Dwaina’s words and actions reveal that she is
determined. In Dwaina Brooks by Allie Morton, Dwaina talked with a young man who had been without a home for a long time. Dwaina talked to many homeless people and then rushes back home. She explaines her plan to her mother of how she would provide the meal to homeless people. Since then, every night Dwaina prepared the meal every Friday night for the homeless shelter in Dallas.
Read the passage from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”
I have tried often to search behind the sophistication of years for the enchantment I so easily found in those gifts. The essence escapes but its aura remains. To be allowed, no, invited, into the private lives of strangers, and to share their joys and fears, was a chance to exchange the Southern bitter wormwood for a cup of mead with Beowulf or a hot cup of tea and milk with Oliver Twist. When I said aloud, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done . . .” tears of love filled my eyes at my selflessness.
Answer:
Those who helped influence and inspire Eileen Collins -to become an astronaut- when she was a young girl were the Mercury astronauts.
Explanation:
As the article says - published in 2003 - <u>Eileen Collins became the first woman to become a mission commander at NASA</u>.
Born in Elmira, NY on 11/19/1956, she was chosen for an astronaut training program at NASA when she was just one month in the Air Force. He has a bachelor's degree in mathematics-economics and a master's degree in space systems management.
<em>In her own words -during the interview- she explains that the </em><em>Mercury mission astronauts inspired her when she was very young</em><em>, despite knowing that there were no female astronauts</em>.
When she was in high school, many opportunities were offered to women, including being part of the Air Force.
He says that although she is the first female commander at NASA, she hopes not to be the last.
A source of inspiration for all young Americans.
