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Critical Reaction #10: “Gattaca” Movie Summary In the not too distant future where genetic engineering in humans is common and DNA determines a person's social class. Vincent is conceived and born without the aid of this technology. Dealing with the nearly demolished physical dysfunctions of heart problems, as well as having a short life expectancy. The only way he can achieve his lifelong dream of going to space is to break the law and act as a "valid" person with appropriate genetic code.…

How was the world formed? How did humans become prominent in the world today? These are questions that get asked everyday and a very select few of people can answer them. Out of the select few, one stands out the most and that is Carl Sagan. Carl Sagan is a very prominent astronomer, cosmologist, and an author. Carl Sagan is well known for his books: Cosmos, Broca’s Brain, The Dragons of Eden, and Contact. He also narrated show called Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. He is also well known for his…

On September 19, 1783, people gathered around Versailles. They eagerly awaited the exciting demonstration: the first hot air balloon flight with animals inside. They filled the balloon with hot air while the mesmerized people waited patiently. Flight was a foreign concept to them and people were skeptical if land animals could survive the flight. After they fastened basket on the bottom, they put a rooster, duck, and sheep into it. The flight began and astronomers reported it got up to 1600 feet…

To understand the Geology of Mars, or any other planet, it is necessary to have knowledge of formation of the Universe that lead to the assimilation of galaxies and all contained within them. This is essay will look at the beginning of the universe and the chemical reactions which led to the formation of stars, planets, moons, asteroid belts, comets and meteorites. Then, focusing on Mars, discuss the planets geological features and the instruments used to study them, from its inner core to upper…

a long period of time. With this in mind, there are three types of physics that go into creating climate models: fundamental principles, well known theories, and mathematical formulas. The conservation of energy, momentum, and mass, as well as orbital mechanics are good examples of the fundamental principles, while the transfer of radiation and Navier-Stokes equation of of fluid motion are good representations of the second form; finally, “formulas for evaporation as a function of wind speed…

Cigarette smoking is a growing problem in the world today. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states, “about 480,000 U.S. deaths per year are caused by cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure” (Jamal et al. 53). This is an overwhelming number of people’s lives that were lost that could have easily been prevented. Smoking cigarettes is something that has become too casual in today’s society because people are unaware of the consequences and overall should be banned.…

Niels Henrick David Bohr was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on 1885. In 1911 he received his Ph.D. from Copenhagen University. Later on he moved to England to study under J.J. Thomson in Cambridge and under Ernest Rutherford in Manchester. In 1913 he published his model of the atom, which was based on Rutherford’s planetary model. After his publication of his model he received worldwide fame. Unfortunately, Bohr’s model worked only for hydrogen atoms. Which made the final atomic model yet to be…

Galileo Galilei, known by his first name Galileo, was a mathematician and astronomer, born in Pisa, Italy, in 1564. He credited with the development of the nautical spyglass into the telescope which enabled him to observe the universe as no one had before. This advancement allowed him gather evidence for, arguably, the most controversial idea of his time, heliocentrism, or the astronomical model in which the sun is the center of our solar system. Consequently, He was accused of heresy by the…

Chuqiao Sun 1335349 Sunc8@uw.edu Writing Project Space craft finally approaching Jupiter. With NEXT, which is NASA’s new propulsion system using xenon propellant with blistering speed of up to 90,000 miles per hour, the crew traveled to Europa in about 200 days. NEXT provide same amount of energy with 860 kg of xenon propellant compare to 10,000 kg propellant in old technology and have five and a half years life time. To save food, water, energy, and space for long distance space travel, all…

Mary Rojas-Bueno 11/15/2017 Astr101 Uranus There are many planets out there in the vast expanse of space. There are eight planets in our solar system, barring pluto which is a dwarf planet and not an actual planet. I will be discussing the seventh planet of our solar system, the lovely ice giant Uranus. The first ever sighting of Uranus was in 1680 by John Flamsteed, he categorized it as 34 Tauri, he thought it to be a star or comet. It wasn't until William Herschel and John Elert Bode…