Growing up as a young boy‚ I always dreamed about joining the military and flying fighter jets. It was a long childhood dream of mine that even continued up until about a year ago. I came to CSULB to get an education to better my chances of becoming an officer in the Air Force‚ and have matured and changed dramatically. I have gained knowledge of the business world‚ which fascinates me‚ and gained valuable leadership skills from my extra-curricular activities that has transformed me into the individual
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there are things others cannot and will not do” (www.brainyquote.com Amelia Earhart ). Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She was born on July 24th‚ 1897 in Atchison‚ Kansas. She lived with her mother‚ Amy Otis Earhart‚ her father‚ Edwin Staton Earhart and her younger sister‚ Grace Muriel Earhart. When she was 19‚ she went to Ogontz School near Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. A year later‚ Earhart attended the Columbia University in New York. In 1917‚ she became a
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led their societies and changed the world for the better. Amelia Earhart is one of these women. She was born and raised in Atchison‚ Kansas on July 24‚ 1897. Amelia became a volunteer nurse in a hospital for veterans after she saw a man who had many of his limbs amputated because of the war. Amelia saw her first air show in the winter of 1920‚ where she took her first plane ride. From then on she knew she had to fly. In April 1928‚ Amelia received an unexpected call asking her if she wanted to be
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Amelia Mary Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She received the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross for this record. She set many other records‚ wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines‚ an organization for female pilots. Earhart joined the faculty of the Purdue University aviation department in 1935 as a visiting faculty member to counsel women
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The Individuals Alfred Hitchcock: An English film director and producer. Nicknamed “The Master of Suspense”‚ pioneered many techniques in suspense and thriller genres. Albert Einstein: Scientist and responsible for the theory of relativity. Amelia Earhart: First female to fly over the Atlantic Ocean Bob Dylan: His songs help to aware the population about the civil rights. Buckminster Fuller: Famous Architect‚ designer‚ author of more than 30 books. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Leading civil rights
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Diversity is important to give all races and genders an opportunity to grow with modern civilization. When referring to aviation‚ diversity is such a great factor that there wouldn’t have been an Amelia Earhart‚ a Bessie Coleman nor a Benjamin O. Davis. You would only have one race‚ one gender and one country with the knowledge of aviation. In the early nineteen hundreds the field of aviation was primarily studied by one race and one gender. Only after the nineteen twenties did the world see it’s
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Roads were the most terrifying objects in the world for Amelia‚ but after she had met the accidental road‚ she had another meaning for roads. In the short story “Amelia’s Road” by Linda Jacobs Altman‚ Amelia found a road while walking back from school‚ she named it the “accidental road.” This road and the tree‚ symbolize her favorite place to be and this was a place that she would want to live. In the middle of the story‚ “ Amelia danced for joy‚ her black hair flying as she twirled around and around
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in front of me. In front of me was a figure of a woman who was a few inches taller‚ blonde hair and a what I could see‚ a soft outline of a helmet on her head with goggles on her head. She walked towards me and it slowly came to me who she was‚ Amelia Earhart. “ Where are you heading today?” she
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Crazy ones Creative Minds & Critical Thinking September 22‚ 2010 Crazy ones What contribution have you made to the world? That’s something people reflect about during their lives and there are seventeen people who have changed the way the world thinks and works. The individuals shown in the iconic Apple “Think Different” commercial displayed many defining characteristics. The most prominent characteristic is their ability to be visionaries and pioneers in their specific field. By allowing
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Women in Aviation Before the 20th century women stayed home took care for their kids and kept the house spotless they were forced to depend on there husbands for everything. Those years are over‚ it was time for us to become dependent not fanatically but in the way that we no longer had to be discriminated or seen as the weaker gender. We wanted to work in a well paid job and prove to those who had no faith in us that we are capable of doing what man can do. In this century we have changed the
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