...My essay is about the space race. I will answer the following questions: What was the rocket that sent a satellite into space originally designed for? What was the space race and what caused it? Who was in the race? Did the US launch the first human into space, the first dog etc.? My essay will focus on the major events of the space race and on answering who won the space race and why. The first missile ever created was the V2 used by the Nazi’s in ww2. It was used to bombard and kill thousands of people. “American and Russian scientists raced to improve the range and accuracy of such missiles.”(history this day) Their goal was to have a missile that can travel a longer distance for the purpose of reaching the other side of the world to deliver...
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...(“National Institute”). Major universities such as the University of Arizona, Nebraska, Washington State, Clemson, and Cornell were chartered as land-grant schools (“100 Milestones”). Land grant colleges and universities are institutions that receive the benefits of the Morrill Act of 1862 and similar acts of Congress (“100 Milestones”). This paper will discuss the origins of college land grants through the Morrill Act of 1862; give brief historical overview of the application of this and other college land grant acts; and the relevance of college land grants in the United States during current times. Initially, the idea of college land grants was debated during the 1850’s. However it wasn’t until The Morrill Act of 1862 that the idea became law (Mansoor). The law was named after U.S. Congressman from Vermont, Justin Smith Morrill (Mansoor). Justin Morrill’s overall goal was to provide for at least one college in each state where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific or classical studies, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts ... in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes. (Mansoor) He also wanted to assure that education would be available to those in all social classes (“100 Milestones”). The grant was originally set up to establish institutions in each state that would educate people in agriculture, home economics, mechanical arts, and other professions...
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...Alen Sonny Mr. Lewis APUSH Period 5 13 April, 2014 The War between Communism and Democracy for Dominance of Space The Space Race was a war of firsts between the United States of America and the Union Soviet Socialist Republics. But it was also the culmination of the dreams of man for many millennia and the team who worked on the space programs was able to discover what so many of the people that came before and after them could only dream of. It was an endeavor that all of humanity was invested in at the time. It was a testament to the power of the human spirit and it showed how nothing was impossible if we persevered and strived to be better. The space race did not start as one would expect with the respective American and Soviet space agencies. But rather it began with the German V2 missile launches towards the end of World War 2. The V2 missile was designed by Wernher Von Braun a German scientist who had dreamed of traveling to the moon for many years; however this dream had to be secret as it was considered to be treasonous and not helpful to the German cause. Von Braun and many other amateur rocketeers were drafted into the German war machine in order to help build a super weapon and their base was Peenemünde. When the war was nearing its end the Third Reich unleashed its secret weapon, the V2 missile. It could hit anywhere within its target range and there would be no warning. When it hit, it caused scenes of mass destruction. The V2 missiles were to be Hitler’s...
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...Space Exploration Must Continue If The United States of America (USA) discontinues space exploration America will not continue to be viewed as a world leader by other countries. According to Encyclopedia Britannica Online Academic Edition, “Space exploration is the investigation, by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft, of the reaches of the universe beyond Earth’s atmosphere and the use of the information so gained to increase knowledge of the cosmos and benefit humanity” ("Space Exploration"). Even though financial costs are on the rise, the continuance of space exploration is imperative to our developing world because learning about life on other planets, untapped natural resources, and scientific research is essential to remaining a world leader. Our four fathers began space exploration many moons ago. It is imperative that we follow in their footsteps and have not only the courage to continue but also have the drive to want to succeed in this area of exploration. The USA is known as one of the leading world powers of scientific research and technology, if the nation is to remain in this position the USA must forge ahead with space exploration. As of today we do not have proof that we are the only life source in the universe. Scientist search for proof of other beings in the universe, “This year scientist identified sulfur, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphors, and carbon some very vital elements need to support life on a planet” ("Science Daily"). ...
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...Citizens were earning better wages and spending more money for enjoyment. Elvis Presley achieved fame and rock and roll music became popular. New forms of business unfolded all over the map to serve people. Drive-in diners where entertaining waitresses roller-skated to your car to deliver your order appeared everywhere. At the same time, along with “Sputnik”, came the dawn of the space age. Scientists worked ambitiously with the goal of launching the first United States citizen into outer space. The space race began when America and Russia competed for this distinguished accomplishment. America was alive with culture and every new development influenced the economy and molded the future of the automotive...
