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    An American aviator, who made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20th-21st, 1927. Although others pilots were able to do it, Lindbergh was the first one to do it nonstop. Lindbergh has campaigned against the American involvement in World War two, before Japan attacked Pearl harbour in 1941. He has served as an adviser in the aviation industry from the days of the wood and wire to the supersonic jets. Lindbergh was born on February 4th, 1902 in Detroit. He grew up on a…

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    There is always a first to something. Whether it be the first computer being invented or the first person to perform open heart surgery successfully, there will always be a first. Amelia Earhart was one of them; she accomplished many firsts during her life which helped her become who she was, an American Aviator, which also helped her transform into an iconic person. She was the first woman to fly solo in multiple different places, inspiring thousands of others to follow her footsteps. Along…

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    He is failing to see reality in one way or another . In the story he is invited to repeat his valedictory speech in which he said that " humility was the secret , indeed , the very essence of progress" (449) before the white leaders of the town. These men, however, humiliate the protagonist and some other black youths by forcing them to engage in a "battle royal," a blindfolded fist fight in which the last standing participant is victorious and tempting them to fight for counterfeit coins tossed…

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    smartphones would simply not exist. The pioneering of such important inventions is what advances societies technology as a whole. The 1903 image of Orville and Wilbur Wright’s airplane flying 120 feet in 12 seconds is a snapshot of a major advancement in global technology, It captures the first airplane in flight. The image of the Wright brothers not only shows the excitement of their first flight and foreshadows positive movements in the transportation…

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    How Do Airplanes Fly?

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    1899 through 1905, the wright brothers conducted a program of research and a serious of experimentations that led to the first airplane in December 1903. The airplane was able to fly for 12 seconds and spanned 120 feet. Two years later, they built and flew the first fully practical airplane. The Wright Brothers are credited to have the first successful flight. Even though their plane was catapulted straight to…

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    Most who witnessed the sitting president of these United States, sing the spiritual hymn Amazing Grace at Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, SC, during his eulogy of falling spiritual warrior Rev. Clemmenta Picknecly would probably agree that it was overwhelming. It appeared to stir a feeling of connectively to all who sang along. Including, it is surmised, those around the world that identified with the words, reason and necessity for such a song at that moment in time. How ironic to…

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    In 1896, Otto Lilienthal of German origin was the Glider King after attempting over 2000 flights but sadly died after fracturing his neck from 50 feet downfall. At that same period in America, the Wright brother (Otto and Wilbur), successful business owner noticeably with their understanding of bicycles, began to look into Lilienthal work. On December 17th, 1903, they showed the world the very first motorized airplane with a 12s flight. Over the years, the mechanics of airplanes improved as well…

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    called Native Son takes place. Bigger Thomas is a young African American man that grapples the challenge of living as a black man in America during the 1940s. Richard Wright effectively creates sympathy for Bigger by showing Biggers physical pain, along with the newspapers dehumanizing him, and by describing his family's condition. Wright uses the harsh winter climate of Chicago to inflict pain on Bigger multiple times in the book to make sympathy for Bigger. “He felt cold, freezing; his blood…

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    To say that Wilbur and Orville created the first aircraft is not necessarily true. Gliders and hot air balloons have been around longer than airplanes. The Wright Brothers were the first person to build a "Heavier than air" aircraft. The study of aviation has seriously been studied since the 15th century. Da Vinci was the first person to seriously study aviation. He tried to copy birds with flapping wings. However, humans are not capable of that so Da Vinci created Ornithopters . Leonardo…

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    Richard Wright is an African American writer and poet that is known for his great and moving short stories and poem about life as an African American growing up in the early and mid-1900’s. He was born in Roxie, Mississippi and schooled in Jackson, Mississippi what was known for one of the biggest racial states in the south. Wright was a son of a sharecropper and raised by his mother in a single parent household, and was the grandson of slaves. The upbringing of Wrights childhood brought him to…

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