Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong, as we all know, was the first man on the moon. Everyone commonly knows him for saying “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”, on 20th July. Armstrong wasn’t as famous since he returned to Earth. Instead of living the life of fame from landing on the moon, he spent the rest of life working quietly to give others a chance of their own.
Armstrong had a lifelong interest in flight; he started building and testing modal airplanes in elementary school. He also learnt how to fly a plane at only 16. He flew 78 combat missions during the Korean War as a navy pilot, and logged more than 1000 hours as a test pilot before being a recruit to NASA’s (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) second group of astronauts in 1962.
Sadly Neil Armstrong died on the 25th August 2012 due to a complication from heart surgery. He was 82. Because of his achievements, the White House declared that flags across the country will fly at half-staff on Friday, the day of Armstrong’s funeral in Ohio.
Thursday, 23 August 2012
The sun
Over the years scientists have discovered many things, but none like this. This time they have discovered a magnetic field on the surface of the sun. The magnetic field arches loop from the surface of the sun to the corona, which is the upper atmosphere. The loops get hotter with height. We are able to see the loops because bright surface plasma flows along the curves.
Sunday, 12 August 2012
Olympic Legends
Introduction
We all know
Muhammad Ali, a famous boxer. We all know Pele, a famous footballer. Some of us
might know Jesse Owens, a famous athlete for track and field. We most certainly
know Usain Bolt, a very famous sprinter. Ali, Pele, and Jesse Owens were all
Olympic legends. Bolt quotes he is a legend, but what has he done to become a
legend? I know he has lots of world titles and is the fastest man on earth, but
what has he really done to become a legend?
Muhammad Ali
Now let's take
a look at a real legend, Muhammad Ali. He is an Olympic champion and everybody
knows his name, even people that don’t know anything about boxing, or they are
not interested in it they still know who Muhammad Ali is. He has won 100 of his
108 fights. In 1967 Ali was band from boxing for 3 and half years because he
refused to join the army. In 1970 he was allowed to box again and won the fight
against Jerry Quarry, but his next fight wasn’t very good because Frazier
knocked Ali out after 15 rounds. However, in 1974 he had a re-match and Ali won
reclaiming his title. By the late seventies Ali’s career was going down because
he was defeated by Leon Spinks in 1978. He lost again in 1980 against Larry
Holmes. In 1981 Muhammad Ali fought his last match and sadly lost it to. The
next day he announced he was retiring.
3 years later he got Parkinson disease. He
raised money for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson centre in Phoenix, Arizona. He
supported make a wish foundation and many other things. Ali has travelled to
lots of different countries including Mexico and Morocco to help those in need.
As a result of that he got a medal for freedom from President Gorge W Bush. He
also opened the Muhammad Ali centre in his home town Louisville, Kentucky. He
said “I am an ordinary man who worked to develop the talent I was given.” “I
believed in myself and believed in the goodness of others.” “My fans wanted to
build museum to acknowledge my achievements. I wanted more than building to
house my memorabilia, i wanted a place that would inspire to be the best they
could be at whatever they choose to do, and encourage them to be respectful of
one another.” Despite Ali’s illness he still remained active in public
life. Muhammad Ali embodies the real meaning of a legend.
See link:
http://www.ifhof.com/hof/pele.asp
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