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...Project Mercury, established by NASA back in 1962, was the cornerstone of space exploration not only for the United States, but for the world altogether. The success of this space mission set the stage for many other spaceflights during the 1960’s, including NASA Projects Gemini and Apollo, after reaching some groundbreaking discoveries. John Glenn had a fascination with airplanes from a very early age and spent quite some time constructing intricate toy models while he was growing up in Cambridge, Ohio. After graduating New Concord High School, he attended Muskingum College where he received a Bachelor of Science as well as an honorary Doctor of Science degree; both of which were in the field of Engineering. Shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack, Glenn went on to enroll in the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in 1942 and upon his graduation in 1943, he commissioned in the U.S. Marine Corps. During World War II, John flew 59 missions in the South Pacific and surpassed that record after flying a total of 63 combat missions during the Korean War. As a result, John received six Distinguished Flying Cross awards along with several other pilot decorations. In 1957, after serving in the Korean War, John Glenn was appointed to a naval test pilot program where he completed the world’s first supersonic transcontinental flight from Los Angeles to New York in just 3 hours and 23 minutes. This mission, later nicknamed “Project Bullet,” secured Glenn’s reputation as one of the country’s...
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...using hologram technology and post it on Facebook letting everyone know you own an Aston Martin 1.2 History A rich and prestigious heritage defines Aston Martin as something truly unique within automotive history. Aston Martin was founded in 1913 by Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin as 'Bamford & Martin Ltd', the company developed into an iconic brand portraying luxury and elegance. The year 1914 saw the birth of the name ‘Aston Martin’, within a year the first Aston Martin had been built and registered with the name and by 1920 the business had relocated to Kensington. In 1922 Aston Martin was part of the French grand prix, which saw Aston Martin take its first historic steps in overseas competition with two cars completing the race. Financial problems weighed...
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...spent in Europe and that, which he found in America and how British colonies have contributed to the American identity (St. de Crèvecoeur, Trent & Lewisohn, 1904). What distinguishes an American from a European In his first letter, Crevecoeur portrays Americans as a course group with varied religious groups and practices that exist in harmony. Crevecoeur emphasized that the immigrants finally had the opportunity to thrive through hard work and determination. His oratory hints that a European could be Americanized simply by clinching to American culture of patriotism (St. de Crèvecoeur, Trent & Lewisohn, 1904). Additionally, he emphasizes that this could even be much easier if the European morphed into a race of new men who struggle and posterity had the capacity to effect massive changes in the world. Furthermore, Crevecoeur stresses that, while the European tousled in the midst of religious and national alliances, the American embraced specifics of his identity like religion, and declaring his connection to all. Even more, he compares a poor European to a withered plant that lacks refreshing showers and vegetative...
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...luxury sports car, this can be hazardous territory for the company, as some fans believe it will lead to the cheapening of the brand and ultimately force loyal patrons to find a substitute. Track Work The Porsche legacy was founded well before the company was created in 1931 by Austrian engineer Ferdinand Porsche. Ferdinand Porsche received international fame when he introduced his Lohner-Porsche electric car at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris. The Lohner-Porsche was highly efficient and more expensive than similar cars with combustible engines, starting Porsche’s brand of luxury vehicles. Additionally, in 1910 Ferdinand Porsche won the Prince Henry Trials with his Austro-Daimler race-car, which he personally drove at the race. This was the beginning of a long line of races the founder and his company would win. After founding the Porsche company headquarters in Zuffenhausen, Germany, the German government hired Porsche in 1934 to design a car for the people, a Volkswagen. The rear-engine Beetle eventually...
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...PM598 – Go Green Consulting’s RFP 2010 Go Green Consulting’s Headquarters Go Green Consulting 13591 SE Sunnyside Rd Clackamas, OR 97015 Telephone: 503.432.5864 E-mail: tnbackes@me.com Wikispaces: http://gogreenconsulting.wikispaces.com Tara Backes, Mandalyn Echols, Raj Rami PM598 – Fall 2010 Pg 1 of 14 PM598 – Go Green Consulting’s RFP 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS............................................................................................................3 1.1. General Description of Work..............................................................................................................3 1.2. What Must Be Included with Bid .......................................................................................................3 1.3. Schedule of Bid Period Activities.......................................................................................................3 1.4. Location of Work ................................................................................................................................3 1.5. Pre-Bid Meeting..................................................................................................................................4 1.6. Owner Contact for Questions..............................................................................................................4 1.7. Pre-Award Surveys ...........................................................................................
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...California and Attorney General of California. Before that, she was also a deputy district attorney, attorney general, and United States senator. Throughout her career, Harris has been committed to fighting for justice and equality for all Americans. Her many accomplishments in public service have earned her a reputation as a dedicated and effective leader. Dr. Mae Jemison. Dr. Mae Jemison is an astronaut, physician, and the first African American woman to travel in space. She flew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992, making history and inspiring future generations of women and minorities to pursue careers in STEM fields. Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D. Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is a renowned astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. In her space exploration endeavors, Dr. Jemison is also a physician and holds a degree in chemical engineering. She has been a strong advocate for science education and diversity in STEM fields, founding several organizations to promote these causes. Dr. Jemison’s contributions to space exploration and her dedication to advancing scientific knowledge have solidified her as a trailblazer and role model for future generations. Challenges and struggles Even though people have made America a bit better than before, we still face challenges today. African Americans continue to face systemic racism in various aspects of society. This includes discrimination in employment opportunities, housing, healthcare, and the criminal justice system. Systemic...
