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    Amelia Mary Earhart, born on the 24 July 1897, was an American aviator, author and women's rights activist. She was instrumental in the formation of the Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. Earhart was the second person and first female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Even as a young girl Earhart defied conventional female behaviour. She would climb trees, hunt rats and she kept a scrapbook of newspaper clippings about successful women in predominantly male orientated fields…

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    Flight has always been the dream of men. Since the time of Chinese military kites, mankind has utilized the air as a method of war, exploration, travel, and thrill. Pushed to the side were women. Before 1908, no woman had ever soloed in an airplane. In September of 1908, Thérèse Peltier, a French woman, set that record with a 200 metre flight in a Voison boxwite at Turin, Italy. Two years later, two women in the United States would follow Peltier into the sky: Blaunche Stuart Scott and Bessie…

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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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    Amelia Earhart Specific purpose: To inform my SPC-112-W003 class on Amelia Earhart’s wonderful accomplishments and life events. Central idea: Amelia Earhart was more than just an aviator she was a record breaker who was full of courage. I. Introduction a. Attention-getter: Amelia purchased her first airplane within six months of having her first flying lesson, which is very unusual because people don’t purchase their first plane until they have completed their lessons. b. Credibility…

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    Do you know the similarities between Christopher Columbus and Charles Lindbergh? Do you even know who they are? Well if you don't then I am about to tell you all about it. I will even take you across to different journeys across the Atlantic. Charles Lindbergh and Christopher Columbus have many things in common. For example, they were both devoted to accomplishing their journeys. Just think they had to be devoted or they couldn't with take all the stress that must of been involved during…

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    How did Charles Lindbergh 's infant son die? What would you do if you were one of the most famous people in the world and your child got abducted? Charles Lindbergh is an Aviator who is known for his successful flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. A blonde hair, blue eyed man who grew up near Little Falls, Minnesota, and who always aspired to push himself to the max. Lindbergh made history with his Flight of St Louis and had over 300,000 supporters waiting at his feet. The entire country of…

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    Summary of the Lindbergh Baby Case In this case, the police responded to a call at 11:30 pm on March 1, 1932, of a possible kidnapping. They arrived on a rainy night, to the residence of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Their twenty-month-old son had gone missing from his crib. The police started looking for signs of who may have kidnapped the child. At the scene, there was very slight forensic evidence and not much substantial evidence. There was a ransom note that was demanding money, there were…

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    The kidnapping of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., 20 month-old son of the legendary pilot, is a controversial case that involved all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system. The first component of the criminal justice system that was encountered were the police. On the night of March 1, 1932, immediately after being notified of the kidnapping, the police began to conduct interviews with the family and house staff. The police performed an official investigation of the house and the…

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    Essay On Trace Evidence

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    Trace Analyst During an investigation at a crime scene, there are many moving parts that are taking place at the scene. One moving part is the collection of evidence, there are two types of evidence Physical evidence, and trace evidence. Physical evidence, is evidence that can be touched or is tangible. Another type of evidence is trace evidence, trace evidence can be transferred between people, objects, or even the environment during the time of the crime. Trace evidence is easily over…

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    The Mystery Surrounding the Lindbergh Kidnapping Every 40 seconds child is abducted in the U.S. March 1st, 1932 Charles Lindbergh Jr. was taken from his home without anything but a ransom letter left behind. Attracting the attention of even Al Capone who, while in prison, offered his help in exchange for a sentence reduction. This kidnapping has gone down in history as one of the most monumental investigations in the U.S, this case had gotten so much publicity then a law had been named after it…

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