Abigail Lising February 25‚ 2013 Language Arts 5A Mrs. Cornwall Ellen Ochoa Biographical Sketch Ellen Ochoa was born on May 10‚ 1958 in Los Angeles‚ California‚ but considers La Mesa‚ California to be her hometown. She graduated from Grossmont High School in El Cajon in 1975. Ellen received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from San Diego State University in 1980‚ a Master of Science degree and doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1981 and 1985‚ respectively
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Ellen Ochoa Ellen Lauri Ochoa was born May 10‚ 1985 in L.A‚ California. Her parents are Joseph Ochoa and Rosanne Ochoa. Ellen Ochoa grew up in La‚ Mesa. When Ellen was a junior in high school her father left the family. Her mother struggled with 5 children alone. Her mother always helped her children to achieve. Her mother used to tell her to “Reach for the Stars”! In high school earned a reputation of being a great classical flutist and she was valedictorian of her graduating class of 1975
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Ellen Ochoa was the first female Hispanic astronaut. She was born on May 10‚ 1958‚ in Los Angeles‚ California. Her parents were Joseph and Roseanne Ochoa. Ellen’s father left when she was young and her mother had to raise five children between the ages of six and sixteen by herself. Out of the five children‚ Ochoa was the third and had one sister and three brothers. Because of her mom pushing them to be involved with music by playing instruments‚ Ellen played flute and was very passionate about
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Cristian Ochoa Mrs. Colloton English III‚ Period 3 October 22‚ 2012 "La Relación" Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was one of four men who survived out of a union of 600 men. The expedition of 600 men‚ including Cabeza de Vaca‚ went through a devastating hunt for New Spain. Cabeza de Vaca was slowly losing his men as they sailed towards northern Mexico. Cabeza de Vaca survived as he and three men adapted to their new surroundings. It is this that shifts Cabeza de Vaca’s tone‚ hopeless to acceptance
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Persuasive Essay-NASA Space Exploration Christopher Columbus theorised that the earth was flat. We later found out that the earth was actually spherical‚ this was due to significant advancement of astronomy. Such important discoveries‚ wouldn’t be possible without‚ NASA‚ space exploration‚ advances in technology‚ scientific findings and a more broadened knowledge of the universe. The illusive idea of travelling beyond our clouds has been around before the first moon landing took place. We know
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Responding to Groupthink and Faulty Reasoning at NASA The group think concept is a summary of why many times groups make poor decisions. Yes its true what they say‚ that the more 1 mind is better than 2 and 3 is better than two‚ because they can provide different opinion’s and vantage points then if it is just one or two people discussing something. Many times in a group situation lower level employees won’t consult management because they know if they do‚ the decision will get bogged down in
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Cited: Ares V. Digital image. News.bbc.co.uk. Web. 12 Jan. 2012. . Bizony‚ Piers. The Space Shuttle: Celebrating Thirty Years of Nasa ’s First Space Plane. Minneapolis‚ Minn: Zenith‚ 2011. Print. "Cold War." Wikip edia. Wikimedia Foundation‚ 05 Nov. 2012. Web. 15 Feb. 2012. . "Constellation Program." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation‚ 05 Nov. 2012. Web. 6 Apr. 2012. . "Cuban Missile
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Beatriz Pacheco Mr. Bahari Geology CP‚ Period 1 08 January 2013 NASA spends about nine point nine twenty eight billion dollars per year. I agree that spending that much amount of money is worth it and at the same time it is not worth it because of the following. I agree that it is worth the expense because with mars exploration we can discover new things in space. It may be possible to even discover other living creatures that yet they are undiscovered. It is great to send people to space
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NASA who put a man on the moon‚ and inspired millions and millions of people‚ devastated our confidence and broke our hearts in an instant on January 28th‚ 1986. The magnificent ship exploded and dropped into the ocean. The disaster claimed all lives onboard. In the week that followed sorrow turned into rage‚ as the exact causes of the disaster became known. The two rubber O-rings‚ which had been designed to separate the sections of the rocket booster‚ had faileddue to cold temperature. NASA and
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was a teenager (“Ellen DeGeneres”‚ U*X*L). After the divorce‚ Degeneres and her mother moved to Atlanta. There‚ DeGeneres found her mother getting sadder and sadder. So she turned to comedy in trying to cheer her mother up (“Ellen DeGeneres”‚ U*X*L). As DeGeneres grew older‚ she has waited tables‚ sold vacuum cleaners‚ worked as a legal secretary‚ and even painted houses (“Ellen DeGeneres”‚ Newsmakers.) DeGeneres wanted to be a veterinarian‚ but she was “not book smart” (“Ellen DeGeneres”‚ U*X*L)
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