...NASA’s Space Exploration Programs: A Beneficial Investment for Society Alex vanKooten COMM 1133, Section 40 Marc James Thursday, October 11, 2012 For my topic I have chosen to argue my stance that NASA and their efforts in the field of space exploration are important and beneficial to society. I plan to touch on how NASA has impacted the everyday life of the average North American and the contributions they have made while working to improve their own technologies. I will delve into both practical and abstract reasons for and against continuing space travel in addition to stating a few facts about past missions and their outcomes. The reason that I have chosen this topic is because NASA and the space exploration being done by the human race has always been a source of inspiration to me. I’ve enjoyed growing up in a world where travelling to something as distant as the moon was an attainable feat. In a sense, the entire concept of space and how humanity was working hard to map it and research all these different planets has always given me perspective on my own life. In more recent years however I’ve been noticing more and more people taking a stance against NASA and calling their work a “waste of money”. Therefore I have elected to write an argumentative essay where I argue in favour of NASA’s research. I will try to convince people who think the NASA’s funding should be cut that space exploration has a bigger impact on their lives than they may realize and it may be in society’s...
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...Decisions and Deliberations The decision we came to a close in our pro and con argument was that the government should let smaller companies or private companies take over space exploration in the U.S., With the retirement of the space shuttles last year, Nasa is looking to SpaceX and Orbital Sciences to take over flying US cargo to the space. The number of companies in 2011 are 485, including SpaceX. It will be one of the first private companies expecting to launch a rocket to the International Space Station May 7th, 2012. Once SpaceX feel they have perfected delivering cargos they will turn their focus to transporting U.S. astronauts. In the article by Tia Mitchell, Florida’s New Space Coast Prepares to Launch, the SpaceX spokeswoman Kristin Brost Grantham said, “We are right now standing at kind of the beginning of a new era in space travel, one in which the commercial companies work with NASA to advance space flight.” Florida has always competed to get a huge piece of the global space industry, especially after former President George W. Bush announced the ending of space shuttle programs. Large numbers of jobs lost were between seven and nine thousand. With Bush’s decision, it allowed time for Florida’s Space Coast to prepare. The state was able to allocate tens and millions of dollars to invest in companies and improve infrastructure with businesses, like Space Florida or Florida Enterprise, that would expand and new ones would be attracted to Florida. Space Florida...
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...Zero-tolerance policies are found in schools ranging from elementary through universities/colleges. The court rulings, laws and policies of zero-tolerance are designed to create a safe learning environment by keeping drugs and weapons off of school property. Punishment relinquished in zero tolerance schools range from detention to expulsion from the school. Some individuals believe that zero tolerance policies go too far, as the punishment is swift and unyielding for various types of inappropriate behaviors enacted by students (Lawyer.com, 2015). This paper examines the effects of zero tolerance policies as it relate to David Silverstein, 13, was inspired to build a model rocket after seeing the movie October Sky, a biography of NASA rocket scientist, Homer Hickam. The boy took his rocket, made out of a potato chip canister and fueled with three match heads, to his school in Glendale, Arizona, where it was found in a search of his locker. School officials classified the toy as a "weapon" and suspended him for the rest of the year based on its zero tolerance weapons policy. The police were also called, and the case is being referred to juvenile authorities. or three students at the Union Colony Charter School in Greeley,...
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...feelings, thoughts, preferences and the ability to understand human speech (Russell, 2009). In 1941, the most intelligent machine was an invention in the form of the electronic computer. Who would have thought 60 years from then that the same computer would be perfected beyond leaps and bounds and be used to control other machines, as well as be part of day to day living? In 1956, John McCarthy, considered the father of Artificial Intelligence, organized a conference where intellectuals gathered to learn of this phenomenon (Lee, 1992). This laid the foundation for the advancements in artificial intelligence today. Today artificial intelligence is used in our homes and sophisticated establishments such as military bases and the NASA space station. NASA has even sent out artificially intelligent robots to grace some planets and to learn more about their atmosphere and habitat, the intention being to investigate if there is a possibility of humans living on other planets. There are many advantages and disadvantages of the use of artificial intelligence in business and in our day to day lives. Some of the advantages of Artificial Intelligence include: • Machines can be used to take on complex and stressful work that would be otherwise performed by humans • Machines can complete the task faster than a human assigned to do the same task • Use of robotics to discover unexplored landscape, outer space and also be useful in our home activities • Less danger, injury...
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...This is a Customer Relationship Management doc Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Making Business Decisions I: Virtual Customers Dianne Davis Professor Otto Strayer University March 12, 2012 Businesses today face several challenges, the greatest of which is how to present one’s company in a global marketplace and get noticed. In the past, the smallest entrepreneurial companies had to rely on word-of-mouth, costly advertising, and marketing campaigns, and face –to-face networking. Because of social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter virtual worlds can accommodate businesses in the real world. Customer relationships in a virtual world are a delicate matter. The design of a web site is very important for presenting a favorable face to the customer. Similarly, the design of a business in SL is of chief importance. In a world where anything-goes design-wise, how do you want your customer service representatives to appear? The business must present something fantastic, that it could not present in the real world, if it wants to draw visitors into it. Second Life provides a medium for simulating real world interactions online. It has the same benefits as teleconferencing or videoconferences, the ability to assemble many people from all around the world into real-time interactions. NPR’s Science Friday makes great use of this tool, hosting a studio...
