Is NASA Worth It? If we dared to imagine if the National Aeronautics and Space Administration never existed life as we know it would be very different. Throughout the years NASA has developed products for space travel that has found uses outside of the aerospace industry. Common items such as memory foam, LED lights and even the rubber used to make tires last longer wouldn’t have been discovered without NASA. They might not be able to keep making discoveries like these because of their slim budget
Alissa Serezo Mrs. Yuen Freshman English, Period 1 December 8, 2014 Rough Draft Restrained under six men, Eric Garner urgently needed to take a deep breath and fill his lungs with oxygen. Repeatedly he complained that he couldn’t breathe; yet officer Pantaleo and the other officers refused to ease their grip on Eric. As a result, within minutes Eric stopped breathing; an allegation stating that he was selling loosies, was what ultimately led to his death. In comparatively Eric Garner corresponds
18, 2014 Area 51 Today in an area 150 miles from Las Vegas, Nevada, called Area 51, guards are responsible for watching Area 51 and are just a few that are instructed to use deadly force on any one they think is being a threat. There are many conspiracy theories on what Area 51 has been used for in the past, as well as today. In 1950 Area 51 was known as a test site for the United States Air Force. Today people wonder if UFO’s and aliens, special weapons, and United States security secrets are held
Outline Format: I. Introduction: A. The division between men and women employees in society has changed much too slowly, Emily Williams from the article “Growing Pains “ says, “‘the personal consequences, in terms of lost income over a lifetime, are staggering… The wage cap has barely budged in a decade.’”, which still results in women being victims of discrimination in the workplace. (Williams 1) B. Working females are more frequently confined to lower-ranking positions than men. Statistics have
Joe Lopez English 5 4/26/2015 Supersizing America With a fast food chain on almost every city block, we as a society always seem to walk our way through a maze of advertisements and low prices for unhealthy fast food. Obesity and declining health in children and adults today, is a huge problem that American’s face day in and day out with fast food playing the leading roll. Consuming fast food is killing us all slowly with fattening and low quality foods that contain; only god knows what, in them
Serving as the seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson would prove himself to be one of the greatest American heroes before the civil war. As a boy, Jackson fought against the British in the revolutionary war, fought in the war of 1812, and fought many Native Americans. During his presidency, Jackson overcame much, including an economic and banking crisis. While some consider Jackson a military hero, Jackson’s presidency was often criticized. Some thought that he was too stubborn in
September 4, 1957, the hostile integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., stands as acritical moment in civil rights history. “With all deliberate speed,” order the Supreme Court to desegregate schools after declaring segregated public schools unconstitutional. Despite the opposition, Central became the first high school in a major Southern city to abide. At 15, Elizabeth Eckford was one of nine black students chosen to integrate Central. Who knew that Eckford’s decision would make
Tyy Williams Quentin Tarantino Born in Tennessee in 1963, Quentin Tarantino grew up loving movies more than school. In his early 20s, he got a job at the Video Archives, where he wrote the scripts for True Romance and Natural Born Killers. His directorial debut came with Reservoir Dogs, but he received wide critical and commercial acclaim with Pulp Fiction, which earned more than $108 million, the first independent film to do so. In 2003 Tarantino made Kill Bill, which led to a Golden Globe nomination
Immigration has been one of the most controversial political topics for the past few years. With so many different opinions and different point of views, it is hard to come to an agreement. About thirty-five to forty percent of new arrivals are undocumented immigrants from Mexico and Central America with low education and limited English skills (Passel, 2005). Although another quarter of immigrants from countries like India and China are highly skilled. Critics of current immigration policy often
By Andrew Lonie Did you know that sharks are being slaughtered in waters all around the world? This is a terrible way to do that and this leads into my first point is that Sharks shouldn’t be culled because it is not fair on the sharks. Because they are being put into pointless foods, souvenirs and fashion products. My second point is that there are one million sharks being killed each year and 11,000 every hour around the world. My final point is that they are being killed before they can reproduce