Above Earth’s atmosphere lies the endless black sea, filled with trillions of unexplored destinations, waiting to be visited by a future white-armored Christopher Columbus. When NASA was launched on 29 July, 1958 by President D. Eisenhower, the years that followed inspired and sparked a bright flame into children and people of all ages across the globe; even more when the first astronauts touched down on the moon, making every planet and star seem one foot closer than before. One of these children, motivated by such huge steps taken by mankind, was determined to join the pioneers into the unknown. This child’s name was Chris Hadfield.
Chris Hadfield was born on 29 August, 1959 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. His early life consisted of him moving back and forth between his regular home and his Stag Island Cottage within Ontario. It
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was on the evening of July 20, 1969, at age nine, that Chris and his older brother Dave snuck into the neighbor's house to watch the historical moon landing and witness the first steps that Neil Armstrong took on the moon. It was from this moment that Chris decided his goal in life was to become an astronaut. With this goal in mind, he lived his life accordingly so that with each action and decision made, they would help increase his chance of becoming an astronaut. Since his regular home was a farm on the outskirts of town, his hour long trip to school gave him the downtime required for him to focus on intellectual needs such as reading and homework. This downtime also provided the basis for Chris’s hardworking effort and determination. At age 13, Chris joined Air Cadets, and at age 16, he began learning how to fly powered planes. Two years later and six months before graduation, Chris got married to a woman who would help Chris obtain his dream. Throughout Chris’s life, three characters shaped him into the character he is today. The first person was his father. Chris’s father was an airline pilot and would frequently leave home to fly on long trips, returning weeks later. This job sparked Chris’s interest with aeronautics and flying. In addition, Chris’s father wanted the best out of him and would impose numerous chores allowing free time only when all were completed, giving Chris a sense of responsibility and forcing him to work hard in order to do and obtain the things he wanted most. The second person that influenced Chris was Neil Armstrong. After witnessing the moon landing, Chris writes, “It was at that moment, I wanted so badly to follow in the footsteps imprinted boldly just moments before,” (3). This decision laid out the course and path Chris would follow for the rest of his life, even after succeeding in becoming an astronaut. The third person that affected Chris’s life was his wife, Helene. Throughout his effort to become an astronaut, Helene pushed Chris and helped give him the motivation and hope that helped him succeed. Helene would go out of her way to go to places or switch jobs to assure her husband’s dream would come true. Over his countless years of hardwork and dedication, Chris Hadfield has won many awards.
For his work in the Air Force and Navy, Chris was top U.S Air Force test pilot graduate and U.S Navy test pilot of the year in 1991. Years later, Chris became the Director of Operations for NASA at a base in Russia from 2001-2003. In addition, he served as Mission Specialist 1 on the STS-1000, earning him the title: “First Canadian to ever leave a spacecraft and float freely in space,” (46). Next, he went on to become Chief of Robotics for the NASA Astronaut Office in Houston, Texas from 2003-2006. Finally, on 19 December, 2012, Chris was assigned one of his most challenging missions, leading a crew of two astronauts on the International Space Station for a several months. This task earned him the title: “First Canadian astronaut to command the ISS,” (197). Following his return to Earth, Chris received numerous awards a bountiful amount of recognition from both social media and the CSA (Canadian Space Agency). He was awarded the Diamond of Jubilee Medal in 2012 and the Order of Canada Medal in 2014, both for his service and accomplishments in
space. Chris Hadfield wrote this book because to him personally, it was a guide/autobiography pointing out the traits and projects that made him successful and helped him achieve his dream to become an astronaut. He wrote this book in the hope that young adults would feel inspired and want to become astronauts themselves or go into astronomy related fields. He also wrote the book for the more mature and adult audiences in the hopes that they could learn more skills and develop good routines for success. This book wasn’t meant for older audiences to drop their career path and pursue one focusing on space, but rather reflect on their history and past decisions and help them find the courage and traits needed to continue to prosper or to achieve success. In this book, Chris Hadfield tells his story, starting from close to nothing, but turning his life around and contributing his piece to the grand puzzle of life. He made an impact on society, on the people close to him, and the people who read his book. He lives his life true to his morals, and sets an excellent example for many others to follow.
Chris Hadfield grabbed the interest of many people while he was on the International Space Station.
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On a cold winter’s morning on the 28th day of January in the year 1986, America was profoundly shaken and sent to its knees as the space shuttle Challenger gruesomely exploded just seconds after launching. The seven members of its crew, including one civilian teacher, were all lost. This was a game changer, we had never lost a single astronaut in flight. The United States by this time had unfortunately grown accustomed to successful space missions, and this reality check was all too sudden, too brutal for a complacent and oblivious nation (“Space”). The outbreak of sympathy that poured from its citizens had not been seen since President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. The disturbing scenes were shown repeatedly on news networks which undeniably made it troublesome to keep it from haunting the nation’s cognizance (“Space”). The current president had more than situation to address, he had the problematic undertaking of gracefully picking America back up by its boot straps.
On June 26th 1974, in Pequannock, New Jersey, Derek Sanderson Jeter was born. His parents were Charles Jeter and Dorothy Connors. His parents had a rare relationship for their time. Charles was african american and Dorothy was white. In the 1960s marriage of separate races was frowned upon but they loved each other and made it work. When Derek was still a small child, Charles moved the family to Kalamazoo, Michigan. This is where practically Dereks whole childhood took place.
