Ride Lonesome

change the face of America, but only to be remembered as the space shuttle that exploded. “After the Challenger accident, NASA put in a lot of time to improve the safety of the space shuttle to fix the things that had gone wrong.” As told by Sally ride the first women to have gone to space. The Challenger held a crew of seven, all who were gone in 73 seconds after lift off along with the shuttle. America was mortified for what they had seen before their eyes. It was as much as a sad loss as a defeat

celebrities have an obligation to come out and be counted to become role models for the community. Throughout the essay she focuses on three major coming out stories of three well-known celebrities : a journalist by the name of Anderson Cooper, Sally ride a famous astronaut, and Frank Ocean who is a up incoming hip hop artists. Using a strong narrative through the recalling of the stories of these three individuals Roxane gay express the importance of strong role models in the LGBT community. She

Nearly a century after the civil war ended, African Americans continued to encounter discrimination, racism, inequality, and segregation. Because of their skin color, they were labeled as second-class citizens. They decided to take actions into their own hands and fight against segregation and attain equal civil liberties. They have faced countless battles, setbacks and enormous resistance. Activists from all around the country, with all types of backgrounds joined in on the fight against racial

It’s August 21s,t 2015 a week before school starts. We were at the Wisconsin Dells for the end of summer trip. It all started with Will, putting His feet in the ice cold water that feels like it belongs at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean. Will, plumped down on the tub that feels like a bean bag holding itself up he explained. Only if he knew to hang on tight, Will was pushed down the slide (In the tube of course) by the employee that sent me flying down the slide like he was soaring in the sky like

Marena lived in a small town in rural Ireland. It was February 10, the day of her seventeenth birthday. She started her day like usual, by making breakfast for her father. Once her father left, she attended to her chores and when she finished, she listened to music until her father came home. Once he came home, she started to make dinner. "Um, dad?" Marena called from the kitchen. "What?" "Can I go see my friends tomorrow? Just for an hour or so?" "Sure. Is dinner ready?" Marena put dinner on the

Carrie Underwood is an successful singer, songwriter and actress. She has inspired millions with her work. She has donated to many services and she is really passionate about others donating with her. “ Successful people have an social responsibility to make the world a better place and not just take from it.” First of all, Carrie Underwood is wanting people to have responsibility to make the environment and our world somewhere where everybody wants to live in and not to take advantage of what we

Aprille Ericsson was one of the most inspiring people I read about in this module. Ericsson received her bachelors in aeronautical/astronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She then was not only the first woman, but also the first African American woman to get her Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University. Ericsson then became the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D in Engineering at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The fact that she was the

Mae Jemison Mae Jemison was the first African-American woman to become an astronaut. She was the first African-American woman in space. I guess you can say she is pretty out-of-this-world. In my essay, I will provide background information on Mae Jemison, her accomplishments, as well as why I think she is out-of-this-world, ambitious, and successful. Mae Carol Jemison was born on October 17, 1956. She was born in Decatur Alabama. She was the youngest child of Charlie Jemison and Dorothy Green

All the residents of Miami are facing the problem of finding a perfect parking space. It is either the parking lot is full, or it is way too expensive. People are considering, as the community, we need to increase the parking spaces by building new ones, but it would encourage more cars on the road, which will become an endless circle of problems. City planners are thinking of new ways of extending the parking spaces without giving any reasons to the people of buying more cars in Miami. Seems the

Once a petite housekeeper girl to a singer for her organist brother with the fond of the telescope, became the first women to be officially recognized in a scientific position, significantly contributing to not only the field of science and astronomy, but along with the history of women in the work place. Through her accepted position as a paid assistant to her astronomer brother, she has contributed to essential findings, which led to receiving an honorary membership of the Royal Astronomical Society