In this unit, we have a lot of writings that are non-fiction. They all have a similar style of writing, and this style of writing is informational. "A Night to Remember'' by Walter Lord uses sequential order to express what it was like to be on The Titanic when it hit the Titanic. "Address to the Nation of the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger'' which was a speech by Ronald Reagan. They use compare and contrast to compare and contrast the tragedy of the Challenger. Even though both stories are about people affected by tragedy and they are informational texts, they both have advantages and disadvantages. In "Address to the Nation of the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger" they use compare and contrast to tell the tragedy of the Challenger. There are a couple of advantages and disadvantages to using this writing style. An example of an advantage is, "Their dedication was, like Drake's, complete." When they compare and contrast something to their story, it can make it easier to see or tell what they are trying to say. This is because somebody might …show more content…
They explain the tragedy of The Titanic. This has some positives and negatives to using this. An example of a disadvantage is that, "The next instant it was gone, drifting astern into the dark." The story does not give much about what exactly happened. All the writing told me was they saw it, then it disappeared. While this is a negative of using sequence, there are some positives to using it. An example of a positive using sequence is, "Mrs. John Jacob Astor thought there was some mishap in the kitchen." This shows that they are showing the point of view of passengers on The Titanic. This is a positive because it shows what people were thinking at the time of the iceberg hitting the massive ship. While sequence has a lot of negatives, it has a lot more positives using sequence. This lets your readers have a better understanding of your
Heroes of Space In a person’s lifetime, many things can happen including death. In 1986 seven individuals, Michael Smith, Dick Scobee, Judith Resnic, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe, lost their lives doing what they loved most. The tragedy of the shuttle challenger brought much pain to the nation that day. Along with the pain comes grieving. The nation grieved the loss of these seven wonderful individuals and hoped to find peace and comfort for the days to come
The Explosion of the Challenger Space Shuttle was a national tragedy as it was the first time we had astronauts die during flight on a shuttle. The type of Speech that former President Ronald Reagan gave was an informative speech on the Challenger explosion that occurred January 28, 1986. During this time, the United States were still pioneering the way for space travel, even though we had already gone to the moon. As Reagan Stated, “We’ve grown used to the idea of space, and, perhaps we forget that
The Challenger space shuttle disaster is a tragedy that defined America in the 1980s. At the time, space exploration was growing at a rapid rate, and NASA had successfully completed a numerous amount of missions. The crew consisted of the typical seven members, however this exploration was especially exciting. NASA would be sending its first teacher, Christa McAuliffe, to space. She would be completing two lessons while aboard the Challenger. The popularity of this specific mission caused Americans
The significant engineering failure that will be analyzed is the Space Shuttle Challenger. In 1986, the Challenger faced many launch delays. The first delay of the Challenger was due to the expected weather front and presence of the Vice President (ENGINEERING.com). Since rain and cold temperatures were expected to move into the area, they didn’t want the Vice President to make unnecessary trips. However, the launch window became perfect weather conditions due the weather front stalling. The second
The final flight of the Challenger Space Shuttle is a story of pure excitement and terror. Seven brave astronauts ascended into the sky on the cold morning of January 28th, 1986, powered by two solid rocket boosters. 73 seconds into the flight, however, the shuttle's external tank exploded, and the once breathtaking sight of a rocket launching became a terrifying cloud of debris. Following the disaster, President Ronald Reagan attempted to alleviate the pain of a nation and families, despite not
President Reagan’s Challenger Disaster Speech Analysis This speech was made by our 40th President Ronald Reagan on January twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred eighty-six . Originally slated to be the State of the Union Address, President Reagan instead addressed the tragedy of the Challenger Space Shuttle that exploded mid-flight earlier that day. The seven-member crew perished in the explosion including Christa McAuliffe, who would have been the first teacher in space. In the twenty-five years
Despite strict safety regulations and careful consideration of risks and risk mitigation within engineering, tragic disasters still occur, unfortunately. One such disaster was the explosion of the NASA space shuttle, Challenger. On January 28, 1986, the Challenger disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean 73 seconds after launch, killing all seven astronauts on board. This catastrophe was caused by the failure of an O-ring seal in the right solid rocket booster at launch. The O-ring failed because it
purpose is not relevant to the current situation. On January 28th, 1986 the shuttle challenger exploded 73 seconds into its take off. President Ronald Reagan wrote a critical speech to address the tragedy that had struck our nation that day. It is highly evident in his address that kept audience, setting, and purpose in mind. He comforts a worried public using calm tone and simple yet effective
communicators such as President Ronald Reagan. In response to the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion on January 28th, 1986 where seven brave American’s gave their lives. President Ronald Reagan made history with his famous speech, which didn’t only serve to address the great tragedy, but served as a focal point of comfort for the grieving nation. He commemorated the seven heroes who had fallen that morning in route to outer space; he expressed gratitude to NASA for their past developments and encouraged
rhetorically great speeches. One of these is his world-renowned speech given to the nation after the explosion of the Challenger shuttle January 26, 1986. George W. Bush, a president just as distinguished as Reagan delivers a speech on February 1, 2003 on a parallel account. Another shuttle, the Columbia, exploded with similar characteristics, and in much the same way, Bush’s speech resembled Reagan’s address to the nation. There were many parallels with the two speeches, structure and content wise; however
White house, January 28, 1986 President Ronald Reagan delivers his speech The Challenger Disaster; hours after the space shuttle The Challenger explodes while in take off. Thousands witnessed this horrifying event live in person and on television. This mission was very unique allowing the first civilian to ever be allowed in space during a mission. She was aboard The Challenger as an observer in the NASA Teacher in Space Program. Ironically, nineteen years before this disaster, three astronauts were
reported that day on NBC Nightly News. “From mission control: silence.” This paper examines the tragic events of January 28, 1986, when the Challenger space shuttle exploded shortly after liftoff, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members. The analysis aims to uncover the factors contributing to this disaster, providing a chronological overview of the Challenger launch and highlighting key decisions leading up to the incident. Additionally, it explores immediate technical failures and broader organizational
risk is throwing something at someone, or talking out of line on purpose during class, knowing you should not do it. It is the choice you are making that you can make whether it is positive or negative. The speech “Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger,” by President Ronald Reagan. “The Vanishing Island,” an article by Anya Groner. “The Day I Saved A Life,” an essay by Thomas Ponce. All three learn something positive, like
to serve on the Rogers Commission investigation of the Challenger explosion in 1986 (Slone, Challenger). After reluctantly agreeing to join the commission, he began to truly sink his teeth into the problem. By going directly to the people who designed and built the shuttle, Feynman was able to learn just exactly how dangerous shuttle flight actually could be. The official NASA figure for the chance of shuttle failure was 1 in 100,000 (Challenger). In the course of his research, Feynman came to the