Walk Two Moons

“Buzz” E. Aldrin, Jr. Two of the three would soon go on to do something that no other human had ever done, they would walk on the moon. These American’s manning Apollo 11 impacted people everywhere by, teaching more about science, inspiring future space exploration, boosting American pride, and proving to humans that anything is possible. One of the most important things to realize is, the Apollo…

“One Night The Moon” a film directed by Rachel Perkins explores some of the universal themes such as Power, distinctive voices, and racism to demonstrate how they define society. Kevin Rudd’s sorry speech addressing similar themes demonstrates how much the Australian attitude changed since the setting of One Night The Moon and how abused the power of the government truly was. Perkins use of camera shots along with Rudd’s factual and emotional words brings both texts to life. Settings can change…

Jayme Cook June 30th, 2016 Brookline College NEIL ARMSTRONG 2 Neil Armstrong Born August 5th, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, Neil Armstrong to this day is one of our most known historical figures (Dunbar, n.d.). Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon; he took that step on July 20th, 1969 (history.com staff, 2010). On that day one of the most famous quotes were spoken, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for humanity” (Neil Armstrong). At a young age Neil earned his pilot’s…

“I could have been the last person to walk on the moon” He’s a hero to many of us who have followed the world of Apollo. Michael Collins, attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and afterward began his career in the sky. His first spaceflight was the Gemini 10 mission, where he performed a spacewalk. His second was Apollo 11 the first lunar landing in history. Also the first person to orbit the moon in a Command Module all alone with no communication. His courage and…

and Haise, the lunar module pilot, were supposed to walk on the moon while Swigert, the command module pilot, stayed in the spacecraft in orbit, but an event on April 13th changed that plan. The thing that makes the Apollo 13 mission so famous and different from the other missions is how…

A theme from Walk Two Moon is You can’t keep the birds of sadness from flying overhead, but you can keep them from nesting in your hair. In the book there are lots of themes and you can’t keep the birds of sadness from nesting in your hair is one of them. One of the quotes for the theme is, “ When she went downstairs to say goodnight to her father he was sitting in his favorite chair staring at the television, but the television wasn’t on. If she did not know her father better she would have…

Space exploration was not possible until the early 1960’s. Our moon has been orbiting our planet for billions of years and it was not until almost fifty years ago that humans developed the technology and skill to explore it. Even though many astronauts have taken on brave missions, Neil Armstrong was the first human to set foot on the moon and accomplished what no other person could do because he was brave, able to handle extreme situations, highly trained, and experienced with air and…

said this as he took the first steps on the moon. This moment was an immense one for humans. We had finally reached the moon, something scientists had always dreamed of. Although, what if it was fake? What if everything we learned about this great moment was not the truth? The moon landing conspiracy theory is one that is greatly followed and believed by many. It states that the moon landing was, in fact, fake. This conspiracy theory claims the moon landing was filmed on a space-like movie set…

Two Sides of the Moon The book titled “Two Sides of the Moon: Our story of the Cold War in Space” is the result of a collaboration between an Astronaut and a Cosmonaut. It is a fascinating account of two men from two opposite sides of the space race. In this book, the American astronaut David Randalph Scott’s (Dave Scott) account of the space race is intertwined with the account of Russian Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov. The reader learns through the book that Alexei Leonov was actually the first…

The Space Race After World War Two and during the Cold War, The United States of America and the USSR were in competition with one another to see who could conquer spaceflight capability. The Space race included efforts to launch artificial satellites, unmanned space probes, sending humans into space and setting foot on the moon. The First part of the race was to launch a successful artificial satellite. The USSR beat the United States to this with the successful launch of Sputnik 1 on…