Amelia Earhart

Out of all the mysteries in the world, the most popular happens to be the Bermuda Triangles. Some people believe that something mystical is involved in the Bermuda Triangles. The mysterious Bermuda Triangle has a total area of 500,000 square kilometers. Scientists have discovered interesting formations on the bottom of the seafloor. The location of the formations lye in the Bermuda Triangle boundaries. At various points on the ocean floor, it drops to huge depths. Within this area, people have…

Every Sunday morning, I pull up last week’s This American Life podcast on my phone, lace up my running shoes, and begin my trek up Lone Mountain – a heap of dirt, gravel, and rock, sitting isolated amidst suburban wasteland. Reaching the top, I stare out at a lackluster view of Las Vegas’ silhouette, barely distinguishable through the dust and smog shifting with the desert breeze. I look down at the 600ft drop briefly, turn around, and begin my trip back home – only to repeat the same journey…

Changes in the Labor force were established letting women work in the factories was thanks to the new approved amendments. Women given a challenge did not stop Amelia Earhart who became the first women to fly across Atlantic Ocean on June 17 1928. Which men thought was impossible even for simple women so she decided to prove them wrong. Amelia change the aviation career as proving that women can be daredevils as much as men claim. There were many other advantages that women showed as time goes…

• Cigarette ads linked cigarettes to equality, autonomy, glamour and beauty. • They promised slimming effects and featured prominent women such as Amelia Earhart. • Cigarette company, Lucky Strikes’, most aggressive campaign challenged the candy industry with the slogan: “For a slender figure--Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet.” Gambling in the 1920s • People who had extra cash were attracted to gambling…

Malala Yousafzai is a young woman who is an educational advocate for girls. Since women in Pakistan do not have equal rights, the Taliban issued a death threat against her for standing up for equality for women. Since Yousafzai is an educational advocate, she went to school, and on her way home from school one day she was shot by a gunman. She survived the shooting and eventually went on to win the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize and promote the importance of women’s education. Although Yousafzai does…

Sept. 1997, they used black and white pictures of 12 famous innovators; Thomas Edison, Bob Dylan, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, Albert Einstein, Muhammad Ali, John Lennon, Kermit the Frog, Frank Lloyd Wright, Pablo Picasso, Richard Branson, Amelia Earhart, Alfred Hitchcock, R. Buckminster Fuller, and Martha Graham. The ad talks about all the people who have dared…

Unfortunately, people are constantly disappearing. We regularly hear the news about suddenly missing children and adults. Sometimes they are missing for a short period of time, sometimes for much longer or even, there are cases in which they're never found. No one knows why and how it happens. When it comes to the disappearing, everything can disappear - as planes and ships around the Bermuda triangle (which is still a mystery to scientists) and also the famous celebrities. There are several…

Roosevelt wrote many books to inspire women. She also created organizations with President Roosevelt to improve the environment of working women. Earhart was the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Earhart’s courage motivated women to follow her actions. Perkins was the first female Cabinet member. Since it was only common for men to work in the government at the time, Perkins encouraged…

Unsolved mysteries are usually talked about for years after the event occurred, just for the solid reason that they are interesting and that we were never able to understand what actually happened. There have been unsolved mysteries dating back to the very first colony to ever set foot on American land. This unsolved mystery is called, “The lost colony of Roanoke” and it’s become a sensation across the globe ever since it happened back in the 1500’s. When a group of 117 people followed John…

Cochran - Spring Semester Project Jacqueline Cochran, whose given name was Bessie Lee Pittman, ran a multi-million dollar company, broke numerous aviation records and was the first woman to become involved in piloting programs. Just as Mary Curie, Amelia Earhart, and Susan B. Anthony are appreciated names that define an era, there are also underrated historical figures such as Jacqueline Cochran that should be acknowledged. Cochran, born on May 11th, 1906, was the youngest of five children of…