Annotated Bibliography
(72), Their Covers. "A Month of Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoons – Day 30." Comics
Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources. Web. 05 Feb. 2012. <http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/03/30/a-month-of-pulitzer-prize-winning-cartoons-day-30/>.
The political cartoon on this website was a primary source, showing the tension between the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union, that eventually led to America landing its men on the moon.
"Apollo 11." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
This secondary source gave me basic information about the moon landing and some of the history behind it.
Armstrong, Neil. "Astronaut Neil Armstrong's Speech on the Moon, 1969 - Apollo
11." Welcome to ClassBrain.com. Web. 18 July 2011. <http://www.classbrain.com/artteenst/publish/article_117.shtml>.
This is a primary source that includes Armstrong’s original thoughts and responses before landing on the moon. This showed the importance of the mission of Apollo 11 and why it was such an important success.
@betsymason, Follow. "The Incredible Things NASA Did to Train Apollo Astronauts |
Wired Science | Wired.com." Wired.com. Web. 05 Feb. 2012. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/07/moon-landing-gallery/?pid=1676>.
The picture I used from this website is a primary source, showing what astronauts did in preparation for landing on the moon.
"Buzz Aldrin Biography." Www.biography.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.
<http://www.biography.com/people/buzz-aldrin-9179894>.
The picture used from this website is a primary source, and is used so that viewers can see what Aldrin looks like. This source is also used as a secondary source because I use the background information to give more of an idea of who he is.
Carlisle, Rodney P. Exploring Space. New York, NY: Facts On File, 2005. Print.
This secondary source helped me understand the type of technology that space engineering used prior to landing on the moon.
"The Cold War & Space Race." Vibrationdata. Web. 05 Feb. 2012.
<http://www.vibrationdata.com/SpaceRace.htm>.
This secondary source gave me a brief detail of what happened in the Space Race between America and the Soviet Union. I also used some of these pictures as primary sources to enhance the look of the website.
"Earth's Moon: Formation, Composition, and Orbit." Space.com. Space, n.d. Web. 29
Jan. 2013. <http://www.space.com/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-
and-orbit.html>.
The primary source on this website is the picture of the moon, used to enhance the website and show the celestial object that the entire site is about.
"John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address â“ 50th Anniversary | | Break
WatercoolerBreak Watercooler." John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address â“ 50th Anniversary. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
This website has a picture of John F. Kennedy, which is a primary source. This picture was used so that there could be a visual of President Kennedy. This source is also used as a secondary source because I use the background information to give more of an idea of who he is.
John F. Kennedy's Moon Speech to Congress - May 25, 1961. Dir. John F. Kennedy. Perf.
John F. Kennedy. John F. Kennedy's Moon Speech to Congress - May 25, 1961. 13 Oct. 2006. Web. 18 July 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kza-iTe2100>.
President Kennedy’s speech is a primary source. He explains the dream and hope of a man walking on the moon.
"Landing a Man on the Moon: The Public's View." Landing a Man on the Moon: The
Public's View. Gallup Polls, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
<http://www.gallup.com/poll/3712/landing-man-moon-publics-view.aspx>.
This secondary source is a poll showing Americans’ view on the moon landing. The information from this poll helped me better understand the impact the moon landing had on the people.
"Landing on Moon Made an Impact." San Angelo Standard Times. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
This secondary source provided more information on the effects the moon landing had on America.
McLaughlin, Martin. "The Moon Landings in Historical Perspective." Wsws.org.
World Socialist Web Site, July 1999. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.
This secondary source looks back at the moon landing and the author gives his insight on how it affected America. This helped me take a better look at how the moon landing was a turning point in history
"Neil A. Armstrong." NASA. NASA, Aug. 2012. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.
<http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/bios/neilabio.html>.
This biography of Neil Armstrong is a secondary source, but the picture of him, which is used as a visual to see who Armstrong is, is a primary source. This source is also used as a secondary source because I use the background information to give more of an idea of who he is.
"Old Parliament House | The Political Cartoons of John Frith | The Herald." Home ·
Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Web. 05 Feb. 2012. <http://moadoph.gov.au/exhibitions/online/frith/theherald-04.html>.
This is a primary source because the political cartoon was done within 1951 and 1969. This cartoon helped to show that the Soviet Union put a man in space and the United States hadn't yet.
Przybys, John. "Moon Landing Taught Us Much about Science -- and Ourselves."
Lvrj.com. Las Vegas Review Journal, 16 July 2009. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.
<http://www.lvrj.com/living/49971857.html>.
This is a secondary source that was very useful because it provided information on how technology and Americans and their thoughts had changed after we landed on the moon.
Safire, William. "In Event of Moon Disaster." Letter to H.R. Haldeman. 18 July
1969. William Safire's Finest Speech. 28 Sept. 2009. Web. 12 July 2011. <http://gawker.com/5369364/william-safires-finest-speech>.
This primary source from William Safire was essential to supporting my thesis because it describes how far our limits have expanded since the success of Apollo 11. His letter fully supports my thesis.
