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- 6151: The Race to the Moon
- ... the NASA special committee on life sciences established the first qualifications for a man to fly in space; a degree or equivalent in physical science or engineering, and 1500 hours of flying time in a high performance jet. The first astronaut team selection was announced on April 9, 1958, just six months after the formation of NASA. This team consisted of Walter M. Schirra Jr., Donald K. Slayton, John H. Glenn ... stage Saturn V was taller than a 36-story building. It was the largest, most powerful rocket ever launched. With a cluster of five powerful engines in each of the first two stages and using high-performance liquid hydrogen fuel for the upper stages, the Saturn V was one of the greatest accomplishments of 20th-century engineering. Inside, the rocket contained three million parts in a labyrinth of fuel lines, pumps ...
- 6152: Benito Juarez
- ... the age of twelve ran away to the city to learn. He entered the city penniless, and didn t even speak the language. He soon got a job helping a bookbinder, and attended a parish school. He soon left the school because of discrimination, and social class divisions. He worked, and was then able to enroll in the Holy Cross Seminary. Benito did not want to become a priest, but the free education kept him there ...
- 6153: Planting Flowers
- ... of the soil. It ranges from 0 to 14, with 7 indicating soil that is neutral. Soils with a pit less than 7 are acid; those above pH are alkaline. Swamps and bogs have a high percentage of peat and are very acidic. In humid regions, including most forests, the soil is moderately acidic to slightly alkaline. Acid regions range from moderate to strongly alkaline. It is important to test your ... water a week, but a well-established wildflower garden can get by on much less. The need for water will vary according to the temperature of the air and how fast the air is moving. High winds speeds evaporation. Also, shallow rooted plants need more water than those with deep roots. Over head sprinklers are the most efficient way to water, because most of the water evaporates in the hot sun ...
- 6154: Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Michelangelo Buonarroti is arguably one of the most inspired creators in the history of art and the most potent force in the Italian High Renaissance. As a sculptor, architect, painter, and poet, he exerted a tremendous influence on his contemporaries and on subsequent Western art in general. Michelangelo was born March 6, 1475, in the small village of Caprese near Arezzo. He lived during the Italian High Renaissance. Although he was born in Caprese, he lived in Florentine. There he created some of the most spectacular works of art ever. One in particular was the statue David. Michelangelo had a serious reason ...
- 6155: Ben Franklin
- ... household. His father, Josiah, was a candlemaker and a skillful mechanic. His mother, Abiah Bens parents raised thirteen children--the survivors of Josiahs seventeen children by two wives (#1). Printer & Writer Franklin left school at ten years old when he was pressed into his father's trade. At twelve Ben was apprenticed to his half brother James, a printer of The New England Courant. He generally absorbed the values ... household. His father, Josiah, was a candlemaker and a skillful mechanic. His mother, Abiah Bens parents raised thirteen children--the survivors of Josiahs seventeen children by two wives (#1). Printer & Writer Franklin left school at ten years old when he was pressed into his father's trade. At twelve Ben was apprenticed to his half brother James, a printer of The New England Courant. He generally absorbed the values ...
- 6156: Biography of Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... and a younger brother coming later. As a boy, Martin was extremely smart, and could read before the age of six. He had already set academic standards for himself by stating that he would finish school priorr to his year older sister. In my opinion this could have had a major effect on King's life by encouraging him to learn faster and better. Martin was first exposed to racism at ... sources specified his exact age at the time) when he was not allowed to play with some white friends of his. Martin also became accustomed to his liberal ideas while he was still in grade school. This became known to his mother after Martin said "You know, when I grow up to be a man, I'm going to hit this thing, and hit it hard, Mother; there's no such ...
- 6157: The Problems With Acid Rain
- ... the winter and that all the snow and ice was running down into the streams and lakes. They believed that the snow had been exposed to many natural phenomena that gave the snow it's high acid content. Other scientists were not sure that this theory was correct because at the time that the snow was added to the lakes and streams the pH levels would change from around 5.2 to 4.6. They believed that such a high jump could not be attributed to natural causes. They believed that it was due to air pollution. They were right. Since the beginning of the Industrial revolution in England pollution had been affecting all the ...
- 6158: To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... Finch, defends Tom in the whole case. He comes under fire and is commonly known in the neighborhood as a "Nigger lover" for defending Tom, and his children's friends make fun of them at school since their father is defending Tom. Atticus tries his best to be a fair lawyer like he always was, and knows that Tom didn't commit the rape. The trial comes around, and Mayella Ewell ... man is Boo Radley, a mysterious next-door neighbor who they never really talked to but know he is a very friendly person by the way he leaves candy for them on the way to school in a hollow tree outside his house. She later realizes that he had saved their lives. She accepts him as a friend and tells Atticus that he is "Real nice." Atticus agrees and reminds her ...
- 6159: The Problem With Desertification
- ... desertification is estimated at US $42 billion annually. This figure represents only direct on-site loss. Indirect off-site and social costs of desertification damage may be two to three or even ten times as high (Atchia and Tropp, 1995). Desertification is the land degradation of productive drylands in arid, semiarid, and dry subhumid areas as a result of various factors, including climatic variations and human activities (World Atlas of Desertification ... success in battling desertification is the available of adequate financing and a total committment at political and governmental levels of organization. Only through colaboration with society can a reccurrence of catastrophe can be averted. Through high levels of universal committment and financing, we can avert global desertification and enhance the lives all civilization.
- 6160: Cival Rights Act 1964
- ... decision was met with resistance from the South, who formed their, "desegregation never campaigns." A group at odds with the Warren court and their radical judgements, the Southern contingent protested, "They put the Negroes in school and now they've driven God out" Slowly, with much violence and the use of federal marshals, and on occasion federal troops, segregation was achieved. The South had no choice, Congress had finally entered the scene with the new Civil Rights Act of 1964, which had delivered a mandate - desegregate the school system or lose all federal funding. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the first strong piece of civil rights legislation in almost ninety years. President John F. Kennedy had been elected and called on ...
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