Orville Wright

BY: RYAN

The wright Brothers. People We think of as " Oh, they just invented the modern airplane. There isn't any other really important things about them". Well, you might think that, but there is truly a great variety of things about them that you most likely didn't know. I, however will just be exploring the life of Orville Wright. We will delve into the fascinating history of how he, and his older brother Wilbur, developed the first airplane. I will begin with the early years of his career then move on to details about the plane. Then finish with some fun facts from Orville's life.

Now, like I said, we are going to start with the early years for Orville. Orville Wright was born in Dayton, Ohio, on August 19, 1871, to Susan and Milton Wright. Orville also had four siblings, Reuchlin, Lorin, Kathrine, and you guessed it, Wilbur. Orville and Wilbur were named after Orville Dewey and Wilbur Fisk, who were clergymen there father adored. When the Wright brothers ere young, they received a toy flying machine that they named "Bat". It was this toy that inspired their passion for aviation. The young Wrights played with the toy so much that it broke, witch made the boys ask themselves " Why won't it fly?" They all the time when they were not at school or working on homework building tis so called "Big Bat". They spent a lot of time working on this "Big Bat", so much we are going to fast forward a bit to the day they launched it. One of the Wrights let go of this flying machine while the other twisted it. The Wrights let go of the flying machine and it flew up for about two seconds, then fell straight to the ground. Their mother, Susan, said that they should continue trying to make an airplane. Wilbur simply said " No, mother, we do not know enough about flying machines. Also Orville and I do not have enough money."

We now go to Wilbur and Orville's bike shop. Wright Cycle Company, and learn about what they did there. Wright Cycle Company was established in 1892, providing many bicycles to the world of the late 1800's and the early 1900's Every penny they made there funded the production of the plane. The bike shop also provided good education for plane building, mechanical skills, and business experience.

Let's move on to a different topic: Orville and the plane The plane prototype was having a difficult time steering. Orville was the one who managed to fix this problem. I found it really entertaining how he solved this problem. One night, he had way too many cups of coffee, couldn't sleep, and stayed up all night figuring out the problem. Orville, however, was not the one who completed the first flight. To decide who piloted, Orville and Wilbur flipped a coin and Orville lost. Orville was also involved in a terrible plane crash in 1908. Photographer W.S. Clime said "There was a crack like a pistol shot above. I saw a piece of a propeller blade twirling off southward. For a brief period it kept on it's course, then swerved to the left and with a swoop backwards it fell for halve the distance to the ground." The next year, 1909, Orville went on a flight with Lieutenant Frank Lahm as passenger, for a world record of one hour and twelve minuets.

Now my last topic is just going to be some random fact's about Orville. Did you know that Orville played the mandolin? Or that when the Wright Company was created Wilbur was the President and Orville the vice president? Well, now you do. Orville was also pretty good at making biscuits and candies. Orville lived to be 76 years old, passing away on January 30, 1948. He also helped start the career of African-American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Orville was a very interesting person to study. I was really amazed to learn all the things he did to help the first plane in the air. It was also fascinating to learn some of the personal fact's about him, like playing the mandolin. One of my favorite fact's about him was that he fixed the steering problem because he had too much coffee. I hope you enjoyed learning about Orville Wright as much as I did.

SORCES

David McCollogh

The Wright Brothers

Lawrence Goldstone

Birdmen

Kitty Hawk

Google

Louis Saben. Joann Early Macken

Th Wright Brothers

Mary Anning

By: Frances

Welcome, today i'm going to tell you and maybe show you all about Mary Anning, and the fossils she found! Did you know that even dinosaur hair can be preserved and harded and considered a fossil! Very cool, right? A fossil also remains evidence of a once living dino on earth!


And now, we will talk about Mary Anning. Mary was an unlikely paleontologist, especially unlikely for England in the early 1800's. Mary and her brother worked side, to side along the seaside cliffs near their home, their father had taught them to sopt treasures in the layers of limestone and shale. What Mary didn't have was education, Mary also had the time nor the money for school, selling the fossils she'd collected helped her family have food on the table. One fossil at a time. One meal at a time. It was Mary's brother who found a skull in the cliff side. he worked a little, but gave up. mary took over. First, she unearths vertebrae. Next ribs. Then flippers, and finally a long tail. Grand and educated men set out to identify Mary's creature. Then men eventually named this discovery "Ichthyosaur" and proudly claimed their new knowledge in aricles, books, and sermons. Mary copied the illustrations to learn the technique of cataloging bones and reporting discoveries. She taught herself anotomy by disecting squid and cuttlefish on her kitchen table, very interesting, right? Little by little, lesson by lesson, an uneducated girl from a poor family becoming a scientist. More rich folks, scientists, collectors, and geoligists purchased mary's fossils and brought them to museums and universities to be studied and displayed. One bone led to another. and another. And another! This is no Ichthyosaur! It had a long neck, and very long neck, A tiny head, and paddles. Mary worked for months to release this odd fossil from the rocky seaside cliffs, the men debated a long time, and finally concluded that Mary's bones were from one very real, very new species. They named it "Plesiosaur" Mary kept learning on her own.