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...GREEN ELECTRICITY P2-Pollution Control TEAM MEMBERS 5631207721 Solar Energy is in Our Everyday Life Charles Fritts Daryl Chapin NASA Amount of Money Saved Per Year Wind Energy What is wind energy ? How does it work? Capacity and Production Capacity and Production PROS and CONS - Reliable for longterm future - Affordable - Sustainable - GREEN Hydroelectric Power Conventional Water wheel - Mechanical power Sawing, grinding How does it work? The leading source of renewable energy - Inexpensive Efficient More than 90% of energy can be converted to electricity Fossil fuel < 50% In the US , 81% of the electricity produced by renewable sources comes from hydropower. Biomass energy - What is it? Biomass Energy - How does it work? Biomass Energy - Virgin wood Energy crops Agricultural residues Waste from food and drink manufacture, preparation and processing - Industrial waste and co-products from manufacturing and industrial processes Biomass Energy - Burning Bacterial decay Fermentation Conversion to gas/liquid fuel Question 1. Which method was the biggest energy prodiver in the past? 2. What is the thing that is added to the biomass to produce ethanol in fermentation method? 3. Which continent uses solar panels the most? 4. According to the slides, what association plays the most important role in adapting the use of solar panels? ...
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...individual and can vary from student to student. (Lyons, 2011) For my second student I chose Joey. Joey continually talks out of turn loudly and off topic. So, to promote Joey’s Intrinsic Motivation my goal would to be find out his interests and include that in the lessons or activities. By finding out his interests will peak his interest in the lesson this way he is motivated to be engaged and not disrupting the classroom environment with talking. By Joey staying on task and not disrupting I will give him a sticker on a card that he can turn in at the end of the week for a prize, this promoting his Extrinsic Motivation. There are pros and cons of promoting Intrinsic and Extrinsic motivation in the classroom. Pros of Intrinsic motivation could include more long term benefits, aligns with life skills and heighten self-efficacy. Cons of...
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...Departamento: Metal Mecánica Carrera: Ingeniería Mecánica Maestro: César Mesinas Cortés Departamento: Metal Mecánica Carrera: Ingeniería Mecánica Maestro: César Mesinas Cortés Industria Aeroespacial en la PRáctica de la Ingeniería MEcánia Materia: Fundamentos de la Investigación | Instituto Tecnológico de Hermosillo Kathia María Campa Villa15330040 | | | Industria Aeroespacial en la PRáctica de la Ingeniería MEcánia Materia: Fundamentos de la Investigación | Instituto Tecnológico de Hermosillo Kathia María Campa Villa15330040 | | | INTRODUCCIÓN “El laberinto del Minotauro que se encontraba en Creta y que fue creado por orden de Minos es muy conocido. Pero, ¿quién fue su creador? ¿Por qué se creó? Mostramos las respuestas a estas preguntas. Si había un gran escultor y arquitecto en la antigua Grecia ése era Dédalo, quien protagoniza infinidad de relatos antiguos gracias a sus habilidosas artes. Debido al éxito que tenía, creía que nadie le podía superar. Hasta que un día, un discípulo suyo llamado Talos, que además era su propio sobrino, demostró ser mucho más habilidoso que él. Inventó una herramienta que resultaría muy útil a la hora de trabajar: la sierra. Para crearla se había inspirado en los dientes de las serpientes. Dédalo no podía creer que un simple discípulo le hubiese superado en algo tan simple e ingenioso. Por ello, un día citó a su sobrino en lo alto de la acrópolis y lo lanzó desde lo alto de ésta, provocándole instantáneamente la...
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...1) In what ways do Information System negatively affect the environment? Are there positive affect as well? If so what are there? Information systems is the study of complementary networks of hardware and software that people and organizations use to collect, filter, process, create and distribute the data. Information systems aims to support operations, management and decision making. In a broad sense, the term is used to refer not only to the information and communication technology that an organization uses, but also to the way in which people interact with this technology in support of business process. With this, it can also hugely affects the environment whether in a positive way or negative. By automating activities that were previously performed by people, information systems may eliminate jobs. Peoples in this world is increasing in term of numbers. They need to feed themselves in order survives. Thus they need money and to get money they need a job. But if there is no job for people to survive peoples will suffer from it. On the other hand, information systems is really good for our society because it can assist people to do their work efficiently. For example in automotive factory, robot is needed to support the workload of the workers because human strength has a limitation while robot is not. So it’s easy to used information systems in order to reduce the workload for workers. Next is information systems may allow organizations to collect personal details about...
