Samuel C. Armstrong

Louis Armstrong was born on August 4th 1901 in New Orleans. His tough and painful childhood began when his father abandoned the family Shortly after he was born. Over the next 12 years Louis lived with his grandmother, Josephine Armstrong. At six years old Louis, and three other boys, formed a vocal quartet, It was here where he first felt his love of music grow, sometimes making up to $10 simply from those passing by tipping him, and his friends, in mere pennies. At twelve Louis was sent to…

Fifty-six hours into NASA’s third attempt to land on the moon, Houston radioed the spacecraft with a seemingly-innocent request. Following NASA’s instructions, the astronauts turned on the hydrogen and oxygen stirring fans in order to obtain more accurate readings. Two minutes later, an oxygen tank exploded. Electrical power and the altimeter readings began to fluctuate wildly. Communications were briefly lost. Three minutes later, fuel cells one and three failed. Over the next 130 minutes, the…

athletic shoes, but eventually expanding to sell clothing and gear to athletes and non-athletes alike. Nike campaigns to reach its wide-ranged audience by sponsoring globally eminent athletes such as Lance Armstrong. Despite that cyclist are in the minority in sports, the campaigns involving Lance Armstrong have been persuasive, proving that though a viewer may not have direct athletic kinship to a celebrity endorser, he may still be immensely persuaded by the celebrity’s advertisement. This…

Man Takes First Steps on the Moon Purpose: The purpose of this text is to inform people that the Apollo eleven moon landing was a success, to explain its significance in the course of human kind, and to relay how the first steps were taken. Also to give insight into the perspective of how people from around the world viewed the landing. Rhetorical Triangle: The subject of this text is the Apollo eleven mission and events of the moon landing. A writer from Times of London is the speaker. On the…

Did you know that if you were to set foot on the moon you’ll find a golf balls lying around on the moon! NASA astronaut and American naval aviator Alan Sheppard is known as the fifth man ever to set foot on the moon. He is also credited as being the only man to ever hit while on the moon. The date was February 6th 1917. Shepard’s famous lines after hitting the golf ball was “miles and miles and miles” refferring to how amazing the travels further in space and is likely to be still traveling…

Sally Ride is a famous astronaut who has accomplished many great things. She is known for being the first American woman and being the overall third person to travel into space. Sally has brought the world to realize that men are not the only great people out there and that woman can be amazing too. Sally Ride is remembered as a national hero who changed the fate of America’s space program. She has taught people to reach for the stars and to keep on trying no matter what. Sally…

Lovell was joined by pilots like Neil Armstrong, Frank Borman, John Young and Pete Conrad and this group would provide the core of astronauts for the Gemini program. Gemini was the 2-man precursor to sending men to the Moon and a necessary program in terms of testing the intricacies of not only…

moon landings were hoaxes staged by NASA with the aid of other organizations. Here are some reason why:- 1. When the first moon landing was shown on live television, viewers could clearly see the American flag waving and fluttering as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted it. The obvious problem is that there's been no air in the moon atmosphere, and therefore no wind to cause the flag to blow. 2. On any video footage or photograph of the…

Niam Edralin per 7 Sports: Strength, Success, and Then There are Steroids Imagine your favorite athlete winning gold in the Olympics but only because they cheated by using steroids. What a horrible way to win! Steroids are ruining the fun and pride in all sports. I personally believe that steroids are just abolishing all athletes’ hard work. First of all, the use of steroids is simply unfair. Additionally, the user of steroids will have to pay fines for…

Huntsville Museum of Art, a befitting location as the Huntsville Museum of Art is located near the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. The central theme of the painting depicts astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing next to the American flag as capered by Neil Armstrong. Moonwalk ties into the era of pop art that started in the United States in the late 1950's. Screen printing, which really is a form of stenciling, has been used by early civilizations; like the cave dwellers who used their hands as a…