Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the life of Johnny Cash I. The Introduction A. Johnny Cash is one of the most liked and well know musician of all time. B. Johnny Cash was an artist who took a stand for what he believed in and this was all too evident in the music he wrote. C. I have been a fan of Cash ever since first introduce to his music several years ago. D. I will be taking you through the life of Johnny Cash‚ country music icon! [Transition: Johnny Cash was born
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Charles Lindbergh Shortly after Charles Lindbergh landed‚ he was swarmed by 25‚000 Parisians who carried the wearied pilot on their shoulders. They were rejoicing that Charles Lindbergh‚ the American aviator who flew the first transatlantic flight‚ had just landed at Le Bourget field in France. Having just completed what some people called an impossible feat‚ he was instantly a well-known international hero. Despite his pro-German stance during World War II‚ Charles Lindbergh is also an American
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1. As Charlie Duke‚ an astronaut on the Apollo 16 mission said‚ “We have been to the Moon nine times. Why would we fake it nine times‚ if we faked it?" It is a pertinent question and it does seem that if you are going to tell a lie‚ it is far easier to do it once and then stop‚ than to keep exaggerating the lie over the course of the next few years. Sooner or later somebody would have made a mistake to give the game away. The fact that nobody did‚ again‚ illustrates the fact that indeed‚ these astronauts
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On April 9‚ 1959‚ NASA’s administrator‚ Dr. Keith Glennan formed its first astronaut class‚ the Mercury 7. Project Mercury’s objective was to place a human spacecraft into orbital flight around Earth. It was to observe how the human body reacted in space conditions. Many questions appeared as to whether they would come back safely or if were they the right people to do the challenge. The selection process in order to be qualified for NASA’s project took awhile. More than 500 applicants qualified
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In the movie Apollo 13 three astronauts go up to space in the space craft odyssey and encounter many problems. The astronauts‚ Jim Lovell‚ Jack Swigert and Fred Haise were on a rushed mission to go to the moon when Jack went to go stir the oxygen tanks and one of them exploded. The explosion led to a whole host of problems. The astronauts had to abort the mission and focus on a safe return home. A monomyth plotline is when a person leaves a place‚ encounters obstacles and comes back a different
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Remains Of The Civil War This war begins in 1862-1865‚ over 50‚000 heros died that day many wounded and missing from the rolls. Robey a young 14 year old goes in search of his father‚ accompanied by his Coal black horse he ventures into what seems to be impossible‚ finding his father‚ a soldier fighting in the cival war. Throughout his journey he finds that many of the soldiers fighting in the war have died and there is a slim chance for him to find his father. His Coal Black Horse stays with him
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When I first started reading Tim O’Brien’s the things they carried his depth of description entertained me. After reading each paragraph I was able to visualize what I had read. I could see each soldier loaded down with all the necessities they felt they needed. I was introduced to each soldier by the things they carried with them‚ from village to village across Vietnam‚ during the war. Some of the items seemed frivolous‚ such as scarves and comic books‚ but I could see how it helped them cope with
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People think they know who they are. Personal characteristics and ideas turn a body into a human. Equality lived his life not knowing who he was nor did anyone else living in this world. The novella Anthem was a short story about how Equality discovered himself in a society where people never discover themselves or their abilities. In this world an individual does not exist only a collection of people working for the group. Ayn Rand‚ the author of Anthem‚ wanted to shine a light on common values
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Have you ever wondered why is there so much "empty space" in space if there are no other intelligent beings we can communicate with? If this would be true‚ the whole universe would be a complete waste since humans will never be able to explore not one percent of it. Also‚ there is so much evidence about aliens‚ so many sightings and encounters that it is very hard to disprove them all. If the theory of evolution is taken into consideration‚ the possibilities of intelligent life forming only on Earth
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Marais Van der Vyver shot one of his farm labourers‚ dead.An accident. There are accidents with guns every day of the week: children playing a fatal game with a father’s revolver in the cities where guns are domestic objects‚ and hunting mishaps like this one‚ in the country. But these won’t be reported all over the world. Van der Vyver knows his will be. He knows that the story of the Afrikaner farmer - a regional Party leader and Commandant of the local security commando - he‚ shooting a black
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