Wright Flyer

On February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan, Charles Lindbergh grew up and began his journey. Throughout the eighty years since Lindbergh’s life, he was a known leader in aviation. Charles Lindbergh made a transatlantic solo flight in 1927; showing people the endless possibility of the aviation. Because of his actions, at the end of 1928, 48 airlines were serving 355 American cities. However, it was not like this when everything he did had just started; for it created fear. Citizens in 1927, still…

Patrick Conroy October 16th, 2014 Principles of Engineering Independent research project Jet Aircraft vs. Propeller Aircraft While hybrid engines and electric cars have begun to change the way we travel, the airplane still remains the fastest and most efficient way of travelling long distances. The 1903 invention of the airplane has kept relatively the same principle. During its hundred plus years the idea has only experienced several major advancements. The most notable of these being the jet…

Charles Lindbergh, the man that is responsible for the first flight from New York to Paris, has a very interesting career behind his belt. After his first year in college, he dropped out to become an engineer. Over time, while becoming more and more interested in flight, he was eventually brought in by a stuntman named Erol Baugh who taught him how to fly. After a length of time being a stuntman and flying the plane, he attended the U.S. Army Flying Corp in 1924, where he was top of his class.…

The Life of Richard Wright The autobiography Black Boy, written by Richard Wright, starts off with an African American boy named Richard, growing up in the south during the Jim Crow laws era. Richard was born into poverty and dealt with many obstacles and hardships especially hunger. Although physical hunger is not the only problem that Richard faces, he also struggles to find a proper education and feels emotionally detached from everyone around him, whether its his family or encounters with…

In Randy Pausch's "The Last Lecture", he uses the quote: “The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people." Randy Pausch uses symbolism to explain the significance of brick walls. Brick walls can be used to let us prove how badly we want something. He…

In my opinion, the dodge brothers are two great, American innovators who deserve admiration. The Dodge brother worked through much tragedy in their short, unfortunate lives, and made many breakthroughs in the auto industry, impacts that last to this day. From loosing kids(1), to both dieing below the age of 30(2), they had very tragic lives. However, they defied odds and made a lasting name in the auto industry. First off, the brothers faced growing up in poverty. In their early life, the…

Francesca Scarpetti Mrs. Hampel Modern Classics 16, Feb. 2017 The Points of View between The Flying Machine and The Pedestrian The Flying Machine and The Pedestrian are different stories with different point of views. The flying machine is a story about how the Emperor of China found out about a man who had found a way to fly. At first he did not believe it, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he was alarmed. He did not want anyone else to find out about this kind of technology, especially if…

The book, Rainbow boys is Alex Sanchez’s the first novel, about three gay high school teenagers. It was published in October 2001. Rainbow boys was selected as “Best Book for Young Adult” by the American library Association. Alex Sanchez is a Mexican- American author. He was born in Mexico City and immigrated to the United State when he was five year old. When he was a teenager, he realized he was different from other boys and couldn’t identify his sexual orientation. In high school, he…

many documentaries wrote about the band and read various articles. Pink Floyd coined psychedelic rock. Syd Barrett, the founding member of the band and genius music pioneer, started the band in London in 1965 with Roger Waters, bass player, Richard Wright, keyboardist, and Nick Mason, the drummer ("Understanding Syd"). Barrett may have named Pink Floyd after the bluesmen Pink Anderson and Floyd Council of Georgia. Mark Prendergast in "Floyding the Market" describes their music as being "a…

In the 1930’s novel Native Son, Richard Wright illustrates the notion that racism forces the oppressed into a fearful and violent state of mind. Bigger, a “native son” in his own community, is challenged by the “collective white force” who not only mould his character but also strip him of a sense of worth and authority over his own life. Wright uses the internal isolation of Bigger Thomas as the foundation of Bigger’s search for power and quest for identity. Bigger’s violent and fearful…