was born in Cordele, Georgia on December 12, 1918. During the 1920s he lived in Chicago with his grandmother and mother, and was influenced by the many African-American musicians such as Duke Ellington, Ethel Waters and Louis Armstrong. His mother took him to see Louis Armstrong play the trumpet at the Vendome Theater when he was a young boy. His mother Anne, taught him how to play the piano and supported him through his musical interest. When Joe became a teenager he started to perform at social
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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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The ultimate purpose of the piece is to be informative, therefore logos is well represented through the concrete, specific details given. In addition, the quotes supplied from Aldrin and Armstrong such as, “there are quite a few rocks and boulders in the near area which are going to have some interesting colors in them” add to the credibility of the text as they are primary sources of information. The sequencing of the factual evidence, which
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Scientific Concepts, Theories, & Inquiry By: Virginia Ruvalcaba Date: 11/13/2015 Assessment: INT1 Task 1 Solar System • At one point in history people • Through out history our believed the Earth was the understanding of the universe center of the solar system, has greatly evolved. Our creating a Geocentric understanding of the universe universe, meaning that has changed so much because everything else in the universe people were not
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Manuel Suber Ms. Hayes- AP Lang Doubt & Certainty I believe the dispute between certainty and doubt is controversial. Despite the clear sides that people have chosen, there are pros and cons to both. A person’s doubt can cloud their judgment. Yet it can also aid them in making the better decision, by questioning and eliminating the other options. On the other hand, a person’s certainty can blind them from seeing the truth. Never the less, both are necessary in everyday choices of life. Think
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Neil Armstrong said,” One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Not only was Neil Armstrong‘s mission was successful but most of the missions NASA sent out helped us learn more about our solar system. NASA has sent out many mission throughout the years. Many of the missions that NASA sent out have achieved their goals but also some missions have failed. Apollo 11, Hubble Telescope, and Spirit and Opportunity were sent into outer space, had spinoffs, and also helped us gain information
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French Culminating Music: Popular music entered an era of "all hits", as numerous artists released recordings, beginning in the 1950s, as 45-rpm "singles" (with another on the flip side), and radio stations tended to play only the most popular of the wide variety of records being made. Also, bands tended to record only the best of their songs as a chance to become a hit record. The taste of the American listeners expanded from the folksinger, doo-wop and saxophone sounds of the 1950s to the Motown
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Settlers on Mars Mars the red planet. A distant planet not so far from Earth was the next great step in mankind’s evolution. As the great Neil Armstrong once said “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. Being the first settlers on mars for a three year course, my life was now a roller coaster ride. I had the fear of the cart derailing at any moment before the end of the track surging within me. How will our first days go? What problems will we face in the months to come? Will
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lunar orbit become achieved. On July 16, 1969 Apollo 11 was launched into orbit and on July 20, 1969 Apollo 11 landed on the moon. With the mission of Apollo 11 there were hundreds of samples collected from the moon. On that day in 1969 is when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon and said his famous quote “That's one small step for man, one giant leap
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breaking events that ultimately had a great impact on our history. They were the first of their time and in the majorify of situations, not in a positive way. To begin on a postive note, we begin with the first man to walk on the moon. Mr. Neal Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon on July 20, 1969. Millions of people were positioned in front of their televisions at home eagerly watching as Mr. Armsrong bounced along the moon carrying an American Flag before he planted it firmly in the
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