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    ” These are the exact words spoken by astronaut Neil Armstrong when he and his crew landed “The Eagle” on the moon’s surface. This “giant leap” led to many great expeditions that furthered the exploration of space. Because Armstrong‚ Aldrin‚ and Collins were very brave traveling up to space‚ a whole new perspective of the world opened up for the people of America. The best cause of the first Moon walk would be NASA’s goals. NASA’s goals were to first land astronauts on the Moon and and return

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    The Space Shuttle Columbia was the second space shuttle disaster and the first shuttle lost on land happened on February 1‚ 2003. In this mission‚ six American astronauts and Israel’s first spaceman died when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated 200‚000ft above Texas. They are David Brown‚ Rick Husband‚ Laurel Clark‚ Kalpana Chawla‚ Michael Anderson‚ William McCool and Ilan Ramon. Rick husband is the Columbia’s commander was a US air force colonel recruited to the space program in 1994. He

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    My feelings were overwhelming while I was watching Rouge-1‚ and climaxed in the last minute. I have been a space oddesy fan since I was a toddler and man first walked on the moon. I first watched Star Wars when I was about 1 0-years old. Only a few years earlier‚ I watched 2001‚ a space Odyssey. I thought Star Wars was‚ much better‚ not because of the action‚ but because of the force. All my life I wanted to be ’at one with the force’ and have the power to heal‚ block bullets‚ and cheat death. In

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    reflective essay “Black Men and Public Spaces” by Brent Staples‚ argues about the author’s personal struggles for being a black man‚ in his twenties‚ in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Brent Staples was born and raised in Chester‚ Pennsylvania but he finished his studies and began working as a journalist in Chicago and New York City. Staples writes about some stories that gradually led him to realize over the fear of being judged by his race. In “Black Men and Public Spaces”‚ Staples let us become aware of

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    VP of Sales is wrong in asserting that a reduction in shelf space and increase of sales for competitors will be the result of following this price increase and discount reduction plan. 2. Follow VP of Sales a. Reduce Consumer advertising and fund “retailer oriented” MDF b. Reduce advertising spending by 30% c. Sales team would control MDF – d. Create custom deals for specific accounts e. Assumes the result will be increased shelf space and overall market share‚ leading to greater sales and overall

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    Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion The Challenger Space Shuttle‚ one of the most anticipated shuttle launches‚ was the first mission to ever include a teacher astronaut. Christa McAuliffe‚ the teacher that was going on the shuttle along with six others‚ was supposed to broadcast lessons around the country from space. Sadly‚ all the excitement and joy came to an end shortly after the launch. The mission marked the first time American astronauts lost their lives. One of the worst disasters of manned

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    Just A Man With A Space Opera A couple hundred million people are born every year‚ each of those people have the option to do something amazing with their lives. Statistically‚ only about eight-thousand of those people make their mark on this world. One of those eight thousand people is the writer‚ director and executive producer of the Star Wars series‚ and creator of Lucasfilm and ILM. George Lucas is a man who changed the way movies were filmed and who started a trend that would continue to

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    Case Study Analysis Activity Title: Case Analysis Space Shuttle Challenger Accident Name: Date: 7/7/2011 Cause(s) of Accident As I read the Presidents Commission report and the other sources available‚ it is surprising that there are so few direct causes outlined in the Shuttle Challenger’s ill-fated incident on the morning of January 28‚ 1986. I remember that morning well‚ as I was standing on the front stoop of our shop located just off the flight line on MacDill AFB‚ FL some 125 miles from

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    far beyond earth like Mars. We even have space station for human to live on it for temporary of time‚ but that is not enough there are still a lot more to found out and discover. Here is why space exploration is good. Curiosity is what drive us human to learn more‚ to do more‚ to discover more. As our Technology get better each year‚ we are able discover more unknowns and challenge the boundaries of what limit us from going further. As we continue space exploration‚ we will ultimately answer these

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    Mills Hunter Camp Mr. David Kelty English 105 3 December 2012 Threats From Space on Earth There are seven possible scenarios which scientists believe if occur‚ could naturally end this planet and humanity‚ the world as we know it. Orbital change‚ rotational change‚ collisions with the Earth‚ the big rip‚ the sun‚ black holes‚ and other systems going out of whack can cause events that could potentially cause an end to life on Earth. People have theorized about an end to the planet or people

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