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    Amelia Earhart Women should try to do the impossible like men and when they don’t succeed it should be a challenge for others. Even though she tried to fly around the world and failed, Amelia Earhart was a very determined women and should be remembered. Because she fought for international peace and equality for woman. She also was the first person to attempt to fly around the world. Amelia Earhart had a lot of firsts. On December 28, 1920 pilot Frank Hawks gave Amelia Earhart her first…

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    Courage is the price that life wants for granting peace” This is one of Amelia Earhart’s quotes. Amelia had proven many things in her lifetime and had affected many people in her life. She was the first woman to fly across the atlantic ocean in 1932. These are some of the many things that makes up her life and have proven her to be one of the most influential person in the world. Amelia Earhart had made many accomplishments during her lifetime. One example would be that she was the first woman…

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    Haley Cartner 04/05/2017 Amelia Earhart Brief description of their life: Amelia was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24,1897. She spent most of her time at her grandparents, who were middle class. Amelia’s mother Amy Otis married a promising man, that a problem with alcohol. Her father Edwin Earhart was always searching for ways to establish his career and he made sure that his family was taken care of financially. When her father’s drinking got bad, Amelia’s mother would shuttle her…

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    Rachel Gordon December 12th, 2016 AP World Mr.Fragapane Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart was an aviation pioneer, and author. Despite her notorious disappearance, Amelia was shown to be a role model for women, and young girls everywhere. Women were often oppressed in the 1920’s and 1930’s, and not given the same opportunities as men. Amelia not only formulated The Ninety-Nines (an organization for female pilots), but she also wrote best selling books about her flying experiences, set world…

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    Amelia Earhart  "The most effective way to do it, is to do it." Amelia Earhart said and believed this wholeheartedly. She didn't have time to think of effective ways to do things, she had too many records to set and dreams to accomplish. Because of this she became famous.  Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. In her young life, Amelia climbed trees, collected bugs, and hunted rats with a .22 rifle. She lived with her grandparents up to the age of 12,…

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    There is always a first to something. Whether it be the first computer being invented or the first person to perform open heart surgery successfully, there will always be a first. Amelia Earhart was one of them; she accomplished many firsts during her life which helped her become who she was, an American Aviator, which also helped her transform into an iconic person. She was the first woman to fly solo in multiple different places, inspiring thousands of others to follow her footsteps. Along…

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    Name Emily Johnson Date 4/17/18 Name of Influential Person Amelia Mary Earhart “Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” Amelia Mary Earhart was the inspiration to women all around the world, she defeated the disbelief and the people who didn’t believe she could do anything as well as any man. She took a risk and she let herself soar picking up the world with her.(Amelia Earhart, The Legend of the Lost Aviator by Shelley Tanaka and Illustrated by David Craig, 2008). She proved to the malicious…

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    sea alone? Amelia Earhart was born on 24 July 1897 in Atchison, Kansas, the daughter of a lawyer Edwin Earhart. Amelia was a great rider, swimmer, tennis player, and shooter .She did her target practice with a .22 caliber rifle. She learned to read when she was four years old and since then, read many books, but was especially intrigued by adventure novels. As a result, despite her belonging to the “weaker sex”, Amelia has become a recognized leader amongst the crowds. Amelia Earhart impacted…

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    passionate readers, recently, I read the inspirational biography Winged Legend: Story of Amelia Earhart by John Burke, which recounts Amelia Earhart's daring life story. Amelia was a fearless aviation pioneer who set countless height, speed and distance records. She lived at a time when women were considered to be inferior to men. Women had limited jobs and their talents were greatly underestimated. However, Amelia broke down these barriers and proved to the world that women were as capable as…

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    When asked why she flew, Amelia Earhart answered, “My ambition is to have this wonderful gift produce practical results for the future of commercial flying and for the women who may want to fly tomorrow’s planes” (Quotes, n.p). Amelia Earhart was easily one of the best pilots in aviation history. On July 3, 1937 Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan, disappeared during their attempt to circumnavigate the globe. If successful, Earhart could have been the first woman to accomplish the feat,…

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