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Student Name Professor Centanni RWS 305W Due Date Fiction Interviews Ann Baumgartner Carl While walking outside of the gates of Heaven, I went to meet with Ann Baumgartner Carl to learn about her amazing contributions during WWII as the most notable member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) - and first woman to fly a jet

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Student Name Professor Centanni RWS 305W Due Date Fiction Interviews Ann Baumgartner Carl While walking outside of the gates of Heaven, I went to meet with Ann Baumgartner Carl to learn about her amazing contributions during WWII as the most notable member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) - and first woman to fly a jet. The Amelia Earhart of her generation to all girls in society who had a dream of becoming a pilot which they were fighting to achieve. Hoping for some inspiration to well up inside of me as to how we could break barriers in society, I approached Ann confidently and with a salute. I asked Ann if it was an honor to serve as a WASP during the highlight of her life and career, and she sadly replied, "What service?" Apparently she and the thousand other unknown women who were combat-trained and flew planes during WWII received no recognition from the government. "We all remember Cecil Harris and his statue, and I am remembered only from my husband and father who also served in the military." The United States actually disbanded the program before the war ended and hid any documents talking about how women can break out of their gender roles. She was surprised that I knew about her, and to be fair, I found her on the front of a dusty old book which I was forced to read for a class. The government, toward the end of the war, removed all traces of these women and threw them back into homes so men could take their jobs. "I didn't realize it at the time, but that was the real war we should have been fighting." To try to make her feel better, I told her that we almost had a woman become President. "Oh? Who beat her?" I decided to change the subject and I thanked her for her service. Christopher Columbus One day while walking by the pearly white gates, I came across Christopher Columbus and decided to have a conversation with him. He walked like a man who knew where he was going, but he was clearly lost. I told him that in our country we have a day named after him. "I know," he replied, asking, "But have we conquered the rest of India?" I tried to explain that he was never actually in India. He told me to go read a map for once. When I told him about the United States of America, and how poorly we had treated Native Americans, he interrupted me. "United? What the...?" his voice trailed off. After an awkward pause and hesitation, I had to explain to him that Native Americans were people too, with lives, families, and an incredible culture. He nodded, trying to process what I was saying. "Have you at least converted the savages to Christianity?" I tried to say that our nation has religious freedom, but his agenda was quite different than what I remember learning in class. He threatened to kill me for being narrow-minded. I told him we were both already in the afterlife, so he couldn't kill me. This confused him. He never was too good at knowing exactly where he was. Alexander Hamilton Beyond the pearly white gates, I went to see Alexander Hamilton who was quite annoyed. He had a sign outside of his home stating "Will not and CANNOT sing for money." Apparently, thousands of people had been lining up trying to meet him once Broadway made him famous. The droves of fans thanked him for his musical talent and asked him to recite the opening to some of his favorite songs. I met him while he was complaining to Tupac Shakur: "As a founding father, I am no longer known for my intelligence and wisdom, but my wit and 'drop the mic' rhymes." "That's all anyone remembers," said Tupac. Every now and then a hard theater critic would explain to him that he is just a fad and has produced nothing for use for today's youth. Yes, everyone learned about his life, but in a dramatized and weird cultural experience that he and I could not quite understand. I decided to ask him what he thinks people will know him for in the long run. "I hope they remember I stood and fought against tyranny. There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty that makes human nature rise above itself in acts of bravery and heroism." I thought that was great and all, but when everyone around me started to hum "My Shot," we all sort of lost attention. Alexander, frustrated, asked if anybody remembers anything else about his life and accomplishments. I had to break it to him that, no, nothing else has been remembered. "Not enough rhymes with Federalism," said Tupac. Hamilton shrugged. "I hadn't considered that."