of when rockets were first invented is still unclear‚ it is believed that the Chinese invented the first “rocket” (“The History of Rocket Science”). Moreover‚ the Chinese used gunpowder‚ invented in around 100 A.D‚ and positioned it in Bamboo sticks for religious festival tradition (“The History of Rocket Science”). Large bamboo sticks were created and decorated by Monks and villagers‚ then blasted skyward to inform the Rain God Phaya Thaen that it is time to send rain down to earth (“Rocket Festival”)
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opportunist and a realist. Realist defined as: one who is inclined to literal truth and pragmatism (dictionary.com). Opportunist being the opposite of that as someone who is inclined to take advantage of opportunities with no regard towards consequences. In John Updike’s “A & P” Sammy the main character is greatly different from his co-worker Stoskie‚ how do these characters compare to one another as well as why is Sammy an opportunist while Stoskie is a realist? Sammy is an opportunist because he loves
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John Updikes A & P is a Coming of Age Story John Updikes short story‚ A & P is about a 19-year-old boy‚ Sammy‚ and his short but decisive transformation from a carefree teenager to a grown man with the consequences of his actions weighing heavy on him in the end. On an otherwise ordinary day‚ the course of Sammys life is changed by an out of the ordinary experience which challenges him and compels him to make a rash decision that is based on what he knows in his heart is right for him. Sammy
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“Ex-Basketball Player‚” by John Updike is the poem that struck me this week. It is about a man who once had great potential but never followed through with it. Flick Webb is the focus of this poem; he was a basketball star in high school quite some time ago‚ but nowadays he merely pumps gas at a local station. The first stanza provides the readers with geographical information about the location of the gas station. “Pearl Avenue runs past the high school lot‚ bends with the trolley tracks‚
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How to make a soda-bottle rocket launcher Text copyright 2001 Kevin Karplus. Images copyright 2001 Michele Hart. Design inspired by a similar launcher made by Manfred Warmuth. Permission to copy is granted for copies distributed for free‚ as long as this copyright notice is retained. This document can be found at http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/~karplus/abe/soda-bottle-rocket.pdf You need •about 6’ (2 meters) of 1/2” PVC water pipe •plumbing connectors for 1/2” PVC pipe: • 1 tee (two glue connections
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Introduction When Henry Cavendish discovered hydrogen in 1774 and Joseph Priestley found oxygen in 1776‚ neither man would expect the effect these elements could have on modern science‚ namely rockets. But creating a rocket is just combining these two gases in a closed environment‚ and one spark. This lab exemplifies just that what happens when the gases H2 and O2 are chemically combined with a spark. In this lab‚ the objective was to see how far a pipette filled H2 and O2 could travel. One half
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The effect of a Bottle Rockets dimensions on the rockets hang time Respectfully Submitted to the Science Department of Blanche Ely High School Bryan Berrios Andre Edwards Rashean Senior Abstract Bottle rockets‚ people see them as middle school science projects where kids have fun and build little rockets. Actually there is a lot behind bottle rockets‚ it’s more than just throw some plastic bottle together and glue some wings to it and fly it. The researcher chose this topic because in his class
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Eva Elizondo English 99 July 2013 Final Draft Narrative Essay Silly Boys Girls Can Ride Rockets Too It was a warm summer day‚ as we were slaving away at Genie Industries. My son and I were both employed for Genie. It was just about time for the second shift to relieve us. A meaning my son should be walking in fairly soon. Just as I looked up‚ in trots my son‚ through hi bay three. Although the sun was shining brightly through the doors‚ which made his appear to be in a silhouette form‚
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Manufacturing A Steps involved to building a Bottle Rocket: Materials Two 2 litter soda bottles. Cardboard pieces pre cut and measured Duct tape Scissors‚ Cutters‚ Cutting Board‚ Glue etc Foam pieces for fins Vinyl Material according to colors Cotton or any Sponge type material used for the Egg Compartment Construction To build a bottle rocket‚ there are many steps involved. It just cannot be made out of the bloom‚ but has to be thought about‚ researched and designed properly so that the result
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Rocket ISU Lab Report Abstract What are rockets? How did they come to our existence? What are the main principles behind rockets? What is the history of rockets? How is the mass of the rocket related to its Fnet‚ Acceleration‚ Max Height‚ etc. This lab report gives a brief explanation of the physics behind this innovative man-made invention. This lab goes through the basic principles of rocketry. The lab explores how rockets became more sophisticated over the years. This report discusses about
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