Have you ever seen this big airplane

This is so amazing becasue Boeing 747 is carrying 400 passengers.

Designed for Pan American to replace the 707, the giant Boeing 747 rre

volutionized long-distance air travel when it entered service in 1970. carrying 400 passengers two and a half times more than the 707 it offered for lower seat-mile costs. peopelled by four powerful and efficient high-bypass turbofan engines, the Jumba jet spawned a new generation of wide- body airliners from Airbus, Lockheed, McDonnell Douglas, and later Boeing.

Natioanl Ait and Space Museum

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History

Originally called the National Air Museum when it was formed on August 12, 1946 by an act of Congress, some pieces in the National Air and Space Museum collection date back to the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia after which the Chinese Imperial Commission donated a group of kites to the Smithsonian. The Stringfellow steam engine intended for aircraft was accessioned into the collection in 1889, the first piece actively acquired by the Smithsonian now in the current NASM collection.
After the establishment of the museum, there was no one building that could hold all the items to be displayed. Some pieces were on display in the Arts and Industries Building, some were stored in a shed in the Smithsonian's South Yard that came to be known as the "Air and Space Building", and the larger missiles and rockets were displayed outdoors in "Rocket Row."
The combination of the large numbers of aircraft donated to the Smithsonian after World War II and the need for hangar and factory space for the Korean War drove the Smithsonian to look for its own facility to store and restore aircraft. The current Garber Facility was ceded to the Smithsonian by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission in 1952 after the curator Paul E. Garber spotted the wooded area from the air. Bulldozers from Fort Belvoir and prefabricated buildings from the United States Navy kept the initial costs low.
The space race in the 1950s and 1960s led to the renaming of the Museum to the "National Air and Space Museum", and finally congressional passage of appropriations for the construction of the new exhibition hall, which opened July 1, 1976 at the height of the United States Bicentennial festivities. The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center opened in 2003, funded by a private donation.
The museum will receive several artifacts, including a former camera, that were removed from the Hubble Space Telescope and returned to Earth after Space Shuttle mission STS-125, which was Hubble Service Mission 4. The museum also holds the backup mirror for the Hubble which, unlike the one that was launched, was ground to the correct shape. There were once plans for it to receive the Hubble itself, but plans to return it to Earth were scrapped after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003; the mission was re-considered as too risky.
The Smithsonian has also been promised the International Cometary Explorer, which is currently in a solar orbit that occasionally brings it back to Earth, should NASA attempt to recover it.

Natioanl Ait and Space Museum

The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Washington, D.C., United States, and is the most popular of the Smithsonian museums. It maintains the largest collection of aircraft and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and spaceflight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics. Almost all space and aircraft on display are originals or backup crafts to the originals.
Because of the museum site's close proximity to the United States Capitol, the Smithsonian Institution wanted a building that would be architecturally impressive but would not stand out too boldly against the Capitol Building. St. Louis-based architect Gyo Obata of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum accepted the challenge and designed the museum as four simple marble-encased cubes containing the smaller and more theatrical exhibits, connected by three spacious steel-and-glass atria which house the larger exhibits such as missiles, airplanes and spacecraft. The massing of the museum echoes the National Gallery of Art across the National Mall, and uses the same pink Tennessee marble as the National Gallery. Built by Gilbane Building Company, the museum was completed in 1976. The west glass wall of the building is used for the installation of airplanes, functioning as a giant door.

Apollo at Natioanl Air and Space Museum

NASA's Apollo Program landed the first humans on Earth's moon. US President John F. Kennedy announced his support for a manned moon landing on May 25, 1961, as part of a special address to a joint session of Congress

Kennedy's goal was accomplished during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969 with the landing of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, while Michael Collins orbited above. Five subsequent Apollo missions also landed astronauts on the Moon, the last one in December 1972. In these six Apollo spaceflights twelve men walked on the Moon. These are the only times humans have landed on another celestial body.[2] The Apollo program, specifically the lunar landings, has been called the greatest technological achievement in human history

Do you know how many parks in VA?

