July 13

can you go and get what America has to offer. ‘Of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants”, this is the definition of ‘American’ according to Google. Why is this ‘relevant’, you might ask? Lets take a look back, Apollo 13 and Argo films showed just what its like to represent America, and embodied what the American dream is made of, and what it is like to come from such great mishap and end with such bright and awe inspiring conclusions. It has also shown us that even

On October 4, 1957, the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union commenced in a sudden, explosive fashion. The Soviet Union launched ‘Sputnik’, humanity’s very first artificial satellite, into outer space. Sputnik, meaning ‘fellow traveler’ in Russian, is now synonymous with the Cold War and the Space Race. Sputnik’s purpose was twofold – the first reason was purely to beat the U.S. to outer space. However, Sputnik had scientific reasons to be in space as well. The Soviet Union

Case Study 9/13/2011 Zach Newcomb “Leadership in Apollo 13” There are certain events in our lifetime that change who we are as a person and how we view life. During the movie Apollo 13, Jim Lovell has a dream that he will walk on the moon. His dream becomes a reality when is promoted to commander of the Apollo 13 mission to the moon. After a series of dangerous events, the crew finds themselves in a struggle to stay alive. Jim and Houston control works around the clock to find a solution to the

Eugene Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People is an oil painting that stands at 8′ 6″ x 10′ 8″, commemorating the July Revolution of France in 1830. The painting, when first displayed at the 1831 Salon, an annual exhibition of French Art, was met with strong reactions of disapproval due to his Romanticism influences and was later banned from public viewing. The 19th century experienced a transition from the Enlightenment Period of logic and reason, to the Romanticism artistic movement, of which Eugene

The French Revolution and the Art it Influenced “Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death; - the last, much the easiest to bestow, O Guillotine!” wrote the famous author Charles Dickens, in his classic book, The Tale of Two Cities. The French Revolution (1789-1796) was a fight for liberty and equality, which ultimately led to the execution of Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI, by way of guillotine. And, eventually Napoleon Bonaparte became the ruler of France. This was a transforming time

Ms. Blakovich was born and raised in New Jersey. She has an adorable 3-year-old beagle named Copper. “He's my little dude.” said Ms.Blakovich, referring to her adorable beagle Copper. She has been singing ever since she can remember. Her parents had her audition for a children's choir when she was in 3rd grade and she stayed with that group until 12th grade. “We traveled all over - Brazil, Argentina, Holland, Belgium, France, New Orleans, North Carolina, New York, etc. It was an amazing experience

Andrea Yates was born on July 2, 1964 in Houston, Texas. She was the youngest of five children and grew up in a Catholic household. She graduated from Milby High School in 1982. Yates was involved in many extracurricular activities including the swim team and the National Honor Society. Yates had a seemingly typical childhood and life thereafter that. After high school she continued her education at the University of Houston. She was enrolled in a pre-nursing program and later went on to graduate

high. A moat that was more than eighty feet wide surrounded the fortress. During the 17th and 18th century, the Bastille was used as a prison for those who were thought to doubt the government and its power. The Storming of Bastille took place on July 14, 1789. A large mob of Parisians, mainly consisting of craftsmen and salesmen, marched to the tower in search of weapons and prisoners. The crowd, however, did not impress the few guards on duty at that time. Some representatives of the mob were

monitoring mission, the amnesty and economic compensation for former GAM combatants, and future political status of Aceh (Aspinall 2005, p. 22). It was followed by second (21-23 February 2005), third (12 April 2005), fourth (May 2005), and fifth (12-17 July 2005) round of negotiations. However, there was disunity in the Indonesian government side that expanded into domestic oppositions. First, the military who would be crucial to the future implementation of peace accords (Aspinall 2005, p.32) and slowly

Eugene Delacroix's painting Liberty Leading the People made in 1830 falls under the era of Romanticism. Even if we did not have the knowledge of the year this was painted, we would be able to discern its Romantic origin. Delacroix uses elements of art and subject matter to achieve this romantic work of art. Delacroix employs several elements of art. Among these is the aspect of chiaroscuro. Chiaroscuro is the contrast of light and dark values. Contrast in any situation attention to things. For example