Eddie Rickenbacker

Luke and his wingman Lieutenant Joseph Wehner “developed a twilight technique that was to be further developed (into night-fighter operations) in the next war. They would attack the enemy in the last, fading light of the day and land after dark” (Sims 61). These tactics demonstrated Luke’s intellectual prowess in the air and his ability to adapt to the ever-changing battlefield of WWI. Yet what made him an excellent fighter pilot was his killer instinct and daring attitude. Even Rickenbacker in his autobiography, “Fighting the Flying Circus”, stated, “… Frank Luke, who in my opinion was the greatest fighting pilot in the war …” (Rickenbacker 229), as well as “There was Luke – the most intrepid airfighter that ever sat in an aeroplane. What possible honor could be given him by his country that would accord him the distinction he deserved!” (Rickenbacker 323). Rickenbacker himself realized the immense skill Luke had and the role he had played during the…

Eddie Rickenbacker is a very courageous American for many reasons. Growing up, he had to find jobs to help support his family of ten. In his fighting years he was awarded with the Medal of Honor and 26 verified aerial victories. Eddie was born October 8,1890 in Columbus, Ohio into a family of ten. His schooling ended in 7th grade at the age of thirteen after the accidental death of his father. According to Eddie Rickenbacker: An American Hero in the Twentieth Century by W. David Lewis, his…

strings instead of being plucked like the lute, the lute is very similar to the modern bass guitar. In the next 200 years, around the timeline of the 16th century, a violin player named Stradivarius made a version of the Vihuela but it wasn’t a big success, (www.guitarnoise.com, 2014). It wasn’t until the late 19th and early 20th century where two men invented the actual electric guitar. Many people thought Les Paul invented…

The credit for this goes to George Beauchamp, a musician, and Adolph Rickenbacker, an electrical engineer, who are rightfully considered to be the people who created the first commercially viable modern amplifiable electric guitar. Others (mostly jazz musicians) had attempted this before them, such as using carbon button microphones and many other makeshift contraptions that were attached to the bridge of the guitar, but Beauchamp and Rickenbacker were the first to actually achieve the modern…

1. Fender scoops on the Strat, including pickup and bridge configurations. In addition to these design improvements, the new model had several new features that its predecessor, Telecaster, lacked. The Stratocaster came with three pickups (the Telecaster had two) and featured a bridge with a pitch change, a vibrato bar to bend strings, a key point in one of the first printed advertisements. 2. When CBS bought Fender, the Strat changed, and not for the better, in the eyes of certain collectors.…

If you’re a seasoned musician, then you probably relate the name Paul Reed Smith (PRS) with some of the highest quality guitars in the profession, but did you know that when amplifier designer Doug Sewell became part of the PRS team, the brand began to produce phenomenal amplifiers, too? That’s right—Dayton, Ohio’s music professionals at Centerville Music love the Paul Reed Smith Archon Twenty-Five amp, and here’s why. Versatility: This amp isn’t only for high-gain or metal musicians, even…

Title of Song: Jekyll and Hyde Artist: Five Finger Death Punch Speaker: From whose point of view is the song being sung? The song is being sung from the perspective of a man talking about everyone’s dark side/inner demons. Setting: when does your song take place? The song takes place in 2015. Subject/Topic: What is the song mainly about? The song is mainly about fighting against one’s inner demons. Mood: What is the mood of the song? How does it make you feel? Does it change? The mood…

into another in the 1960s, the discovered the first distortion effect and from then on, fuzz boxes were invented to allow guitarists to use the distorted effect with just one amplifier. The development of this sound was vital to music nowadays and distortion is bread and butter sound of so many genres including punk rock, hard-core, metal, grunge and rock. The two main types of amps around today are head cabinet amps and combos, which incorporate a head and a cabinet into one. Here is a short…

A hero is traditionally someone who is characterized with idealistic qualities, such as courage and nobility. In The Life of St. Leoba, translated by Talbot, Rufolf used imagery to display the theme of heroism by portraying the main character Leoba as a hero through her overall description, her ability to make the guilty confess, and her capability to control the weather to save the innocent. The descriptions and imagery that Rudolf provides of Leoba allow her to be viewed as a hero by the…

I slowly cocked my gun, Aidan’s arm was slung around my shoulder. As we began the long trek down the hallway, I could not shake the feeling that someone, or something, was watching me. I glanced over at him, lying limp over my shoulder. We were halfway there, and an all too familiar growl was erupting from behind us. We started to sprint, not knowing if we were going to make it. Our salvation was within reach. It was the year of 2012, a fairly normal day. My best friend Aidan Aird was…