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...RESEARCH ON INDIAN HATCHBACKS BY KUNTAL CHOWDHURY PGDM FS; ROLL NO - 12 THE INDIAN HATCHBACKS A Detailed Analysis of the Hatchbacks in the Indian Automobile Market(An Independent Study) AUGUST 2012. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 | Introduction | 2 | Market Share | 3 | Participants | 4 | Brand Overview | 5 | A Segment | 6 | B Segment | 7 | B+ Segment | 8 | Slogans Of Brands | 9 | Conclusion | A hatchback is an automobile designed such that the boot is integrated with the cabin space. The Indian hatchback market is growing each day. Any car maker who is looking for significant volume has a hatchback model in its bucket. The financial year 2010-2011 has seen good growth among hatchbacks in the country. The companies such as Honda and Toyota are keenly eyeing the hatchback space in India. Honda has recently launched the Brio, while Toyota recently launched the Etios Liva. Honda’s premium hatchback, the Jazz, however, has not won much favor with customers and sales have dropped 35 percent year on year. Among hatchbacks in India, Maruti Suzuki is the most dominant player followed by Hyundai and then Tata. Maruti’s Alto is the country’s and the world’s largest selling hatchback, at 346,840 cars being sold in India last year, a growth of 47 percent. The second-largest selling hatchback in the country is again from Maruti – the Wagon R. However, the Wagon R has close competition from the Hyundai i10, which is just behind it, though the i10 hasn’t grown as much...
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...The Reflection on Whether Gender Influences Cultural Work Introduction The term culture industry was first put forward by Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno (1944), the philosophers of Frankfurt School. In the book Dialectic of Enlightenment (1944: 94-95), Horkheimer and Adorno argued that the mass culture in capitalist society can be treated as an ideology factory which producing the standardized cultural products, such as magazines, radios, films and so on. Under this assumption, Horkheimer and Adorno supposed that the mass society can be manipulated by these homogenous cultural goods and services, and became more docile and passive (1944: 94-95). About 20 years later, since the 1960s, the business activities and employments in cultural industries – art, music, fashion, graphic design, film, radio, television, advertising, gaming, software production and leisure – have been showing a strong trend of expansion. According to Hesmondhalgh, ‘the cultural industries have moved closer to the centre of the economic action’ (2007:1). Western governments expect that the cultural industries can become a solution of deindustrialization, in order to deal with the systemic crises (Smith, 1998; Seltzer and Bentley, 1999; DCMS 2001; DCITA, 2005). As a consequence, cultural industries arouse concerns from the academic world. However, the definition of cultural industries was still fuzzy until 2007, Mark Banks defined it as: ‘those involved in the production of ‘aesthetic’ or ‘symbolic’ goods...
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...month has often spoken upon famous African-Americans such as Martin Luther King Jr., Booker T. Washington, Harriet Tubman and George Washington Carver. Those legendary figures are certainly worth celebrating, yet there have been many other African-American men and women who achieved significant milestones for their race, and made significant contributions to society, but get little attention today. Such people as: Hattie McDaniel, Guion Bluford, Edward Bouchet, Fritz Pollard, Oscar Micheaux, Madam C.J. Walker and James “Cool Papa” Bell. Hattie McDaniel was actually the first black person to win an Oscar in 1940. Halle Berry who is well known made headlines in 2002 when she became the first African American to win an Academy Award for best actress, for her role in Monster’s Ball. McDaniel’s Oscar winning performance was as the character Mammy in gone with the Wind she was also regarded as the first Africa American to sing on the radio in the United States. McDaniel has two stars on the Hollywood walk of Fame honoring both her singing and film careers. Guion Bluford became the first African American astronaut to reach the space with the liftoff of a 1983 mission aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Bluford had a lot of experience in engineering he also made four shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992 and later served as an engineering consultant. Edward Bouchet (1852-1918) overcame many segregationist obstacles on his way to become the...
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...quintessential luxury sports car, this can be hazardous territory for the company, as some fans believe it will lead to the cheapening of the brand and ultimately force loyal patrons to find a substitute. Track Work The Porsche legacy was founded well before the company was created in 1931 by Austrian engineer Ferdinand Porsche. Ferdinand Porsche received international fame when he introduced his Lohner-Porsche electric car at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris. The Lohner-Porsche was highly efficient and more expensive than similar cars with combustible engines, starting Porsche’s brand of luxury vehicles. Additionally, in 1910 Ferdinand Porsche won the Prince Henry Trials with his Austro-Daimler race-car, which he personally drove at the race. This was the beginning of a long line of races the founder and his company would win. After founding the Porsche company headquarters in Zuffenhausen, Germany, the German government hired Porsche in 1934 to design a car for the people, a Volkswagen. The rear-engine Beetle eventually...
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