The Last Space Lord

Man’s curiosity for the environment that surrounds him fuels the ambition to explore past the realms of his being. The space race marked the first time homo sapiens were able to escape and extend their biosphere. This age is filled with technological advancement. The space race gave the ability for a new age of technological advancements to occur. Almost every technological device that is produced or owned by people in the 21st century world contains technology that was invented or derived from the space race. Technology is the product of modernization and industrialization. Society is forced to make adjustments in social, economic and political institutions as humans continue to progress. The results and the success of the space race was and still is a great triumph for mankind. However, the motive for the United States and the Soviet Union for reaching space is not explicit. Although the space race and the resulted technological innovations in science had elements that benefited human progress in a substantial manner, the general motive for the space race lies within the political aspect of society and the repercussions that came with the cold war.

Living with what I've done has never been harder, all the battles I've fought combined couldn't compare. I thought sleeping was difficult before but nothing can come close to this gloomy day. I lay next to my sleeping wife, mouth open slightly agape like a baby, as I stare at the ceiling seeing only red on my plain white walls. Seeing only red on my hands, the ones that once picked Banquo up in battle, and the same ones who will bury him today. I hear the echoes of curious voices questing why he is gone, questioning me...

The space race was an important time in history, for the U.S, USSR, and the rest of the world. Soon after World War II, the Soviet Union and United States began a global battle, communism against democracy. Space became a huge entity in the "war." Each side spend billions on besting each other's achievements in what later became known as the famous "Space Race."

On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space called, “Sputnik”. It was the start of one of the biggest races in the world called “The Space Race”. But it isn’t the start of the race that is questionable but the very end. On July 19, 1969 the United States supposedly landed 3 men on the moon. More than a billion people around the globe watched this event occur on their television sets as Neil Armstrong said “That’s one small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind.” But was it really a giant leap for mankind? Or was it one of the ways the U.S tried to fool us into believing they really did land on the moon? The Space Race wasn’t only about being the first to land on the moon but would also be a major sign of dominance over the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Many believe the U.S was not capable of accomplishing this so they had no choice but to fool the world into believe they landed on the moon and won the Space Race.

Who said that space travel was only for the US and Russia? To that, I say HA. There were probably over 24 countries in the Great Space Race, but we made it to the moon first. The one space agency that was most interesting to me was JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). "The challenge -- including transporting the components to space -- may appear gigantic, but Japan has been pursuing the project since 1998, with some 130 researchers studying it under JAXA's oversight".

Battlestar Galactica an epic space opera about the last remnants of humanity, the few survivors of nuclear attack banded together in fleet of spaceships, on an intergalactic journey to find there mythic homeland of Earth. Though there are other versions of this television show this paper refers to the 2003 reimagining by showrunner Ronald D Moore. On the surface Battlestar Galactica might not look like it has a lot in common with The Torah, the story of the Jewish people who after an exile from their homeland ended up founding Israel, but when looked at closely these two stories share many commonalities. The book of Exodus, found in The Torah as well as the old testament of the Bible, tells the story of the enslaved Jewish people who are lead, by Moses, out of Egypt and after a long and harrowing journey arrive at a divinely promised homeland. In the following books of Numbers and Deuteronomy we learn that Moses is forbidden from entering the Promised Land after disobeying God. Battlestar Galactica also features a people who have lost their home, the Colonist, who end up living under an oppressive regime on New Caprica. Their leader, President Roslin, is prophesized about in a holy text to have been predestined to lead the Colonist to their new home. Both the narrative in The Torah and in Battlestar Galactica share many similar beats; they feature a long suffering people, made up of twelve tribes, searching for a promised homeland,

“Sweetheart, we know you want to play, but you need to come in.” Her mother smiled at her from the doorway. “I’ve made hot chocolate.” It was a lie, of course. Hot chocolate was a delicacy in those times, especially in such a far away land as Scotland, but anything to keep Larissa, their one joy, safe.

Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google making us stupid?” (2008) demonstrates on how the complex search engine can drastically change individuals reading habits. Google has been a leading search engine for well over the past decade, and continues to break down and distribute information so simple that a Neanderthal could understand. Carr has an uncanny way of bringing his point across by the use of symbolic pop culture refrerences that reinforce his unique way of swaying the reader. Carr’s reference to “Space Odyssey” portrays how Google can change our way of thinking, without actually noticing anything at all. Carr notes “ My mind isin’t going—so far as I can tell---but it’s changing” (Carr, 2008, P. 89) To further understand this revelation, Carr documents his conversations with notable professors in regards to how the so called “Information age” is forever changing our way of how we perceive and decode information

The mouthwatering smell of roasting turkey & sizzling ham only adds to the medley of heavenly aromas wafting throughout the entire house as I step out from behind the closed door of my room. My kitchen, spacious, yet always felt cramped; like a can of sardines. I began to maneuvered my 5 year old self through the dozens of friends and family members. As squeezed between people the odor of pungent onions and jalapeño, they began bringing tears to my eyes much like my little sister when the Sarah McLachlan ASPCA commercial came on. I finally made it through

I would like to share two famous sentences to explain why I enjoy coffee and roasting coffee. The first sentence is “Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love." Another is "I think if I were a woman I’d wear coffee as a perfume." The first sentence describes a part of the coffee flavor. The second sentence says a part of the coffee aromas. Two years ago, I had a cup of Ethiopia's coffee with an amazing aroma and flavor. It gave me a shock. After a few days,

On July 2th, 1969 with only 25 seconds of fuel left, the first manned mission to the moon landed safely inside a 300-meter wide crater. From Tranquility Base came the first transmission from the lunar surface that the American craft known as the “Eagle” had landed. While the return trip would be just as dangerous as the 8-days travelled to the moon, the main objective was completed, and the world knew that American now led the space race. (Phys.org)

Standing in the crisp air wrapped up in a blanket, dressed in warm clothes. With hot chocolates in hand warming us up as we feel the warmness glide down our throats with every sip. There is the smell of fresh cut grass and fall all throughout the air.

The point I would travel back to if time travel existed, would be the space age, which started in 1957 and continues to this day. It is believed that the event that started the space age was the launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial Russian satellite. The space age would be one of the best times to experience because it was one of the most competitive times between the Russians and the Americans to see who could get to space the fastest or to see who could land on the moon the first. There were a lot of advancements in both technologies and theories about space. It also boosted the moral of the American people since the president at that time promised to put a man moon, and even though he was assassinated the next president fulfilled his

The Last Star was written by Rick Yancey. Even though it is the most boring book in the series, it’s an exciting book full of action and cliffhangers. There isn’t much going on in the start of the book, and it slowly moves onto something important. It got boring very quickly. The Last Star could have been re-written to be a better book.

Imaging if there was no more coffee in this world, how would you feel? Nowadays, coffee becomes an important part of people’s life. People who often work overtime, they drink coffee because caffeine can make you awake; people who have to wake up early in the morning, they drink coffee because instead of making breakfast, coffee is more convenient; people drink coffee during the free time, because it also tastes good.