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    I want to be able to be in control of the type of music and the volume of music played in my car. I need to convince Andrew Dennis Moore to stop controlling the music when he rides in my car. I will discuss the issue outside my locked car. I will begin the discussion after school, because I usually give him a ride to his job after school. True friendship to me is a relationship that cannot be broken or damaged by a disagreement, but in return is made stronger and closer than before. My dear…

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    On January 28, 1986 a disaster that was never thought imaginable happened, during the launch of the space shuttle challenger there was a “malfunction”, one that would lead to the death of 7 brave crew member and leave the nation in fear. Ronald Reagan emotional speech addressing the space shuttle challenger tragedy calms the people of the nation and helps them understand that the best course of action is to move forwards and continue the space program in honor of the fallen heros. Reagan uses…

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    shuttle detonated and all seven astronauts on board were killed instantly. The debris from the explosion landed in three different states throughout the southern United States. The initial piece of foam that flew into the wing during the launch of Columbia could not have been avoided, or at least there was no known reason for how that could have happened. Yet when it came to putting an effort in rescuing or helping out the crew members of the space shuttle, NASA management deemed it unnecessary…

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    The space shuttle disaster is one of the most devastating catastrophes, which took place on 28th of January 1986. The explosion of the vehicle started when the shuttle had some problems with its O-ring, and it wasn’t functioning the way it should work. The victims of this tragedy are five NASA Astronauts, and two mission specialists. The problem existed when the solid rocket motor failed at boosting its engine because of the O-ring which is responsible of connecting the parts of the solid rocket…

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    Undoubtedly, one of the most tragic moments in history was the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion. On January 28th, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff , killing all 7 of the crew members onboard. There were many theories about what could have caused the explosion to occur. One report claimed that there was a certain pattern with the smoke trail indicating that the shuttle ran into a jetstream. However, freezing temperatures hardened rubber o-rings on one…

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    The 1980’s was a big time for inventions. One of the big time games invented was Pacman. The Macintosh computer and the Air Jordan 1 was some other big time inventions in the 1980’s. At the time art was genuinely popular. Some of the greatest artists were Dash Snow, Aleah Chapin, and Richard T. Scott. On April 24,1980, the U.S. Government underwent a secret rescue to save hostages in Tehran. The U.S, however the Government failed to rescue the hostages. The hostages did not get released until…

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    January 27th, 1967 three astronauts were put to test out the new rocket in the apollo program. Then, a catastrophic fire erupted through Apollo 1 leaving the three men in the rocket dead. After this tragic event happened, the NASA review board concluded that a stray, damaged spark began to fire in the oxygen environment leading the fire to spread quickly. This incident lead to many fixes and recommendations that were made to future rockets. NASA’s new space shuttle Challenger was launched…

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    The Columbia Shuttle was the oldest shuttle in the NASA fleet. On January 16, 2003 Columbia Space Shuttle’s 28th mission took place. Eight seconds into the launch a piece of foam insulation broke off from the propellant tank and hit the left wing of the shuttle. The cameras used to capture the launch could not focus accordingly on the shuttle while taking off; crash engineers could not pinpoint exactly where the damage took place. On February 1, 2003 Columbia Shuttle broke down while when…

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    Grace shuffled down the hallway of Sampson Middle School with tears brimming in her eyes. A group of 6th grade girls strode behind her giggling when they saw the note. ‘I’m the biggest nerd in Maine’ it read with a green pair of glasses that looked exactly like hers. She was positive that Kimberly Sunnie had put it on her. She had put it just out of her reach just like the other notes she had left the days before. She drew mean pictures of her winning the math contest and slipped them into the…

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    Superbird Brian Tomlinson Superbird is the story about aliens who come to Earth with a vessel called Superbird. Mary Mount was the only one of the five who had survived. Mary tells her story to a reporter of the Daily Star. They told the reporter on the tragic landing where two of the crew were killed and a badly injured. Mary and Sam ran away, but Sam was shot. Mary ran to a house where she was taken care of. They made friends with people and learned to speak their language. They helped the…

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