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Fighter Planes and Irish Brogues: What Reincarnation Means
"The soul comes from without into the human body, as into a temporary abode, and it goes out of it anew it passes into other habitations, for the soul is immortal." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Curious Case of James Leininger
James Huston was a World War II navy fighter pilot of the Natoma Bay aircraft carrier. On March 3rd, 1945, he fell to his death after the propeller of his plane was blown off during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
James Leininger was born over forty years later on April 10th, 1998. He developed a fascination with airplanes at an early age as many boys do, but his parents, Bruce and Andrea Leininger, noticed that he was far more knowledgable about World War II technology than the average two-year-old. Despite a relative lack of exposure to World War II history, he knew obscure terminology on the subject, as was evident when he corrected his mother’s referral to a drop tank on a toy plane as a bomb, and when he corrected a narrator on the History Channel regarding the names of different Japanese planes. He knew that Corsair planes veered to the left during takeoff, and that Japanese fighter planes were given boys’ names while bomber planes were given girls’ names.
Around the same time, James began having a recurring nightmare in which he was unable to get out of a burning plane. He would wake up several nights a week screaming, “Airplane crash! Plane on fire! Little man can’t get out!” When prompted by his parents, he said that the
“little man” was him and that he’d been shot down by the Japanese over Iwo Jima. The boat his plane had taken off from was the called the Natoma.
It was Andrea Leininger’s mother who suggested that the nightmares combined w...
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...Bridey Murphy. She was skeptical, unsure of whether this past-life persona of hers had actually been a real person. However, she did tell her daughter, “The older I get, the more open I am to it” (Stacy Horn, Unbelievable: 125). We can’t know what Tighe was really thinking, but her statement reveals the fear she had of dying as it grew closer with age and the consequent hope she had for being reincarnated again. This is what it ultimately comes down to. We are far from proving that reincarnation is a reality and there is sufficient inexplicable evidence that prevents us from ruling out the possibility altogether, but what really matters is that it shows how much we humans have always and will always want to live forever.
**Note: I plan on going further into the psychoanalysis of belief and disbelief in the last section, and from there writing a suitably introduction.
Many have heard of the Tuskegee Airmen and their accomplishments. They were a group of African American fighter pilots. They proved to be quite vital to the success of World War II. What many people may not know is the Tuskegee Airmen had several squadrons which fought throughout Europe during the war. The most famous squadron was the 332nd fighter squadron, they were commonly known as the Red Tails. Charles McGee was among those men apart of the Red Tail squadron. Charles McGee is one of most notable men in the Red Tails due to his accomplishments throughout the war. I will be explaining his life and all of his accomplishments throughout this paper on famous individuals in aviation.
White, Steve. The Battle of Midway: the destruction of the Japanese fleet. New York: Rosen
Airmen: An Illustrated History: 1939-1949.” Oct. 2012. Vol. 65 Issue 4, pg. 316-319. 4p. Ebsco Host. Tucker, Phillip Thomas, 1953. Web.2014.
It was July 30th around 11:30 at night. Hashimoto, the captain of the I-58 Japanese submarine climbed up on the bridge. He picked up binoculars. Hashimoto saw a ship because the moon was behind it and gave the order to dive. Hashimoto was very concerned that it was a destroyer ship coming to attack the submarine. Hashimoto could not get a good look at the Indianapolis because it was not zigzagging.
In today’s world, the use of airplanes in wars or in everyday life has become a part of how we live as human beings. Removing the air forces of the world is like taking a step back in time when wars were only fought on land or sea. WWI began only eleven short years after the Wright brothers achieved powered flight in 19031 and yet aircrafts were being used for surveillance and eventually combat purposes. It is understood that these aircrafts were primitive, but they laid down the foundation for what we know today as fighter jets. The Fokker Eindecker “revolutionized air combat by successfully employing a synchronized forward -firing machine gun mounted on the engine cowling”2. Because this airplane became the first to successfully use a synchronized machine gun, it allowed its pilots to become the first aerial combat tactitions3.
Throughout history, a Canadian by the name of William Avery “Billy” Bishop was considered one of the best fighter pilots of World War I. Bishop was a courageous, daring and dedicated hero, credited with 72 kills. However, the subject of his claims has always been a controversial topic for historians. Some say Bishop cheated and lied about the events that took place during the war, including his number of victories. The heart of this debate rests on the mission Bishop flew at the crack of dawn on June 2nd, 1917. After flying off on his own, he claims that he found a German aerodrome and took on seven planes on his own, shooting down three. The facts do not always add up, so it makes people wonder if and how he accomplished
Many people have been born that have struck a chord with the world. Some people have become legends, patriots and even heroes. Though one person stood out among the rest, this one was not made a hero, but was born to be one. He was a hero at what he strived to be in life and he has captured the attention of the public like no other solider has done before or since. This great Canadian Air Force Ace became one of the legendary figures in 20th century air warfare. With his daring and dramatic dogfights in France, he achieved a record of 72 kills in his many encounters. His role on the ground during the Second World War training pilots changed and inspired a whole new generation of fighter pilots. This man is known as Billy Bishop, the legendary and great Canadian hero who captured and won the respect of his enemies, comrades and the world.
fighting kept him alive on the water. Later, the Japanese seized him and forced him to
As he flew low near the harbor, puffs of flack began to appear, and Tolman soon found himself under heavy attack from North Vietnamese ground based anti-aircraft artillery (AAA). He hesitated a moment, then decided that he did not want to become a prisoner in the infamous Hanoi Hilton. Tolman depressed his rudder pedal and rapidly swung his F-105 around, pointing the nose at the AAA emplacement and releasing a burst of 20mm cannon fire. In doing so, he made the biggest mistake of his career (Patrick).
Afterlife myths explain what becomes of the soul after the body dies, as humans have a problem accepting the possibility that the soul becomes nothing.
He went to a place in Nebraska that would teach you how to fly for 500 dollars.. After he learned how to fly at this airfield. He became a show pilot once he learned how to fly .He wanted to fly faster planes so he started flying in the army then he started carrying US Mail.
James, W. (2009, May 8). The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Will to Believe, by William James. Retrieved from The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy: http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26659/pg26659.txt
J. W. Dunlap, an educational specialist and a medium, in her article “REINCARNATION AND SURVIVAL OF LIFE AFTER DEATH,” defines reincarnation as life being eternal and with a purpose that each individual will experience and continue to experience after death. The belief in reincarnation is universal in certain aspect of the world; based on the lives of Africans and Native Americans there is a strong belief in the concept of reincarnation from past human history (Dunlap 157-170). Looking at some Africans, they have a strong belief in ancestral rebirth; they do not believe that once an ancestor died they will never see them again; they believe that it is just a separation and only temporary (Dunlap). Some Native Americans have a different view; they have a spiritual, philosophical view with regards to reincar...
2. If we assume that the soul dies with the body it is connected to, than we
The soul can be defined as a perennial enigma that one may never understand. But many people rose to the challenge of effectively explaining just what the soul is about, along with outlining its desires. Three of these people are Plato, Aristotle, and Augustine. Even though all three had distinctive views, the similarities between their views are strikingly vivid. The soul indeed is an enigma to mankind and the only rational explanation of its being is yet to come and may never arrive.