Astronaut Hall of Fame

Westlake. She went to Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania but after three semesters She took time off to play professional tennis but then decided to return to California and continue studying at Stanford University . By 1973, she received her bachelor of Science degree in physics and her bachelor of arts degree in English. A couple years later she got her Master of Science. In 1978, she received her doctorate degree in physics and graduated Stanford altogether. In 1977, Sally came across an ad in the Stanford student newspaper that NASA was looking for scientists who wanted to become astronauts, preferably women. She signed up and out of 8,370 entrees, she and five other women passed the entrance exams and psychological testing. After two years of training, Ride was ready, she's assigned to a team that was getting ready to go to space. Towards the end of her training In 1982, she married fellow NASA astronaut Steve Hawley. Sally took off on her first space mission on the 18th of June 1983 in a shuttle called The Challenger. The others on this trip were Commander Robert L. Crippen, Pilot Frederick H. Hauck and Mission Specialists John M.…

the Hall of Fame is the highest individual achievement in baseball. Each player strives to have his career recognized as one of the best of his era. Unfortunately, the sport of baseball has had many players who are willing to cheat the game in order to achieve this prestigious honor. Recently, the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs have distorted both the records and individual statistics of the game. This era, known as the Steroid Era, has come to an end with recent improvements in drug…

the best things trending in today’s world. Many people play this sport today and it is legal in all areas of the U.S and it is also overseas as well. You may know that during basketball season at schools that are looking forward to a the end of the season if they are doing well. They are looking forward to a Dean Smith award which was a award way back he was honored to be a great coach at basketball which they celebrate his honor after every boys basketball season to show respect and…

Subsequently learning how the Republic of Greater East Asia adolescents view the government and society it became clear why some want the chance for the American dream. But, what is the 'American dream'? Simply put, it’s something from nothing. Regardless of where you are born into socially or economically you are not obliged to stay there. The American dream is possible through belief, hard work and through sacrifice not just because. When contrasted with other cultures, especially those of…

To say that Chuck Berry was just a rock and roll artist would be a major understatement. His songs not only changed American culture forever, but still influence it to this day. His overwhelmingly popular hit, “Sweet Little Sixteen” was released as a single in 1958. In a matter of weeks, it climbed to second on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was inspired by Berry’s countless encounters with frenzied teenagers after his shows fighting for an autograph. The lyrics were just as popular as…

Women in literature, like in real life, face adversity and through their journey, they find their identity while coming of age. They show the importance of women in society and the crucial role that they play. In both I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou and The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, the protagonists were required to overcome adversity as they each discovered a greater sense of self. By being able to overcome their certain situations, Marguerite Angelou and…

roll. The honorary title of the Grandfather of rock and roll is given to Robert Johnson, whose "landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. (Wikipedia, Robert Johnson). Les Paul and Little Richard are considered the Architects of rock and roll. Les Paul was one of the pioneers of the solid body electric guitar, which made the sound of rock and roll possible. (Wikipedia, Les…

OneRepublic, an American pop rock band, has successfully had several hit songs in the past 10 years. They started out in 2002 with members Ryan Tedder, Zach Filkins, Drew Brown, Brent Kutzle, and Eddie Fisher. Ryan Tedder is the lead singer, Zach Filkins is the guitarist, Drew Brown is also a guitarist, Brent Kutzle is the bassist and cellist, and Eddie Fisher is the drummer. In 2003, they signed with Velvet Hammer, an imprint of Columbia Records. They made their first album with Greg Wells.…

Eddie Rickenbacker, a World War I hero and Medal of Honor recipient, once said “Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.” In The Alchemist, Santiago first meets the crystal merchant and is in desperate need of money, having been robbed by a thief in Tangier, a city through which he was passing on his way to Egypt. The crystal merchant hires Santiago as a clerk and warns him that even if he worked for a year, he would not have enough money to…

In the late 1940’s, a new genre of music was starting to take shape. Music artists were starting to combine different elements of country, western, and rhythm and blues (R&B) to create what would eventually evolve into rock and roll. Of these earliest artists, Bill Haley and His Comets would rise to popularity and become known as (if not, one of) the Father(s) of rock and roll. Haley was not the creator of rock and roll, but he was the one that changed rock and roll from a “ ‘virtually an…