Apollo 13 and Translunar Injection: Using the Hohmann Transfer Orbit to Calculate the Change in Velocity Needed to Get to the Moon My specific area of focus is the translunar injection maneuver that propelled Apollo 13 on a trajectory towards the Moon’s sphere of influence. This part of the mission was crucial to the overall success of the mission. In order to reach the moon‚ the velocity of the spacecraft had to be increased just the right amount in order to exit a parking orbit around the Earth
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Samuel Merrill Woodbridge (1819–1905) was an American clergyman‚ theologian‚ author‚ and college professor. A graduate of New York University and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary‚ Woodbridge served several congregations in New York and New Jersey for sixteen years as a minister in the Reformed Church in America. His was the eleventh generation in a large family of English and American clergymen dating back to the late fifteenth century. After accepting a pastoral call in New Brunswick‚ New
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I’m not scared reveals how poverty and ignorance can lead to the erosion of moral values. Niccolo Ammaniti’s coming of age novel examines how poverty and ignorance can lead to the erosion of moral values‚ yet also shows how people can act with compassion and love. The kidnapping of Filippo is cruel and inhumane brought about by desperation‚ poor choices and a lack of thought about the consequences. Many adults act in ways that are ‘immoral’ yet Michele’s moral development‚ independent to his father
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I’m not crying‚ you’re crying. In the first video‚ a woman that works at a nursing home talks about a special resident she had that barely responded but music would make the patient sway to the music and the patient would respond. Henry is shown and has been in the nursing home for 10 years due to his seizures and his wife not being able to give him the adequate care he needed. Henry’s daughter said that when her father was younger‚ he would dance and sing with her. The nursing home staff
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What is reflective learning? Reflective learning emphasises that learning derives from our experiences as well as the knowledge that we gain from studying. It involves applying knowledge to experiences to create new learning. Reflective learning is also termed experiential learning and is often associated with work-based learning. In HE reflective learning is used to enable you to assess your strengths and weaknesses and identifying areas of study that you want to develop further. This is also a
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Task D Reflective essay The concepts of reflective practice are widely accepted in education and many other professions‚ in simple terms‚ Moon (2004) describes it as a process of ’cognitive housekeeping’ whereby a practitioner would explore their own values‚ beliefs and practice to a professional situation. It is also frequently perceived that a structure is helpful to support and encourage more than just simple reflections ‚Jones (2009). Popular theorists have emerged in reflective practice
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learning from experience‚ enables to measure learning‚ acts as a tool for reflective thinking‚ illustrates critical analytical skills and evidence of self-directed learning and provides a collection of detailed evidence of a person ’s competence (Gray‚ et. al.‚ 2004). For Dewey‚ reflective thinking consisted of two parts: a state of doubt and a search to resolve that doubt. Thus‚ constructing a portfolio is an act of revealing one ’s beliefs. At the heart of portfolio development is purposeful choice making
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Marisol Cardenas-Rios March 9‚ 2015 Jim Roufus Intrathecal Injection Preparation General Purpose: To demonstrate a sterile preparation process. Specific Purpose: To demonstrate to my audience how to prepare an intrathecal injection. Central Idea: The importance to utilize appropriate aseptic technique to ensure that the intrathecal injection being prepared is sterile. Introduction: I. My favorite sterile preparation is the intrathecal injections‚ also known as “pain pumps” that are used for pain management
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Outcome 1: Reflective Account No.1 Outcomes 1a‚ b‚ n‚ o‚ p‚ r and u In this reflective account I will be using the Gibbs Reflective Cycle (Gibbs 1988). As stated by the NMC "You must respect people’s right to confidentiality." (NMC 2010) So all names will be changed throughout this reflective account. On my recent placement in Hairmyres hospital I had been asked by a nurse if I wanted to do the medicine round with them to get an idea of what it was like‚ I had agreed to this and found it interesting
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Background Information on Husky By the late 1950s‚ Husky had established a reputation as a high-quality maker of plastic molds‚ especially "thinwall" molds used to make vending cups and other containers. As demand for the injection-molding machinery rose around the globe‚ Husky expanded to Europe in the mid-1960s and established a joint venture in Japan in 1971. A new line of molding systems‚ tailored for the production of PET bottle preforms‚ pulled Husky out of its crisis by the end of the 1970s
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