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    or play outside? Well, Amelia Earhart's favorite thing to do is to ride planes. Not only did she ride planes she was a pilot! She won many honors like a gold medal from the National Society, President Hoover. Amelia Earhart was born on June 24th, 1897, she died on July 2nd, 1937. Her home state is Kansas and she lived in a city called Atchison. Historians say that she “crashed” on a plane and the japanese forced her down and killed her. Those are only theories. Amelia also had a tough childhood

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    Amelia Mary Earhart Amelia Mary Earhart is among the most influential persons in history. Her achievements surpass the expectations of many. She had a sparkling career, as a female pilot, a writer, and an activist. Throughout her career, she had several accomplishments which set her on a path of fame. Right from being among the first female pilots, to being an advocate of women’s rights and providing various literary works, Amelia’s career was exceptional. Her life’s experiences set her to various

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    The Transcendental Death of Amelia Earhart Christopher Columbus, a master navigator, and an Admiral who opened the way for European exploration, reveals that “you can never cross the ocean unless you can have the courage to lose sight of the shore”(Alame Leadership 1). In this composition there are two proposals to Amelia Earhart’s death. Yet, in the moments leading up to her death, “In 1928, Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. Although she undertook this flight as a passenger

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    interesting. Amelia Earhart was one of the first female pilots in the world. Everyone knew about her from her many accomplishments and how they allowed her to travel the world. But there is much more to her than just being a pilot. To what extent did Amelia Earhart prove that women can do what a man can do through determination and dedication, as well as through her many feats, and encouraging gender equality? Amelia Earhart became a successful pilot through determination and dedication. Amelia wanted

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    Amelia Earhart was an aviator that went missing during her final flight in 1937. The flight plan had originally been made for Amelia to land on Howland Island but, because of failure in finding the island, she landed on what is now known as Nikumaroro. Since her disappearance, many people have tried to find her with no results. The only evidence that can lead to her disappearance, is her low plane fuel and the logs she left to Itasca during her final journey around the Pacific. The investigations

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    Bravery In The Skies Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic and also the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. She was almost the first to fly around the world. She also set many records such as flying to 14,000 feet. It is easy to say that Amelia Earhart was a brave woman and a brave human The first reason I think that Amelia Earhart was brave is that upon landing after her transatlantic flight, she did an interview for the Daily Globe in which she stated that

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    The Mysterious Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart was one of the first female pilots of her time, and remains at the heart of one of the greatest American mysteries to this day. She has made appearances in the movie Night at the Museum, multiple documentaries, and numerous news stories. This woman from many decades ago has numerous websites dedicated to her and a section in the Smithsonian Space and Air Museum. Many are fascinated by her accomplishments and remain intrigued by the mystery surrounding

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    Amelia Earhart one of the worlds most known for flying when women didn’t work outside of the home as much. Amelia was a tomboy, she wore pants, climbed trees, and went hunting just like a boy would do. Amelia saved the newspaper clippings when woman did things men would do. In 1937 Amelia and her navigator Fred Noonan set out to travel around the world. They didn’t come back unfortunately, nobody today has a complete 100 percent theorie. It has been 81 years since their plane and them disappeared

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    When Amelia Earhart saw her first plane she was not impressed. It just looked like a pile of metal. It was not until Amelia Earhart attended a stunt flying exhibition almost a decade later that she began to realize how interested she was in aviation. After graduating Amelia Earhart took her first flying lesson and within six months was able to come up with enough money to buy herself her first plane. Amelia Earhart named the plane “Canary” and used it to set her first women’s record by raising

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    Amelia Earhart a well-known figure of history, lost during a flight attempt to fly across the world. An aviatrix and the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic, along with being a feminist of the 20th century. Earhart paved the way for acceptance of women in the workplace. Earhart seemed to rebel against most social standards set for women, she was determined to make her way in the world without a man's help. In the 1920s, it still was rare and was even looked down upon. Society believed a woman’s

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