She asks a student what he thinks of the subject‚ Homer Hickam had no answer. It was not until he witnesses Sputnik with his own eyes that had began to have an interest in rockets and space. Thus this began the journey that would get him and his friends into college. The “Rocket Boys” set off to build a working rocket‚ one that would go up high in the air. As life
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Question: what was the purpose of the space race and astronomical exploration? Thesis: the U.S. and the USSR were trying to prove their scientific superiority and also protect their own territories from an attack from space. Sub Questions: How did the space race start? What drove each nation further into space? What were the achievements of the space race? Who won the space race? Essay: The space race was a mid 20th-century competition between the U.S. And the USSR. Each side used different strategies
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The USSR started the race by launching the first artificial Earth satellite‚ Sputnik‚ on October 4‚ 1957‚ On November 3‚ 1957‚ the USSR launched Sputnik 2 carrying a dog‚ Laika‚ who was the first animal to orbit Earth. The USA countered by launching its first satellite‚ Explorer I‚ on January 31‚ 1958. By 1962‚ many Americans believed that the USSR was winning the
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State of America. With her pink sweater and culottes‚ she is the All-American girl with an American Dream. “Mary Anne and Fossie had been sweethearts since grammar school and since sixth grade on they had known for a fact that someday they would get married‚ live in a house near Lake Erie‚ and have three children‚ That was the plan” (95). The chapter “Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong” examines the transformation that occurs when this innocent girl is lifted out of the Cleveland suburbs and plunked down
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Biography of A.E Housman My poet is A.E Housman. He was born by the name of Alfred Edward Housman on March 26‚ 1859 in Fockbury‚ Worcestershire‚ England. His mother died on his 12th birthday. Soon later‚ his father remarried to a girl named Lucy in 1873. A.E was the eldest of 7 children. A.E had a brother Laurence and a sister Clemence who also both became writers. A.E was first educated at King Edward’s School in Birmingham‚ England. While he was in King Edward’s School‚ he received prizes for
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portrays. Havisham aged single granny‚ seduced by the dark society and her unfaithful lover curses her life and the naivety as she submerges in her loneliness in her bedroom. The poet has conveyed a striking opening to the poem: “Beloved sweetheart bastard. Not a day since then I haven’t wished him dead” The poet has explored a metaphorical setting to an expose juxtaposed theme of love and hate by the use of oxymoron which illustrates that Havisham has deep feelings for her lover
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The line –“Shall I compare thee to a summer ’s day?”-- itself is actually a metaphorical way of complimenting his sweetheart by comparing her to the summer day which is known to represent the youth. Then‚ the poet goes on to commends the darling‚ saying she is more exquisite than the most pleasant summer day‚ yet soon the cool winds of the autumn day will make the flowers
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During the time period of 1948-1961‚ many new fears‚ such as terror of communists within the country‚ spread of communism abroad‚ and the development of nuclear weapons along with the space race‚ arose in the American people. Through their determination to remain the dominant power in the world and to ensure chaos would not take place in the United States‚ Eisenhower and his administration made sure they successfully addressed and handled these fears properly. With the Korean War coming to a close
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sound which in fact highlights the severity of her sorrow. This will lead the reader to have sympathy and pity toward Ms Havisham. Moreover‚ Havisham has assorted emotions towards her ex-fiancé‚ which she vividly expresses in an oxymoron; “Beloved sweetheart bastard”. Oxymoron is used to contrast two opposite things to reinforce them so they have a peculiar connection. This is effective because Lastly‚ the reader can see that Havisham’s feeling are over-flowing and cannot be contained any longer‚
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dropout rate rapidly declining toward zero; schools still based on the teacher/manager model in individual teacher-controlled classrooms; the cold war continues with technology playing an important role and is intensified when Russia sends up their Sputnik space vehicle to demonstrate their lead in technology. 1958 - As cold war continues‚ National Defense Education Act brings some new money and some new technology into schools‚ but primarily in vocational education. Mainframe host computers are
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