Through The Looking Glass Of Amelia Earhart
Through the Looking Glass of Amelia Earhart “Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not knows no release from little things: Knows not the livid loneliness of fear, nor mountain heights where bitter joy can hear the sound of wings. How can life grant us boon of living, compensate for dull gray ugliness and pregnant hate unless we dare the soul's dominion? Each time we make a choice, we pay with courage to behold the resistless day, and count it fair” (“Poem Hunter”). Those are the words known from Amelia Earhart from a poem she wrote titled, “Courage.” Amelia Earhart knew a tremendous amount about courage even when she was faced with the impossible odds, she would always have the courage to try and
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overcome them. Without the attitude of ‘never give up’, she would have never been invited to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and she had the courage to be one of the first female pilots. She was an icon in history, a pioneering woman, determined and a supporter of women’s rights. In her time, Earhart grew up in a society where women stayed at home and men were the center of attention. She broke the stereotype boundaries and soon let the world know she was not afraid to broke those so called boundaries. Earhart set out to inspire women and give them the confidence that they could achieve the same as men could. Amelia Earhart was significant in history, because she had many accomplishments, was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic and had a controversial disappearance.
Amelia Mary Earhart was the woman that was mentioned in everyone’s household for her bravery and courage for doing risks that no one else could possibly imagine. Her life would soon change when she discovered flying. It was just not a hobby for her, it was practically her life, her lifeline. She knew that flying would not be smooth sailing, but it was worth all of those risks that came along with it.
“I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty” (“Brainy Quotes”). Amelia was only ten years old when she saw her first plane at a state fair. She looked at the plane, a plane of rusty wire and wood and was not impressed. Even though she was not impressed, she would be decades later. Once she attended a stunt-flying exhibition, she became increasingly interested in aviation. Once a plane flew above her, something inside her awakened in her heart, she felt like that plane was talking to her. When she got into a plane with Frank Hawks, a pilot, that ride would soon change her life forever two or three hundred feet off the ground, she knew she had to fly herself (“Biography”). She knew that her life changed forever. Amelia Earhart was a pivotal woman in history.
“The most effective way to do it, is to do it” (“Brainy Quotes”). During World War l, she served as a Nurse’s Aid and she soon began to watch pilots in the local airfield. She wanted to do more. After the war, she returned to the United States and enrolled at the college of Columbia University to be a pre-med student. Earhart would later explain that she changed her mind about being a doctor. Then, Earhart took her first plane ride and was forever hooked. She started taking pilot lessons with a female flight instructor named Anita Snook. Earhart would soon accumulate a total of 500 hours of solo flying lessons. This would be important for a pilot to have, because a pilot had to be good at manual control while adapting at navigation and securing a safe flying route. In order to help pay for flying lessons, Earhart took a job as a filing clerk at a telephone company and at a photography studio. Once she gathered up enough money, she purchased her own plane. She gave her plane the nickname of, “The Canary”. In December 1921, Earhart passed her flight test and would soon participate in her first flight exhibition in California …show more content…
(“History”). During her time as a pilot, Earhart had many accomplishments.
“Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others” (“Brainy Quotes”). One accomplishment was that Earhart used her first plane, “The Canary” to set her first flying record. Her first flying record was in 1922, when she flew solo above 14,000 feet which set a world record for female pilots and in 1923 she was the 16th woman that was issued her pilot’s license. Earhart wanted to promote aviation in women. In 1929, she set out to organize a cross-country air race for women pilots and also formed the group, “The Ninety-Nines” which is an organization for the female pilots, she was the first president of that group and it still exists to this day and it got its name from the ninety-nine female applicants. She also wrote her own book called, “20 hours, 40 minutes”. The book was about her experiences as a passenger in the Friendship and then she continued to wrote two more books within her life and wrote magazine articles as well as newspaper columns (“Achievements”). When someone sees a picture of Amelia Earhart, they would see that she would sport her famous bomber leather jacket and men’s pants, she was encouraged to do a fashion line. According to the article by
Halfpenny,
“In 1934, Earhart had a fashion line that was launched in one department store in 30 major cities” (Halfpenny 2018). Another one of her accomplishments would be for what she is known for, flying across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia Earhart is known for being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. First, in 1927, a guy by the name of Charles Lindbergh made the first solo flight and Earhart was invited along for the ride and accepted the risks that came along with them. Before the fifth anniversary of Charles Lindberg’s flight in 1932, no one else had ever flown solo across the Atlantic Ocean till Amelia Earhart. Earhart decided to change that and set off herself to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Even though she did not do the same course that Lindberg did, she decided to fly from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Canada would be her destination and she intended on landing in Paris. With the icy conditions and even mechanical problems with her plane, Earhart was determined to continue on her journey and land. She successfully completed her journey and achieved multiple records in the time being. She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic twice. Once she returned to the United States, the Congress awarded Earhart the award of, “Distinguished Flying Cross” which is a military decoration that is awarded for heroism and she was also