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The Apollo Missions are a very important part of the space explorations project that the United States of America underwent. The missions consisted of tests and planning that ultimately landed men upon the moon. This was a great feat for mankind and allowed us to further investigate space technology and transform it into what we have today so that we might be able to further discover the world around us (Nasa). These missions allowed for us to understand the moon and it’s relationship to the…

Marc Copland is a tremendous jazz pianist with a special ability to create stunning atmospheres with unrugged textures. Having collaborated in the recent years with the virtuous bassist Gary Peacock (Now This and Tangents) and the late guitarist John Abercrombie (39 Steps and Up and Coming), Copland never turned his back to his personal projects, which usually overflow with melodic sensibility and strong rhythmic discernment. The compositions included in Better By Far, his newest work, were…

If you are a jazz guitar artist, or just enjoy jazz and play to some degree, you can create your own business teaching jazz guitar! There are many things you can do, from teaching guitar lessons to creating a guitar video, to writing jazz lyrics, to creating a book or CD or DVD teaching other people how to play jazz (or as some people refer to it, modern jazz). Let's say you already play or sing in a jazz guitar band or group of some kind. Start by handing out a few business cards at your…

One Small Step Leads to Many Big Reactions The moon landing of the space mission Apollo 11 in 1969 was one of humanity’s most prodigious achievements. This event affected every single person in the world, from the children watching on their black and white televisions, imagining a galactic future, to the presidents watching on secure channels, postponing an atomic war. Four media outlets handled the event in different ways. The Times of London, in an un-credited news article, focuses on the…

Performance-enhancing drug regulation and law, a crucial matter involving twenty-first-century sports analyzers and health experts, sparked a national dispute. Henceforward the Ancient Greeks held the first Olympic Games, performance-enhancing drugs destroyed the values of professional sports; ethics, respect, fair play, and honesty (Lavin 6). The legalization of performance-enhancing drugs will negatively influence an athlete's life. Performance-enhancing drugs jeopardize the health of users.…

July 20, 1969, millions of people were waiting for the first man to walk on the moon. Finally, at 10:56 P.M. (eastern daylight time) Neil Armstrong descended the ladder, walked on the moon, and said, “That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” This mission to moon would not have existed if it wasn’t for John F Kennedy’s contribution to the space program, one of his many achievements while president. John F Kennedy was known for improving domestic policy, expanding the space…

Did the US fake the moon landing? Or did they truly step foot on the moon and beat the Soviet Union in the Space Race? On many occasions we are reminded that the US were the first people to step foot on the moon. Although this is such a great accomplishment, considering the US defeated the Soviet Union in the Space Race, there are still many conspiracies that say the moon landing was fake. The Space Race was a competition between the Soviet Union and the United States for the greatest…

step of the ladder. As he slowly descended toward the chalky grey surface, the whole world was watching. As the entire world sucked in its breath, as the tension and the intensity of the moment began to build, the famous, everlasting words of Neil Armstrong would create an era of fevered space exploration and excitement that will be unparalleled in the century to come. As moon missions became an almost routine event through the Apollo missions, this fevered excitement began to decay until the…

Devin Lambert Advanced English Mr. Swenson December 17, 2015 Apollo 11 “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” –Neil Armstrong, July 20, 1969. This now famous phrase was uttered by Neil Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon. Apollo 11, the mission that landed Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon’s surface, was a huge success for the United States of America and all of mankind. Apollo 11 was the result of an amazing advancement in space technology in such a…

He quit his job as a newspaper seller and a coal transporter and began concentration full-time on his cornet, playing in bars, parties, dances and funeral marches. In 1918, he married Daisy parker who was also a prostitute, this led into many arguments and fights, soon ending in divorce. He adopted a three year old boy named Clarence, Clarence’s mother, Louis’s cousin, had unfortunately died in childbirth. Clarence, was then taken care of for the rest of his life by Louis.…