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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 to be innovative and to convey God’s love in a caring environment, along with transforming the healthcare experience with world class health services for every stage of life. Charles F. Kettering was born and raised on a farm in Loundonville, Ohio. Through adversity, poor eyesight, Charles earned an engineering degree from The Ohio State University in 1904. Charles had a fascination with technology. Charles married Olive Williams in 1905 and they had one son, Eugene. At the time he was employed by National Cash Registry (NCR) in Dayton, OH. While working at NCR he became…

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…

that 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…

What’s Behind the Mask? In a world full of so much injustice and hurt, it is no wonder we put on fronts and wear masks that ensure no one sees beyond the pretty smiles. In his poem, We Wear the Mask, Paul Laurence Dunbar uses powerful descriptions to deliver the message that people hide their pain and suffering from those around them. The use of “we” in the opening stanza of the poem, “We wear the mask that grins and lies” (stanza 1), proposes this a universal problem and that all humans are…

In poems “Sympathy” and “Caged Bird” by the altruistic and erudite Paul Laurence Dunbar and Maya Angelou, they constantly talk about the lives of a caged bird. This is due to the birds symbolizing a hardship. The meaning of the poems are to show how hard African-Americans had to fight for their rights because of how many limitations they we given. There are many things that make the two poems similar. The first quote that supports this is “... I know what the caged bird feels” (Sympathy, Stanza…

"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.…

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…

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…

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,…

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…