Space is so amazing. There are so many unexplored areas and places humans can barely comprehend. There are suns that rotate around other suns and gases that make beautiful nebulas. There are also many planets, comets, meteors, and other undiscovered objects floating throughout it. An article called “A Success in Space” by Cameron Keady tells its readers about the marvelous mission of Philae Lander and its mothership Rosetta.…
Ellen Ochoa was selected by NASA in 1990, making history as the the world’s first Hispanic astronaut in 1991. She is a mission specialist and flight engineer, making her a veteran of four space flights, logging triumphantly more than 950 hours in space. Despite being rejected two times from NASA’s Training Program, Ellen Ochoa pursued her passion and overcame society’s barriers for women to become an astronaut. Her importance in breaking barriers for women and inspiring others is clear in her words: “What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire - the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery.”…
In my opinion, October Sky, by Homer Hickam is a great story for anyone that might be interested in space, while also realizing that the author wrote this book to show anyone that they can do whatever they want to do if they put their mind towards it. Homer Hickam is an individual who has pursued various endeavors throughout his life. Some examples include being a NASA Engineer, Hickam worked as an engineer for NASA, specifically in the field of aerospace engineering. He was involved in the development and testing of rockets and other aerospace…
Escape from Camp 14 is a biography of Shin-Dong-hyuk written and told by Blaine Harden. The book was published by Penguin Books in New York City in 2013. A new edition of the odyssey was published in 2015 with a new foreword. The gripping story is centered around Shin-Dong-hyuk, a North-Korean boy born and raised in a labor camp. Shin’s story begins when his mother gave birth to him inside a North Korean political prison camp.…
Most teenagers would probably tell you that the beginning of their adulthood was marked by having to do laundry for the first time, or being able to drive alone, or perhaps no longer sitting at the children's table at family events. But for me, it happened this past summer, when I made the very difficult decision that I would not return to Coleman Country Day Camp. To those who were not fortunate enough to have grown up at summer camp, this might not seem like such a big decision to make. But Coleman was my outlet, my second home for ten consecutive summers and spending those two months anywhere else seemed inconceivable to me.…
The biography “Escape from Camp 14” explains the life of Shin Dogn-hyuk. Shin was born into the North Korean Concentration Camp, Camp 14. Shin spent much of his life in the camp, raised to be an animal, and fighting for his own survival. The biography written by Blaine Harden depicts the cruelty and unfathomable events that make up Shins’ young life. As graphic as the novel is, it is still a New York Times Bestseller.…
It was lights out and my campers were finally settled into bed. I just started to mentally plan for our next day when I first heard it. It was not just crying but a full belly-grabbing scream. “Hey um, I don’t um feel good. I think I’m sick.”…
Day one of my captivity I have been captured by the enemy. They came in the evening with their large trucks and their strange, thin radios, which they kept tapping with their fingertips. I wondered at first if they were typing in Morse Code, but it wasn’t. It wasn’t any code I recognized. They asked me if I knew what was going on.…
On September 12th, 1962, President John F. Kennedy organized to deliver a speech at Rice University in Houston, Texas, that played a huge role in shaping the efforts of the united states in technology and outer space. John F. Kennedy addresses to his audience, which includes government officials, congressmen, scientists and other students and faculty members of the university. His speech is considered to be a mark regarding the start of a modern era of exploration and innovation of outer space. In Kennedy’s speech, he uses a significant amount of ethos, pathos, and logos to tell his audience the importance of the United States to go into outer space.…
In the short story, “Life at Colony Camp: A Blog” was told from many different points of view, than the reader's understanding of the story would be quite different. For example, in the story, Soledad says that she is excited to take the trip to Mars. This might make the reader have a different opinion about a mission to Mars. Because of a fictional character's confidence, it might make the reader feel the same way because she only gives the positives not the negatives of going to Mars. Whereas, if Soledad’s mother feels differently about the situation because she is scared the something might go wrong, then the reader might feel that way instead.…
Thus, many educational opportunities has been given because of space agencies. People become interested in science. These people would then take careers that relate to science: medical scientist, environmental scientist, biochemist and more. For example, the Apollo 11 mission must’ve influenced generations of children to be astronauts and engineers. The movie October Sky would also be a perfect example.…
Through her use of comparison, she better explained how sending humans to space presents valuable intrigue, and with her anecdotes Roach shows the flawed, humble side of the heros in spacesuits; and by using an interview of the astronauts themselves, the author suggests that space changes humans’ moral and basic perspectives of the world around them. Her argument is important because it explains the worth of working to overcome man’s hurdles in order to send humans into space. Roach’s writing communicates that with every accomplishment out in space, more can be learnt about what it means to be human and how far astronauts can push the limits of their…
Personally I believe that we should have Space Exploration because we can learn, help, and provide information so that our community can have a better understanding on it. Many people have traveled into space and from just one trip we learn so much. Imagine if we continued these amazing trips we would know so much more. Most of us should know about president Kennedy’s amazing speech on space exploration.…
Some doubt the venture and call it a work of science fiction, but space colonization has begun to be regarded as a necessity critical for the future of humankind. Space colonization must be pursued because…
Thanks the Texas Exes alumni, I was able to go to Camp Texas for free this year. At first I thought that it was like any normal 3- day camping trip, which made me extremely excited since I enjoy camping very much. Once I got there, I realized that it was a different type of camp. I was nervous and scared because I’m not very good at socializing. The reason I’m writing this is because I learned so much about being open minded, accepting, and kind to other people and new experiences.…