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Maryland in 1977. In 1984 she received a NASA Space Medal. She was apart of two major NASA Space missions onboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, STS-41-D which took place in 1984 before she received her Medal and as well as STS-51-L which took place on January 28, 1986, the day the Orbiter Challenger exploded after launch killing everyone including Judith Resnik making her death day January 28, 1986. She was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Before she worked for NASA as an…

In America, there is a specific award given to men who deserve honor and respect; this award is called the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor is not given to just anyone, but only to someone who has the most valor in war. For example, William D. Hawkins received the Medal of Honor for killing 30 men, while having shrapnel from a grenade imbedded in his chest and five bullets in his legs. Hawkins received great honor for doing something that…

The Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany on August 9th was the start of an unexpected event in history. In only 70 minutes, 22 year-old James “Jesse” Owens won four gold medals in the Olympic games, breaking and tying the records of former Olympians left and right. The amazing athlete competed in the 100 m, 200 meter, 4 times 100 meter, and long jump for the U.S. team, winning every event. This rare event helped to score a political victory for the United States and a moral victory for black people…

I could tell that it was going to be one of those days. Nothing seemed to go right all day. I was mindlessly sitting at my desk when all of a sudden the classroom door swung open and there appeared a girl with long, shiny black hair, black leather boots, silver dangly earrings, a heart locket, and a black bracelet with lots of tiny buttons. She looked like a cross between a goth and a biker who liked to accessorize. Okay I thought. Everyone has their own style. My teacher, Mrs. Piotrowski,…

of this award. This Nobel Peace Prize was given to Obama in 2009 at the beginning of his presidency. At this point, Obama had not done anything significant in office. In Toles’s visual, Obama is given the gold medal while hunched over at the start line. The fat man then says “Here’s your medal… hope you run a good race.” (Toles). This blurb of text is claiming that Obama is being rewarded before any substantial amount of time has passed, at the “start of the race”, so to speak. Obama could not…

She won Emmys, Medals, and even was in the Culinary Hall of Fame. She didn’t always make her food perfectly, she wanted the world to see her mistakes. It didn’t matter that she messed up on camera. Before her cooking came to fame, she was heading into a very different…

The Olympic Games are a worldwide competition where athletes from all over the world fight for the gold in a variety of sports. Before the Games begin, the opening ceremony brings all of the spectators, athletes, and officials together in one place. This ceremony is a chance for all athletes from different countries to come together and represent their homes. Regardless of their differences, the athletes are all the same when it comes to playing their sport. Also, as technology has evolved over…

allowed to some degree. Most of today's modern athletes feel that they need to use any type of drugs to win events at the Olympic Games. It's frequently used today by most winners. Lance Armstrong is one of those people who was doping and got 7 gold medals at the Tour De France. In the article, Ian Steadman makes a good point about how “Nearly every recent winner of the Tour de France has been implicated in doping”(Steadman). Its really hard to find someone now that isn't using drugs, it's…

seeing Tommie Smith beating everybody. The moment he won the race. The energy that would have been in the air as he crossed the finish line. Then imagine when Tommie goes up to be awarded his gold medal that he worked so hard to win. I can only imagine how Tommie was feeling walking up to get his medal knowing he was about to do it. Was he excited to be there? Nervous? Or a snort?…

America is a land of opportunity. First, Steve Jobs achieved his personal dreams through commitment. In addition, passion drove Ashton Eaton to winning gold medals in the olympics. Finally, determination is what led Derek Jeter to winning five world series. The American Dream can be difficult to achieve, but Michael Oher achieved it through hard work. The American Dream can be achieved through commitment, passion, and determination. Commitment is in fact a key factor to achieving the American…