Friday, June 14, 2019
Reading Reflection No.1
After reading The Wright Brothers by David McCullough I became informed about two inspiring entrepreneurs who achieved the impossible and excelled in their craft. What surprised me the most regarding their journey toward success was there abilities in the past. They showed no signs of being able to achieve air travel due to their background in simple machines such as bicycles. It was inspiring to know that an individual with the ability to recognize an opportunity and with some determination and drive can achieve anything they set themselves up for. In regards to what was least appealing regarding the brothers I found their journey to be less than worth-wild and was somewhat simplistic in nature. I wish they traveled a journey more suitable to their craft. I recognized that they each displayed an overwhelming amount of knowledge, courage, and drive to achieve their goals. Further they displayed a confusing trait, one in which inhibited their overall performance in the beginning when facing criticism from the public and others. The primary questions I would ask would be how were you able to easily brush off the opposition and what helped solidify the drive for success. I believe with these questions I could be able yo truly understand their definition of hard work which most likely centers itself on being the best and seeking opportunities.
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Arthur,
ReplyDeleteI feel that most Americans learn a single fact about the Wright brothers, and not much more about their lives. We know they improved the airplane, but I didn’t know anything about their entrepreneurial lives. I wonder if their background in bicycles gave them knowledge that made them fit to work on improving the airplane, in ways that aerodynamics inventors were unable to see in their fresh perspective. You have good questions for them, and I think that they have quite a harsh definition of hard work!
Jonah Brafman