Amelia Earhart

Women gets lost flying over Pacific Ocean. Amelia Earhart known as the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean . Amelia was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas, in America's heartland. She spent much of her early childhood in the upper-middle class household of her maternal grandparents. Amelia's mother, Amelia "Amy" Otis, married a man who showed much promise, but had never been able to break the addiction to alcohol. Edwin Earhart was on a constant search to establish his…

must have the trait hard-working. For Amelia Mary Earhart, to succeed in her flying career she worked hard. Amelia’s passion for flying first began when she volunteered in the Red Cross during World War 2 with her older sister, attending mostly wounded airmen. Full of admiration for flying, she worked multiple jobs to pay off her flying lessons from Anita Snook (Biography.com). After various flights were completed, Amelia didn’t stop there. In 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to make…

Secondly, another deeply credited theory is the belief that Earhart and co-pilot Noonan were ‘Nikumaroro Castaway’s.’ It is speculated both pilots touched down on a remote South Pacific Island called Nikumaroro – now commonly known as Gardner Island. The belief stands that the Electra was running low on fuel implementing fear within the pilots as they began searching for a safe destination to refuel (Howland Island.) Unintentionally, the flight path veered towards the Southwest and they landed…

Amelia and her friend were watching a stunt pilot when his plane dove straight toward them. Of course this may have seemed a little frightening, however, it was as if the little red plane spoke to Amelia has it swooped by. After the air show, Amelia decided that flying was her passion. At the time, the Canada branch of the Royal Flying Corps was located at Wycliffe College…

Amelia Earhart, nicknamed ‘Lady Lindy’ was one of the most celebrated American aviators whose impact from her participation and achievements in aviation from the 1920’s to 1930’s was symbolic and influential for changes in the freedoms of women in America in the early 20th century. By breaking through a male dominated field of work, she became a symbol of the breakthrough of social norms and the advancement of women’s freedoms in society. Her achievements in aviation promoted women’s involvement…

There are many influences that enrapture me, among them are; Amelia Earhart, Babe Ruth’s "Called Shot”, and the III Olympic Winter Games. I want to see these three in action because I want to see how it all really went down. I would want to meet Amelia Earhart as soon as possible before she became famous, go watch Babe Ruth’s “Called Shot” at the World Series game in New York, and finally go to the III Olympic Winter Games. Mrs. Earhart is someone that has really inspired me in my life, and I…

1932 The late 1930s were a time period of improvement. Thesis: 1932 was a year with Presidential politics, a kidnapping, economical loans, scientific discoveries, the disappearance of 2 aviators, a world championship, olympic sports, higher revenues, costs of basic things were cheaper. Fashion trends were evolving. In the year 1932, the Presidential Interregnum between Hoover's term and Roosevelt's lasted four months. Franklin Delano Roosevelt wasn't able to take office until March 4, 1933.…

Opening Day is a book that was wrote to tell about the most important Opening Day in Major League Baseball history. Opening Day tells the story of how Jackie Robinson made his way to the Major Leagues. It tells how people thought about a black man playing Major League Baseball during segregation. Jonathan Eig is a special senior writer for the Wall Street Journal based in Chicago. He was formerly executive editor of Chicago magazine. He is the also the author of Luckiest Man: The Life and…

1. Needs Assessment: The students seemed to be extraordinary interested in the topic showing it by being active in the class and desiring additional information. Due to lack of time in the busy schedule, the teacher wants to still enrich the instruction about this topic and answers the questions, therefore going through an interactive PowerPoint outside the class would work the best 2. Target Audience: 10 and 11 year old fifth grade students that are mainly Caucasian from middle-income homes.…

Cold Cases Project The mystery of the Chicago fire is an interesting one but there are many missing pieces of the mystery, such as how the fire was started. The fire first was started around nine P.M in a barn on the O’Leary’s farm in the barn. There are many speculations such as the O’Leary’s cow kicked over a lamp or a lot of drunken men were messing around and gambling near fire in or near the barn. But one thing is for sure its effects were disastrous. The city was mostly made of wood so…