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    Jakob Correa Ms.Vue English 7 01 October 2015 Women in Aviation:Katharine Wright Katharine’s Childhood and Family “Katharine Wright was conceived at the Wright home at 7 Hawthorn Road, Dayton, Ohio on August 19, 1874 - her sibling Orville's third birthday. She was the youngest child of Milton and Susan Wright and the only girl to survive. (Her sister Ida died in early stages of life.) Like all the Wright kids, she had no middle name - her dad asserted that he gave his children particular first names so they wouldn't need center names. This may be the reason she has an uncommon spelling of her name. Her brothers called her by the moniker “Swes” a German word for “younger sibling.” Most of her friends called her “Kate.””(Katharine Wright) How did Katharine Help her Brothers When her brothers moved their test flights from Kitty Hawk, NC and started perfecting their powered flying machine at Huffman Prairie just outside Dayton, Ohio, Katharine would get a few trusted teachers to help with the experiments. The aircraft and the…

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    Though the book narrates a bit on their personal life and incidents in family, the main emphasis of the book is to explain the struggles faced by the two brothers for a period of 10 years on developing a functioning aircraft. On 17th December of 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, The Wright Brothers unveiled the world that they had invented an amusing piece of machine which could fly carrying a person. Though the book explains the series of crashes when they tried at first, but then they…

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    Wright Brothers, Invention of the airplaneHow exactly were the Wright Brothers successful? On August 19, 1871, in Dayton, Ohio, two men Orville and Wilbur Wright were born. Orville and Wilbur Wright made many inventions, but their biggest would have to be when they invented the first plane, which skyrocketed their fame. The invention of the plane was a great invention, and changed humanity as we know it. When they invented the plane, it wasn’t all that easy, it took many tries, and hard work,…

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    "If birds can glide for long periods of time, then… why can't I?" Orville Wright. Wilbur and Orville Wright are formally known as the Wright brothers and the “pioneers of aviation”. The brothers are the most well-known aviators of all time for revolutionizing the airplane. Their affection for air transportation did not simply evolve out of the blue, neither did it occur without any forethought. Numerous things have affected them in turning into a notable creator. Everything began in their youth.…

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    The Wright Design The Wright Brothers didn't invent the design of the airplane. In fact, their entire plane was based on how birds fly. They made the aircraft so it would catch some heavy winds that blew. Plus, they needed light weight materials so the plane wouldn't fall from the sky. But they did tweak it so it could be controlled. That's where the engine and propellers come in. They launch the craft's thrust. Their plane has a very unique design. Nevertheless,their plane was…

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    often got in trouble, while Wilbur was quieter and stayed out of trouble. They both started high school, but never received a diploma, due to the family moving around a lot. Milton, their father, was often gone, traveling as a bishop for the Church of the United Brethren. On a return trip home, he picked up a toy helicopter for his sons. Orville and Wilbur fell in love with the toy helicopter and wanted one of their own someday. When Orville dropped out of high school, he started his own…

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    is where the Wright brothers start. They were living in Dayton Ohio. They were in the same grade in school and they were in class. They were talking about flight. There teacher one day brought in a small toy plane, and the Wright brothers sprung up from their seats and examined…

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    Kettering Health Network, located in Kettering, Ohio, is a not-for-profit network of eight hospitals, Kettering College, and over 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio with nearly 12,000 employees and 2,100 physicians. Patients have access to high quality maternity care, state-of-the-art cancer fighting technology, along with Ohio’s leading heart hospital, as well as revolutionary brain and spine surgery. In the spirit of Seventh-day Adventist health care ministry, Kettering strives…

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    In a sense, it seems the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, who are often credited with the first powered plane flight were in this darkness. Successful flight had never been accomplished before, and it was something new. They had nothing really to go off of when designing Kitty Hawk, other than their own experiments, and previous experiments done by others before them. In December of 1903, the Kitty Hawk took the first of her many small flights, beginning with a time of 12 seconds, and a…

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    The community center in Olmsted Falls holds classes for youth, adult and older adults. Examples for each are as follows; youth - bulldog youth football league, all-pro soccer camp, Olmsted Falls bulldog football camp, co-ed volleyball league, NFL flag football and others. Adults - serenity yoga, zumba, line dancing, and insanity - fitness class. For the older adults are wii bowling, yoga, line dancing and transportation connection. (Welcome to Olmsted Falls, Ohio). For all ages of residents in…

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