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    The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program in Hialeah. She worked in this office for last two years. She has Associated Degree from Miami-Dade Community College and speaks English/Spanish. Key Information three is 45-year-old Cuban men from Amelia Earhart Park. He lives in Hialeah for last ten years and work in…

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    On Saturday, November 18, 2016, I visited the Rio Grande Valley Commemorative Air Force Museum (or just CAFM) in Brownsville, Texas. It is located on Minnesota Road by the SPI/Brownsville International Airport. Although this museum resides a few streets away from my home, I never visited before. Therefore, I gave the place a shot in impressing my brother and I. Admission costs $6 for adults, $5 for seniors 55+, $3 for kids 12-18, and FREE for kids 11 and under. The museum was…

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    do."(Amelia Earhart) From not being ladylike and learning to play basketball to attempting to be the first woman to fly around the world, Amelia Earhart focused on doing the impossible all her life. Amelia's courage and self-confidence make her a role model for today's women. Amelia Earhart is an admirable person because of her outlook on life in childhood, accomplishments in aviation, and the impact her life has left even years after her death. In Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897, Amelia Mary…

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    over the world: Amelia Earhart. She went from a fairly simple childhood to becoming the first woman to fly a plane across the Atlantic. For someone who hadn’t even reached her 40th birthday, she accomplished much in her adventurous life. Earhart is a historical role model for all ages with her flight skills, a brief practice in medicine, and her determination and courage. Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897. Her parents are Amy Otis and Edwin Stanton Earhart. Her father,…

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    failure should be a challenge to others”--Amelia Earhart. The concept of women’s rights has not always been how it is today. In the 1930s, times were undoubtedly different, but things were especially different for females. Amelia Earhart, however, worked endlessly to change this epidemic; she disagreed with society and the thought of women being lesser and not being capable of the doing the same things that men could do. By being a woman’s rights activist, Earhart was able to demonstrate that…

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    Gerda Lerner was an influential figure in the development of women’s gender history since the 1960’s. She was one of the founders of women’s history and played a key role in developing women’s history curriculum. She was a rebel and didn’t believe in following the rules or conforming to society from her teenage years. In her early career she became an author and also became a national leader in the Congress of American Women where she worked with poor black women where she began to understand…

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    Amelia Earhart- Where Did She Go In this essay I will be talking about theories on where Amelia Earhart disappeared. Amelia Earhart is famous because she was the first lady to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. But the sad thing is she and her flying partner Noonan disappeared while flying her "Lockhead Model 10 Electra" on July 2, 1937. She was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas and disappeared near the Howland Island. They never found the plane or anyone's body. But if you see her look for…

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    Legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart most likely died on an uninhabited tropical island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati, according to researchers at The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR). Tall, slender, blonde and brave, Earhart disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937 in a record attempt to fly around the world at the equator. Her final resting place has long been a mystery. For years, Richard Gillespie, TIGHAR's executive…

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    The short story “Bangana” (2014) by CJ Hauser deals with drone pilot, mother of one and wife Alicia Brennan. The inner monologue spans over about a week of Alicia’s life as both a mom, wife and drone pilot in the army. The main theme explored in this short story is gender roles. Our protagonist Alicia indirectly battles the traditional household gender roles, with her working as a drone pilot for the army against the middle east and Daddio, who’s a farmer living as the head of his family in…

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    In the 1940’s, seeing a woman with a degree was an amazing sight, but having a degree in a field that was overrun by men, that was unheard of, at least, until Elsie MacGill came along. Elsie MacGill was the first woman to get a degree in aeronautical engineering, and she graduated from the University Of Toronto, the University Of Michigan, and the Massachusetts Institute Of Technology with her bachelors degree. Many people believe that she was recognized for her accomplishments, though others…

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