Douglas Bader Biography

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When asked who you can relate to from history, most people say Abraham Lincoln, Walt Disney or some other household name. I cannot; yet I am able to relate to a little-known person by the name of Douglas Bader. Bader was a paraplegic; he lost his legs in a biplane crash in 1931. He later went on to become one of the most praised pilots in the Royal Air Force. Although I have both my legs, I have a deformed aortic valve; aortic stenosis. Ever since childhood, I have always dreamed of flying. Even though my condition has limited me from playing sports or doing anything that was considered physically dangerous, I managed to find other activities like reading in the school Book Club, building model planes and tinkering with various electronic devices to pass the time. I continued to read; concentrating on books with historical themes in particular those that contained material about various planes of the past. As a result, my reading sparked my interest in aircraft. I often listened to my uncle’s stories of WWII and how crucial the airplanes’ roles were in order to win the war effort during that …show more content…

In sixth grade I begged my parents to create a First Lego League Team; instead of one team they created three FLL Teams. FLL Teams compete in tournaments with preprogrammed Lego robots built by students under the guidance of high school mentors. Alongside these robots the teams must also develop a solution to a problem regarding to that year’s theme, such as smart moves where we had to solve the transportation problems of today. By challenging my parents to create this club, I inadvertently spawned the creation of three of the most successful FLL Teams in our town. Now, my friends and I compete on the High School Robotics Team. My hard work in FLL was noticed, because the High School Robotics Team named me as the subteam leader for all of the FLL activities and events that our team coordinates within our

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