temperature was below 53°F‚ the lowest temperature tested by the O-rings on a previous mission. Morton-Thiokol engineers argued for an hour during the presentation about the cold weather and the effect that it could create problems of joint rotation and delayed O-ring seating. After the technical presentation‚ engineer Bob Lund presented his recommendations‚ focusing on the low temperature data that Morton-Thiokol had regarding the effects of cold on the operative boosters‚ stating that‚ he boosters
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“Sunday at the Park” First of all‚ in this story they say adults can be bullies too. In‚ Sunday at the Park by Bel Kaufman‚ Larry learn that their is this little boy at the park‚ who is throwing sand at him‚ and starting arguments between them two‚ and the parents. In the beginning‚ Larry is getting very emotional at the sandbox because‚ there’s this little boy who the narrator describes as‚ “same age as Larry‚ just with a chubby and husky face‚ and arms”. Larry then
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Perhaps what we fail to realize is that the Puritan belief of Divine Providence consumed every single aspect of the Puritan lifestyle. From the moment they woke up‚ until the moment they crawled back into bed‚ the inhabitants of the first settlements of New England believed that the cause of every occurrence was the Christian God. Every action‚ and it’s according reaction‚ was directly designed and destined to happen because God chose it to be so. William Bradford‚ one of these Puritans‚ was not
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of the French that carried the disease that passed it on to the Indians of Nauset. This disease was not recognized in the Americas so people didn’t know what to do. Since it spread so quickly from person to person it soon became an epidemic. Thomas Morton said‚ “Indians dies in heaps‚ as they lay in their houses” (34). Evidence that supports that Europeans brought this disease to the Americas is that we didn’t have many epidemics until they were brought aboard European ships‚ “As much as nine-tenths
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booster which then lead to the explosion 73 seconds after launch. Furthermore‚ this design malfunction was known to the engineers at Morton Thiokol‚ the company that was contracted to build the solid rocket boosters. These engineers had reported their concerns to their superiors and tried to postpone the launch. However‚ due to communication issues with the management at Morton Thiokol‚ NASA‚ and other influences‚ the decision was made to proceed with the launch on January 28th against the concerns of the
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nitrous oxide. Dr. Jackson was a professor at the Medical College of Massachusetts. Dr. Morton‚ a dentist‚ was also a pre-medical student. In coincidence‚ Dr. Jackson had tutored Dr. Morton in 1844‚ preparing him for medical school. Dr. Morton began to receive information about the use of ether from his friend and colleague Dr. Jackson. In 1846‚ after learning more about ether¡¦s properties‚ Morton started secret experiments with ether. He experimented on himself as well as small animals
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a park and it could be any park‚ but since the father‚ Morton‚ is reading Times Magazine I would say it takes place in either America or Great Britain. “It was still warm in the late-afternoon sun‚ and the city noises came muffled through the trees in the park.” The first sentence gives a very good impression of the environment in the story. The main character in this story is the mother. She is described through the narrator. Morton is married to the main character‚ and I would guess they
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humans (Morton pg. 23/24). The Aztecs were so worried about getting enough rain and a good harvest that they sacrificed children and offered the hearts to the gods (Morton pg. 33). It was not until sometime between 300 BC and Hernan Cortez’s contact with the Aztecs in 1519 that the tortilla we know today became prominent (Morton pg. 28 & 31). While establishing the colony of New Spain‚ Spanish missionaries used tortillas to get the indigenous population to convert to Catholicism (Morton pg. 54).
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Oath”).” It would shape the course Japan will take and lead up to its role in World War Two. A young Japanese teenager‚ by the name of Mutsuhito (Huffman)‚ was given this document to sign in April 1868 (Morton and Olenik 147). This boy is better known as the Emperor Meiji‚ or “Enlightened rule (Morton and Olenik 147).” The name “Meiji Restoration” came from this name‚ and it officially began on January 3‚ 1868 (Huffman). He and his followers claimed power on this date in a “relatively tranquil coup
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Theory of Federalism” by Morton Grodzins. In which it discusses Bryce’s concerns about the national government. Mr. Bryce is a professor of history at Oxford‚ a member of Parliament‚ and a British scholar who visited the United States around the 1880’s. James Bryce gives his compact description of dual federalism and later between the dates of (1907-1913) he makes his appearance by returning back to the United States as the British Ambassador. While in the commentary Morton Grodzins disagrees with
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