Satellite campus

the birth of satellite technology. It was an important time in human history looking back. Sputnik sparked the space race into full swing. The main two countries that participated in the space race were the Soviet Union and the United States. Mainly due to the fact that they had the biggest economies therefore they were able to…

Cellular networks are a type of wireless WAN. Various technologies are utilized in cellular networks but there are only three basic modes of signal communications. These are simplex, half duplex and full duplex. In simplex transmissions the signal goes in only one direction and this type is usually seen in television and radio stations. Half duplex signaling is bi-directional but each signal has to wait its turn because only one can travel at a time. Examples of half duplex are the…

Communication satellites, used for relaying anything from telephone signals, radio, and television signals, have been orbiting Earth since the first in 1962. Currently, there are more than 1,100 publically and privately owned active communication satellites in orbit with more than 2,600 inactive ones causing a significant amount of space debris. Importantly, communication satellites provide our security and our entertainment. At a high altitude of nearly 36,000km from Earth, the geosynchronous…

The design for a satellite to photograph the surface of the earth requires a list of desired features, prioritized from most to least importance, and balanced against the physics of nature’s various waves. To photograph natural and man-made objects on the earth’s surface, the camera must be in the proper location, contain ample power to operate all systems, contain sufficient image resolution to capture the target area, and have the ability to transmit the digital images quickly and reliably to…

They play a major role in this deadly mix. Parents have the duty to warn their kids how bad alcohol can be for them. They have the responsibility to punish their teens when the teen is caught with alcohol. Unfortunately too many parents don't do either of those. Sometimes it is because the parent are alcoholics so the teen is raised in it and gets use to the alcohol so they follow in their parents footsteps. This creates a deadly bloodline that ruins generations and kills many in its wake. Then…

Every moment, everything in the universe change. Whether it is something miniscule such as an atom rearranging itself or on a larger scale such as the birth of a new life. One might say that change is the only constant thing in life. In their lifetime, one experiences ups and downs. These highs and lows are imperative in the growth and formation of a person. Unplanned events are normative components of the human experience. One can compare life to a heartbeat. On an electrocardiogram test a…

The first point discussed in Marta Cerezo Moreno’s The Controlling Force of Rome in Coriolanus and Julius Caesar is how Rome does not function as just a location where the play is set, but in fact the framework of the plots would collapse because the plot is directly related to the location. The city of Rome is constantly attacked by the Volscians in Corialanus, defended by the plebeians, praised by its people and feared by its enemies. Rome is symbolic of the characters Corialanus and Julius…

Rock, jazz, country, hip hop, and gospel music all have their place in history. What they are, when they came to popularity, and what significance they hold can be found in common knowledge. There is one music genre, however, that cannot be so easily defined. This genre has rejected norms and surprised masses at every turn, yet many people do not hold an appreciation for it. This music, alternative rock, deserves much more than that. Those who put in countless years of dedication to this iconic…

Working Thesis: In the novel My Ántonia by Willa Cather, Cather portrays to the audience the American Dream for the Shimerda family, Jim Burden, Lena Lingard, Tiny Soderball, Peter and Pavel, as well as the sacrifices that they may have had to make to come to America and start a new life. Cather also uses a feminist approach in the novel because the novel is really Jim Burden’s story of Ántonia, Jim is the narrator of the novel, not Antonia. Although someone who is writing about the novel in…

"It's time to grow up."- The First Part Last pg.14. This Is a very important quote that leads to the answer to, did Bobby come of age? Who is Bobby? Bobby is the main protagonist from Angela Johnson's, The First Part Last, a young adult novel. This novel is about a teenage boy named Bobby, who got his girlfriend Nia pregnant, he must now raise a child along with his normal daily activities. So did Bobby come of age? Bobby did not come of age. The reason is this is due to how much he relied on…