question: What could a poem writer and a movie director share? More than you think! Langston Hughes began writing poems in high school and soon became one of America's greatest writers. Most of his writing is about his experiences as an African American. He wrote poems about people who worked hard through life but still found things to be happy about. He wrote plays and books about justice for all people, and he wrote kids' books, too. The Sweet and Sour Animal Book is a book of his animal poems. Pictures and photos were used in the book. "Hold fast to dreams" is a line in a famous Hughes poem. That's exactly what he did throughout his life. When Steven Spielberg was in middle school, he wanted to make a film. He had an idea for a movie, but no money. He started a tree-planting business and made his film with the money he earned. Spielberg never stopped making films, even after many film schools refused him. Today he is one of the most popular and important filmmakers in the world. His movies are about people who are adventurous , brave, kind. His characters often fight for what is good. Some of his films are about his Jewish background, such as Schindler's List. Spielberg once said, "I don't dream that much at night because I dream for a living." In different ways, both Hughes and Spielberg have encouraged people of all ages to reach for their dreams.
1. What is the writers name?
2. What were most his writings about?
3. Did he write about justice?
4. For whom?
5. Who else did he write books for?
6. What was a famous line mentioned in his children's book?
7. What book was this line from?
8. Who wanted to make a film while in middle school?
9. Why couldn't he make one?
10. How did he earn money?
11. Did he stop making films?
12. Where is he now considered most popular?
13. What is his background?
14. Were his movies about this backgroud?
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answer: 1. Langston Hughes
2. his experiences
3. Yes
4. all people
5. kids
6. Hold fast to dreams
7. its a line in a famous Hughes poem
8. Steven Spielberg
9. no money
10. He started a tree-planting business
11. No
12. the world.
13. he has a Jewish background
14. Schindler's List

question: A geostationary orbit, geostationary Earth orbit or geosynchronous equatorial orbit (GEO) is a circular orbit above the Earth's equator and following the direction of the Earth's rotation. An object in such an orbit has an orbital period equal to the Earth's rotational period (one sidereal day) and thus appears motionless, at a fixed position in the sky, to ground observers. Communications satellites and weather satellites are often placed in geostationary orbits, so that the satellite antennas (located on Earth) that communicate with them do not have to rotate to track them, but can be pointed permanently at the position in the sky where the satellites are located. Using this characteristic, ocean color satellites with visible and near-infrared light sensors (e.g. the Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI)) can also be operated in geostationary orbit in order to monitor sensitive changes of ocean environments.

A geostationary orbit is a particular type of geosynchronous orbit, the distinction being that while an object in geosynchronous orbit returns to the same point in the sky at the same time each day, an object in geostationary orbit never leaves that position.

The notion of a geostationary space station equipped with radio communication was published in 1928 by Herman Potocnik. The first appearance of a geostationary orbit in popular literature was in the first Venus Equilateral story by George O. Smith, but Smith did not go into details. British science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke disseminated the idea widely, with more details on how it would work, in a 1945 paper entitled "Extra-Terrestrial Relays Can Rocket Stations Give Worldwide Radio Coverage?", published in "Wireless World" magazine. Clarke acknowledged the connection in his introduction to "The Complete Venus Equilateral". The orbit, which Clarke first described as useful for broadcast and relay communications satellites, is sometimes called the Clarke Orbit. Similarly, the Clarke Belt is the part of space about above sea level, in the plane of the equator, where near-geostationary orbits may be implemented. The Clarke Orbit is about in circumference.
1. What is a GEO
2. Where is it above?
3. How long is its rotational period
4. Does it appear to be moving
5. What type of orbit is a GEO
6. Who first talked about such an object?
7. In what story?
8. When did Herman Potocnik mention it
9. What was Arthur C. Clarke's paper called?
10. Where was it published?
11. When was it published?
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answer: 1. A geostationary orbit
2. Earth's equator
3. one sidereal day
4. No
5. a particular type
6. George O. Smith
7. Venus Equilateral story
8. 1928
9. Extra-Terrestrial Relays Can Rocket Stations Give Worldwide Radio Coverage?
10. Wireless World
11. 1945

question: CHAPTER IX: HONOURS

In half an hour Paolo returned leading two horses. By their trappings and appearance both had evidently belonged to officers.

"Take off the trappings," Hector said, "then put a saddle on one for me; shift your own saddle on to the other, and picket your own with the spare horses of the staff, then we will ride over and get my saddle, bridle, holsters, and trappings. The horse has carried me well ever since I left Paris, and I am grieved indeed to lose it."

"So am I, master; it was a good beast, but I think that either of these is as good, though it will be long before I get to like them as I did Scotty. We shall want housings for this second horse, master."

"Yes; there will be no difficulty about that. There are scores of dead horses on the field; choose one without any embroidery or insignia. You may as well take another pair of holsters with pistols."

Riding across to the spot where Enghien and his officers were forming up the prisoners, talking courteously to the Spanish officers and seeing to the wounded, Hector, leaving Paolo to find his fallen horse and shift his trappings to the one that he rode, cantered up to the spot where Enghien's white plume could be seen in the midst of a group of officers, among whom was General Gassion. He saluted as he came up.

"I am glad indeed to see you, Captain Campbell," Enghien said warmly, holding out his hand; "I feared that you were killed. Some of my friends told me that you were struck down in the third charge, and that they had not seen you since and feared that you were slain."
1. How many horses did Paolo bring?
2. What could be guessed about the horses' origins?
3. How long was he gone?
4. What did he need to ride and fetch?
5. Did he miss his own horse?
6. Where is he from originally?
7. Were there many dead horses in the battlefield?
8. Who was organizing prisoners?
9. What distinguishing feature did he have?
10. Which General saluted them?
11. Was Enghien happy to see him?
12. What rumor had he heard?
13. During which charge?
14. Who had told him this rumor?
15. Where did Hector tell Paolo to take holsters and pistols from?
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answer:
1. two
2. they had belonged to officers.
3. half an hour
4. saddle, bridle, holsters, and trappings
5. Yes
6. Paris
7. Yes
8. Enghien
9. white plume
10. General Gassion
11. Yes
12. he was killed
13. the third
14. Some of his friends
15. dead horse