“You will not cry or whine or laugh or giggle or sneeze or burp. No annoying sounds.” The story starts off as Gru wanting to take the moon, and he already had a plan mapped out to steal the moon. The only thing left he needed was the shrink ray that will shrink the moon small enough so he could grab it. The only person who had a shrink ray was Vector (another villain). Then Gru sees these three little girls who he will use as bait to get inside Vector’s lair. Gru gets the shrink ray and also successfully
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migrate to Harlem and that’s when it all started. Harlem was the place the largest group of African Americans moved to during the African American Great Migration. Most African Americans came for work and a hope for a new life. Places such as The Apollo Theater and The Cotton Club, and Musicians, Writers and Actors were a part of the Harlem Renaissance. That’s what made the Harlem Renaissance. It was time for a cultural celebration.” African Americans had endured centuries of slavery and the struggle
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"Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History" by Ben Mezrich tells the true story of a young man named Thad Roberts who masterminded the first crime ever to take place in NASA. Thad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an idea—a romantic, albeit crazy, idea. He wanted to give his girlfriend the moon. Literally Thad convinced his girlfriend and another female accomplice, both NASA interns, to break into an impregnable laboratory at NASA's headquarters—past
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chose. Be sure to provide a description of each major character, their leadership style, and why you believe they were important to the story. Brief Summary Movie-APOLLO 13 NASA’s Apollo 13 mission was a mission to the moon, but because of mechanical problems the Apollo 13 not only failed to reach the moon, it was almost lost. The Apollo 13" mission showed men solving problems with their intelligence, their skill sets, bravery and most of all teamwork. This mission raised issues of loyalty for the
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The Apollo Program was created on January of 1966, its mission was to send Humankind to the moon for further exploration of our universe. It consisted of 18 missions, 12 crewed missions and 6 under crewed mission and had 6 flights between July 1969 and December 1972 that safely landed 12 humans on the lunar surface and returned to earth. As time has passed from those missions further investigation are being made to modify medical requirements for new vehicles and habitats. The reason for the ongoing
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It was a cool fall day at NASA. This day was the day; NASA was sending eight astronauts to the Moon to conduct further testing for extraterrestrial life on its surface. One man, in particular, stands out among the others. Jimmy Jenkins, also known as “Chief”, has embarked on many expeditions before, and will be the lead on this adventure. His fellow Crew mates are new to this type of work, and are willing to learn from the master himself. Among these seven are: Jeremy Smith, Jill Williams, Sarah
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One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind; a famous quote from the first person to land on the moon, Neil Armstrong. Sending a man on the moon was one of NASA's most historical moments ever accomplished. The undertaking of Apollo 11 exhibited the success of NASA's capabilities and gave scientists a better understanding of the moon. With NASA's work and determination, they ended the competition between American and the Soviet Union space race and brought all nations closer together. During
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Last month, everyone helped to lift Liam, a lanky member of the team, to a dense aspen tree to retrieve a wayward rocket that was stuck at 35 ft. He gradually made his way up and used a fishing rod to pry the tangled parachute off the branches. A lot had happened before a group of a dozen kids ended up in a windy cornfield north of Boston. For four years, I was on MIT Lincoln Lab’s Team America Rocketry Challenge team, two as the captain. A nationwide competition, TARC focuses on designing, simulating
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Apollo 13 Cinematic Analysis Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard is the heartbreaking true story of the Apollo 13 crew on their journey to Mars. The film teaches the viewers the theme that everyone must make the best of what they get and adapt to an ever changing environment. The movie starts by introducing the 3 members of the Apollo 13 mission.The members are Jim Lovell as mission commander, Jack Swigert the backup command module pilot, and Fred Haise the lunar module pilot. Lovell’s team gets a
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space docudrama, Apollo 13, narrates the events of America’s third attempted moon landing mission through the perspective of astronaut Jim Lovell, portrayed by Tom Hanks. The film also depicts astronauts Jack Swigert and Fred Haise, portrayed by Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton respectively. The plot follows their journey leading up to the launch, details their successes and failures on-board such as the explosion that nearly cost them their lives, and explains the aftermath. Apollo 13 deservingly earned
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