“That’s one small step for man‚ one giant leap for mankind”-Neil Armstrong. This quote was said during the process of the space age in 1969. The Space age was a time period related to the three themes‚ space race‚ space exploration‚ and space technology around the period 1950’s-1960’s. It was encouraged by the United States and Soviet Union into determining that their own country is superior than their opponent‚ which led to an improvement in many technological advancements. The space race was
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The movie‚ Hidden Figures‚ was a very interesting film to watch. This story reallytouches on many important themes of American history. The film stars Katherine Johnson who was working in the West Area Computer division of the Langley Research Center in Hampton Virginia‚ Mary Jackson is working hard to become an engineer‚ and Dorothy Vaughan who is their unofficial supervisor. A large political competition was ensuing. Both the Americans and the Russians were in what was known as the “Space Race”
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shared. In a frontier society‚ resources and opportunity are unlimited. Is this real or is it just a perception? Or does it really matter? The earth needs a "new world." In recent times‚ President Bush had proposed to spend $12 billion on funding NASA over the next course of
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fAfter 1000 years At the beginning of the last century‚ near the end of his tragically short life‚ James Elroy Flecker addressed these words "to a poet a thousand years hence": I care not if you bridge the seas‚ Or ride secure the cruel sky‚ Or build consummate palaces Of metal or of masonry. Well‚ we may not have bridged the seas‚ but millions now ride secure the cruel sky. And how astonished Flecker would have been to know that‚ a mere half-century after his death‚ men were preparing
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stepped on the moon‚ using a technique known as screen printing to capture the dynamic composition. Moonwalk was painted by Andy Warhol in the year 1987 only months before his death. It is currently located in the Huntsville Museum of Art‚ near the NASA Marshall Space flight center. The centre theme of the painting depicts Buzz Aldrin standing next to the American flag as capered by Neil Armstrong. Moonwalk ties into the era of pop-art that started in the United States in the late 1950’s. Screen
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"Daughter is the knot that ties the family together". "A baby girl..one of the most beautiful miracles in life‚ one of the greatest joys we can ever know‚& one of the reasons why there is a extra sunshine‚ laughter and happiness in our life today." In many traditional cultures‚ fathers and mothers would pray for a boy who would be able to help in the field. In these cultures‚ the value of daughter was not understood. A father has a special relationship with his daughter as she will judge all
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History is filled with stories of world changing triumphs and unlikely victories. But entangled with these tales of success is tragedy and loss. As humans push themselves to explore and discover more of what is out there‚ mistakes and disasters are inevitable. Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic‚ changed the views of women as aviators forever‚ and won many awards‚ as well as the recognition of the public eye. She set several other aviation records‚ only to tragically
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Hello and good morning ladies and gentlemen‚ honorable judges‚ worthy opponents‚ and our wonderful teacher. First‚ I would like to say thank you to side opposition for your wonderful speech. As the second speaker for side affirmative‚ I will begin by refuting and deconstructing some of the arguments put forth by side opposition‚ and then I will continue with the affirmative case. As side opposition has said that we should help starving and homeless people by ending the funds towards space research
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There are two main points of view surrounding this question and it is necessary to convey each belief and gain an informed outlook over both. Some people believing in the importance of exploring our solar system and in space exploration in general‚ and others arguing that it is unnecessary and a largely prominent section of these people believing that it is a waste of money and time. Both of these views are supported by strong pieces of proof and evidence and it is imperative to grasp each belief
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Bibliography: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/across-the-universe/2012/aug/05/curiosity-rover-nasa-life-mars http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/05/mars-rover-curiosity-ready-digging-life_n_1941822.html
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