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Amelia Mary Earhart was born in July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas.She has had many accomplishments throughout her lifetime. In January 3,1921 she began flying lessons. In July 1921 she bought her 1st plane named ‘The Canary’. In October 22,1922 she broke women’s altitude record when she rose to 14,000 feet. In June 17-18, 1928 she became the 1st woman to fly across the Atlantic.In fall of 1929 she had her book ‘20 hours 40 minutes’ published. In August 1929 she won 3rd place in the

Gotas de Lluvia can be translated to raindrops in Spanish. That is what we named our city. It is located in Rio de Janeiro, with a population of approximately 6.45 million people living there. Rio was founded in 1565 and is now 651 years old. The climate for Gotas de Lluvia is warm, around 40 degrees Celsius. It can get pretty wet around December and January. Some natural features of Gotas de Lluvia are rivers, rainforest, mountains, and coastline. The economy is slightly poor, but growing. The tourism

instead they were allowed to eat the other types of fish that were caught and vegetables that were harvested by the women around the islands. As these foods were thought of to be the leftovers and not good enough for the men. There was one thing that affected what they ate and some of what they still eat, region. Similar to all early cultures, especially early island

probably because it is cold and dreary just about everywhere else in the United States. Hawaii makes for the perfect getaway for Californians because it is only about a three-hour flight. If laying on a perfect sandy beach is your thing. All of the islands offer a variety,such as swimming

It has been too long since I’ve last talked to you, how are you all? I’ve missed the delicious food mother had cooked ho the Philippines. The weather in Hawaii can be unbearably hot especially in the fields that I work in. I am regretting the decision of coming to Hawaii to work in the sugar cane plantation. The people convinced me to sign the the contract, promised me wealth to bring back to the Philippines, and and great living conditions. They also said the work would be easy, and promised paradise

what happened, but there is no definite proof. This is a display of the theories and history of Roanoke. In July of 1587, 116 settlers were sent to Roanoke under John White, who was the governor. This was the second colony attempted at Roanoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina. The first attempt was conducted by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1585. Raleigh soon abandoned this quest because they had not been prepared. They returned to England in 1586. The next year John White was put in charge

Richard Frenthorne, an indentured servant from England wrote a letter in 1623 to his parents. In the letter “Indentured Servitude” he explains the hardships he went through on his journey from England to Jamestown, Virginia. Frethorne describes the struggles he had to cope with such as starvation, diseases, being penniless, yearning for home, and loneliness. Seeking American shore was a difficult task because of the poor conditions on the ship. On the ship gruel and peas made up the indentured servant’s

laid the context and set the stage for the greatest vanishing act in American history. From supply shortages and unfavorable weather, to misunderstandings and violent interactions with the indigenous people - all three attempts to settle at Roanoke Island were thwarted in one fashion or another. The third colonization attempt would not prove to be a “charm” for England, as these 118 colonists disappeared with little evidence of what had happened to them. Background There were several factors that

The Escape from Alcatraz Alcatraz, a former military prison and former high security prison used for the baddest of the bad such as Al “Scarface” Capone and George “Machine Gun” Kelly, Alcatraz was said to be impossible to escape there were fourteen escape attempt involving 36 men, 24 caught, 7 killed, 1 drown. On the night of June 11, 1962, three men, Frank Morris, and John and Clarence Anglin finally escaped the notorious “Rock” and made it ashore and stayed in hiding for the rest of their lives

The Coming of Age “Discern of the coming on of years, and think not to do the same things still; for age will not be defied.” (Francis Bacon) In Treasure Island the young boy Jim ventures away from home to help find a treasure on an island. As Jim losses his child like dreams into a role of a sailor pirate life he transitions from child to adult like. "I began to feel pretty desperate, for I felt altogether helpless" (Stevenson 53). Jim feels that he is inferior to the crew when they add him the