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Group 1 Group 2
775 wordsIn the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, created by Dr. Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick, there are several similarities between sections The Dawn of Man and Discovery of the Monolith. First, both segments portray the use of tools in various forms. The transition of the bone to a space satellite and the ability to misuse tools as weapons, are similarities between The Dawn of Man and Discovery of the Monolith. Next, both eras shown in 2001: A Space Odyssey have two distinguished groups who want th...
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Combat Missions Air Force
1,128 wordsMilitary forces have many heroes and excellent pilots in its long history. Among them are General Henry Hap Arnold, Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, and Captain Marc Mitscher, who helped carved the air power the Air Force now possesses. In addition to these pilots, a personal favorite of mine is Brigadier General Charles E. Chuck Yeager. He was a very influential figure in Air Force history. He helped pave the road to a faster, more efficient, and more superior Air Force. Gen. Charles E. Chuc...
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Commanding Officer Control Room
1,003 words... d of infantile sprog whose name people couldn't or just didn't try to recall, the only reason he tolerated it now was the fact that this man could throw him off the mission and Steven couldn't allow that even if it did mean him facing danger and peril at every turn. The rest of the meeting went smoothly in a working haze of gadgets, statistics and protocols most of which went completely over Steven's head but he was sure that he had heard them all before, or quite sure at least. Susan Fitzpa...
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Brave New World Erasing Individuality Ruins Happiness
527 wordsThe Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is set in the future, where government controls the people. The world in which they live is called the world state. The government control and program how the people think and act. In this society, problems are avoided by taking a drug called soma. Soma is used universally around the world state and is used to promote stability and happiness in the world state. Huxley shows how the government creates a so-called happiness but in reality takes away the individ...
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Air Force Base Miles An Hour
1,310 wordsU. S. Air Force pilot Charles ("Chuck") E. Yeager was born on February 13, 1923, in Myra, West Virginia. Yeager was the first person to fly a plane faster than the speed of sound. His father was a driller for natural gas in the West Virginia coal fields. As the United States began mobilizing for World War II, Yeager enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1941 at the age of 18. In 1943 he became a flight officer, a non-commissioned officer who could pilot aircraft. He went to England where he flew fig...
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Research And Development High Altitude
549 wordsAerospace engineers examine, analyze, design, produce, and occasionally install components that make up aircraft, spacecraft, high-altitude vehicles, and high-altitude delivery systems (missiles). Satisfaction with the romantic image of rocket building can buoy many engineers through the highly anonymous work environments that many of them face. Individuals don't assemble rockets; teams do, dozens of teams working in highly supervised coordination. An aerospace engineer plays some part on one of...
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Version Original Play
266 wordsCyrano Debegerac, the play and Roxanne the 80? s version of the play have a lot of differences between them. In this essay I chose to write about three of the differences. In the first paragraph I decided to write about how he was a fireman in the 80? s version and how he wasn? t in the older original play. In the second paragraph I have chosen to write about how Roxanne was a rocket scientist in the 80? s version and how she wasn? t in the original play. In the third paragraph I decide to write...
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Ray Bradbury Hundred Fifty
1,539 wordsA common theme in science fiction is outer space. Many of Bradbury's stories take place there. As critic Wayne L. Johnson observes, For Bradbury, space is not merely a stage upon which stories of the future are played, it is what the Great Plains were to the pioneers, not just a frontier but a symbol of the future for the human race (49). If space serves as a symbol of the future for the human race, the story Kaleidoscope has a large amount of symbolism. In this story, the crew of a spaceship is...
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Brave New World Hundred And Fifty
1,001 wordsAs man has progressed through the ages, there has been, essentially, one purpose. That purpose is to arrive at a utopian society, where everyone is happy, disease is nonexistent, and strife, anger, or sadness are unheard of. Only happiness exists. But when confronted with Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, we come to realize that this is not, in fact, what the human soul really craves. In fact, Utopian societies are much worse than those of today. In a utopian society, the individual, who among ot...
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Rocket Boosters Dark Side
868 wordsMany people Challenger Challenger Explosion Many people still remember where they were, what they were doing, and what they felt when they heard about the tragedy of the Challenger. The Challenger disaster served as a violent and shocking reminder that man s quest for the final discovery of our galaxy had never really begun. The Challenger explosion made us see the dark side of the space program, our government at fault, and our mistakes. Seven crew members were assigned to the Challenger shuttl...
