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    Landing On The Moon

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    showing that is was just filmed. Just a few things were slipped through the editor's’ eyes. For example, a big mistake made by the people filming the moon landings was that they used the same background for a two different photos on two different Apollo missions! It is very unlikely that the moon will have very, very similar land formations. The people who made these…

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    In the the movie Gravity Ryan Stone and her partner Matt Kowalsky are pushed to the limits to save their lives. After Matt sacrifices his own life to keep Ryan alive she is then forced to continue the journey back to Earth alone. Although Ryan does not have much to live for, her will to live allows her to strive to keep living for herself and her partner Matt. All of Ryan’s persistence and her will to live gets her back to Earth safely although she lost the life of her friend, Matt. The movie…

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    Airport Conspiracy Theorists

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    One of the biggest emerging conspiracies in the United States lies at the nation’s largest airport. For many years, the Denver International Airport has been subject to many conspiracies from people all over the country. Conspiracy theorists claim that something sinister and mischievous is going on at the airport and have many reasons and explanations to back up their claims. The major areas where conspiracies are forming are based on five main factors; the cost, underground areas below the…

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    NASA Mar Disaster

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    Martin to cut corners and take unnecessary risks to save money and meet deadlines.”(Leary 68). Instead of create a team of experienced engineers, LMA used a large number of new engineer “as a result of the need for faster and cheaper programs” (Sachi 17). The new engineers simply do what they are told and did not have the experience to see the bigger picture. This is easy for mistake to slip by under the pressure and deadlines. The larger team require more communication and testing as well as…

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    Alien Landing Roswell

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    Research Question How did the supposed alien landing at Roswell, although seemingly debunked, help create a global followings of alien believers? History and Debate Aliens have been in a part of popular culture since the 19th century, H. G. Wells War of the Worlds being a prime example. It wasn’t until the discovery of a metallic disk by a factory foreman in the town of Roswell in 1947 that the ball that is alien conspiracy theories started rolling. Although the idea of an alien space craft…

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    As Neil Armstrong took those monumental first steps, 240,000 miles away, back on Earth, one 9 year old boy's curiosity ignited. A young Chris Hadfield knew, without a doubt, he wanted to be an astronaut. There was just one problem; he was Canadian. There had never been a Canadian astronaut and still wouldn't be for another 15 years. That didn't stop Chris though; from that day on every decision he made was with his dream in mind. We all have a far-out dream like Chris that we mostly keep to…

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    Summary: James A. Lovell, who was one of the three men to go into space, speaks of his experiences and feelings about what had happened on the mission of Apollo 13. James as an astronaut and NASA executive for eleven years. He answers some frequently asked questions and talks about why he had faith in the mission. Lovell goes into depth about the issues that the crew and the men on Earth had to work through, and the quick fixes that saved all three men’s lives. In this entry, he explains what…

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    The men wanted to get the point across that there was a major life or death problem going on. They spread the awareness in both the story and film of Apollo 13. Various stories with a movie or film made along with it most likely have some similarities and differences upon it. The story “The Race to Save Apollo 13” by Michael Useem and the Apollo 13 film directed by Ron Howard had two comparisons being that both of the NASA’s mission was to land on the moon even though they did not and how in…

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    President and CHief Executive, John f. kennedy, in his national speech,”to the moon”, promotes the notion of America to obtain the title of ‘the first country to reach the lunar surface’. kennedy’s purpose is to persuade the citizens of the United States to back the vision of lunar exploration. He adopts an influential tone in order to persuade citizens that the united states should conduct the first step taken on the moon. as America engages in the space race, during the cold war, the…

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    about the Apollo mission being fake seems illogical. My perspective about this is that the U.S actually did land on the moon. Those who do not believe may want to reconsider their view towards this issue. This paper, will present evidence supporting the statement of why I believe that the moon landings did occur and try to discredit any fake information presented in the…

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