Next, she discovered a diamond shaped tail. Claws and a beak and wings! She had discovered on of the first "pterosaurs". Mary's Ichthyosaurs, Plesiosaur, and now Pterosaur suddenly inspired new theories about life on earth long ago. These fossils and prehistoric life. They were forming a brand new science paleontology. But two-hundred years later, Mary Anning is reconized as the first paleontologist. One fossil at a time, ond discovery at a time.


I hope you are enjoying this very cool learning about Mary Anning! Mary found and sold fossilized "seashells", including many ammonites, one of which she sold for enough money to feed her family for a whole week. But her more important discoveries were one of the fossils' of the larger prehistoric creatures, beginning with the Ichthyosaur. The cliffs of the Jurassic seashore, where Mary lived, were underwater when prehistoric creatures populated the earth two hundred million years ago. Ichthyosaur means "fish lizard" by the way. The word "dinosaur" hav'ent been invented yet. The men had made an anouncement that shocked the world, Mary's finds wasn't just old. It was a million years old! Their declaration shattered the commonly held beleif that the earth was only six thousand years old. Also, no one had realized that a species could become extinct until they studied the remains of a creature that no longer walked the earth. Over the years Mary also found many odd, dark, lumpy pebbles inside skeletons. She examined them. Reread her notes. Studied her drawings. Mary figured out what they were! Except it was something a lady should'nt talk about.... She proclaimed theses stones, known as bezoars, were actually fossilized poop! Geoligisted sneered. Scientists scoffed.

Then they took a closer look, and realized she was right! Mary's discovery helped scholars learn more about what ancient creatures are. She also found many long, thin, cone-shaped fossil-shaped fossils. Ordinary, at least on the outside. Curious, she cut one open. Tucked inside was a small pocket filled with a thick, dark substance. Mary was even more curious now! Adding a few drops of water turned the substance into....ink! Mary's discovery proved that ancient aquatic creatures squirted ink to hide themselves from hungry predators! When Mary was twenty-four, she made another interesting discovery. This creature didn't have legs or flippers, it had wings! She had unearthed an flying reptile called a pterosaur. Scientists all over the world were talking about Mary's discoveries. Even though Mary could identify a species from a single bone and later could rebuild the entire skeleton like a jigsaw puzzle, she couldn't join the Geological society of Londen. Women were not allowed. She couldn't attend lectures or teach university classes. Or even take classes! Just like long-buried fossils, Mary's achievements have slowly been uncovered and shared with the world.


Her daring discoveries helped form Paleontology- the branch of geology that uses fossils to study prehistoric life. And she did it all with a homemade hammer, a chisel, and a never-ending quest to fearlessly keep exploring, and learning. My favorite thing to talk about is the fossils she found. I hope you enjoyed this very cool journey about Mary Anning!

Sources:

Dinosaur lady, by Linda Skeers.

She sells Seashells, by Heidi E.Y Stemple

J.K Rowling

BY: NORAH

Do you know how to get to platform 9 3/4? Well if you don't, read the books and watch the movies. Then you will know how to get to platform 9 3/4. Do you have a favorite Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans? Platform 9 3/4 and Berties Bott's Every Flavor Beans were all created by one person, J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling was called Jo since she was little. Jo was born on July 31, 1965. Two years later cshe got a little sister named Di. In a fight Jo threw a battery at Di leaving a scar just above her eyebrow.

J.K. Rowling loved to write, but she was afraid no one wanted to buy her stories. One weekend Jo took a trip to Manchester. on the train trip she stared out the window thinking of nothing and suddenley a picture of a boy popped into her head. When she got home, she found a pen and she wrote the boy with the lightning bolt scar. His name is Harry Potter. In Jo's free time she loved to write about Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger's adventures.

She started to write the three chapters of Harry Potter. Jo sent the chapters to a publisher for authors. It took twelve tries to publish! In June 1997, the first book was published, Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone.Jo's book would be sold for over one million dollars! The owner was afraid to spend this much on the book, but he knew that people in America would love it just as much as he did.

I think she was an inspiring person because she helped so may people in her life. She worked really hard to get her books published. I love how in her books it gets closer, and closer to the end of the mystery. I think she inspires a lot of people to write like her.


Sources:


Who Was J.K Rowling

By: Pam Pollack and Meg Belvico

J.N. Roberts

By Cayden

Hi, today you will be reading about a man who has done desert racing, stuntIng racing and acting, he has won many races we will be learning about three different topics like things he did other than his career, racing and acting now let's start this presentation.

J.N Roberts, his real name is James's nelson Roberts he was born in 1942 in Evansville, Indiana then he moved to southern California in the 1960s after serving in the United States marine corps.

Now we will talk about his racing career, when J.N Roberts was racing he would put on knee and shoulder pads a helmet with a face guard he also won the baja 1000 the baja 1000 is an annual race in Mexico with trophy trucks, dirt bikes, truggys, side by sides, baja bugs and buggies Mexican people used to set traps for the dirt bikers and some people died.

