Story 2
Being Amelia Earhart has its perks, but I have had hardships that I have encountered in my daily life for what I have done. Not being supported by friends and family have threatened my love for flying and non-believers have hurt my ego, but moving past those threats have made me a stronger person.
Being a woman in the early 1900s and trying to tackle the achievement of flying across the Atlantic was not the easiest task in the world. Everyone has their doubts and their speculations. Just because I was a woman, many people didn’t think I had the capability to fly. I believe that I had the right to prove all of these people wrong and show them that Amelia Earhart was made of more and had the capability of doing anything as long as I put my mind to it.
Some stuff that helped me overcome those challenges was flying. Being able to be up in the air made me feel free and helped to clear my thoughts about everything that was going on in my life. Facing day to day with knowing the fact that I am going to be judged for my gender and that I am going to be facing non-believing men and woman puts a dent in my self-esteem, but to me, being Amelia Earhart means that I have the ability to overcome any challenge put in front of me because being brave and courageous is what I am all about.
Being of the woman gender has definitely been the biggest obstacle that has hit me. I have had to face the struggle of being put down by people that I have not even met and to be completely