Takeoff

After being subjected to a decade of brutality, millions of Vietnam War veterans returned to the United States only to endure further suffering. As a result, a wounded war veteran named Jan C. Scruggs embarked on a mission to erect a memorial in honor of the Vietnam veterans. In order to fund the project, Scruggs enlisted the aid of politicians, celebrities, veteran support groups and labor unions. A Yale University student named Maya Lin submitted her design for the memorial into the Vietnam…

Athletes occasionally perform jumps by using both legs before takeoff and after the landing on the ground. Based on James Christopher Radcliffe (1999) the starting position and initiation methods -when jumping for height- have significant value. There are several types of jumps such as squat jump, countermovement jump…

be blessed” (Abraham Narrative). This is known by the Israelites as the covenant between Abram and the Lord. Abram obeyed Lord and started his journey towards Canaan, along side his wife, nephew Lot, and their few possessions. During this initial takeoff, Lord appeared to Abram and said, “This is the land where your offspring will rule” (Abraham Narrative). Abram responded to Lord’s comment by building an altar in the name of God. Shortly after, while living in Egypt, Abram lied…

Once On a Flight If there is no God, there is no meaning in life. When you look up into the sky what do you see? “Nothing” some might say. No, you see the different hues of blue and orange, pinks and a vivid range of colors; not artist can say he or she has painted it or created it. I ask yet another what do you see in the sky? Do you see birds? Birds of different colors and of different sizes? Eagles, hawks, and geese, robins and such? What else do you see? Trees of different colors,…

read Roald Dahl, then you've never had a childhood. Although more well known for his books, his poetry is no less impressive, and this is proved by "Television", a piece of poetry written by Dahl in 1961, when home television sets were starting to takeoff. In "Television", Dahl, suspicious of the new technology, expressed his concern on how television was affecting the minds of children. In this lighthearted social commentary, Dahl expresses his view on television, an "imagination killer" that ,…

The Role Identification Enhances Social Responsibility and Concord Most societies, especially in the current century, have lost control to identify social responsibility for each of its members accurately. An ideal community comprises of different people with different roles. Every person is required to fulfill his or her role properly, and this could enhance social integration and progress. A city that holds close accord is the one whose members fulfill their roles adequately. Johnson, in…

Florida, and back to California. On March 17, 1937, they took off from Oakland on the first leg. They faced some complications while flying across the Pacific, and had to land in Hawaii for some repairs. After three days in Hawaii, they began to takeoff, from Hawaii to Australia. Amelia Earhart and her team then lost control of the aircraft, the plane crashed on the runway. Although no one was severely hurt, the plane was extremely damaged and had to be shipped back to California for…

The Air Staff has determined the B-52 wing must be redesigned to better support additional structural demands. The engineering design project was conducted to construct a new wing beam design for the B-52 bomber and to compose an analysis of the new main wing spar. Given the information and the requirements that must be met with this design, our team went through the steps of the design process to come up with 3 concept variants. Of the 3 variants, we recommend to the Air Staff that the beam is…

Imagine traveling to an unknown realm and exploring infinite areas, with the help of space explo-ration the possibilities are endless, a period full of discovery and technological advancements, space exploration starting from 1961 to present day has had a major impact on the human race. Whether be success on the first spacewalk and landing on the moon, or to the untimely destruc-tion of the challenger launch, space exploration has contributed to the history our society has to-day. Though the…

it was finally time for us to board the plane. I was given an offer to ride first class since it was my birthday. However, I declined since it was my first time flying, and I did not want to separate from my family. As the plane accelerated for takeoff, the turbulence of the plane wearied me at first, for the plane began to rock from side to side, and my ears began to pop. Other than that, the flight was quite tranquil; the beautiful, blue sky and the cotton ball-like clouds made the view…