On October 11, 1968 the United States sent the first Apollo out into space with humans inside the rocket. The Apollo program is a program that NASA created that resulted in American astronauts making a total of 11 spaceflights and be able to walk on the Moon. Apollo 7 was one of the first ones to launch out into space with American astronauts inside. It was also the first manned test of the Command and Service Module. The CSM consisted of two segments: the Command Module, which was a cabin that
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1. In your own words, explain what possible reason and/or cause could lead a professional singer like Louis Armstrong to forget the lyrics of his song (example Hello Dolly). There could be a million possible reasons and/or causes that has lead such a professional singer like Louis Armstrong to forget the lyrics of his song “ Hello Dolly”. Well, of course, I don't know what was the real reason but if i had to predict i would say that sometimes even
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Cheating in any form in my opinion is wrong. Cheating is a common practice in schools, businesses, sports, relationships, and so forth. Although cheating happens to others, the cheaters are also cheating themselves. I believe cheating in schools common due to the pressure students feel. Schools set high academic standards in which students are expected to live up to. Parents of students also expect their children to do well and exceed in school. Student feel they must do well in order to impress
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During the Harlem Renaissance The Cotton Club was one of the most famous nightclubs in history. The cotton club was located in New York City in Harlem. The club operated from the 1920's to the 1930's. The Cotton Club was mostly about jazz. Jazz is the art of individuals working in unison to make one sublime sound. This establishment was for whites only, all though it featured some of the best black entertainers and jazz musicians this era had to offer. In 1920, heavyweight boxing champion Jack
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“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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Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald were friends and influential singers of the Swing Era. Each singer possessed a unique musical style that continues to be emulated by today’s jazz singers. Listen to Billie Holiday’s Back in Your Own Back Yard and Ella Fitzgerald’s Flying Home. [Back In Your Own Back Yard (Gridley, Chapter 5, Page 83: Jazz Classics for Concise Guide to Jazz CD 1 track 11; Flying Home: Chapter 5, Page 86: Jazz Classics for Concise Guide to Jazz CD 1 track 12]. Respond to each prompt
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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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Throughout the 1890s and early 1900s, ragtime or “rags,” was the new American music genre influenced by the blues. Ragtime music was extremely different than anything else that was being played at the time and it was not viewed as proper music, so it was played in saloons and bars. To play rags, a pianist had to be remarkably skilled because they have to be able to keep up with their own rhythm and play every piece of the song until the 1920s, when big bands came in. Scott Joplin, “the King of Ragtime
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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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In Nevada, there is a secret or isolated, off the grid Air Force most commonly referred to as, Area 51. Due to the secrecy of this base and some strange sightings; there has since been several popular conspiracy theories surrounding and questioning the “true purpose” behind Area 51. Many eager conspiracy theorist claims range from extremely unlikely to that could be possible. For example, Area 51 is a secret base that uses its facility for reverse engineering of alien UFO’s, to hide aliens, and for
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