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Part 1: Part I: Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation in Ronald Reagan’s Challenger Address There was a significant loss of seven people during a space shuttle explosion on January 28, 1986. Ronald Reagan was originally supposed to deliver the State of Union Address, but after the unfortunate happenstance of the Challenger, he instead gave a short speech, in respect to the loss of the seven challenger members. Rhetorical and contextual information will be discussed and analyzed throughout the rest…

Abstract The NASA Challenger STS 51-L accident is an archetypal example of a disaster with no clear scapegoat. While it is easy to simply blame the management for disregarding engineers’ warnings about the safety of the mission, this analysis of the Challenger Disaster is erroneous because it fails to consider other factors such as a flawed communication system. In order to comprehensively analyze the ethical violations that led to the Challenger accident, we must consider the scenario…

In 1986, the world experienced a tragedy that had lasting effects on many people, myself included. While at the young age of nine years old at the time, I can still remember that day as though it was yesterday. That day, schools had closed in my county due to snow. I was home, flipping through the television when I came across a news broadcast about the impending launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. I do not remember if I had knowledge of the space program before that day, but something that…

The yelling and the screaming these imbeciles do in this damn place is just so agitating! It’s all because the pastor makes a reference to the bad in this world. To me, it’s just pointless. My grandma loves it though. She’s a southern woman with strong beliefs and seems to think God has something to do with everything. Oh yea, I almost forgot. This dreaded place I’m referring to is church. What really sets me off about church is that it’s basically just a big fake that makes you give the church…

It was just another day in Germany with my family and I. We were eating lunch one day and we received a telegraph from my boss, Hitler. The telegraph said top secret and contained information that could destroy the world. Hitler wanted me and a few other soldiers to work separately from him and the army and become secret service men. So, I left the dinner table and told “ The Crew” to meet at a diner in town. We meet up to discuss how we are going to get the weapon. I read from the telegraph in…

Name Instructor Course Date of Submission Columbia Shuttle Crush Disaster Abstract This paper discusses the Columbia shuttle crash disaster that occurred on February 1, 2003. Pressure suits, seat restraints, as well as the space shuttle crew’s helmets failed to work. The result was a devastating incident as the out-out-control ship broke apart after losing pressure. Following the incident, no survivors were rescued. A report from NASA claims that the incident led to the death of all astronauts…

The rabbit stares me. It stares into my eyes as I collapse to the floor, back against the wall. Sweat runs down my body, from the damp hair plastered to my forehead to my aching ribs. My breathing is ragged and my white shirt sticks to my skin, wet and uncomfortably warm. The rabbit tilts its head from across the rectangular practice room, eyes boring into mine with mischievous curiosity. Its white fur shimmers as it grabs the left side of its scarlet blazer, pulling out a pocket watch. It…

“One hundred years ago during the rebellion a class three vessel, The Revolution, went missing in an uncharted star cluster. A month later they sent a team to find the vessel but instead they found a planet that was able to sustain life and was rich with rare elements that was crucial to winning the war. A colony was placed there to strip the planet bare of these elements. The war was won years later, and the people of the colony were forgotten on a planet dying after years of pollution. And…

Despite President Reagan’s order for NASA to follow the Roger Commission's Recommendation, 17 years later, the Columbia disaster would prove NASA had not changed its culture. During its launch, foam insulation broke off, hitting and damaging the shuttle. During Columbia's reentry, the shuttle broke apart due to hot gas penetrating the spot where the shuttle was damaged…

Perth Homeless Support Group Movie Night Catch your breath Comfortable leather seats, within a 50-seat state-of-the-art private cinema, rates a perfect 10 for a comfortable ride with Simon Baker's surfing movie 'Breath'. Filmed in our very own Denmark and based on Aussie writer Tim Winton's book about a former professional surfer who decides to mentor two teens who are consumed with surfing. The Perth Homeless Support Group (PHSG), will host a special movie fundraiser night at the intimate…