" (Columbia University, 2003). ...

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Each in turn has proved false, as new information has updated knowledge. Unfortunately the knowledge although seemingly correct, is not completely based on fact but each time using "assumptions" of one kind or another. ...

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While we have no control over plate-tectonic processes, we now have the knowledge to learn from them. ... For example, the discovery of fossils of tropical plants (in the form of coal deposits) in Antarctica led to the conclusion that this frozen land previously must have been situated closer to the equator, in a more temperate climate where lush, swampy vegetation could grow. ... Plate tectonics has proven to be as important to the earth sciences as the discovery of the structure of the atom was to physics and chemistry and the theory of evolution was to the life sciences. ... Oceanic explora...

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We have always fed that curiosity by expanding our boundaries for the purpose of knowledge. ... As our species advanced further up the evolutionary ladder we encountered even more things that we could not explain with our current knowledge, thus religion filled the gap in our understanding. ... Space exploration also holds great potential, new sciences and discoveries can be obtained, since we can only learn so much from earth. With a new frontier created there are many economical and industrial benefits, space exploration can make us rich, in knowledge and resources. ...

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The Ice Age Twenty thousand years ago during the time of the last ice age period, many colossal mammals roamed North America. They survived during the times when much of the earth was covered by immense large bodies of ice that buried forests, fields, and mountains, but rapidly became extinct after the ice began to retreat and melt. Since then the human race has introduced many different theories to explain the extinction of these large mammals. One theory stands above all and explains the truth of this mysterious disappearance. The Paleo Indians that entered North America from A...

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Planets in Our Solar System From the beginning of time man has looked to the skies from intrigue and for answers and explanations. Many objects in space have observed, such as stars, constellations, galaxies, plants and moons. These celestial objects have been looked upon as spiritual and even as if they are the gods of our world. Today, objects have been looked upon as spiritual and even as if they are the gods of our world. Today, objects in space are being studied and understood more than ever before. ...

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As a result, many scientists focused on the planets making great discoveries. ... Only a few decades after the first telescope was invented, a whole literature of space travel had emerged, mixing fiction with newly acquired astronomical knowledge (Man and Space 9-10). ... In order to avoid extinction of the human race from cosmic catastrophes, mankind must use scientific knowledge to protect ourselves. ...

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From what I understand, the advancements in science and technology had lead to the discoveries that events in the world happen for a reason. ... As stated in the take home midterm sheet, "As the knowledge gained in science is applied to other sectors of society the culture tends to grow more secular."" ...

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Racist implications can be made because of some people's belief that there could be no possible way that the people of the Nazca culture had the knowledge and tools to create enormous impressions on the earth and order to support their beliefs is by establishing the existence of aliens. Another claim, which is well accepted in the academic community, is from Johan Reinhard, an archaeologist who is famous for his discovery of the Inca mummies in the Andes, claimed that these Nazca Lines were created by Nazca's very own ancient natives as sacred paths for the religious worship of deiti...

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One of the objectives of ecology is to connect space science, exploration and its discoveries with Earth, its immediate environment and ecology, to connect people by using the media. ... Meteorologists then take this knowledge and information they know, and share it with the world via television, usually on the news. ...

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