There are a lot of parks in VA. I have been many parks, but I think the one of beautiful parks is Burke Lake park that is located on 123 Ox road. It takes only 15 or 20 minutes to drive from Annandale. Last Sunday, I went to there with my wife after a Sunsay service.

See that park, look that park. How do you feel? it is so fresh right?

Are you really stressful? Do you have a lot of anxiety and worry? Get out of your homem go there and take rest at the park. Your mind and body are going to recover naturally.

Apple picking

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Have you eaten these apples? It was so great. I have not eaten this very delicious apple so far.

If you want to taste this apple? please call me or visit our school. I am going to give an apple to you ~~~

Apple picking

I have been so busy every Saturday, so I couldn't go to Washington D.C for my final project. Every Saturday, I have to do a lot of things. Last Saturday, my wife and I went to an apple farm. It was a first time to visit there. A lot of apples were hanging on the tree. it looked very delicious and beautiful. In this farm, the price was only $14 of a box, so it was cheaper than others. I bought 3 boxes for my church members. Many American families were picking apples when I got there. Here is the picture that I am picking apples. It was so funny and interesting.

I am going to give the address of the farm to my classmates. If you have a time, please go there with your family. I think you will be satisfied.

Address: 121 winesap lane huntly va 22627 Phone: 540-635-5537

It takes 1 and half hours from Annandale to the Farm.

Have a great time my friends

Racial profiling

I watched a movie which is Harold&Kumar escape from Guantanamo Bay. It was vey fun and showy. In that movie, I could see some examples of racial stereotyping and profiling. I want to talk about the story of the movie. There are two actors who are Harold and Kumar. They are close friends. Some days, they want to go to somewhere, so they took an airplane. In the movie, as soon as they sat on the sheet, one old white lady was afraid of seeing somebody who looks an Arab. I believe that she thought people are from the Middle East are terrorists. She already had racial stereotyping. Even though terrorists who came from the Middle East attacked World trade center, all people from the Middle East are never terrorists. Why do they stereotype that they are terrorists? After 9/11, some white Americans thinks like that. It should be stopped because this problem might make bigger problem between ethnic groups and Americans.
In the movie, I found one example of racial profiling. When Kumar passed security door, one security staff told him that he wants to have security check from Kumar even though the security door didn’t beep. So, Kumar complained about security check. He said,” you check me because of skin color.” From the situation, we easily see this racial profiling from the airport. If white people pass the security door, do they catch them? I do not think so. I do not know exactly I am doing prejudging, but many ethnic groups have a same idea as me. When police catch somebody, they show their identification or say clearly, but police still believe them. What does it affect to that police? Why do not police believe them? Is the problem skin color? That is one of reasons I believe. Some months ago, similar situation happened in Massachusetts. One African American professor was arrested by police when the professor entered his house. He showed his identification and told about who he is to police, but he was arrested. That situation rose like racism in the United States. Many people who are minority groups believe that is racism, white might not say, “No.” How are we going to accept this problem and react against that situation? Do we have to fight against white and government? I do not think so, but we should rise our voice when this racism happens.
It is a little confusing that it is bilingual issue or not, but I am going to discuss it. In the movie, Harold and Kumar escaped from the prison and then their parents were called to the security office. Harold’s parents came form Korea. They have been American citizen for 40 years. However, police asked Harold’s parents in Korean and then he translated into English, but they already speak English fluently. I think the boss understood their conversation. I do not understand why they asked them in Korean again even though Harold’s parents spoke good English. The police prejudged that they cannot speak English well. Did police feel that their pronunciation was unclear? So, they asked in Korean language. I do not think so. There pronunciation was perfect I understood when I watch the movie. I think this scene is related to bilingual issue.
How am I going to handle problem situation related with racism or bilingualism in my future class? This question is really not easy to answer, but I am going to make a standard and regulations before I teach students. First, I will never judge my students ethnically and also never prejudge my students. I am going to think many times before I do. Then I will behave rationally. While I have been in the Unites States, I have seen and heard many ethnic issues and problems. I think this information helps me teaching my future students. I am going to learn more and study continually for future class while I am attending at Midwest University.