Songs for Twin Tower For the United States, the events of September 11, 2001, and the post-9/11 developments arc full of historical drama. In The 9/11 Commission Report, the summary of the drama is stark: 'On September 11, the nation suffered the largest loss of life-2,973-- on its soil as a result of hostile attack in its history.' This description is usually accompanied by countless stories and mini- histories involving persons,

Gemini Project NASA's Gemini Program was important for the contemporary accomplishments of the U.S. space program thoruhg its many contributions in the dawn of space travel. This work seeks to identify the significant benefits made by the Gemini program to NASA and the entire U.S. At large. Project Gemini NASA reports that the second manned space program was named Gemini and was announced in January 1962. The project was named Gemini for the

When it is flown at half-staff because of a death or series of deaths, it should be first hoisted to the top of the pole for an instant and then lowered to halfway. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. "Half-staff" means lowering the flag to one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff. Crepe streamers may be

Villasenor, Victor. Rain of Gold, 1991. What time period does this book cover? What historical events are referenced in the story? The book takes the reader through three generations of a Mexican-American family, beginning with the early part of the 20th century, chronicling the Mexican Revolution to the end of Prohibition. As it is a memoir, it also contains references of the author's present day. Describe and compare the birthplaces of both Victor's

Ghost Story, starring Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, John Houseman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Alice Krige, Patricia Neal, and Craig Wasson pits four elderly men and a pair of twin sons, against a female ghost who is looking for revenge. The movie is based on the book, "Ghost Story," written by Peter Straub. While many horror novels have been turned into well-made and successful movies, (think Steven King), this movie is not

100). This story told by the sarcophagus is an important one because of the way it provides us with insights into Maya religion and history. However, it is also important because it has become one of the artifacts that 20th-century writers have used to spin fantastic stories about how the earth has been visited by extraterrestrial creatures, whose images appear on the sarcophagus lid of Pacal, in addition to other