of evidence that supports the fact that humans did really land on the moon in 1969. Humans first stepped on the moon on July 20, 1969. Achieving one of mankind's greatest exploration accomplishments. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon and landed the lunar module "Eagle". The crew of Apollo 11 were all experienced astronauts, they had all flown missions into space before. Mission planners at NASA studied the lunar surface for two years, they were
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Space Exploration: Apollo missions What was the motivation that led to the discovery? I did not find any specific reasoning for the motivation of the Apollo missions except for the fact that we wanted to see if we could get to the moon. Roger Launius said in his paper, Interpreting the Moon Landings, “They don’t know what to do when they get there.” Launius was talking about the media who was covering the first moon walk. It was exciting at first and then they were bored after the first hour because
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I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Ella Fitzgerald’s voice in the song “Blue Skies”. Fitzgerald is known for being “The First Lady of Song” and one of the most influential jazz singers in the United States. This was only the second or third time I have listened to her sing, but I was excited to see a song of hers on the discussion board. I have really appreciated the joy of scat singing and have thoroughly enjoyed listening to great Jazz artists use their own instrument (their voice) to mimic other
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Louis Armstrong: American Myth, American Master Louis Armstrong was the greatest jazz musician of all time. He dazzled audiences with his stunning high notes, gorgeous melodies and soul-stirring rhythms. Ground-breaking recordings such as “West End Blues” changed the face of music. But by all accounts, his live performances were even more amazing. Both as a trumpet player and a singer, Armstrong routinely performed musical feats that no other musician could match. His charismatic stage presence
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Listening Activity 2- Jazz Composition Part I The genre was New Orleans hot jazz, which was why his early bands were named Louis Armstrong Hot Fives and Hot Sevens. A brief instrumental introduction by the ensemble gives way to a wonderfully swinging chorus by Armstrong on cornet; he dances playfully around the melody, keeping his audience guessing where he might be leading them. At the break, clarinetist Johnny Dodds, a talented musician in his own right, takes up the challenge, doing what
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got selected as an astronaut. ! Buzz was selected to be the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11. Apollo 11 was the first ever manned lunar landing and on July 20, 1969, Buzz was the second human to ever set foot on the moon right behind Neil Armstrong. A few minutes after landing on the moon, Aldrin decided that the most appropriate thing to do was to take communion. NASA allowed the astronauts to bring a small bag of personal items with them and Buzz brought in his a communion wafer and a small
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an event took place, or that it sums up certain political and social values. One picture in particular whose truth has been frequently questioned is the iconic image of the first man on the moon. Ever since the day this image was taken of Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969 people have been creating conspiracies and theories about the validity of the event. Some believe that NASA faked man actually being able to walk on the moon once they discovered they could not exit the spacecraft in safety, and
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already stripped of all his medals, won from the Tour De France. He was also banned from competitive professional cycling for life, and was dismissed from his charity organization, Livestrong, founded by him in 1997 (MacLaggan). Who is Lance Armstrong? Lance Armstrong is a well-known biker famous for his major success in the professional cycling world. Lance was born September, 18, 1971. He did his first triathlon at age 16, and joined professional cycling in 1992. He first cycled for the Motorola Professional
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we think of great men like, Martin Luther King or A. Philip Randolph. However, Louis Armstrong must be considered as one of our countries leaders. Being an innovative musician he not only pioneered jazz but overcame barriers set by racism. He saw the musician, not the color of the musician. Louis patented his own style of music which became known and loved the world over. David Stricklin’s book Louis Armstrong gave us a detailed description of Armstrong’s life. By cracking open the pages of history
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strong player and my friend told me that he thought Contador was not good any more before the race but he came back to the 1st place again. He said the Spanish players are starting controlling the Tour de France after the great 7-time-champion Lance Armstrong from United States. He was looking forward to seeing a new champion from US soon. American bicycle racers seem to have disadvantage in Tour de France because it’s like an away game for them but a home game for European racers. Tour de France is a
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