The word “generous” comes from the Latin word “generousus” meaning “noble birth, royalty.” How does this help us understand what “generous” in paragraph 1 means?
In 2005, Dr. Greg Olsen became the third person ever to travel into outer space as a private
citizen. Unlike NASA astronauts who earn a generous salary, he bought his own ticket into space.
He paid about $20 million for the trip, a ten-day orbit aboard the Expedition 11 Russian Soyuz
rocket, which docked at the International Space Station. He also took responsibility for his own
training. The space flight was the achievement of a lifetime for the New Jersey entrepreneur and
college physics professor
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Knowing that the word "generous" originally meant "noble birth, royalty" helps us understand that in paragraph 1, "generous" is referring to a high salary or a significant amount of money. This implies that NASA astronauts earn a substantial income, while Dr. Greg Olsen, as a private citizen, had to spend a significant amount of money to go to outer space.
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