Can I hit a baseball better with a wooden bat or an aluminum bat? Objective: To discover if a ball goes farther when hit with a wooden or aluminum bat. Hypothesis: I believe that the aluminum will hit the ball farther because it’s lighter than the wooden bat.…
Fifty-six hours into NASA’s third attempt to land on the moon, Houston radioed the spacecraft with a seemingly-innocent request. Following NASA’s instructions, the astronauts turned on the hydrogen and oxygen stirring fans in order to obtain more accurate readings. Two minutes later, an oxygen tank exploded. Electrical power and the altimeter readings began to fluctuate wildly. Communications were briefly lost.…
Sometimes, no matter how experienced, or prepared, an explorer may be, nature can still get the best of the explorer and lead them into a fatal error. A young adventurer named Christopher McCandless is a prime example of this statement, however, he had no experience and went into his adventure very unprepared. Christopher McCandless’s memory is kept alive by the biography, Into the Wild, written by Jon Krakauer. In Krakauer’s book, Into the Wild, he recalls the brief life of Christopher McCandless as he embarks on a great crusade to fulfill his lifelong dream of living in the Alaskan bush. A few weeks after hiking into the bush, however, McCandless was found dead in bus 142 by the Sushana River by a hunting party.…
“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness” - John Muir. For a young Chris McCandless who was unsure of his identity and struggling with family issues, it makes sense that he turned to the outdoors in an effort to find clarity and purpose. Chris grew up in a fairly wealthy home, with a seemingly ideal life. His parents gave him everything he ever wanted and more monetarily, however there was always a disconnect between them. After his father’s affair, Chris seemed to view all of their gifts as bribery, and as a result, rejected them.…
Sometimes, in sports or in life in general, there are favorites and underdogs. There is a general consensus that the favorite team or player will win but sometimes it`s the underdog that wins and receives all the honor related with that win. This is very similar to what I read about Seabiscuit and what I watched in the video of Jason McElwain. Some people have the ability to transcend their underdog status (ie. Red from Seabiscuit and Jason) and create something very special.…
This week, Mount Everest claimed the life of 3 climbers and 1 Sherpa, still two other climbers are missing — is the risk of death really worth the adventure? Article: Why would someone risk their life to climb a mountain when the odds of surviving may not be in their favor? For survivors, Everest is the ultimate high, but with triumph also come tragedies. And no one understands that more than the families of those who recently died trying to reach that ultimate high.…
One Love gave the Misfits a scare through the duration of the first half of the Morale, Welfare & Recreation women’s soccer league game March 23 on the Multi-Purpose Field at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Although One Love had the opportunity to beat Misfits, they would lose 6-2. Most of the other MWR leagues have a few practices or none at all. However, the women’s soccer league has coaches that held tryouts, coordinated practices and have additional support from others willing to lend a hand.…
Mobile phone gaming has come along way over the years. Many phone makers have tried and failed, but it was not until Apple released the iPhone that we truly saw the emergence mobile gaming for the masses. Nowadays you can see people from all walks of life tapping their screens on the train trying to beat their best scores. Even though the graphics and processing power of mobile phones has improved by leaps and bounds the most popular games are not necessarily the ones with the most versatile gameplay or impressive visuals. Actually some of the most popular mobile phone games have neither of these attributes.…
A man, who could turn into a monster at the night when he sees the moon, is one of the most beautiful dark stories. The reasons behind why I see it a beauty thing that I fundamentally like wolves. They have an awesome eyes, attractive shapes, and amazing sounds. So when we talk about the werewolf it’s will be mixed with the human and wolf shape, that will make him more interesting, especially having big claws gives him a more frightening look. Next, I mostly see the beauty about the stories that tell us about the human turns to monsters and how they become a rippers and criminals.…
While all seem to want to tap into their smarter side, Prospects and Lighter patrons project that Steppenwolf is a little out of their league. This was particularly evident in the reluctance of Lighter patrons and Prospects to attend the post play discussion, as it seemed like it was not intended for them A little less cool, lucky to be there – P, Blogs I might feel like I 'm a little loud or brash sometimes – L/L, Blogs That they possess the qualities that I aspire to have but in more effortless fashion – L/L, Blogs Intellectual, energetic and deep. They can sometimes be too deep – L/L, Blogs Like I need to step up my game – L/L, Blogs Some concern that Steppenwolf plays might be too serious or sad…
We should go to Mars “The day we stop exploring is the day we commit ourselves to live in a stagnant world devoid of curiosity, empty of dreams.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson. The world has gotten too comfortable living in its bubble of safety. It’s time the world became curious and took the chance of exploring the unknown. Years and Years of debate after landing on the moon has raised this question: Should there be a manned spaceflight to Mars?…
Space Exploration Humans always had a nature of curiosity. That’s what drove Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano to circumnavigate the globe. They discovered new lands and crossed new oceans. If they weren’t allowed to go on the voyage, then our history would be too recent. Humans would still be exploring and naming lands in later centuries, if such an event were to happen.…
Space exploration is a vital part to how the world is today. People believe that it is just a waste of money, but in truth it could save the entire human race in the future. Without space exploration, we will overpopulate the earth. The earth does not have enough space for the rate of people being born. Also with overpopulation, means that we will also use up all of our natural resources.…
Chimpanzee research is a growing awarness in the world with many countries banning it and arguing that experimenting on these animals is flat out wrong. Chimpanzee reserach labratories are used to conduct invasive experiments to test drugs on chimpanzees, this trend of using chimpanzees for research started in the 1920s. Capturing baby chimps from forests in Africa and hunters would kill any other chimpanzee protecting the babies. Sent off to labs to be tested most of the chimpanzees lasting at most a year. Being that the Untied States is the last large scale user of chimp research, they discover great medical experiments while experimenting, but not caring for the chimps as they should and over using the chimps causing the chimps to experience…
A top secret Air force base, also known as Area 51, is located 100 miles north of Las Vegas. Some might say it gives off a strange or mysterious feeling. Many people claim to have seen UFO’s flying over the base. Area 51 is known for it’s really strange activity, and conspiracy theories, that the public is so interested in. There has been evidence shown of Aliens and UFO’s at Area 51, and it is a wide know idea.…