Tuesday, February 17, 2015

The Wright Brothers

The Wright Brothers had invented the first successful plane on December 17, 1903. An invention that was invented back in the 1900s has had greatly impacted our society today. Today, it has became a norm in our culture to just buy a plane ticket and take off to our destination. Sounds pretty simple....but it wasn't always like this. Before the airplane was invented transportation would take many hours to sometimes even days. People than had to travel by car, ship or train. If someone back then were to travel from Los Angeles to New York city that would approximately be 2400 miles. To travel by car it could easily take about 2-3 days. They would make many stops for gasoline and stay in a hotel or maybe even two before they could finally reach their destination. For a smaller situation like a car ride that would take 6 hours would take approximately only 1 hour to travel by plane. We rely on airplanes to take us where we want and when we want in a short period of time. These are just a few of many examples of how the airplane has impacted this world.

The Airplane allows us to travel for business trips, to visit relatives, and even just go on a nice peaceful vacation with family and friends. Many people including myself have had many complaints on how sometimes it can be a pain to sit in a plane for 6 hours straight but really in reality we don’t realize how lucky we are that we can sit in a plane and reach our destination within hours. During the industrial revolution it would take twice or sometimes even triple the amount of time. So, we can’t be the ones complaining! The airplane has positively affected us and is one of the reasons we can do some of the great things that we do today.
It is really easy for me to make a connection about this topic to my own life. Personally, I love to travel and visit new places. I enjoy visiting new places, and exploring many different things. I have got the great opportunity to fly to many great cities in the US and once even fly out of the country! I have visited San Jose and San Francisco in California a couple of times. Also I have once visited Seattle and even Toronto, Canada! Honestly, I find it very cool to visit new places, learn about different cultures, and meet new people!! Traveling is something for sure that I am very passionate about, and as I get older I really hope to travel to some of the greatest places that this world has to offer.

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31 comments:

  1. Anonymous21 February, 2015 13:33

    Dear My Awesome,
    It is pretty cool that you chose to write about the amazing history of planes. The Wright brothers would be proud of this blog! I was wondering why you chose to blog about the Wright brothers.
    Keep blogging!
    -Will

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    1. Anonymous05 March, 2015 14:09

      Will,
      Thank you for your nice comment and kind words! The reason I choose to write about the Wright brothers was because I could easily make connection to my passion of traveling.
      Thanks for taking the time to read my blog!

      Sara

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  2. Anonymous22 February, 2015 16:51

    Dear My awesome
    Your blog post was very informative and creative. How many times did it take the wright brothers to make a plane that worked?
    - Finn

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  5. Anonymous22 February, 2015 21:48

    Dear My awesome,
    I like how you connected how planes have impacted humans today with your personal life. I agree with you that we are lucky that we only have to sit in planes 1 half the time than in the industrial revolution. Did the first plane have a name? If so, what was it?

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  6. Anonymous27 February, 2015 19:21

    Hi My awesome,

    This blog is really interesting. We have came along ways since 1903 and wonder how advanced we will be in 2050. Airplanes have done a lot for us, such as making it easier to migrate places and to transport. I wonder rather than using so much gas and polluting the earth if we can come up with a "green plane."

    -Advay K



    -Advay

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  7. Anonymous02 March, 2015 09:12

    Dear My Awesome,

    I loved the amount of information you had in this blog. I kind of wonder what you think the world would be like without planes. I think it would be very hard to travel and we would have trouble doing things that we do today. What do you guys think?

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  8. Anonymous02 March, 2015 18:55

    Dear My Awesome,
    This piece of writing was very cool and I really liked how you compared plane travel back then today because It made me think the price difference. If there is one thing that you would like to change or add what would that be?

    Bryan

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  9. Anonymous02 March, 2015 19:04

    Hi My Awesome,

    Great Piece, I thought it was really interesting! I loved how you connected your personal travels on planes to the history of planes, highlighting the great Wright Brothers. What is the favorite place you have flown and why?

    Best Wishes,

    Britt

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    1. Anonymous13 March, 2015 13:30

      Britt,

      Thank you for your kind words and thank you for taking the time to read my blog. I have a really hard time picking a favorite place because I really like all the places I visited! What was your favorite place to visit?