the first woman to receive that honor. Then, later that same year, Earhart did a nonstop flight across the United States being the first woman to do that as well (Rawat 2017). Even though, Amelia Earhart is known for flying across the Atlantic Ocean solo, Earhart is also known for her controversial disappearance. What exactly happened to Amelia Earhart? People have been desperately trying to figure out what happened to her and her navigator, Fred Noonan while flying over the Pacific. On June 1, 1937, Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan took off on an eastbound flight around the world. “They soon flew to Miami, then down to South America, across the Atlantic to Africa, then east to India and Southeast Asia. The pair soon reached Lae, New Guinea, on June 29. Once they reached Lae, they had already flown 22,000 miles and had 7,000 miles [left to go]” (“History”). The last time they were seen alive was on July 2nd for their refueling stop. They lost radio contact with the U.S. Coast Guard. At the time, “President Roosevelt authorized a massive two-week search for them and they were never found and on July 19, 1937, Earhart and Noonan were declared lost at sea” (“History”). There have soon been many theories as to what happened to both of them. One theory was the “Crash and Sink” Theory. This theory was that Earhart’s plane simply ran out of gas and she crashed into the open ocean. Another theory was that Earhart and Noonan were captured and then executed by the Japanese. There was later a picture discovered that seemed to have Earhart and Noonan in it and the Japanese authorities said they have no record of Earhart being in their custody. Another theory also claims that they served as spies for President Roosevelt administration and they assumed new identities once they returned to the United States. Three years after their disappearance, in 1940, a party stumbled across human remains. A physician by the name Dr. D.W. Hoodless of Central Medical School measured those remains and determined that they came from a man. But, Richard Jantz, who is an anthropology professor at the University of Tennessee determined that the bones found had similarities to Earhart. According to Jantz, “The bones are consistent with Earhart in all respects we know or can reasonably infer, her height is entirely consistent with the bones. The skull measurements are at least suggestive of female. But most convincing is the similarity of the bone lengths to the reconstructed lengths of Earhart’s bones" (Rossman 2018). Jantz blames Dr. D.W. Hoodless for the error. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward” (“Brainy Quotes”). After many theories and mystery surrounding her controversial disappearance, Earhart’s story might come to a close. Earhart was an icon in history, a pioneering woman, determined and a supporter of women’s rights and was determined to do what she wanted to do. She showed women that they could do anything that men could do. She flew across the Atlantic Ocean twice and set many flying records throughout her life as an aviator. She was the 16th woman to get her pilot’s license and was the first president of the group “The Ninety-Nines”. Earhart was an author that wrote many books and also had a fashion line. Amelia Earhart was significant in history, because she had many accomplishments, was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic and had a controversial disappearance.
overcome them. Without the attitude of ‘never give up’, she would have never been invited to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and she had the courage to be one of the first female pilots. She was an icon in history, a pioneering woman, determined and a supporter of women’s rights. In her time, Earhart grew up in a society where women stayed at home and men were the center of attention. She broke the stereotype boundaries and soon let the world know she was not afraid to broke those so called boundaries. Earhart set out to inspire women and give them the confidence that they could achieve the same as men could. Amelia Earhart was significant in history, because she had many accomplishments, was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic and had a controversial disappearance.
Amelia Mary Earhart was the woman that was mentioned in everyone’s household for her bravery and courage for doing risks that no one else could possibly imagine. Her life would soon change when she discovered flying. It was just not a hobby for her, it was practically her life, her lifeline. She knew that flying would not be smooth sailing, but it was worth all of those risks that came along with it.
“I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty” (“Brainy Quotes”). Amelia was only ten years old when she saw her first plane at a state fair. She looked at the plane, a plane of rusty wire and wood and was not impressed. Even though she was not impressed, she would be decades later. Once she attended a stunt-flying exhibition, she became increasingly interested in aviation. Once a plane flew above her, something inside her awakened in her heart, she felt like that plane was talking to her. When she got into a plane with Frank Hawks, a pilot, that ride would soon change her life forever two or three hundred feet off the ground, she knew she had to fly herself (“Biography”). She knew that her life changed forever. Amelia Earhart was a pivotal woman in history.
“The most effective way to do it, is to do it” (“Brainy Quotes”). During World War l, she served as a Nurse’s Aid and she soon began to watch pilots in the local airfield. She wanted to do more. After the war, she returned to the United States and enrolled at the college of Columbia University to be a pre-med student. Earhart would later explain that she changed her mind about being a doctor. Then, Earhart took her first plane ride and was forever hooked. She started taking pilot lessons with a female flight instructor named Anita Snook. Earhart would soon accumulate a total of 500 hours of solo flying lessons. This would be important for a pilot to have, because a pilot had to be good at manual control while adapting at navigation and securing a safe flying route. In order to help pay for flying lessons, Earhart took a job as a filing clerk at a telephone company and at a photography studio. Once she gathered up enough money, she purchased her own plane. She gave her plane the nickname of, “The Canary”. In December 1921, Earhart passed her flight test and would soon participate in her first flight exhibition in California …show more content…
(“History”). During her time as a pilot, Earhart had many accomplishments.
“Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others” (“Brainy Quotes”). One accomplishment was that Earhart used her first plane, “The Canary” to set her first flying record. Her first flying record was in 1922, when she flew solo above 14,000 feet which set a world record for female pilots and in 1923 she was the 16th woman that was issued her pilot’s license. Earhart wanted to promote aviation in women. In 1929, she set out to organize a cross-country air race for women pilots and also formed the group, “The Ninety-Nines” which is an organization for the female pilots, she was the first president of that group and it still exists to this day and it got its name from the ninety-nine female applicants. She also wrote her own book called, “20 hours, 40 minutes”. The book was about her experiences as a passenger in the Friendship and then she continued to wrote two more books within her life and wrote magazine articles as well as newspaper columns (“Achievements”). When someone sees a picture of Amelia Earhart, they would see that she would sport her famous bomber leather jacket and men’s pants, she was encouraged to do a fashion line. According to the article by
Halfpenny,
“In 1934, Earhart had a fashion line that was launched in one department store in 30 major cities” (Halfpenny 2018). Another one of her accomplishments would be for what she is known for, flying across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia Earhart is known for being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. First, in 1927, a guy by the name of Charles Lindbergh made the first solo flight and Earhart was invited along for the ride and accepted the risks that came along with them. Before the fifth anniversary of Charles Lindberg’s flight in 1932, no one else had ever flown solo across the Atlantic Ocean till Amelia Earhart. Earhart decided to change that and set off herself to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Even though she did not do the same course that Lindberg did, she decided to fly from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Canada would be her destination and she intended on landing in Paris. With the icy conditions and even mechanical problems with her plane, Earhart was determined to continue on her journey and land. She successfully completed her journey and achieved multiple records in the time being. She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic twice. Once she returned to the United States, the Congress awarded Earhart the award of, “Distinguished Flying Cross” which is a military decoration that is awarded for heroism and she was also the first woman to receive that honor. Then, later that same year, Earhart did a nonstop flight across the United States being the first woman to do that as well (Rawat 2017). Even though, Amelia Earhart is known for flying across the Atlantic Ocean solo, Earhart is also known for her controversial disappearance. What exactly happened to Amelia Earhart? People have been desperately trying to figure out what happened to her and her navigator, Fred Noonan while flying over the Pacific. On June 1, 1937, Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan took off on an eastbound flight around the world. “They soon flew to Miami, then down to South America, across the Atlantic to Africa, then east to India and Southeast Asia. The pair soon reached Lae, New Guinea, on June 29. Once they reached Lae, they had already flown 22,000 miles and had 7,000 miles [left to go]” (“History”). The last time they were seen alive was on July 2nd for their refueling stop. They lost radio contact with the U.S. Coast Guard. At the time, “President Roosevelt authorized a massive two-week search for them and they were never found and on July 19, 1937, Earhart and Noonan were declared lost at sea” (“History”). There have soon been many theories as to what happened to both of them. One theory was the “Crash and Sink” Theory. This theory was that Earhart’s plane simply ran out of gas and she crashed into the open ocean. Another theory was that Earhart and Noonan were captured and then executed by the Japanese. There was later a picture discovered that seemed to have Earhart and Noonan in it and the Japanese authorities said they have no record of Earhart being in their custody. Another theory also claims that they served as spies for President Roosevelt administration and they assumed new identities once they returned to the United States. Three years after their disappearance, in 1940, a party stumbled across human remains. A physician by the name Dr. D.W. Hoodless of Central Medical School measured those remains and determined that they came from a man. But, Richard Jantz, who is an anthropology professor at the University of Tennessee determined that the bones found had similarities to Earhart. According to Jantz, “The bones are consistent with Earhart in all respects we know or can reasonably infer, her height is entirely consistent with the bones. The skull measurements are at least suggestive of female. But most convincing is the similarity of the bone lengths to the reconstructed lengths of Earhart’s bones" (Rossman 2018). Jantz blames Dr. D.W. Hoodless for the error. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward” (“Brainy Quotes”). After many theories and mystery surrounding her controversial disappearance, Earhart’s story might come to a close. Earhart was an icon in history, a pioneering woman, determined and a supporter of women’s rights and was determined to do what she wanted to do. She showed women that they could do anything that men could do. She flew across the Atlantic Ocean twice and set many flying records throughout her life as an aviator. She was the 16th woman to get her pilot’s license and was the first president of the group “The Ninety-Nines”. Earhart was an author that wrote many books and also had a fashion line. Amelia Earhart was significant in history, because she had many accomplishments, was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic and had a controversial disappearance.