Jacqueline Cochran

women to break the sound barriers, get several medals of honor, and an extraordinary Air Force pilot. When most people talk about World War II they usually do not think of Jacqueline Cochran. If you are familiar with the WASPS, also known as Women Airforce Service Pilots, then you will definitely know about Jacqueline Cochran and what she contributed to the devastating World War II. By reading this paper you will learn a little more about women's involvement with the Air Force during World War II. Many people believe that women have been overlooked during this time period. I hope to expand your knowledge a little more on this topic. Jacqueline Cochran birth name was Bessie Lee Pittman. She was born on May 11, 1906 in the ghost town of Muscogee, Florida. Sadly, she was an orphan. Her family and she lived in poverty their whole life. When Jacqueline turned eight her family and she moved all the way to Georgia where she started working on the family cotton mill. At the young age of only 14 she married Robert Cochran. They had a baby boy…

trip more dangerous because she would be flying over open stretches of water for extended periods of time. According to Scott Wilson’s biography (n.p) of Joan Merriam Smith, Smith was the first person to achieve the first flight around the equator in 1964. Joan was only trying to reenact Earhart’s flight. She did not plan on breaking any records. Jacqueline Cochran became the woman to accomplish many records that potentially could have belonged to Earhart. In 1939, Cochran was the first woman…

Jacqueline Cochran - Spring Semester Project Jacqueline Cochran, whose given name was Bessie Lee Pittman, ran a multi-million dollar company, broke numerous aviation records and was the first woman to become involved in piloting programs. Just as Mary Curie, Amelia Earhart, and Susan B. Anthony are appreciated names that define an era, there are also underrated historical figures such as Jacqueline Cochran that should be acknowledged. Cochran, born on May 11th, 1906, was the youngest of five…

Do you like music? How about country music? Patsy Cline was a country singer whom loved the stage and loved to perform. Patsy Cline was a talented and gifted singer who had a bad start, but went into a good career to a tragic death, but she still has music that people listen to and enjoy. Patsy Cline became a very known country singer, but was always not so lucky at the start of her life. Cline was born September 8, 1932 in Winchester, Virginia (Source one). Her mother was sixteen when she…

By definition, a passion is a strong and barely controllable emotion. We live every day following a passion on guiding us to the necessary tools of daily motivation. Beginning off, I am passionate about learning and getting the proper education I need to further myself in life. Reason being, my mom, and dad had never been a “helicopter parent” when it came to grades; they would just look over my work, check in with me now and then to make sure I was doing what I am supposed to be doing.…

B. Lewis has illustrated over seventy children’s books over the decades with brilliant artworks and watercolor images. Some of his great works are; Coming home soon wrote by Jacqueline Woodson, a story about a young girl and her grandmother that are separated from mama when she moves north to work during WWII (Tyson, 2009), My Best friend by Mary Ann Rodman which is a story about a young girl who tries hard to make friends with an older girl at the swimming pool (Tyson, 2009), and The Bat Boy…

Fire Girl (Arnella) In the city of Boo York, there was this girl who was born with special power. But she kept it a secret from everyone, even her best friend. She used to think that if she tells her best friend about the secret that she keeps to herself, her friend will start to think that she is very weird and all of that stuff. But she…

Congratulations! You have found your voice. You found the confidence to leave a negative situation. It can only get better from here! This is the time to be your best self. After coming out of such a negative situation mine being bullying, I knew I never wanted anyone to go through what I did. I knew I wanted to give a voice to the voiceless. That is why I am sitting here typing up my story, just so I can help you. In order to make the best out of something negative, you must find your…

The Breathtaking Brown Girl Dreaming Initially when I began Jacqueline Woodson 's Brown Girl Dreaming I wasn 't convinced her choice of writing style was for me. I didn 't fully grasp how an autobiography could be written in verse and still flow like a narrative. However, Woodson laid to rest any concerns or doubts I may have had prior to starting this delightful novel. I have never been one to avidly seek out memoirs; I get bored with them after only just beginning them. Brown Girl Dreaming is…

On September 16th, 2015 I went to Chippewa Elementary School in Holtsville, New York. I made an observation at the beginning of the day in Mrs. Carey’s Kindergarten class. The purpose of this observation is to observe and evaluate the human matters of sentiments, behaviors, standards and relationships between teachers and students within the classroom. When I first walk into the classroom it felt dreary due to the whole classroom having dark stained wood paneling on all walls, dark wooden…