Henri Oung Date due: April 28th, 2009 Knowledge and Conspiracy Theories Date submitted: April 28th, 2009 Term paper: Moon-landing Word count: 1110 We always strive to achieve something. That achievement might be a dream or something even bigger. One of the dreams that Americans have is to actually get off the planet earth and see the outer universe. But one of the first things they wanted to accomplish is to actually land on the moon. It was first succeeded by the soviets in 1966, but the Americans did try to land a few years before that, but failed.
When we landed on the moon it created a rehabilitated sense of patriotism in Americans, and that is what Krauthammer is striving for. That feeling of “wonder” and “glory” that we Americans have left behind in the last few decades. He is pushing us to realize we should not be content with mediocrity and we should strive as a country to learn everything we can about any subject possible, and open grand new possibilities for ourselves. Some of these possibilities may be a space station on the moon. It may be impractical , but most everyone loves seeing new exotic views, and nothing can be more bizarre than taking an outside look at your home planet.
The Man on the Moon In 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first man to ever walk on the moon. As he took his first steps he said, “Thats one small step for man but one giant step for man kind.” Neil Armstrong was right when he said that. This event not only brought the people of the United States together, but people throughout the whole world. They all had one goal in mind, future achievements. The purpose of the first text, Man Takes First Steps on the Moon, is to inform the audience about the importance of Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landing on the moon and discovering greater things than what you can ind on earth.
It is no doubt that the uses of plastic are convenient, although it does not create a better life in the long run. The use of plastic was cheap to produce and light to carry, especially for the use of packaging. It is unbelievable to count how many items are made of the revolutionary material, and it is even worse to imagine all of that to wind up in the ocean. Around the world, over 400 million tons of plastic is produced each year. Companies must understand that there is an option to conventional plastic and that sustainable alternatives are at hand.
By November 8 JFK is elected president he tells NASA that he wants the U.S. to get mankind in space before Russia. The space race was heating up and NASA was trying to reach JFK demands of being first in space a military pilot John Glenn was selected for the project mercury astronaut training. He went thought vigorous training but was named mercury 7. On February 26 1962 Glenn was in earth orbit for 5 hours and spinning 3 times. After this mission Glenn became a Hero John F. Kennedy gave him the NASA distinguished service medal and numerous accolades.
Future space efforts may be handicapped by this still-widespread view, typified by the recent statement of French space minister Claude Allegre, criticizing the International Space Station, that he was unaware of any important scientific discovery made by an astronaut (Space News, 22-28 June 1998). The case for Apollo as a key element in Landsat begins with the statement by the late W. T. Pecora (1969), that Landsat's precursor concept, the Earth Resources Observation Satellite (EROS) program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), was "conceived in 1966 largely as a direct result of the demonstrated utility of Mercury and Gemini orbital photography to Earth resource studies." A contemporary review of satellite imagery in this journal (Merifield et al., 1969) devoted its first six pages to the "superb" Gemini and Apollo 70-mm geologist (Fary, photographs. A similar paper, by a U ~ G S 1967) argued for EROS, illustrating its value with several ''magnificent" Gemini photographs. However, the link between EROS and Apollo is a complex one, needing further discussion.
If the Yup’iks found someone who needed food, they would be more than happy to give them some of their own.On the other hand, we Americans catch excessive amounts of fish which could cause problems in the future, when there could be no more fish to catch. The Yup’ik’s way of looking at life is much more peaceful and simple. While you look at their views of independent thinking and their sharing of goods and items with strangers, you will realize how much our societies differ. The Yup’ik people work together as one
Americans catching so many fish that they are risking destroying fish populations. Foer states, this situation reflects that food is just about taste, but also can tell other ethnicities’ social histories. As people know, fish are one of Americans’ sources of protein, and for Americans, eating any kind, size, or form of fish is a very command; on the other hand, for many other ethnicities and religious traditions like the Zuni people, the Bugis people and Jewish people, eating fish or certain kinds of fish is against their values and norms. Unlike Americans, the Zuni people comprise one of many Southern Indians tribes that have taboo against eating fish fish. They will not eat fish under any circumstances.
The product of years and years of interest in the subject has convinced me personally that life outside of Earth does exist. Through much independent learning using various sources including books, documentaries, scientific journals, and articles I have learned that the idea of aliens and even sightings of them and UFOs has existed just about as long as humanity has. This consistent occurrence of extra-terrestrial experiences throughout history and all over the world verifies and confirms the fact that aliens have visited earth, multiple times in the past, and that extra-terrestrial life undoubtedly exists. Furthermore, it is incredibly egotistical of the human race to believe that we are the sole intelligent beings in this enormous universe. In order to embrace the world around us we must humble ourselves and accept the idea that we are not alone in the very least of manners.
Easily recyclable materials such as plastic and paper are often wasted which results in pollution. Every year, a large amount of waste is produced in America alone. According to Myra Hird, “The bulk of this waste [ends] up in landfills” never to be used again (105). The trash in these landfills slowly decompose and toxic chemicals from man-made materials seep into the environment causing harm to the surrounding plants and animals. Also, it takes energy and materials to produce the items which have been thrown away.