My friend Sydney‚ also a Ravenclaw‚ and I planned a planetary viewing for November sixteenth. We planned to go to the top of the astronomy tower‚ and catch a glimpse of the three planets we had learned could be seen in late November‚ Venus‚ Mars‚ and Jupiter. We both had passes from professor Turing‚ so we were sure we wouldn’t get caught by Filch for being out of bed. But then again‚ Filch is a bit of an idiot. We headed up to the top of the astronomy tower‚ glancing at the lunar chart Professor
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“The Man on the Moon” On July 20th 1969 Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft to land on the moon. Over 600 million families gathered around their televisions to watch this event take place. There is undeniable physical evidence that the moon landing of 1969 occurred; although many still feel like it was a hoax created by NASA. Some feel as if this was a “Race to Space” competition between countries‚ and the United States could not take that loss. While others feel as if it was cover up for the misuse
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The King of Jazz “I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning. Everyday I find something creative to do with my life” (Davis 4). Miles Davis is the individual that made jazz the way it is today. Miles Davis still is a leading and influential figure in jazz ( Davis 1). When most people hear the word trumpet‚ they automatically picture Miles. His weird personality and his bizarre characteristics‚ make him a legend in the music scene. Davis explored many different
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During the corrupt years of 1950‚ there was a boy named Charlie. Charlie used to have parents‚ but his mother passed away when he was born‚ and his dad was sent to asylum‚ as he has gone insane. One silent night‚ like all the others in April‚ at midnight‚ he was running in a storm until he came upon a circus which was as dark as the night sky. Charlie was wondering if he should go in or not‚ and‚ he chose to go in. Once he went in‚ a clown went to his phone telling the person he dialed ¨We got one
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Background Investigation – Now that you have listened to this piece once all the way through‚ find out a little more about it. Besides the album notes with the CD‚ look for other references‚ specifically ones pertaining to this particular song or album‚ if possible. Is there anything significant or noteworthy about this song‚ album‚ or group of performers? 20 points In terms of the album‚ I found that it was received in a very positive
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Jazz is a mix of music from marching bands as well as blues and Ragtime. Jazz is a type of music genre that has black American origin and is characterized by a regular or forceful rhythm‚ improvisation‚ and syncopation. Jazz’s most common instruments are brass and woodwind instruments and piano although the guitar and violin are occasionally used. Some different styles of Jazz are Dixieland‚ swing‚ bebop‚ and free jazz. The history of Jazz started in the South in the United States. The foundation
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George Benson performed at the Java Jazz Festival with his orchestra behind him supporting his every note. This performance was in tribute to Nat King Cole. George Benson showed out while performing on the stage in front of hundreds of people with both upbeat songs and calming songs. The overall performance was highly interesting with the combination of different jazz songs and the different rhythms and meanings. Their stage presence was very professional‚ but they also had fun with their performance
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The Reality of the Moon Landing During the 1960s‚ the Cold War and the Vietnam War were in full swing‚ and tensions grew internationally and nationally. People began to lose trust in the moral and ethical behavior of the government. One example of this distrust occurred following a major historical event around the same time period. With millions of people watching‚ a United States astronaut was televised setting foot on the moon for the first time. Some skeptics thought that the moon landing was
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The July 16‚ 1969‚ launch: A Symbol of Mans Greatness‚ by Ayn Rand‚ is a first hand account of what the first ever moon landing mission looked like from the ground. Ayn describes his experience with the launch as a bystander watching the rocket blast of from a distance at the Space Center on Cape Kennedy. He then goes on to express his amazement at mankind and how impressive the moon mission really was from a broad viewpoint. Ayn uses his own written account of how he interpreted the rocket launch
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In this essay I will tell you three reasons why the faces on mars or not made by aliens. First why would we tell every one about it just to lie about it afterwords. Second we have photos with proof that there isn’t anything really there. Lastly why would we wast so much time trying to prove to you there is nothing there. Those are the three things I’m going to explain in this essay. Why would we lie? First of all why would we tell you half of a story that just doesn’t make any sense? We told the
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