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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Gregor Mendel was a very determined‚ well-knowledgeable man‚ who grew up to do many great things. Mendel had an extraordinary life filled with amazing discoveries and achievements‚ but just like many other people he had his ups and downs in life. Gregor Mendel was faced with many things that could’ve brought him down and not let him exceed in life‚ but he did not let that get in the way of his future. Gregor Mendel was born July 20‚ 1822 in a small village in Austria. He was born into an German
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At the end of the 14th century AD‚ a couple of Italian thinkers declared that they are already entering in a new age and that the unenlightened ‘Middle Ages’ is over. They have called the new age a ‘rinascita’ or rebirth of learning‚ literature‚ art and culture. This period was later called Renaissance. The Renaissance period which served as transition period between the Medieval and Modern Europe ended in the 1600. It is best known for its cultural achievements which include the literary works
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Andrew Jackson‚ the seventh president of the United States‚ was characterized as a leader by many standards. Through his experiences he gained wisdom and strategy that would aid in his significant role towards the formation of the United States of America. Jackson lived a normal life of a colonial American citizen. He faced many hardships that would only increase his emotional stability and strength as a person. This man acquired a tough role in his lifetime and handled the cards he was dealt with
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I strongly believe that I have the qualifications necessary to participate in the Honors College for my diligent work in all of my prior years of schooling. There has not been an instant in my educational career where I have not put in full effort towards my ongoing goal to gain the most amount of knowledge and to apply it to every possible aspect of my life. I have always been in honors courses and I have worked my way up to AP courses at every opportunity that I have been exposed to. I know that
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Sitting in a room and writing music hoping to one day get noticed and become famous is what every songwriter wants. Seeing bright lights flash from cameras‚ having sold out shows and people buying your music seems like a dream. But this soon became a reality for a guy named Kanye West. Being noticed by a famous rapper named Jay-Z made Kanye West’s dreams come true. He has won tons of awards such as “MTV and Grammy awards.” “Kanye West’‚ biography.com‚ and was even on “Times Magazines 100 Most Influential
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Introduction James Marshall Hendrix aka Jimi Hendrix‚ was a guitarist‚ singer‚ and songwriter. Jimi Hendrix delighted audiences in the 1960s with his outrageous electric guitar playing skills and his experimental sound. He was widely recognized as one of the most creative and musical talented musicians in the early 20th century. Hendrix was a pioneer genius who exploded many possibilities of the electric guitar. Hendrix’s style of combining fuzz‚ feedback‚ and controlled distortion created a new
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“We who have seen war‚ never stop seeing it.” She was born on December 25‚ 1821 in Massachusetts‚ where she found her love for horseback riding and excelled in reading and spelling. As a shy child‚ Nancy Fitts was her only known friend; but in order to treat her shyness and depression‚ her parents sent her to a different high school which ended up being a total catastrophe. From time to time she was somewhat in vain about her appearance‚ particular her hair‚ which led to her depression. “She first
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Joshua Chamberlain was born September 8th‚ 1828 in Brewer Maine and was the oldest of four siblings. Chamberlain graduated from Bowdoin College in 1852 and eventually became a professor of modern languages with a total of 10 languages he was fluent in. On December 7‚ 1855‚ Chamberlain married Frances Adams‚ to whom he had been engaged for several years. Joshua and Frances had five children‚ but only two survived. Chamberlain became distressed about the secession of southern states and the outbreak
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Michael Jackson was an important musical artist because he was a true humanitarian who did everything in his power to “heal the world.” He did so by writing songs that encouraged people to better this world‚ supporting at least thirty nine charities‚ and starting the “Heal the World Foundation.” Aside from doing his humanitarian work‚ Jackson was an outstanding performer. Michael was born on August 29‚ 1958 and passed on June 25‚ 2009. Known as the “King of Pop‚” Jackson was one of the most popular
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