Wright+Brothers

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**//__ This is the Wright Brother's page! __//** ======  **//__*Me and the Wright Brothers!!!*__//**

** In my world, there is nothing weird about going up in an airplane for thousands of miles, but in the world of Wilbur and Orville Wright, the idea of an airplane was totally new. They changed that status, changing the standards on the world. Despite the time difference between me and the Wright Brothers, we have several things in common. First, we both are interested in science. The brothers were into manufacturing and inventing, some of the things that run in my family. Another similarity is that we have some character traits in common. Orville, for example was more interested in the smaller part of things instead of the bigger picture. That is similar to me because I like to know how all the little details of something are going to work out. On the other hand, there are many differences between Orville, Wilbur, and I. One of them is that they had big ambitions to be inventors, whereas I don’t really have any plans to become famous. At first sight, you may only see these differences between us, like that they are famous, but if you look closer you can see that we have some of the same traits and are all interested in science. **

** Along with our similar interests, Wilbur and Orville share some of their personalities with me. To begin with, Orville was a neat freak. There could not be one hair out of place in his mustache. Also, he was interested in the smaller details of things, rather than the big picture. This is very similar to me since I am very organized and have a plan for what’s going on. Also, I always want the little details of the plan to be determined, rather than just going with the overall plan. Additionally, Wilbur was a little quieter than his younger brother, who was full of ideas and jokes, and Wilbur often appeared to be in his own world. I am more of a medium between these two brothers. I am not the class clown, but around my own friends I am more impulsive. This is also like Orville since he was very comfortable and in his element around friends and family, but when he was surrounded by strangers, he mellowed out considerably. The last similarity between our personalities is when bikes were invented; both Orville and Wilbur were avid cyclers. However, Wilbur preferred long, country rides, while Orville was all for racing. When on a bike, I am more like Wilbur because I am more cautious and careful, not really being one for bike racing. On feet, though, I am more like Orville; I like to run sprints rather than cross-country. Personality-wise I am similar to both brothers, almost a middle level between them. **
 * The first and most obvious similarity between the Wrights and me is that we are both interested in science. From a very young age the brothers were already taking things apart and putting them back together perfectly. When I was younger, I was always asking questions about the way things are built and why. Additionally, I am now evolved in my school’s Science Olympiad Team. I am not on the event “Wright Stuff”, but I have a building event called Trajectory. Clearly, this is a connection since planes are in the field of science, as is inventing, both of these being professions of the Wright brothers. Another example of our similar interest in science is that science is my favorite subject in school and I, like my brother and father, will probably go into the field of science when I get a job. **


 * Although we are similar in some traits, the fame of the Wright Brothers sets them far apart. They always had big inventing ambitions and ended up with statues in their name. Alternatively, I never had any ideas or dreams to be famous, especially not for inventing. Orville and Wilbur were ready for fame and inventing by the time they were in their late twenties, when Orville caught Typhoid Fever and they started to seriously consider the issue of flight. At first, they were ready for inventing anything, they even thought about an automobile, but decided an aircraft would be easier. Fame was never really a realistic consideration for me, however because I, unlike the brothers, want to have a real family when I grow up. Neither Orville nor Wilbur married. So, helped by the factor of fame, Orville, Wilbur, and I are very different .**


 * The Wright Brothers are very famous, while I am not, but we share an interest in science and have some personality traits in common. At a first glance, no one would think to compare an average teenage girl with some “old guys who invented the airplane”. Yet, if you look beneath the surface, everyone has something in common. From inventors to 8th graders, we can all come together because of these similarities .**
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Book, World. //World Book W,X,Y, Z//. Chicago: World Book Inc., 2006. Print.

Freedman, Russel. //The Wright Brothers//. New York: Holiday House, 1991. Print

Gale, Thomas. //The Wright Brothers//. Farmington Hills: Gale, 2006. //Biography// //Resource Center//. Web. 19 Nov. 2009. .