The space race was an important part of the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, and almost all space technology has come from the initial space race. While the Soviets made lots of early advancements, the Americans made it to the moon first. Today I’m going to cover the space race in …
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H8#140: Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was born into a poor family in California in 1913. He grew up with his older brother and his three younger siblings. Richard excelled at school, graduating third in his class in 1937. Nixon then attempted to go into law in California, but changed his mind to go work for the government in …
H8#135: JFK
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on March 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose F. Kennedy. John would be nicknamed Jack throughout his childhood. As a young boy, Jack was very ill a lot of the time, and had already contracted several diseases at age three. He was not expected to live adulthood. Jack …
H8#125: Authors of the 1900’s
Today I’m going to talk briefly about four different authors that wrote during the 20th century. C.S. Lewis is the author of the award winning book series, Narnia. C.S. Lewis’ full name is Clive Staples Lewis. He is one of the most famous modern authors, with millions of people still reading his books today. His …
H8#120: WWII Bullet Points
H8#108b: Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was an important event in history, as it led to the downfall of the Russian economy, the beginning of communism in Russia, and the cold war, just to name a few reasons why. Russia went from a government similar to the others in Europe ruled by tsars (pronounced zars) to being the …
H8#105: World War I
World War One (referred to henceforth as WWI) was the second largest military conflict to date, only being outmatched by the Second World War, just a short time later. The war started as a small conflict between Austria-Hungry and the small country of Serbia, and escalated into a war that involved countries and settlements across …
H8#100: Amendments Sixteen Through Nineteen
In this essay, I’m going to talk about the sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth amendments to the constitution of the United States of America. Amendment sixteen made income tax allowed, amendment seventeen clarified the rules of the senate, amendment eighteen banned liquors, and amendment nineteen allowed women to vote in elections. Amendment sixteen was probably …
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KAAs8: Immune System
The immune system is probably one of the most important bodily functions, serving as the defense against all infection that can damage the body and mitigating the damage. This happens via four different types of cells that do different things Leukocytes are basically the alarm for the immune system. It tells the rest of the …
KAAs7: Muscles
(Just so you know, there was not a lot of content about the skeleton, so I opted not to include it. This is not a part of the essay) Muscles are one of the most important parts of your body. They control every single part of your physical movement. From blinking to lifting things to …