Monday, February 28, 2011

What I Can Learn From The Tuskegee Airmen

We can learn a lot from the Tuskegee Airmen, but the three most important lessons we can learn are: persevere through hard times, listen to your head, and believe in yourself. I say persevere because Ben Davis was shunned at his training camp, but still graduated at 32nd in his class out off 200 plus. I say listen to your head because, in the HBO movie, Lawrence Fishburne's character thought everything through and didn't quit because he knew he would be playing into his superiors hands. I say believe in yourself because, both in real life and in the movie, the persons with the most self confidence had the most success.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

What We Can Learn From the Tuskegee Airmen-John Murphy

We can learn a lot from the Tuskegee Airmen. The first thing we can learn from them is never to give in no matter what. They faced many challenges including racist officers and generals. The second thing we can learn from them is dedication to excellence, they never lost a bomber they had been assigned to protect. The final thing we can learn from them is that you can achieve anything if you work hard. They paved the way for African-Americans in flight and achieved great things despite significant obstacles in their path.