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...Award Term and are considering this as an option. There has been much discussion on what type of contract we will use for the re-compete for the follow on contact. In this paper I will cover the background of the award term incentive acquisition, compare different types of contracts, discuss the pros and cons of the award term method, and whether it meets the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) requirements. If you search the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) for award term incentive, you won’t find it there. It was designed by Mr. Thomas Jordan in 1997 at Kelly Air Force Base. He used it on a task order contract for the Air Force’s Aeronautical Systems Centers award to McDonnell Douglas Corporation for services on the F-15C aircraft. The contract had a seven year base period, which the contractor could extend to 15 years by rendering excellent service. This type of incentive was not in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), but was comparable to the award-fee incentive-type contract found in the FAR Part 16.405-2 [1]. Acquisitions that have included award term incentives have been conducted by the Air Force, but the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NFEC), the Naval Sea Systems Command (NSSC), the Army’s Ft. Drum in New York, and the General Services Administration have all conducted or announced plans to conduct acquisitions that include award term incentives. Those acquisitions include or plan to...
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...William Polk Mr. Taborn ENG. 100 July 25, 2012 William Polk Mr. Taborn ENG. 100 July 25, 2012 ------------------------------------------------- Pro Capital Punishment ------------------------------------------------- Pro Capital Punishment ABSTRACT Capital Punishment is a highly controversial and emotional issue which most people seem to have strong arguments for and against. In the United States, controversy over capital punishment began in colonial periods when, against the consents of the English Crown, some settlements enacted only a few capital laws. Soon after the War for Independence and the adoption of the Constitution, America’s death penalty debate started in earnest. Capital Punishment is a subject that must be addressed with today’s violent society. The use of Capital Punishment in America has become a controversy among Americans. Controversy whether to ban Capital Punishment or not has become a top priority for most politicians. On one hand it brings justice, yet on the other its taking a life. After examining the benefit of capital punishment, one will likely conclude that the benefit of capital punishment outweighs the harm of expenditures, deterrent compensations, and retributions. The economic argument that people must always consider is the cost of the death penalty opposed to life imprisonment. According to California state records, the operating expense to finance the penalty costs...
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...ILLUMINA ’11 PRESENTS “SWADES” We, the people MavericksAbhishake Dixit Animesh Ankit Dubey Ashish Gauba Paresh Adnani Saurav Labana Sudeep Shouche 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Game Objectives.....................................................................................................................................3 Relevance of the Theme.........................................................................................................................4 The Plot…………........................................................................................................................................5 The Characters.............................................................................................................................. 6 The Game Structure .............................................................................................................................. 7 Scene I…………..........................................................................................................................................7 Scene II………….......................................................................................................................................7 Scene III…………....................................................................................................................................... 7 Information To Be Gathered............................................................................................................
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...interference. Its birth however is officially documented in 1947 due to research by a British electrical engineer named Dennis Gabor when he tried to improve electron microscopy. Dennis would later receive the Nobel Prize for his discoveries. Holography has influenced many of the technologies we use today such as, stress testing of aircraft wings, 3D TV, holographic data storage. It has also been applied to many of the problems we face today such as engineering, and manufacturing, discovering that people could use holographic images of likeness we could precisely compare them by superimposing them; allowing for the study of variations of any given object. With this discovery we could now ensure accurate contour up to thousandths of a centimeter. NASA and its...
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...have a limited supply of these fuels on the Earth. We’re using them much more rapidly than they are being created. Even- tually, they will run out. And because of safety concerns and waste disposal prob- lems, the United States will retire much of its nuclear capacity by 2020. In the mean- time, the nation’s energy needs are expected to grow by 33 percent during the next 20 years. Renewable energy can help fill the gap. Even if we had an unlimited supply of fos- sil fuels, using renewable energy is better for the environment. We often call renew- able energy technologies “clean” or “green” because they produce few if any pollutants. Burning fossil fuels, however, sends greenhouse gases into the atmos- phere, trapping the sun’s heat and con- tributing to global warming. Climate scientists generally agree that the Earth’s average temperature has risen in the past century. If this trend continues, sea levels will rise, and scientists predict that floods, heat waves, droughts, and other extreme weather conditions could occur more often. Other pollutants are released into the air, soil, and water when fossil fuels are burned. These pollutants take a dramatic toll on the environment—and on humans. Air pollution contributes to diseases like asthma. Acid rain from...
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...Chapter 3: Leading Situations 110 Lesson 3: Decision Making and Problem Solving Unit 2: Leadership Theory and Application LESSON 3: DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING INTRODUCTION — PUTTING YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN PERSPECTIVE As we have indicated throughout your previous JROTC lessons, leadership is the process of influencing others by providing purpose, direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization. Purpose gives subordinates a reason why they should do different things, sometimes under stressful circumstances. Direction shows what must be done. Through motivation, leaders give subordinates the will to do everything they are capable of doing to accomplish a mission. LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK Recall the fundamentals of BE, KNOW, and DO. As you can clearly see, they are deeply embedded throughout the leadership framework illustrated below. The top of this framework shows the four categories of things that leaders must BE, KNOW, and DO. They are values, attributes, skills, and actions. The bottom lists the dimensions of leadership, grouped under these four categories. The dimensions consist of the seven values and 15 subcategories under attributes, skills, and actions. Leadership starts at the top, with the character of the leader, with your character. In order to lead others, you must first ensure your own house is in order. Leadership begins with what the leader must BE, the values and attributes...
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