In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night, Haddon suggests that with persistence people are able to achieve anything. We see this through Christopher’s persistence with the investigation and his success despite the fact that he has autism. One way in which Haddon demonstrates persistence is through the way Christopher strives to get his A level in maths. Christopher is having a conversation with Siobhan talking about how all the other kids in his school are stupid, but Christopher says "I am going to prove that I'm not stupid. Next month I'm going to take my A level in maths and I'm going to get an A grade." (44) Christopher states that even though of his disability it will not affect him and how hard he is going to try to get his A level.
Jackie Robinson overcame many struggles in life such as being included in the civil rights movement, facing discrimination, and he achieved being the first black man in major league baseball. He was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia on Hadley Ferry Road. It is a blue-collar town of about 10,000 people. Jackie Robinson became the first black player in the major leagues with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Even though he achieved this major goal he still had trouble getting there. He and his siblings were raised by his single mother. Jackie attended Muir High School and Pasadena Junior College. He was a great athlete and played many sports. He played football, basketball, track, and of course baseball. He left school in 1941, worked as an athletic director and played semiprofessional football for the Honolulu Bears before being drafted to the Army in 1942. While he was in the army he became close friends with Joe Louis. The heavyweight used his popularity to protest about the delayed entry of black soldiers. Two years later he got the honor to be second lieutenant in 1943. After an accident where he refused to sit in the back of an unsegregated bus, military police arrested Robinson. A duty officer requested this and then later he requested that Jackie should be court martialed. Since this happened Jackie was not allowed to be deployed overseas to the World War II. He never saw combat during the war. Jackie left the Army with an honorable discharge.
For much of the 20th century, African-American citizens had been disenfranchised throughout the South and the entire United States, they were regarded as inferior second-class citizens. Despite efforts to integrate society, the political and economic systems were meant to continue the cycle of oppression against African-Americans, throughout the south and indirectly yet ever present in the north. These laws of segregation, otherwise knows as Jim Crow laws, applied to almost every aspect of southern American society, including sports. During this time period, African-American athletes had to resort to second class organizational leagues to play in, this included the famous baseball player Jackie Robinson. Much of this institutionalized racism
Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player to play on the professional level, he was fearless, courageous, willful and strong. He was an advocate for civil rights, as well as a great baseball player. He had to try to keep quiet, and keep to himself while playing, but became a stronger and more extreme advocate over time. A leader on and off the fields dealing with much more than just baseball, he also had to deal with the criticism and racial tensions of a prominently white game. Branch Rickey, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was a showman who knew how to make money and fame in baseball “he had made a fortune for the cardinals as well as himself, and black talent could argument his bottom line by transforming his struggling dodgers into a power house” (Zeiler, 17). He wanted to make his team great by any means possible. He put his eyes on Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson changed the game and the world, and will always be a huge figure in baseball and civil rights.
Jackie Robinson was a black man that played a white man only sport. Jackie Robinson’s life was outstanding regardless of the obstacles that were thrown in his way in order for him to make it to the top. Jackie Robinson overcame the pain people put him through with the support of his family, friends, and his God given talent, which was playing baseball. Jackie Robinson overcame the negativity of white people during the Civil Rights Movement. For this reason, Jackie Robinson never gave up on his dream and proved people wrong. Jackie Robinson became a vocal champion for the African-American athletes around the world (“Robinson, Jackie - Black History”).
Jackie Robinson once said that “"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." (Brainy Quotes). Jackie Robinson faced more abuse than any other baseball player. Jackie Robinson had his mind set on breaking the color barrier for African Americans. Jackie Robinson had the muscle strength and talent to inspire and change the color barrier in Major League baseball. Jackie Robinson was one of the most significant baseball players that America has ever known for Jackie Robinson’s bravery to stop the color barrier for, his inspiration he gave to people all around the world and for his accomplishments during baseball and outside of baseball this made him one of the most valuable players in the National League.
Since Columbus’ trip across the sparkling Atlantic, America has transformed from a disunited band of British colonies and has evolved into a world power. Improved technology, enhanced communication, and increased opportunities all have risen in the 400 years between Christopher Columbus and Charles Lindbergh crossing the treacherous ocean. Nevertheless, both adventures were unique in their aims, challenges, essential skills, and results.
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Since the beginning of time, mankind has sought after learning about and exploring the universe. This yearning drove us to achieve such great things as the journey to the moon and the discovery of water on mars. Nowadays, several people argue as to whether or not space exploration is worth the effort. I believe that it is humanity’s instinctual nature to pursue a better understanding of ourselves, and our universe. Further understanding of our universe will lead to the discovery of new technologies and ways to secure humanity’s survivability. As such, this essay will argue that space exploration is a necessity to our kind and that NASA should be progressively more financed.
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” It was July 20 1969, the day that reshaped our nation and gave us unparalleled dreams for the future. The impact of the day goes far beyond our pride and nationalism; that day would change space exploration and technology forever. Just like a shooting star, that day would give us a glimpse of hope. A chance to see an event so breathtaking and defying, it would be man’s greatest accomplishment in the 20th century. As millions of people watched from their TV sets, a rush of euphoria came over the nation as Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the surface of the moon. It was the first time in the history of mankind that we would step on the surface of another celestial body. John F. Kennedy dared us to dream, he inspired the nation to reach for the moon, to set ourselves apart from the rest of the world. The Space Race was symbolic of many things. Our future as the technically dominate nation was secured in place; just as secure as Old Glory would be, when she was driven down into the soil of the moon. We not only reached the moon, we conquered it as a nation; united.