      Sara

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  10. Anonymous03 March, 2015 21:55

    Dear My Awesome,
    I appreciated that you kept it personal and informative. If the Wright Brothers could see us today I wonder what they'd think about how much we've advanced?
    -Truman

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  11. Anonymous05 March, 2015 14:02

    Elizbeth,

    Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment on my blog! How sweet! I really enjoyed reading your comment! Thanks for the kind words! I really appreciate it!

    Sara

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  12. Anonymous06 March, 2015 15:16

    Dear My Awesome,
    This is a really good post! I like how you tie in history with how this impacts us in the present. Since the blog post is called the wright brothers, I was wondering how the Wright brothers come up with the idea for the plane. Do you know more about them?
    -WolfWhisperer

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  13. Anonymous06 March, 2015 18:39

    Hey My Awesome. I really like your post. I specifically thought you did a great job explaining how planes are an incredible societal development. How do you think the idea for building a mode of flying transportation came up? Why do you think the Wright brothers were successful? Were there any other competitors also trying to build flying transportation, and if so why was the model the Wright brothers created more successful? Why is it that we use a similar but modified model today?
    -Tanner

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  14. Anonymous09 March, 2015 10:16

    Dear My Awesome,

    I loved your post and how you put your connection to the topic. What motivated you to write about airplanes and how they affected us?

    ~Aarushi

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  15. Anonymous09 March, 2015 22:18

    Dear My Awesome, I really liked reading your blog post. I like how you relate your life and your opinion to the airplane. Do you think that there will be another method of transportation in the future?

    -Jane

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  16. Anonymous10 March, 2015 12:49

    My Awesome

    I really enjoyed the part where you talked about us being lucky to ride in an airplane and being able to reach our destination in a short amount of time. I have a question for you. I was wondering if you can think of any possible way that could make flying more enjoyable?

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  17. Anonymous10 March, 2015 17:47

    Dear My Awesome,
    I liked how you compared riding an airplane today to riding a airplane during the time of the Wright brothers. I was wondering how you think we can improve airplanes to make them more eco friendly?

    good job,
    -Emma

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  18. Anonymous10 March, 2015 19:17

    Dear My Awesome,
    I thought it was really cool how you talked about your own life in this story. Have you heard of other unsuccessful attempts to build a flying machine before the Wright Brothers?
    Kai

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    1. Anonymous13 March, 2015 13:38

      Hi Kai,

      Thanks for reading my blog. I have not heard of other unsuccessful attempts to build a flying machine before the Wright Brothers

      Sara

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  19. Anonymous10 March, 2015 23:19

    My Awesome,

    I like how you talk about how important the airplane is to us, and that we shouldn't be taking it for granted. What affect would happen to economy if airplanes disappeared? Do you think the world could survive without airplanes, why or why not?

    Lauren Mei

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  20. Anonymous12 March, 2015 13:32

    Dear My Awesome,
    I really enjoyed reading this post. I like how you talk about the airplane and how its beneficial and its impact on the world. I also like that you chose a topic that you are personally connected to.

    Elise

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    3. Anonymous12 March, 2015 23:36

      Elise,

      Thank you for taking the time to read my blog! I appreciate it!

      Sara

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  21. Anonymous12 March, 2015 20:34

    Hi My Awesome,

    I really liked you post because it is descriptive. I was wondering how you picked this idea?

    Sincerely,
    Ramya

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  22. Anonymous12 March, 2015 22:51

    Dear My Awesome,
    I like how much information you included on the Plane. Do you think that people died or got hurt when the airplane was being tested?
    -Jimmy

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  23. Anonymous13 March, 2015 09:12

    Dear My Awesome,
    I like how informative and detailed this is. Why were the Wright Brothers so determined to fly.

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  24. Anonymous10 March, 2017 16:39

    My Awesome,
    This invention is one of the most important inventions ever! We wouldn't be able to go on vacation! Imagine that!
    I love how detailed this blog is. It really goes into the nitty gritty details about this sophisticated invention!
    Did the Wright Brothers have failures when testing it out? And also, what is your favorite place you have flown to?
    Thanks for sharing this, I enjoyed every bit of it!

    -Lion

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  25. Anonymous14 March, 2017 22:09

    My awesome,

    I love how you connected the impact of planes on humans today with your personal life, and I completely agree with you in that we are lucky we only have to sit in planes for less than half the time people had to in the industrial revolution. Man, technology has advanced so much! Do you have any idea why the Wright brothers were so determined to fly?

    Best,

    -Flexi

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