Air and Space Museum

     Last week, on Thursday we went on a field trip to the Air and Space Museum. We met at the Smithsonian Metro station and walked toward the museum. The museum was well organized with high security where we as well as our bags were checked properly.

    In the morning time the museum was not crowded so that we could see things clearly. We followed our teacher's instructions and got to know about the museum. We went inside the room about science, pressure, speed, water, air and vacuums. This helped us to know how airplanes are built.

    In the picture on the left , you can see that water does not compress easily so that the speed of the water increases in the narrow space, in contrast the speed of the water flow slows down on the broad part.

 In the picture on the right, the continuous air pressure from the blower flows around the ball and forms low pressure around the ball. Due to the low pressure, the ball starts to fall however the high surrounding pressure shoves it back and that keeps the ball up without falling.

   

     As we were walking around we found one great instructor who was really nice. His name was Mark Goldberg. He took us step by step to make us understand about the creation from small to giant airplane and rockets. His English was clear with audible sound which made it easier to understand.

 The creators were the Wright brothers, who were bike mechanics. Their strong will and dedication led to the invention of the airplane.

   
 I was glad to see all the real airplanes, from the invention until today. I had lot of fun when I got inside the airplane and saw how they were built in the past.

  

Field Trip to Air and Space Museum

Tomorrow, Stratford ESL will take a field trip to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall.  We will meet at 10 a.m. outside of the Smithsonian Metro station and walk down the mall to the museum.

For homework this weekend you can write a blog post about your experience at the museum.  I'll take some photos that you can use.  While the museum itself is free, if you'd like to see one of the IMAX 3-D movies the tickets are $9.

See you tomorrow at 10 a.m.!  

Free Books in Stratford Falls Church Library

     Students can get old edition books for free now in Falls Church Stratford University. As the new edition books are available, there is not enough space for those old edition books.  All types of books from different faculties are available in the Falls Church Stratford library such as Health, Literature, Computer Science, Dictionary and Math. For example, Oxford Dictionary and Saladin sixth edition Anatomy and Physiology was available.

     Nick Patel MBA student at Stratford said," It is very helpful for my data, assignment, PPT file and I can achieve the the advance knowledge in the field of accounting." According to the students they are happy to study and take free books with them as their choice.

    Student can read those free books online too. Incontrast, new edition books are not available online. Students can  study by downloading and creating the email in online Book Shelf. As students could learn online in mobile phone too which makes them easier, faster as well as comfortable. Pruthvi Gukunti IT student at Stratford said," It's easy to find the data, project work and presentation. It is really helpful."

     Students can directly go to the library and take the books with out showing any ID and do not have to fill up any form. According to Jade Woodridge the Stratford University Falls Church librarian," These books are free, we  do not have space for collection. Take as many as you like."

Middle Adulthood and Late Adulthood

     The time periods of middle adulthood and late adulthood are not exactly proved, but are generally categorized as 40 to 65 years and over 65 years respectively. People have different thoughts about both stages of life. Some may like middle adulthood, whereas some may prefer late adulthood. There are advantages and disadvantages in both stages of life. Middle adulthood is preferable because one has met their goals,  has the power of decision making and responsibilities to assist the new generation.

     Middle adulthood is the period when most people have achieved their goals and have a settled life. After finishing their studies, in the period of middle adulthood they have selected their major job for better retirement. They have their own families where they've got responsibilities as well as the decision making power. They could decide which type of lifestyle they want. They have to work on being a role model for their next generation. In this period, they have to work on saving money thinking for their retirement,which is a sort of challenge for them, maintaining balance between present and future.

     In the period of late adulthood people are retired and are free from lots of responsibilities, but they have to deal with some physical problems. In this period of time they can fulfill their incomplete dreams. They can feel satisfied with the outcomes that they have achieved and be happy living an active lifestyle. This is the free time for them to take rest, travel and do the things they want to.  In contrast, they feel disappointed about their deterioration in their physical appearance like weakness, decrease memory power, increases the rates of disease and drops the intellectual capacity. Some of them become the victims of loneliness and some stay in the old age houses. They are mentally prepared for the term death. There will be some unhappiness being separated from their family.

     I would like to be in middle adulthood because I will have my own settled life with my family. I can be independent with decision making power. I will also like to be as a role model for my future generation where I can guide them for their better life. I would like to teach them my culture, traditions, language, customs and values to keep them alive generation to generation. 

      In conclusion, middle adulthood and late adult hood both have lots of advantages and disadvantages. However, middle adulthood is preferable for its mental, physical and intellectual health. Whereas, in late adult hood peoples abilities are diminishing slowly more into a dependent stage.