Analysis Of The Sky Is Not The Limit By Nicole Aunapu Mann

Nobody fully understands what drives people to undertake a mission, but it often causes people to take many risks. For example, Farah Ahmedi climbed a mountain on a prosthetic leg with a sick mother just to reach freedom. Rikki-Tikki fought for his life to save his family. John Steinbeck eavesdropped on people's conversations just to get material for his book. These stories show different people who had each set a goal for themselves. Ahmedi and Rikki-Tikki fought for their lives to survive and save their loved ones. While Steinbeck traveled to great lengths to write his book. Their goals may be different but they all had set a goal and they all eventually accomplished their goal.

Hannah Roberts conveys her idea of the inevitability of change and the changes individuals go through as they age. Her ideas on having to change and mature as people get older are powerfully expressed throughout “Sky High”. Roberts explores the idea that change is inevitable, and happens as time goes by. The imagery in “It’s an older, more age warped washing line I reach up to now” creates an image of her childhood washing line aged over the years. The washing line can also symbolise Roberts’ youth deteriorating as she transitions into adulthood.

Arranged marriage is found in various cultures and countries around the world, including Afghanistan and other parts of the Middle East; having an arranged marriage is thought of as an Afghani tradition and has been a part of life for many families. The practice of arranged marriage has advantages and disadvantages; it can create more family power and give more financial security. Sadly being forced into a marriage can disrupt the independence of the engaged, most women stop their education when they become engaged resulting in many women being illiterate. This makes it impossible for them to be successful without depending on their husbands. Arranged marriage is found in many cultures throughout the modern world, though in a lot of cases it results in a happy family it can also be very limiting on women and often girls are married before they can give consent.

Katherine Johnson and her stand to make a difference in the world of education, proving that women and specifically people of any race could do many things, and her journey of breaking boundaries has made a difference for history itself, and her story still hadn’t stopped after the launch of the Apollo 11. And although she retired from

Farah Ahmedi was a girl who was desperate to escape her war-torn country of Afghanistan by crossing the border into Pakistan. Annie Johnson was a fierce woman who wanted to support her family by starting an intricate business that cooks meals for factory workers. The next mission missionary was Theodore Boone who was a 13 year old boy who wanted to prevent a bypass from being built through homes and farms, but not until his friend's farm was in the danger zone. However, all three wanted to help, whether it was them self or others.

     “Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.” This was in her letter to her husband, in case the dangerous flight proved to be her last. She was the woman who crossed the Atlantic Ocean, shared her visions, inspired many, formed the Ninety-Nines, and tried to fly around the world. She is, and always will be, remembered for her

Farah Ahmedi was a girl who was trying to escape her war-torn country of Afghanistan by crossing the border into Pakistan. Annie Johnson was a woman who wanted to support her family by starting a business that cooks meals for factory workers. Theodore Boone was a 13 year old boy who wanted to stop a bypass from being built through homes and farms, including his friend's farm. However, all three wanted to help, whether it was them self or others.

In 1983 Sally Ride was the first female astronaut in American history, Sally Ride in space. Setting the base for all young girls and woman to have confidence in believing they could do anything men could even though labeled as “just girls”. Ride was one of the primary sources of woman empowerment in that time period. Sally ride was a extremely important woman in the 1980’s to the U.S, her becoming an astronaut has lead to gobs of realizations of what women can do now. Ride was the first woman to join NASA in the United States.

She also was a regular skier in Colorado, Canada and Europe and began running for conditioning and later competition, played tennis and golf. Later in her career as a rocket scientist Easley received an opportunity to become an equal employment opportunity counselor where she assists with the supervision of addressing issues such as gender, race, and age. Not directly she stated she also was a face of women’s rights and opportunity at NASA. She made a point to have her rom supervisor and herself to wear pantsuits to state the point, “It’s not what you are wearing but what you’re actually producing”. Easley would humbly state that she never set out to be a role model or trailblazer. Many who knew her would say that it was not just the work that she did that made a difference; it was her energy and positive attitude that had a tremendous impact on NASA. During a 2001 interview Easley reflected humbly on discrimination experiences at NASA. She specifically acknowledged a time when she was cut out of a six-person work photo when it was displayed to the public. She stated “When people have their biases and prejudices, yes, I am aware. My head is not in the sand. But my thing is, if I can’t work with you, I will work around you.” She then goes on to say “…I would not let that get me down. Money is important to all of us. We need it to survive. You may control my purse strings, but you don’t control my life.” Throughout her lifetime, Easley consistently emphasizes the importance of teamwork and expresses appreciation and admiration for those she worked with. There are many illustrations throughout her career of her determination and discipline, kindness, and

In Mae’s early life she was already interested in the aspect of science she knew she wanted to do something in that field. Although when she told her parents and peers this, they discouraged her. Although they didn’t encourage her because women equality and racism were still a little heavy, she persevered. She studied up on different type fields of science in the library, but most times on astrology. She had a dream to be an astronaut, and no one was going to stop her. At the age of sixteen she attended stanford university and got her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and African

One of the women that worked in NASA was Katherine Johnson. Katherine Johnson was the first black woman to graduate from college at age 18. Johnson went to West Virginia University at age 14 because women couldn’t go to school past 8th grade. Katherine Johnson attends the institute in West Virginia. But also went to another school in the summer so that she get could get a teaching job in Virginia. During her summer she learned French and Mathematics. Later Mrs. Johnson went and worked for NASA, there she was solving calculations that could

1960 during a racial time in the United States, three African-American women changed the way women work forever. Christine Darden had a lot of accomplishments with her career but two of her accomplishments were more important to her than others. Christine Darden, Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy Vaughn were three women who joined the NASA association during the 1960’s.

“There is a fascination with the idea that one has 'seen someone else do something' before one can achieve it. Maybe that's true in some cases, but clearly it is not a requirement. I knew what I wanted to do.”-Mae C. Jemison. When the space shuttle Endeavour blasted off on it’s second mission on September 12, 1992, it carried the first African-American women into space. Mae C. Jemison was not only an astronaut, she’s also a physician, a Peace Corps volunteer, a teacher, and a founder and president of two technology companies.

The footprints on the lunar surface, left there by Neil Armstrong were both historic and monumental, but his boot would have never touched the ground, if it had not been for Margaret Hamilton. Margaret Hamilton is one of the few brilliant scientists who were also feminist leaders in the 1960s. Despite her achievements, Hamilton still remains neglected in American and scientific history .Though Hamilton, had a substantial role in NASA, had world changing accomplishments, and faced difficult challenges in society, Margaret Hamilton still does not receive the recognition that is granted to men of similar or lesser achievements. If it had not been for Margaret Hamilton NASA would not have been what it is today.

Progression in technology comes with progression of education. The movie “Hidden Figures” highlights the opportunities involved when intelligent, courageous women take strides to create the math to send astronauts to the moon. This movie is about three historical African American women who worked as “human computers” at the NASA Research Center in Langley, VA in the early 1960’s. Katherine Johnson (fellow mathematician), Dorothy Vaughn (programmer) and Mary Jackson (engineer), contributed to NASA space program to successfully send John Glenn, the first man to orbit around the earth, Project Mercury and later Apollo II mission. The film is a powerful reminder of the destructive consequences of discrimination. It holds important career lessons about how to manage and excel at work even under challenging circumstances.