(72), Their Covers. "A Month of Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoons – Day 30." Comics
Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources. Web. 05 Feb. 2012. <http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/03/30/a-month-of-pulitzer-prize-winning-cartoons-day-30/>.
The political cartoon on this website was a primary source, showing the tension between the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union, that eventually led to America landing its men on the moon.
"Apollo 11." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
This secondary source gave me basic information about the moon landing and some of the history behind it.
Armstrong, Neil. "Astronaut Neil Armstrong's Speech on the Moon, 1969 - Apollo
11." Welcome to ClassBrain.com. Web. 18 July 2011. <http://www.classbrain.com/artteenst/publish/article_117.shtml>.
This is a primary source that includes Armstrong’s original thoughts and responses before landing on the moon. This showed the importance of the mission of Apollo 11 and why it was such an important success.
@betsymason, Follow. "The Incredible Things NASA Did to Train Apollo Astronauts |
Wired Science | Wired.com." Wired.com. Web. 05 Feb. 2012. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/07/moon-landing-gallery/?pid=1676>.
The picture I used from this website is a primary source, showing what astronauts did in preparation for landing on the moon.
"Buzz Aldrin Biography." Www.biography.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.
<http://www.biography.com/people/buzz-aldrin-9179894>.
The picture used from this website is a primary source, and is used so that viewers can see what Aldrin looks like. This source is also used as a secondary source because I use the background information to give more of an idea of who he is.
Carlisle, Rodney P. Exploring Space. New York, NY: Facts On File, 2005. Print.
This secondary source helped me understand the type of technology that space engineering used prior to landing on the moon.
"The Cold War & Space Race." Vibrationdata. Web. 05 Feb. 2012.
<http://www.vibrationdata.com/SpaceRace.htm>.
This secondary source gave me a brief detail of what happened in the Space Race between America and the Soviet Union. I also used some of these pictures as primary sources to enhance the look of the website.
"Earth's Moon: Formation, Composition, and Orbit." Space.com. Space, n.d. Web. 29
Jan. 2013. <http://www.space.com/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-
and-orbit.html>.
The primary source on this website is the picture of the moon, used to enhance the website and show the celestial object that the entire site is about.
"John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address â“ 50th Anniversary | | Break
WatercoolerBreak Watercooler." John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address â“ 50th Anniversary. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
This website has a picture of John F. Kennedy, which is a primary source. This picture was used so that there could be a visual of President Kennedy. This source is also used as a secondary source because I use the background information to give more of an idea of who he is.
John F. Kennedy's Moon Speech to Congress - May 25, 1961. Dir. John F. Kennedy. Perf.
John F. Kennedy. John F. Kennedy's Moon Speech to Congress - May 25, 1961. 13 Oct. 2006. Web. 18 July 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kza-iTe2100>.
President Kennedy’s speech is a primary source. He explains the dream and hope of a man walking on the moon.
"Landing a Man on the Moon: The Public's View." Landing a Man on the Moon: The
Public's View. Gallup Polls, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
<http://www.gallup.com/poll/3712/landing-man-moon-publics-view.aspx>.
This secondary source is a poll showing Americans’ view on the moon landing. The information from this poll helped me better understand the impact the moon landing had on the people.
"Landing on Moon Made an Impact." San Angelo Standard Times. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
This secondary source provided more information on the effects the moon landing had on America.
McLaughlin, Martin. "The Moon Landings in Historical Perspective." Wsws.org.
World Socialist Web Site, July 1999. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.
This secondary source looks back at the moon landing and the author gives his insight on how it affected America. This helped me take a better look at how the moon landing was a turning point in history
"Neil A. Armstrong." NASA. NASA, Aug. 2012. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.
<http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/bios/neilabio.html>.
This biography of Neil Armstrong is a secondary source, but the picture of him, which is used as a visual to see who Armstrong is, is a primary source. This source is also used as a secondary source because I use the background information to give more of an idea of who he is.
"Old Parliament House | The Political Cartoons of John Frith | The Herald." Home ·
Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Web. 05 Feb. 2012. <http://moadoph.gov.au/exhibitions/online/frith/theherald-04.html>.
This is a primary source because the political cartoon was done within 1951 and 1969. This cartoon helped to show that the Soviet Union put a man in space and the United States hadn't yet.
Przybys, John. "Moon Landing Taught Us Much about Science -- and Ourselves."
Lvrj.com. Las Vegas Review Journal, 16 July 2009. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.
<http://www.lvrj.com/living/49971857.html>.
This is a secondary source that was very useful because it provided information on how technology and Americans and their thoughts had changed after we landed on the moon.
Safire, William. "In Event of Moon Disaster." Letter to H.R. Haldeman. 18 July
1969. William Safire's Finest Speech. 28 Sept. 2009. Web. 12 July 2011. <http://gawker.com/5369364/william-safires-finest-speech>.
This primary source from William Safire was essential to supporting my thesis because it describes how far our limits have expanded since the success of Apollo 11. His letter fully supports my thesis.