Next, we will talk about his interesting movie career. He has acted in so many movies, but these are the ones I found, blues brothers, dust to glory, on any Sunday, sometimes a great nation, broken arrow, speed, the seventh sign, the mechanic, Electra and Mega force and that's all I have.

Lastly, I'm going to tell you about what I think about him, I think jn is a good guy because he helped a lot of people make movies, he was also a cool stuntman and racer.


Sources:

Wikipedia, AMA hall of fame.

Michelle Obama

By: Summer

Michelle Obama is a girl from the southside of Chicago and a former first lady. She is a wife, mother, and dog lover. I hope you enjoy learning about Mrs. Obama from her early life, career, and on to her public image. Let's get started!

Michelle LaVaugn Obama was born on January 17, 1964. Michelle has one brother named Craig Robinson, and she also has 8 half siblings. Michelle was raised on the south side of Chicago. In Michelle's law career, she worked at the law firm Sidley Austin, where she met Barack Obama. Mrs. O is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School. Nest, I will talk about her career.

In addition to being a lawyer and first lady, Michelle created Hunger-Free kids act of 2010, and we remember her for it. Michelle also created the Netflix show "Waffles and Mochi" to promote healthy eating and knowledge of food history in kids by exploring different cultures and ingredients in a fun way. Michelle wants kid's to know that food is fascinating, and that food is even better when it is fresh. The final thing I am going to talk about is her public image.

Obama is well know for popular culture. In May 2006, Essence listed her among "25 of the worlds most inspiring women." In 1991, she held public sector positions in Chicago government as an assistant of the mayor.

Michelle Obama is a great woman who is selfless, kind, and a great leader for America. I hope you found Mrs. O interesting, and you continue to learn about her after my presentation. Have a wonderful day!


Sources:

paragraph 1-Wikipedia.com

Paragraph 2-Wikipedia.com

Paragraph 3-The New Yorker.com, Partnership for a Healthier, Hunger-Free America.com

Annie Oakley

 

by:  Emerson

My real name is Phoebe Ann Moses, but you can call me Annie Oakley. Even though I came from humble beginnings, I became the best sharpshooter around!

I was born in Ohio on August 13, 1860, in Ohio. Sadly, my dad died when I was five, leaving my mom poor with 6 kids. She remarried twice and had more children, but I had to live at the county poorhouse for several years. I didn’t get to go to school, so I learned to read and write as an adult. We were so hungry, one day I took my dad’s old gun and shot a rabbit for dinner. Turns out, I was a natural! I was so good, I sold small game to the local grocery store who resold the meat to hotels and restaurants in Cincinnati 80 miles away! I was so successful at hunting; I was able to pay my mom’s $200 mortgage at just 15 years old!

It was quickly discovered that I was talented enough to try my hand at competition shooting. Jack Frost, a hotel owner who often purchased my meat, invited me to a shooting contest against Frank E. Butler, who was known for doing tricks with his guns. I was only 16 years old at the time, but I beat him! I hit 25 out of 25 attempts, but Frank missed one, so he only got 24 out of 25 attempts. He was so smitten with me and my shooting skills, we ended up getting married August 23, 1876.

I met Chief Sitting Bull in 1884, and he really took a liking to me. He treated me like a daughter and is the one who gave me the nickname “Little Sure Shot”, due to my small stature and surprising accuracy. I was pretty small at only 5 feet tall and 100 pounds, but that didn’t stop me from being successful! Frank and I joined Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show in 1885 and traveled the world. I got to be the star of the show and featured on all of the advertising posters! I learned how to sew as a child at the poorhouse, so I made all of my own costumes for the show. I even performed for Queen Victoria of England! Some of my famous acts included shooting a rifle over my shoulder using a hand mirror to see behind me, splitting playing cards in half along the edge while in midair and then filling the card with holes before it hit the ground, and shooting moving targets while riding a horse in a dress. I also shot corks out of bottles and glass balls out of the air. Another fun fact about me is I often gave lessons and taught many women how to shoot a gun properly.

After I died in 1926 at 66 years old, I continued to be quite famous! People wrote comics and books about me, created a TV show based off my wild west character, and even wrote a play called “Annie Get Your Gun”. It is so fun to see that my legacy has lived on!

Sources:

Annie Oakley: Little Sure Shot by Jennifer Kroll

Centerofthewest.org

Thehistorycenter.org

Rosabelle Sinclair

BY: FINLEY

Hello, it's so nice to meet you! Today I am going to tell you a little bit about myself. I was born on November 8, 1890, in Russia. I had two lovely parents' bertha and Reginald Sinclair. I also had two siblings, Elmira and Robert Sinclair. I attended Street Leonard's School, where womans lacrosse had been introduced by Louisa Lumsden. I arrived in the United States and taught gymnastics at Rosemary Hall school. I started the first lacrosse team at Bryn Mawr school in Baltimore and was the first to introduce lacrosse for females in America. I taught at Bryn Mawr school from 1925 – 1951. I was the first female inductee into the national lacrosse hall of fame. Some people also like to call me the grand dame of lacrosse.

Thank you for letting me share a little bit about me today!

sources:
Family search.com
Wikipedia
Prabook