Sally Ride

INTRODUCTION Why is Sally Ride one of the most courageous people to ever live? Sally Ride was courageous because she was able to show Perseverance, Excellence, and Respect in and out of her job . Although Sally Ride wasn’t the first American in space, she showed excellence and still achieved her dreams and was the first woman and youngest woman to ever go to space. Perseverance First, Sally Ride was a courageous person because she showed a lot of perseverance.Sally Ride showed a lot of…

Sally Ride was an exceptional person, particularly in the field of space exploration. Her amazing achievements and determination impressed the world. Have you ever wondered what being an astronaut and a science professor would be like? Or to be among the first women to go into space? Or even the first American woman? Sally Ride's incredible career demonstrates the struggles, possibilities, and inspiration. This is her journey from a child passionate about science and athletics to becoming the…

to spend the afternoon with, I would choose Sally Ride, the first American woman astronaut. The foremost reason why I would choose Sally Ride is because of my aspiration to one day be an astronaut. For…

Born May 26th, 1951, Sally Ride was the eldest of two daughters. Her father, Dale Burdell Ride, was a professor of political science and her mother, Carol Joyce Ride, was a counselor. She was born in Las Angeles and grew up in a wealthy neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley. Her parents always encouraged Ride and her sister to do their best in all aspects of life, while also allowing room for them to independently mature. From a young age, Ride showed promising ability in both athletics and…

Sally Ride, born, as Sally Kirsten Ride was a physics professor and the first American female to become an astronaut. During her childhood she was intrigued by any activity that involved athleticism in addition to physics and space. These interests later proved to be extremely beneficial in her adult life. Though her parents encouraged her to push through gender norms; she faced adversity from her peers. However, she was unmoving in the face of this adversity and worked hard through college and…

“Don’t Be Sorry for Yourself,” a thought-provoking essay written by A. J. Cronin. It deals with the problems of anxiety and trepidation in our life. In this age of competition and rush, everybody seems either afflicted or knows someone who is afflicted. The highly competitive and material culture undermines our nerves. Anxiety and self-pity are due to the fear of failure and doubt in various professions, different relationships, achieving success and other materialistic things which may lead us…

As I started to think about my topic for my personal essay, I thought of birds. I thought about how I would like to be a bird and how free they are, but then as I wrote that essay I realized that not the one thing I want people to know about me. Growing up I was the baby in my family for 9 years, until my younger sister and brother came along and my family went from three to five. And that made me the middle child. My parents were never on the same page. My mom was passive and my dad was very…

For my Intergenerational Service-Learning Project I chose option B. I thought that this was the best choice for me because it gave me the chance to be creative and hands on. I typically enjoy activities and learning in a more hands on setting, so I figured that I would get more out of the project by choosing this option. So, I guess the choice was very easy, but figuring out who I would work with and what we would do was the hard part. The gentleman that I chose to work with on this project…

The main actors in the movie are Tom Hanks portraying Forrest Gump, Robin Wright portraying Jenny Curran, and Sally Field as Ms. Gump. The actors did a good job of acting like southerners in the movie, and they didn’t play out of character; However, there are a few goofs in the movie. As Forrest in the scene where he takes apart his gun and reassembles it, Hanks forgets to use his accent for a few seconds. There are also more mistakes in the movie that no one has seemed to notice. If someone was…

and have to trust that she is doing what is best for the students. I do think though by denying them the opportunity she is, in a way, stunting their growth just a little bit. There is a student in Mrs. Supple’s class, who will be referred to as Sally; Sally is a talented artist who likes to write poems to go along with her artwork. Sally’s disability was not…