Alfred Noyes (1880-1958) The Highwayman THE wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees‚ The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas‚ The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor‚ And the highwayman came riding— Riding—riding— The highwayman came riding‚ up to the old inn-door. He’d a French cocked-hat on his forehead‚ a bunch of lace at his chin‚ A coat of the claret velvet‚ and breeches of brown doe-skin; They fitted with never a wrinkle: his boots were
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On July 20‚ 1969‚ one of America’s most memorable event occurred. Apollo 11’s commander‚ Neil Armstrong‚ walked across the moon. This marked a momentous occasion not only in American history but also in the history of mankind. In the article‚ “One Giant Leap to Nowhere”‚ Tom Wolfe‚ the author‚ discusses the standstill found in NASA and subsequently its death after the Apollo 11 mission trip. He marks July 20‚ 1969 as the fall of NASA‚ though much of America would disagree and state that this was
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Windsor seemed a kind of purgatory to me‚ a temporary stop between whatever hell my parents had left behind in Italy and the vague promise of the skyline that opened up beyond the Detroit River. In winter that skyline’s tall buildings stood unnaturally still and crisp in the cold air‚ on the verge‚ it seemed‚ of singing; in summer they shimmered and burned in the heat and smog. But always they had a strange‚ unreal quality‚ at once both toy-like and profound‚ as if my eyes could not believe their
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Neil Armstrong lied about the famous "one small step for man" words he spoke as he became the first man to take a step on the moon‚ according to new claims by his brother. The astronaut had always insisted that he had not planned those historic words in advance. However‚ in a recent interview‚ his brother has insisted that Armstrong came up with the words months prior to the Apollo mission in July 1969. He also has claimed that the original phrase did include the word "a" as Armstrong had so strongly
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the Soviet Union on who would be the first to put a man on the moon. The men and women that contributed to making this idea‚ or even a fantasy come to life will be remembered for hundreds‚ or even thousands of years. On July 20th‚ 1969‚ the world had been changed forever. An event took place that made it clear that nothing is impossible. Two astronauts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) had set foot on the moon. The world watched in amazement as these men made history. Many
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It was first launched in 1942 and was the first rocket to reach space. It was also able to carry 2‚200 lbs of weight. Even though it was made for use in the military‚ the technology behind made it useful to develop shuttles and rockets to reach the moon. The Cold War was a big event that led to the space race. The United States came out of World War II with a huge amount of strategic bomber force and also had advanced bases in countries that were close to the Soviet Union. Since the Soviet Union did
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Commander Frank Borman. These brave astronauts made history in several ways; they became the first human beings to be launched out of low Earth orbit‚ they were the first humans too see the entire Earth as a planet‚ the first to witness the far side of the moon with their own eyes‚ and the first to view Earthrise. The mission of course received ample press coverage from newspapers‚ magazines‚ and television stations from all over the country. The
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that it receives a thousand times less sunlight than Earth does. Neptune has 13 moons which makes Neptune more far away. One is triton which is the biggest and largest one. Triton has active volcanoes and slightly smaller than the earth. Some of the other moons of Neptune are Nereid‚ Proteus‚ Larissa‚ Despina‚ Galatea‚ Thalassa‚ and Naiad. These moons are much smaller than Triton and‚ except for Nereid. Six moons orbit are very close to Neptune‚ one orbit is extreme elliptical orbit nereid‚
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“Leadership in Apollo 13” There are certain events in our lifetime that change who we are as a person and how we view life. During the movie Apollo 13‚ Jim Lovell has a dream that he will walk on the moon. His dream becomes a reality when is promoted to commander of the Apollo 13 mission to the moon. After a series of dangerous events‚ the crew finds themselves in a struggle to stay alive. Jim and Houston control works around the clock to find a solution to the problem. In the mist of all the chaos
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Do you remember the Berenstain Bears being the Berenstein Bears? Or think that the United States really wasn’t the first country to step on the moon? The previous questions connect to a few out of thousands of conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories are the belief that a person or organization secretly influenced or caused an event. For example‚ some people believe that 9/11 terrorist attacks were actually planned and carried out by the government‚ who would blame ISIS and give the government a
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