Space Exploration: Apollo Missions Space has always interested me and I had a great desire to be an astronomer one day. That has since changed‚ but space is still something I love studying about. Thus this topic was an easy choice. For the Apollo missions‚ it was originally created by NASA to sent a ship to the surface of the Moon and also have it return back to Earth. This was a huge step not only for mankind‚ but for the technology of America in the space race against the SSSR. Some of the questions
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Cover Letter Fitness and Nutrition are to factors by which drive my ambition to this day. Without them‚ I wouldn’t be where I am today. Today I am more physically and mentally stabilized‚ with a better self-esteem‚ optimistic‚ with the right state of mind and well-disciplined all thanks to P90X and INSANITY. Before my transformation with these programs‚ I had always been a depressed guy‚ self-conscious about my looks. But the day came when it all changed. I wrote about these two fitness programs
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1. The wind band is a tradition that began with American bandmaster John Phillip Sousa. Ever since its creation‚ the wind band has been a tradition and a staple in the American marching bands. Beginning as early as the Civil War‚ the armies of the American military would march to the beat of these wind bands‚ and the tradition would continue for many years to come‚ including the U.S. Marine Band‚ of which Sousa was the bandmaster. It was not only relevant to military marching‚ but also recreationally
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“Music washes away the dust of everyday life.”- Art Blakey. Being around music develops an appreciation for many genres of music. Although our country was in the midst of WWII‚ the culture of music in America was thriving. The music of the 1930’s included popular genres such as Big Band and Jazz‚ Swing‚ and Country. One out of three popular genres in the 1930’s was Big Band and Jazz; its premiere changed the face of music forever. The piano‚ bass‚ and the drums are the rhythm section of Big Band
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October 5‚ 1957; this is the day that went down in history as the day the Space Race between the United States and the USSR began. On this day the USSR successfully launched the Sputnik satellite into orbit around the planet. Close to a month later the USSR launched the Sputnik 2 which held the first living organism to orbit the planet; Laika the dog. The series of events that followed brought change to the Cold War and to the world that could not have been foreseen in terms of international relations
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The Martian by Andy Weir The book follows the stranded NASA astronaut Mark Watney on Mars‚ as he channels his inner Crusoe and tries to survive and get rescued. Weir uses logbook entries to convey Watney´s thoughts‚ which makes the book a bit more unique since the events of the book are told after they have happened. However Weir still makes sure there is enough suspense to go around for everyone. Humor Watney is all alone on Mars with only limited resources‚ no companions and no escape. To make
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The Apollo landing on the moon was a important time in America history. Three important parts were John F. Kennedy’s 1962 Speech at Rice University‚ America landing on the moon‚ and America winning the space race. To begin with the Space Race started with a bet. The bet was tot see who could be the first one to get to the moon. This bet was between the Soviet Union and America the prize was pwer. Who ever got to the moon first had the pwer to send nuclear rockets to other countrys. This
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Scott Joplin’s‚ "The Entertainer"‚ is a quintessential example of ragtime piano‚ a genre of jazz that swept the country around the turn of the century. Perhaps the greatest composer of rag‚ Joplin incorporates the fundamental characteristics of ragtime his piece‚ specifically the technique of syncopation‚ a repeating left hand pattern and a catchy melody. While listening to the recording‚ the melody of "The Entertainer" caught my ear immediately‚ seemingly very familiar. Some of you may recognize
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First Song: “Moonlight in Vermont” uses a bass‚ drums‚ piano‚ guitar‚ and saxophone. The song has a slow tempo and a relaxed sound. The bass‚ drums‚ and piano keep the rhythm while the saxophone and guitar play melodies both separately and layered. The guitar‚ saxophone‚ and bass play an improvised solo. The improvisations are simple and blend well with the slow tempo. The soft and light tone from the guitar and saxophone are what help to classify this song as cool jazz. This song has some classical
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Victor Estrada ID: 1261250 Listening To Jazz Class Essay Following the swing era‚ which had come into existence in the 1930’s after the Great Depression‚ a new and more innovative jazz style merged in the 1940’s known as Bebop. Bop was not as popular as swing because unlike swing‚ Bop was not a dancing jazz style. Bop however did bring a new musical dimension different from swing. The Bop jazz style focused on advanced improvisations‚ emphasis on solos‚ and just musical virtuosity in general
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