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Road Runners Capture Wyle E Coyote Funny
912 wordsFunny No More Its 6: Road on a Saturday morning; do you know where your children are? Well, if they are anything like we used to be, they are probably sitting down to watch the weekend cartoons. Yeah, you remember, the one time during the whole week when you got up before the sun came out and ate a big bowl of sugar coated garbage just so you could watch Wyle E. Coyote practically kill himself trying to catch the ever illusive Road Runner. Weve all seen him try and inevitably fail at this task, ...
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Version Original Play
267 wordsCyrano De Begerac, the play and Roxanne the 80? s version of the play have a lot of differences between them. In this essay I chose to write about three of the differences. In the first paragraph I decided to write about how he was a fireman in the 80? s version and how he wasn? t in the older original play. In the second paragraph I have chosen to write about how Roxanne was a rocket scientist in the 80? s version and how she wasn? t in the original play. In the third paragraph I decide to writ...
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Version Original Play
266 wordsCyrano Debegerac, the play and Roxanne the 80? s version of the play have a lot of differences between them. In this essay I chose to write about three of the differences. In the first paragraph I decided to write about how he was a fireman in the 80? s version and how he wasn? t in the older original play. In the second paragraph I have chosen to write about how Roxanne was a rocket scientist in the 80? s version and how she wasn? t in the original play. In the third paragraph I decide to write...
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Computer Video Games Hiding Spot Play
935 wordsMy heart hammered in my chest as I raced out of the doorway just ahead of another explosion. Fragments from the blast sent pinpricks of searing pain shooting through my nervous system and gave me a new spurt of energy. Screaming like a madman, I sped across the courtyard and then scrambled over a low wall, falling into what I hoped was some sort of temporary refuge. The constant string of explosions abated, so I attempted to collect myself and take stock of my situation. My injuries werent all t...
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Space Exploration Program Atmospheric
246 wordsMy intended Major is Aerospace Engineering, with my ultimate goal to become a member of the NASA Astronaut Corps. It is a happy coincidence that as I write this essay the Shuttle Endeavor is carrying solar panels to the International Space Station. Watching the launch once again reminded me of my desire to one-day join in the exploration of space. Since I was a small child I have been immersed in the wonders and excitement of Space exploration. My maternal Grandfather was involved in designing r...
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William Golding Royal Navy
455 wordsPlot In the story it best explains that there was a nuclear war going on. There was a plane in flying out of the nuclear war and crashed and the pilot dies but most of the children survive. First some boys find each other they names are Ralph and Piggy. When Ralph and Piggy find a conch and piggy tells Ralph to blow in it and the kids will hear it and come to see what it is. They find several other kids and determine who the leader is going to be. Some of the main characters in the story are Sim...
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Miles Per Hour Steam Engine
671 wordsIn the beginning of transportation there were mainly horse and buggy, but then they developed a steam engine and they develop canals for steam boats. About five years later the people decided to start railroads because it was easier to lay and could be lain almost anywhere. So I will tell you about the steam engine, how it works, also about the steam locomotion, and I will present a model of an early British train. The old reciprocating steam locomotive is driven by a steam engine. Steam from th...
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National Hockey League Social Control
1,118 wordsOn March 17, 1955, more than 10, 000 crazed hockey fans from inside the Montreal Forum and from the streets outside gathered together to protest the suspension of Maurice The Rocket Richard. An outraged fan slapped and punched the president of the National Hockey League, Clarence Campbell who was quietly sitting among the spectators. This seven-hour rampage of destruction and looting was a result of this attack that occurred during the game that opposed the Montreal Canadians and the Detroit Red...
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Space Exploration Upper Atmosphere
1,145 wordsThe Space Race Space Exploration The urge to explore the unknown is part of human nature and has led to many of the most profound changes in our standard of living. It enriches our spirits and reminds us of the great potential of achievement within us all. The drive to develop the next frontier has also been a fundamental part of the heritage of the people of the world. The physical challenges and costs of space exploration also serve as a natural catalyst for peaceful, international cooperation...
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Advanced Research Projects Agency Soviet Union
552 wordsSputnik, name of the first of several artificial satellites launched by the Soviet Union from 1957 to 1961. The goals of the Sputnik program included studying the earths upper atmosphere, observing animal survival in space flight, and testing Soviet rocket technology. The launch of the unmanned Sputnik 1 and of Sputnik 2, which carried a dog, spurred the United States to invest more money and resources into its fledgling space program, initiating a race between the two nations to land a person o...
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