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    Amelia Earhart's Life

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    (Pruitt). Another discovery made on Nikumaroro, was a “campsite” filled with signs that Earhart had resided there: a women’s shoe, a flight suit zipper (matching the style of Earhart’s time period), and a sextant (having same serial numbers as the one Noonan used) all originated from the site (Perzo). Researchers, when surveying the secluded island, found many objects that can be clearly linked to Earhart or her

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    Shaesta Waiz Essay

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    The article I found this week was interesting. I never knew this until I was looking for an article. There is a woman named, Shaesta Waiz, she is the first female certified pilot from Afghanistan. According to one article in Flying Mag, she will be traveling through 20 countries to encourage girls to achieve their dreams through education. She is part of an organization called Dreams Soar her organization was founded to “inspire women and girls to reach for the stars,” according to Waiz. In the article

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    There are some people who just have the drive to be better than others. Many qualities make up a good leader but a certain few stick out to me. A good leader should have a lot of courage to start with, they should be inspiring to other people,finally they should be good business people and give a lot to others. Courage is a strong trait in a leader. Anne Frank had a lot of courage, out of all the bad things that happened to her and how unfortunate she was she still maintained an optimistic spirit

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    maintained. If a clinician is going to individualize an assessment specifically towards a client, then in order to work on the areas identified, the intervention plan must reflect the results of the assessment. Every individual varies greatly, and with Noonan Syndrome, it is no different. Even though specific characteristics are identified, each patient will present with different degrees and attributes, if they even present with any at all. Intervention needs to be specifically designed for the individual

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    Women in Aviation

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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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    Thank you for taking time to review the enclosed materials – we appreciate it. As per my discussion with Anna, The Red Door Films seeks sponsorship to complete an educational documentary, “Coming Home - Celebrating the Women Airforce Service Pilots in 2017”. Subsequently the documentary will coincide with and complement the planned production of “FlyGirls the Series”. Consequently it will feature personal interviews with the remaining WASPs, civilian female pilots, who flew military aircraft

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    Ever since her attempt to fly around the world, people have been dazzled by the mysterious question still hanging in the air: Where did Amelia Earhart go? Here’s a little background information, in case you’ve never heard of the world-famous Amelia Earhart. Amelia Earhart was one of the first woman pilots to surf the air. She was also the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. While she was attempting to be the first female to fly around the world, she mysteriously disappeared into

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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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    Many people in their lives have turning points. A turning point is where a significant change occurs in a person’s life. A person who had a turning point was Amelia Earhart. At first Amelia didn’t find planes interesting. She started to get impressed by them when she attended a stunt-flying exhibition. On December 28, 1920, a pilot named Frank Hawks gave her a ride in his plane; this ride would change her whole life forever. Her first flying lesson was on January 3, 1921, and saved up enough to buy

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    Her Great Aviator Amelia Earhart remains not only one of the biggest mystery in history, but as well as a legend and role model for millions of people for her braveness and passion to flying. Her passion for flying and goals to promote women’s right made Earhart one of the biggest celebrities during the 1920s and 1930s. Although she faced many critics and failures, Earhart did not fail to prove herself with her brilliant records. From her first airshow to one of the best aviators of her time, Amelia

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