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    Theories Behind the Disappearance of Amelia Earhart The official search for Amelia Earhart, the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic, lasted until July 19, 1937. However there was nothing to be found. There was no trace of Amelia. She was declared missing, and so the theories began. Many theorists have come up theories for what happened to her, but no one knows what truly happened. The mystery of Amelia can be summed up into two main theories: The “ Crash and Sink” and the “Captured by

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    Since Amelia Earhart's disappearance, theories were developed trying to explain what was taken into effect, after there was no response from her in the Pacific ocean. Some either believe that Japanese troops kidnapped her, she died as a castaway, or that Earhart lived under another identity. In the end, Amelia Earhart did survive her attempted voyage around the world. Earhart's mysterious disappearance lead to different theories. One of those theories is that the Japanese kidnapped Amelia Earhart

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    choose Amelia Earhart. The first time I ever heard about Amelia Earhart was in the third grade, from my teacher Mrs. Grothuis. All of third grade year we studied different pilots or contributors to aviation such as Charles Lindbergh, the Wright brothers, and my favorite, Amelia Earhart. Not only was she a pilot but she also served as a nurse in World War 1, and was an author of two books. Earhart also set numerous aviation records for men and women. In addition to being a glorified pilot, Earhart was

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    Amelia Earhart The United States in the 1920s was marked by a rapid change in the economy and in society. The roles and depiction of African Americans and women were rapidly changing which provided African Americans with the chance to demonstrate their culture in a way that had not been depicted before. This movement, known as the Harlem Renaissance, also helped paved the way for a women’s revolution. At the beginning of the decade, women were granted suffrage and throughout the rest of the decade

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    Amelia Earhart Many people follow many dangerous dreams that sometimes end up killing them. Amelia Earhart followed her heart and never gave up as she became the first female aviator to fly over the Atlantic. She grew up, learned, to love aviation, became a celebrity and flew many successful flights, flew her last flight and disappeared, then her bones got discovered and inspired others. She inspired women and men saying “Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their

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    Amelia Earhart disappeared in 1937 on an attempted fly around the world. After her plane crashed, many theories appeared, the most popular being she crashed and died from mechanical difficulties in her plane. This theory is wrong for many reasons. Most likely, she had landed the plane on an uninhabited island called Gardner. The theory is supposedly, while Amelia and Frederick where in the air, they had noticed that fuel was running dangerously low. Fretting, Amelia landed the plane safely on Gardner

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    including the American aviation pioneer and women’s rights advocate, Amelia Mary Earhart. Born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas, Amelia Earhart from an early age began to show leadership skills as well as a tendency to cause mischief. Nicknamed "Meeley" by her parents, she would often misbehave with her sister, Grace Muriel, who acted as her "dutiful follower". Their upbringing was rather unconventional because Amy Earhart, Amelia’s mother, did not believe in molding her children into "nice little

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    During the course of history there have not been many warrior women. Helen of Troy, Joan of Arc and Amelia Earhart are few of the women that we can consider warrior women. In todays’ society warrior women run Fortune 500 companies, hold important seats in politics, are inventors in technology and in science which were thought to be male dominate professions. Warrior women have sacrificed a lot to be part of the elite group. Warrior women have sacrificed many of their feminine values instead of

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    Amelia Earhart When 10 years old Amelia saw her first plane at a state fair, at first she was not impressed by it. She said, "It was a thing of rusty wire and wood and looked not at all interesting", when Amelia attended a stunt-flying exhibition, later on, she became seriously interested in aviation. At the exhibition a pilot who saw Amelia and her friend, as they watched from an isolated clearing walked to them. Amelia believed that as he walked towards them

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    will talk about the one and only Amelia Earhart. She was one of the first female pilots therefore a huge part of history. I will discuss her early life and the events that lead up to her deciding to be a pilot. Lastly I will discuss her disappearance which has been a very sought after topic for many decades. Amelia Earhart was born on July 24,1897 in Atchison, Kansas to her parents Edwin and Amy Otis Earhart. Amelia lived with her maternal grandparents Alfred and Amelia Harres Otis until the age of

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