journey back home. But his trip was legendary and changed the worldview of his time. The deaths of these celebrated individuals are examples of how catastrophe often accompanies the advancement of humanity. On the January 28‚ 1986‚ the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded less than two minutes into flight‚ leading to the death of seven crew members. Ronald Reagan is clearly aware of the pattern of loss and exploration when he addresses the tragedy. The purpose of Reagan’s address is to express condolences
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team. -Avoid dominating over members. -Stay focused‚ and be respectful to one another. -Work together not against one another. -Groupthink -Cohesion = good (good sports team working together) -Groupthink = bad (The Challenger space shuttle explosion happen because of group think) -Performing -Lots of productivity -The group is productive‚ cohesive‚ and committed to the task – morale is high -Adjourning -The group assesses the successfulness of the task and decided whether or
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Mae C. Jemison Her Birth Mae C. Jamison was born in on October 17‚ 1956 in Decatur‚ Alabama. She was the youngest child to Charlie Jemison and Dorothy Green. Her father was a maintenance supervisor for a charity and her mother was a elementary teacher. When Mae Jemison was three years old when her parents moved to Chicago‚ Illinois so there kids can get a better education. At a very young age Mae Jemison expressed an interest in science and astronomy. In elementary she was asked what she wanted
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com/is6840/index.htm Oduaran‚ B. (2010‚ November 11). Â . Effective Communication. Retrieved June 20‚ 2012‚ from http://www.umsl.edu/~sauterv/analysis/Fall2010Papers/Oduaran/ Rogers‚ W. P. (1986‚ June 6). Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident. Report of the Presidential Commission‚ 82-118.
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The context of this speech is that on January 18‚ 1986 the Challenger Shuttle exploded seventy-three seconds into flight. Aboard this aircraft was Christina McAuliffe‚ the first teacher in Space‚ who served as an inspiration for school kids nationwide. The speaker of this speech is Ronald Reagan‚ the President at the time‚ and his audience is the citizens of the United States. During his speech‚ Reagan creates a sense of unity and also expresses his feelings of grief. The purpose of each is to convince
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inhumane practices conducted by the NASA and the management bodies of companies associated with this project than natural reasons. The whistleblowing led to the loss of billions of dollars and more importantly loss of 7 innocent lives. The space shuttle was propelled by the two attached Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) and an external fuel tank. The SRBs were joined to the External Tank. aOnce the SRBs ignited‚ hot gases heated the rubber O rings and they eroded to seal the joints. SRB joint design had
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people wonder where the name ‘WIKI’ comes from. Well there isn’t a complicated reason behind it. Wiki is a Hawaiian word for ‘quick’. Ward Cunningham was at the Honolulu international airport when an airport worker told him to take the ‘WIKI-WIKI’ shuttle bus to get to another terminal. It was seen as the quick way to get between terminals. So from then ward Cunningham decided to call his website wikiwikiweb instead of calling it ‘quick-web’. Ethics and wikis Organisations use wikis to conduct
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America has seen many disasters. Pearl Harbor is one of the disasters that affected America in many ways. The Challenger explosion affected America in a similar way. January 28‚ 1986‚ one of America’s greatest space shuttles‚ exploded in front of a live audience (Challenger disaster history.com pg.1). The Challenger launch was one of the most publicized launches because it was the first time a teacher was going into space. The launch was being broadcast across the nation live from Kennedy Space Center
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The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy: The Ronald Reagan Doctrine By: Jennefer Paddock Professor Altman: POL300 March 4‚ 2012 The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy: The Ronald Reagan Doctrine President Ronald Reagan’s Doctrine was supposed to sponsor anti-communist guerillas who were trying to overthrow pro-Soviet regimes (Roskin 58). President Reagan supported anti-communist groups‚ and Reagan argued that the American economy was on the move again‚ while the Soviet Union had become stagnant. President Reagan
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She had to compete among ten thousand people to get selected‚ then 29 men and five other women who were equally if not more qualified to get her spot on the shuttle. (Ride 2) When she was chosen to be the first American woman in space‚ media jumped on her. They often bombarded her with sexist questions and remarks. During a press conference she was asked if she wept when she got frustrated she simply laughed
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