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By being a "good" inventor you have to design, plan, test, and make your invention perfect. Some scientists ultimately fail, but Orville and Wilbur Wright definitely didn't- they invented the first motor aircraft that we still use almost 100 years later! They were obviously good scientists! When the Wright brothers were building and testing their new airplane, they had people helping them throughout the process. At a time when the Wright brother's propeller shafts, the part of the airplane…

Have you ever heard the term “situational awareness”? I simply describe this as being able to see the big picture and understanding what is going on all around you. When I flew an F-14 Tomcat for the Navy, I had to understand both what was happening inside my airplane and outside of it. To lose focus on situation could mean loss of life. On the inside, I had to keep an eye on radar displays and gauges. I also had to listen to the radio and process information. I also needed to be aware of…

the airplane with rudders, propellers, and an engine made flight for longer periods of time possible. The control system they developed was meant to control yaw, pitch, and roll by “wing…

The Wright Brothers Pioneers of Flight Inventors, determined, and famous are three words often used to describe the Wright Brothers. Many people know the Wright Brothers as great inventors of the airplane, but do not know the determination it took to accomplish greatness. By making it possible to fly, they changed the world, they persevered through challenges to accomplish a dream, and their legacy was being pioneers of flight and bringing airplanes and flying to the world. There was one very…

Lord Of The Flies Scene Description: British school boys are on a plane going to America. There are not much adults and it's full with about 20 young kids.. The “littluns” knows as the younger boys are in the front of the pane. Roger is sitting next to one of the littluns, Sam and Eric are right next to each other. They are planning to go to America to improve their lives. Ralph is a young 12 year old boy, he has blond hair and isn’t as smart as Piggy. Piggy is a fat boy and uses his…

Slacks and Calluses by Constance Bowman Reid tells a true story of two young teachers and their experiences from inside the war efforts of the 1940s. Constance Bowman, an English teacher, and Clara Marie Allen, an art teacher, went to work at Consolidation on the swing shift on a B-12 production line. On their summer vacation, Bowman and Allen learned not only the idea of true physical labor by how much effort was put into every individual Liberator, but they also witnessed a change in the way…

The Judgment of Hunefer before Osiris made in 1285 B.C.E is an excerpt from many of Egyptian’s “Books of the Dead”. The Book of the Dead were made for loved ones who were soon to pass on to the afterlife. Back then, many Egyptians believed that in order for one to enjoy the afterlife, they had to have lived a life with no misconducts. It was believed that upon passing, one would be faced with one final judgment test, with two tests presented in front of Osiris, the god of the underworld. The…

The low budget film Net Worth, is about a true story of the hockey players in the NHL, but more specifically the professional hockey team The Detroit Red Wings; and their struggle to protect their rights as workers against management and greedy, power-hungry owners of the NHL. The main character Lindsay tries to express to his teammates how important it is to form an organization to protect the rights of the athletes as workers. With a lot of motivation and struggle this action ultimately lead…

I see a bundle of cream, beige, and black birds flying away in a frantic. Then a multi-colored bird sits on the far end branch, almost peacefully, unbothered by the chaos surrounding it. A little below the colorful bird is an ash hawk, with its wings sprung out, kind of looks as if he is controlling the situation. Below him is two small golden deer, one of them is looking at the fire, probably thinking why are we still standing here. The other deer is looking up at the birds as if he is envious…

Essay #2: Banned books Banning books is something that happens a lot now, and all over the world, which is an issue. Not just books are being banned but there are other types of censorships are happening. I don't believe that books should be getting banned. Not all schools or libraries have the same books banned, and some don't have any banned. I have read a few books before that have ended up being banned and I was surprised that people would have banned such a good book. My parents allow…