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According to Google Honor is “regard with great respect”. But to me honor is respect for oneself and others. Neil Degrasse Tyson was born in Manhattan, New York City, NY on October 5, 1958.Tyson got his taste for star gazing when he went to Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Natural History. Tyson became the director of the Planetarium, in which he began to renovate it. He has received many awards over his time as a scientist. Tyson has written several books, such as Death by Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries and The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet. Tyson served as a presidential advisor. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed him to a commission on the future of the aerospace industry. In 2014, Tyson

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