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"All adventures – especially into new territory – are scary..." (Sheer 221).   Sally Ride's trip into space, on June 18th, 1983, was new territory figuratively and literally. As the first woman in space, her adventure opened doors previously closed. Sally Kristen Ride was born in Los Angeles on May 26, 1951 ("Sally Ride" UXL).  She was the eldest daughter of two loving parents, father Dale Burdell and mother Carol Joyce Ride of Encino, California ("Sally Ride" Encyclopedia). Her inspiration first

Sally Ride was the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger. “In 1903, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space and after her flight, female astronauts became increasingly common” (McGraw Hill Glencoe). Ride help women to inspire their dream of study science and math. Ride was born on May 26, 1951 to Dale Burdell Ride and Carol Joyce Ride. She grew up in Los Angeles with one sibling, Karen. Ride went to Portola Junior High and then Birmingham High School but graduating

Metallica is a heavy metal band that began in 1981. While the last song released by the band was in 2008, the group is still widely popular. Perhaps the most popular songs are the “The Unforgiven” trilogy. “The Unforgiven I” is one of Metallica’s most popular singles, behind Enter Sandman which is on the same album. Metallica’s lead singer James Hetfield wrote the three songs about his life experiences, which is different from most of Metallica’s work. The majority of Metallica’s hits promote individuality

Disasters are a series of disruptions involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and effects, which exceeds the capability of that affected community to cope up with its already present resources. Disasters have been happening ever since the beginning of time. Every disaster can be classified as either a human caused disaster which basically involves the negligence or irresponsibility of one single person or a group of people, or natural caused disasters. Natural disasters

St. Louis Art Museum As Edgar Degas once said, “ Art is not what you see, but what others make you see”. The St. Louis Art Museum is a place for artist to display their art and give spectators the option to see art from a new perspective. This was the case for me. As we walked up to the beautifully structured building that stood so tall and wide, my expectations were extremely high. At first glance I notice the bronze statue of King Louis IX of France riding high on his horse. From this statue alone

When God created humankind and nature, he intended them to be connected to each other. “God’s Grandeur”, a poem written in 1877 by Gerard Manley Hopkins depicts the interconnection between the natural world and humankind. The poem describes the beauty of God’s creation and how humankind tends to dismiss the fact that the world is a beautiful place. Hopkins formats the poem as a fourteen line sonnet where a problem is introduced in the first eight lines and a solution to the problem in the last 6

Have you ever wondered how people can get the courage and talent to revolutionize the career they are in? Sally Ride has definitely had that experience. She started this adventure when she went to Stanford University, majoring in physics in her home state, California. She took a chance for a NASA job and got accepted in. With determination and hardwork, she managed to be the first American woman into space. She changed women’s reputations and the way women were looked at for having hardworking careers

Gerard Hopkins wrote God's Grandeur in 1877 right around the time he was ordained as a priest. The poem deals with his feelings about God's presence and power in the world. He could not understand how the people inhabiting the earth could refuse or be distracted from God. This confusion was due to the greatness of God's power and overall existence that, to Hopkins, seemed impossible and sinful to ignore. However, as the poem progresses Hopkins expresses hope in the world and God's everlasting presence

where Cornelius has found a job as the manager of the international Shoe Company in St. Louis. His parents were constantly fighting due his father’s violent temper and drinking. Things were even worse for the young Tennessee, who because of a serious bout of diphtheria became less robust than his father wished, resulting in

Griffey Halle Bus 210 Dr. Carl Wysocki Book Summary June 11, 2017 The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy This was a very good and intriguing book to read throughout the past couple weeks. I thought that Darren Hardy made handling money and life very simple and easy unlike other books. I Thought for my summary of the book that I would share some of his great ideas he presented in the book with his wisdom. Success and failure are the results of the choices that we make everyday. Part of the compound