Deanna Smith: Reach For The Moon

The Artslink Queensland production of Ruby Moon by Matt Cameron can be described as an example of the Australian Gothic dramatic style. Ruby Moon, set in picture perfect Flaming Tree Grove, is about the tragic dilemma of a couple, Ray and Sylvie, trying to cope with the earlier disappearance of their young daughter, Ruby, while on the way to visit her grandmother at the end of the cul-de-sac (Queensland Education, 2014).

My middle school efforts and personal achievements have prepared me well to succeed in the Wheeler Magnet Program. I have always had a love for science and a desire to pursue and obtain information that allows me to further understand the world and the events within it. The Wheeler Magnet Program will let me participate and focus on the major subjects that affect my future, both in and outside of school. I would like to close by thanking you for giving students this opportunity to improve our own education through this

Through Engineering World Health, I can utilize my passion for biomedical engineering to build medical devices for hospitals in developing countries. By joining Hopkins Robotics Club, which is similar to the robotics team I am currently co-captain of, I can help bring schematics of different robotic mechanisms to life. Besides engineering-based organizations, I also hope to participate in the Hopkins Feminists organization, where I can continue to help promote gender equality and combat sexism in our society. Additionally, I’m interested in the Chinese Student Association, which provides a supportive cultural environment and brings awareness and understanding of Chinese culture throughout the university, similar to the Asian Affinity Club that I am co-president of. Lastly, I will be able to pursue my interests in choir and theatre through the university’s Choral Society and 7 theatre

“Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. It’s mission, to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations. To go where no man has gone before.” The words rang inside my head as I stood on the stage at 4-H State Roundup as Captain Kirk in my club’s skit “The Enterprise Discovers 4-H.” As I consider my 4-H experience and adventures I realize that my goal in 4-H has been much like the goal of the Enterprise: to explore strange new topics, to seek out new projects and new skills - to learn what many have never learned! My time in 4-H has been just that, an adventure from a nervous twelve year old to a confident seventeen year old. This journey has been about learning how to use my head, heart,

Between the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Chinese population had expanded dramatically from having only about 55 people to 151,000. Most of the population has immigrated to California as the livelihood in China had became awfully difficult for them by sacrificing most of their valuables in order to improve their lives. The majority kept the Chinese culture with them and expanded it through establishing Chinatown, a community full of Chinese influence, with their presence in a new environment. In the remarkable novel, Outrun the Moon, Stacey Lee describes a teenage girl named Mercy Wong with a unique historical backdrop who chases after her dream in becoming an entrepreneur to create a better life for her own family. This book is astounding

In Mae’s early life she was already interested in the aspect of science she knew she wanted to do something in that field. Although when she told her parents and peers this, they discouraged her. Although they didn’t encourage her because women equality and racism were still a little heavy, she persevered. She studied up on different type fields of science in the library, but most times on astrology. She had a dream to be an astronaut, and no one was going to stop her. At the age of sixteen she attended stanford university and got her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and African

According to the article “Reaching for the Stars” Joes Hernandez was from poor family, he spent his childhood in the farm field in California. His family made a two day car trip to arrive to their farm because they were living in Mexico. His father sent for him a moving message when he was feeling tired that if you do not do well in your school your future will be full of fatigue and exhaustion. After a year’s full of hard working and assertiveness Joes moved from a labor in farm to a NASA astronaut. Joes Hernandez motivates many children to be successful and to reach for their dreams. Hernandez advice others work hard, complete their studies in college and be powerful. Moreover, he inspires many young people to not give up and trust in themselves.

“Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked two moons in his moccasins,” -Sharon Creech. Sals development through her life was mainly because of the points in her life where she accepted a challenge instead of denying it. In Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, the author develops the theme of acceptance through Sals characterization, internal and external conflict, and the plot of the story. During the story, Sals characterization contributes to the author’s theme of acceptance. The author uses Sal’s characterization to express her feelings when she says, “I did not think we would ever leave, and yet I did not want to leave.

“Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked two moons in his moccasins” (Creech, pg.47) Sal goes on a journey through Ohio and Coeur D’Alene to Lewiston, she begins to realize things, but also understands her mother’s perspective. In “Walk Two Moons” by Sharon Creech, Sal demonstrates that she understands, realizes, and accepts the situations that occur. First in Bybanks, where Sal lives most of her life and where all of her family memories take place.

For the pre-assessment, I will hold a discussion with the students on what they know about astronauts, including what is needed for travel to the moon, how astronauts stay safe and what tools they use on the

Have you ever wanted something so bad that you did anything to get it? In the story, “Fly Away Home”, by Eve Bunting, Andrew, the protagonist, is living at an airport with his father. He hopes every single day for a home outside of the airport, but even if the doesn’t get what he desires right away he helps us learn why it is so important to never lose hope because you might succeed and have a chance at a happy life in the future.

On August 27th 1948, Ronald Reagan announced that NASA would send a teacher into space. “Directing NASA to begin a search in all of our elementary and secondary schools and to choose, as the first citizen passenger in the history of our space program, one of America’s finest—a teacher.” In that way, Reagan said, “All of America will be reminded of the crucial role

Despite Sam’s rocky beginnings in his academic career by not graduating from high school but later earning his GED, he still knew that he needed higher education. More over, Sam’s motivation to build upon his prior existing knowledge and practices as a land surveyor, led him to attend SIPI and participate in the SIPI-NASA program.

Don't judge someone until you know them is a theme shared in the texts Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech and “The Guest” by Uma Krishnaswami. The two Authors develop the theme differently in each story.

The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson is the first of the four book young adult mystery series, Shades of London, centered around the teenager Rory Deveaux during her first year at a boarding school in London, England. When she arrives at the school, she learns that a series of murders by a person who the populace is calling Jack the Ripper due to the killing style mimicking the legend of Jack the Ripper. One night, Rory is outside late at night on the night the next ripper killing is supposed to take place, and when she returns to the school she sees and talks to a strange man and that event changes her life forever as she gets more and more involved in the gruesome murder case and possibly even ghosts.