Tamim ENC 1101 Ebbinghouse M/W 11am-12:15pm Compare Essay 02/27/2012 A Journey Towards Discovery Throughout history human beings have had an insatiable desire to venture into uncharted territories and discover the unknown. There are countless examples of historic and modern figures and their quest toward knowledge of the unseen. Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong were two of the greatest figures in history that paved the way toward discovering new territories that had not been so vastly known by men before.
They were both scientific explorers and supporters of knowledge and discovery. Their contributions in the fields of scientific discovery is widely known and considered to be a mile stone for new generations. They were both explorers, travelled great distances and were the first of their generation to discover a new place that was not well known to man. Although they were from different time and their journeys involved different means of travel and their quests were the same, discovering new places.
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who spent his early life studying language, astronomy, geography and history (Wikipedia 8).
He spent his adult life studying the ocean and appealing to the king Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to grant him financial support and a vessel to travel the vast seas in search of new land (Wikipedia 28).
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He was an explorer at heart and after many failed attempts to impress the king and queen, he was finally granted ships and the finances to discover new land in favor of Spain.
He embarked on four major voyages and on his fourth voyage he set foot on the Americas (Wikipedia 29).
Though he was not the first man or the first European to set foot in the Americas, he however, is considered to be the first European explorer to discover the Americas as we know and set routes for the rest of the world to follow. Just as Christopher Columbus was a pioneer in his field of ocean discovery, so was Neil Armstrong a forefather of space and lunar discovery. In his heart Neil Armstrong was a scientific explorer as was Christopher Columbus.
At the age of 17, Armstrong began studying aeronautical engineering at Purdue University (Wikipedia 6).
He was assigned to squadron 51, an all jest squadron after he became fully qualified as a naval aviator (Wikipedia 8).
When Neil Armstrong chose to be an astronaut, he was assigned to air force’s Man In Space Soonest program (Wikipedia 25).
During his career as an astronaut Neil Armstrong piloted different test flights and space launches in Gemini and Apollo missions in the same manner Christopher Columbus embarked on many voyages for his quest to discovery (Wikipedia 28).
Similarly he travelled vast distances during his space flights as did Columbus and spent his career in the field of exploring. Armstrong was not the first man in space; however, he was certainly the first man to step on the moon during his mission on Apollo 11 (Wikipedia 36).
Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong share a similar journey toward their dream for exploration and their outstanding achievement.
Their achievements in the field of discovery are known worldwide and they have been the first individuals of their generation to do so. Although they were separated by many generations and means of travel, they set a milestone that men of their time had not been able to do. They encouraged many generations after to explore and discover and follow their lead. Their added efforts led future explorers to take a comfortable step ahead and answered age long questions about what lies beyond.
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ORDINARY MEN by Christopher Browning Ordinary Men by Christopher Browning accounts for the actions of the German Order Police (more specifically the actions of Reserve Police Battalion 101 in Poland) and the role they played in the Second World War during the Jewish Holocaust. Police Battalion 101 was composed of veterans from World War One and men too old to be drafted into the regular forces: ...
They were two very different individuals and had two very distinct aspirations in life; however, they shared a common goal and achieved similar milestones that revolutionized the field of exploration and discovery for all the humanity. Works Cited 1. Wikipedia contributors. “Leonardo da Vinci. ” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 15 Feb. 2013. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. 2. Wikipedia contributors. “Christopher Columbus. ” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 15 Feb. 2013. Web. 21 Feb. 2013
