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- 11: Only Yesterday
- ... attitude that had dominated America since it was founded slowly began to lose its hold on people. The American population soon found other things to talk about. One was Charles Lindbergh's nonstop flight between New York and Paris. A prize of 25,000 dollars was being awarded to the first man to make the flight to Paris from New York. Lindbergh was a young stunt pilot from the pacific coast. He captured the hearts of the American people by not only making the flight but also going solo. On his return ...
- 12: Short Story/Film Analysis
- ... his wife on a second honeymoon when she encounters an old suitor, creating jealousy for the husband. In the second story, the jealousy surrounds Smurch who is envious of Charles Lindbergh's fame and accolades. The jealousy in the final story is the envy of the attention that any man with fame can receive from a woman. Each person's own ... they were very similar except the sequence of events were different. In the story, The Greatest Man In The World, Smurch was jealous of the fame and accolades of Charles Lindbergh. Only some members of congress, the President, and the press knew this information. They felt it would be a disgrace to the United States if it was known to the ...
- 13: Pan American World Airways, Inc
- ... Trippe achieved the impossible, and started the worlds first trans-atlantic flights to europe, asia, and south america. Pan Am achieved great heights with the help of pilots like Charles Lindbergh, who opened many early routes, and hero pilot Eddie Musick, who pioneered routes across the Pacific, and not to mention Andre Priester, the engineering marvel behind the early flying boats ...
- 14: Chistopher Reeves
- ... course paid small or no paychecks. Over the years Reeves has been involved in many charities and causes involving the arts, kids, human rights organizations, and the environment. Amnesty international, Lindbergh Foundation, and people for Creative Coalition, just to name a few. In nineteen eighty-seven Reeve went to Chile to demonstrate in support of some artists with death warrants. For ...
- 15: Birth Order
- ... the top achievers in every area of endeavor (Leman 186). For example, some of the more famous only children include Franklin D. Roosevelt (President), Leonardo da Vinci (artist) and Charles Lindbergh (pilot) (Forer 9). A common characteristic among only children is their need to satisfy others. What they say they will do, they usually do. Only children are very reliable (Leman ...
- 16: Birth Order 2
- ... the top achievers in every area of endeavor (Leman 186). For example, some of the more famous only children include Franklin D. Roosevelt (President), Leonardo da Vinci (artist) and Charles Lindbergh (pilot) (Forer 9). A common characteristic among only children is their need to satisfy others. What they say they will do, they usually do. Only children are very reliable (Leman ...
- 17: Alcatraz
- ... pursued a new line of work. From lucrative bank jobs, he advanced to kidnaping in 1933, holding for ransom a wealthy Oklahoma oil magnate. His capture resulted in the first Lindbergh Law trial and it was a courtroom sensation. Kelly was given a life sentence and returned to USP Leavenworth, within months being transferred to Alcatraz. He was considered a model ...
- 18: Air Planes During Ww1
- ... hours. The fliers won the London Daily Mail prize of $50,000. The first nonstop solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean was the flight of the American aviator Charles A. Lindbergh from New York City to Paris, a distance of 5810 km (3610 mi) covered in 33.5 hr on May 20-21, 1927. On June 28-29 of the same ...
- 19: Amelia Earhart
- ... now ready to make the flight as the pilot rather than a passenger, as was the case in the 1928 flight. On May 20, 1932, exactly 5 years after the Lindbergh flight, Amelia's modified Lockheed Vega began the journey. She had broken several records on this flight, the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo and only person to fly ...
- 20: Maurice Sendak
- ... of her baby brother because he was stolen by goblins. The basis of Outside Over There is from Sendak’s own childhood fears of the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby. He constantly believed that the kidnappers were going to kidnap him. Outside Over There, combined with Where The Wild Things Are, and In The Night Kitchen are known as ...
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