Ilan Ramon - The First Israeli Astronaut

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Space Exploration - Check these links

NASA - Home
News, links, mission schedules, and NASA for kids.

NASA - NASA Kids' Club
The recent flyby of Mercury by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has given scientists an entirely new look at a planet once thought to have characteristics ...

http://science.nasa.gov/
News and features about NASA research, aimed at the general public. Includes sections on astronomy, space science, beyond rocketry, living in space, ...

NASA Human Space Flight
Coverage of current Space Shuttle and International Space Station missions. Also includes links to past space flights, Mars exploration, ...

NASA World Wind
NASA thanks Sun Microsystems for their support in the development of World Wind Java. This generous support has led to the very artful and exemplary use of ...

NASA's Visible Earth
NASA's Visible Earth catalog of NASA images and animations of our home planet.

Risk - Anaïs Nin

And then the day came,
when the risk
to remain
tight in a bud
was more painful
than the risk
it took
to Blossom.

Anaïs Nin

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On taking risks

"Part of the process of change is to work to share who we really are as men. We live in a society where, for men, being tough, in control and competitive (by definition, against others and other gender stereotypes are qualities that are rewarded in when we work and play.)

The expression, "men have a lot of buddies, but no real friends," can be a place to start. We need to be open and honest about...yes....about how we feel.

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What are our hopes, fears, doubts and joys regarding our relationships,parents, school, work etc.?
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Risk Taking Ladies

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Dealing with peer pressure

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Adolescent Risk-Taking

Do you feel pressured to make risky choices by friends?
Do you rush into decisions?
Do you think it is uncool to try things in a safe manner?
Are dangerous risks more exciting? Do they feel more like you?
Do you make dangerous choices to show others?
Does it feel as though it's happening "in a dream" when you make dangerous choices?

Juno - Fun in taking risks

"JUNO screenwriter Diablo Cody and actress Ellen Page discuss what taking risks means to them ."




From: FoxSearchlight

Fran Watson

"If at first you don’t succeed, think how many people you’ve made happy." -H. Duane Black
Fran Watson has created a web page for the benefit od others. Fran offers "Hints, Tips, Resources, Poems, Articles and More".

The following text seems to sum up Fran's motivations:

"This world needs what you have to give. Open up the areas of your being; expose them to yourself - to others. You are valuable. You are unique. You have much to give. Do not be afraid to give it.

As we risk ourselves, we grow. Each new experience is a risk: we can try, and maybe fail, and as a result, grow - or hold back and stagnate.

You have the potential to be anything you want to be! You are free to choose. You are limited only by your fears. Let your dreams take over, fly with the eagles, soar into life, the world is waiting for you!"

Copyright 1987 Fran Watson

Risk poem

"A friend of mine found this poem. I don't know who authored it, but it's good. As we get older many of us stop taking risks. It may be safe but, but you may sacrifice your freedom."
From: FA360


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Teenagers and Risk-taking at Camp

"Adolescence is a time when young people experiment with many aspects of life - testing how things fit together and using this process to define and shape how they think and how they fit into the world. This is a time when teens are learning how to become their "own person." Teens are involved in risk-taking that is not always harmful. Frequently, risk-taking in teens is a normal, healthy, developmental behavior for adolescents..." (read more)