... 1920, she begged her parents to let her have fling lessons. Her parents agreed and she took lessons from Neta Snook. Neta Snook was one of the few women pilots of the time. Amelia got her first plane in 1922. Amelia called her new plane the Canary. She got it before she ever flew a plane ... by herself. The new airplane was light weight and had an air-cooled engine. The airplane was called the Canary because of its yellow color. She never did fly the Canary solo. She had her first crash in the Canary when ... Amelia got third place in the derby. It was from Santa Monica, California to ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... plays, essays, and short stories appeared in publications such as Crisis Magazine and Opportunity Magazine and other publications. In 1923, Hughes traveled on a ship to parts of Africa such as Nigeria, Angola, Senegal, and Belgium Congo. Later on he visited Italy, France, Russia, and Spain. Returning a year later in Harlem. ... is about segregation. The poem is about a dream that he saw a million black faces, such as his own. But then, at the speed of light, all of the faces turned white. He reflects how it is a white world, how white people are everywhere controlling everything and runn...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

There is nothing like seeing flashing red and blue lights, with a blinding spot light shining directly on the car it has pulled over. From the intensity of the flashing lights alone, the "rubber-neckers" slow down to catch a glimpse of "what is going on!" They look to see if someone is being arrested or ... to be. I think back to how many times I have been that unfortunate driver. Driving back to Pennsylvania from college this past Thanksgiving, at my usual speed of 100 M.P.H., give or take 10, I was jamming to my tunes with the windows down. I had to make it home by dinner-time; mom was ... m...

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• Grade Level: High School

... . Everything was so beautiful, bright lights everywhere. I thought I was dreaming. One day we just decided to do something spontaneous and explore. It was during the month of June when we both just wanted to get away for a few days. As we waited for the limo to pick us up, I started to get nervous, being ... , and went to the MGM Grand Hotel. This hotel took up a whole city block and in the back of the building there was a big amusement park. There were shops, in one of the lounge room the ceiling was shining with a blue light for a show. After that we went to the M & M Factory, Rio, and...

• Word Count: 927
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• Grade Level: High School