Chapter 11

Thinking of NASA’s greatest accomplishments in the past, and the Apollo 11 mission might come up. Other countries worked diligently to reach the same accomplishment that NASA had; but the race to the moon was ultimately reached by the United States. Which makes one of the reasons why the United States is the leader in space exploration. it is because of NASA’s projects, advancements, and accomplishments, NASA was the catalyst that allowed the United States to be the leader in space…

We Should Not Go Back to the Moon The first time America stepped foot on the moon was on July 20th, 1969, however, the last time Americans stepped foot on the moon is was in 1972. Charles Krauthammer, in the Washington Post, from 2009, argues the we should go back to the moon. Krauthammer states that we go back to the moon “for the wonder and glory of it” and because of the moon's “immense possibilities” (57). Krauthammer fails to mention a lot of vital information that could happen when we go…

Body paragraph 1 – Plot The story takes place in the Sahara Desert where the narrator meets the little prince who is out on an adventure after he gets tired of his weariness in his own planet. Other places that function as setting are asteroids 325, 326, 327, 328 and 330 which the little prince visited before he got to earth. No particular time is mentioned as to when the story happens. But, the narrator says it occurs six years after his plane crashed in the desert. The story takes place in a…

Apollo Exploration of the Moon, Budgets, History, dangers, and safety Regulations. Neil Armstrong and his crew were American heroes, for he and his crew were the first to land and Step on the Moon. Accompanied by Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins they documented their findings and helped place the American Flag on the Moon. The Budget for the operation went around twenty six billion Dollars Mostly Funded by the United States government. The dangers of being an Astronaut were High when in space or…

The Apollo Space Program was very important to many Americans and NASA because it dealt with sending astronauts into space and exploring the unknown solar system. That is why on April 11th, 1970, NASA launched three astronauts into space. This launch is known as Apollo 13, or the 13th launch out of Earth’s solar system. NASA sent three men, Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert, into space on the Apollo 13 mission. Initially, Lovell, the commander, and Haise, the lunar module pilot, were…

Mars was once a big planet filled with water, before it turned into the barren wasteland the world knows it as (Northon). Astronaut Mark Watney is trying to get home from Mars, while the people on Earth are trying to rescue him to get him home , too. Although they are trying, he’s all alone on the worst desert imaginable. He’s stuck all by himself, fighting to get to talk to Earth, fighting to come home. The Martian has very many interesting elements, just like the author, Andy Weir. The Martian…

In a distant land, where sandstorms ravage the area, and there is nothing to eat but potatoes and caffeine pills, the Astronaut Mark Watney goes through many morechallanges than this, in this fantastic book, The Martian. Mark Watney was as a man of many talents. He was a good survivor, and can survive many would-be fatal disasters. This planet, Mars, uncolonized, and only partially discovered, makes Mark face many challenges. In the end, the reader will be surprised that Mark is still even alive…

The success of the Apollo 11 mission forever changed the idea of “the sky’s the limit.” On July 20, 1969 at 3:39 A.M. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the first human beings to walk on the moon. Authors Ayn Rand, William Safire,and The Times all wrote about this world-changing event.These authors effectively communicated their purpose by using rhetorical strategies such as ethos, pathos, and logos. William Safire, President Nixon’s speechwriter, wrote the speech “In event of Moon…

The Moon Landing Conspiracy On July 20, 1969, the United States supposedly landed on the moon. Millions of people believe this, but millions don’t. Millions of people believe that the Apollo 11 mission successfully landed on the moon, and that Neil Armstrong was the first human to step on the moon, followed by Buzz Aldrin. Millions of people believe that this is a hoax, to win the “space race” of the 1960’s. Me personally, I believe it was a hoax, to prevent embarrassment. in 1961, JFK said…

could symbolize that America wanted to beat China and Russia so badly to the moon that they decided to fake it, we were all puppets in thinking that we landed on the moon, and the government was pulling the strings. In addition, in the Chiropractic chapter the author uses The Thinker (a famous statue) to symbolize how Chiropractic’s are based on philosophical belief rather than scientific. The author, Darryl Cunningham, uses informative writing but…