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Argumentative Essay On Pluto

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Yes, Pluto is a planet in our Solar System. When you’re included in a family with eight other siblings, no matter what shape, size or color, you should never leave it.
According to USA today, Harvard science historian Owen Gingerich, who in charge of International Astronomical Union (IAU) planet definition committee, argued at a forum that "a planet is a culturally defined word that changes over time," and that Pluto is a planet.
Along with USA today, CNN states that the IAU got to determine the rules for what is and what isn’t a planet. They decided that Pluto didn’t make the cut to still be a planet and was demoted to a dwarf planet. But the groups definition and the public’s attachment to tiny Pluto, sparked a lot of debate. On September

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