In the early 1960s, America and the Soviet Union were involved in the Space Race. This started when the Soviets launched Sputnik, the first satellite, in 1957. Later, President John F. Kennedy declared in a speech that by the end of 1969, America would put a man on the moon. From that moment on, American society dedicated efforts to reach that goal. Schools increased math and science programs. Businesses spent money on aerodynamics and space research. Factories increased production to provide materials to NASA, so it could build test rockets. These efforts motivated American youths to explore amateur rocketry. One such youth was Homer Hickam, the son of a coal miner. He began a rocket club with friends from high school, and their discoveries in rocketry attracted some attention. As a result of his designs in high school, Homer won several science contests and an academic scholarship to study at Virginia Tech. After graduating, he served as an officer in Vietnam and then went to work for NASA in 1981. He worked on such projects as the Hubble Space Telescope. 20
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In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next

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