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Rylynn J. Hynum Ms. Lundy English Language Arts 9 April 2024

The Prisoner Amilia Earhart We all know the story, Amelia Earhart disappeared near Lea, New Guinea in the Pacific Ocean, or at least that's what the government tells us. I know that they were castaways until the Japanese captured them, and held them hostage.

Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan left July 2, “headed for Howland Island, approximately 2,600 miles (4,200 km) away. The flight was expected to be arduous, especially since the tiny coral atoll was difficult to locate. To help with navigation, two brightly lit U.S. ships were stationed to mark the route. Amelia Earhart was also in intermittent radio contact with the Itasca, a U.S. Coast Guard cutter near Howland. Late in the journey, Earhart radioed that the plane was running out of fuel. About an hour later she announced, “We are running north and south.’” (Amelia Earhart) Then the plane was believed to have gone down some 100 miles from the island

I know that she did not disappear but got taken prisoner along with Fred Noonan at the Japanese imprisonment camp on the Marshall Islands. “A photo was discovered in the National Archives that depicts a woman who resembles Earhart sitting on a dock in the Marshall Islands near a man who resembles her navigator, Noonan.” (Lia Ryerson and Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert) Says business insider. Once their plane crashed (which was found near the Marshall Islands) they swam to the nearest shoreline which happened to be the Marshall Islands shore where the Japanese imprisonment camp is. After being castaways for a couple of days the Japanese found them and took them prisoner most likely thinking that they were American Intelligence. A recent study shows that her bones were found on the Marshall Islands, making us think that once she died the Japanese took her remains and put them on the island.

Without thorough forensic analysis and verification from credible sources, such claims remain speculative at best. It is crucial to acknowledge that the ambiguity surrounding Earhart's disappearance has led to a multitude of theories over the years, ranging from crash-landing scenarios to conspiracy theories involving espionage and government cover-ups. While these theories may capture the imagination, they should not be accepted uncritically without substantial corroborating evidence.

The truth is no one will ever know what happened to Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan, but we can develop strong theories using evidence, and your imagination. Hopefully, I gave you a wider range of knowledge in regards to what happened to Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan. BIBLIOGRAPHY “Amelia Earhart | Biography, Childhood, Disappearance, & Facts.” Britannica, 31 January 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amelia-Earhart. Accessed 19 March 2024. Butler, Susan, et al. “Amelia Earhart.” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart. Accessed 20 March 2024. “Conspiracy Theories Behind Amelia Earhart's Disappearance.” Business Insider, 29 January 2024, https://www.businessinsider.com/amelia-earhart-conspiracy-theories-2018-5. Accessed 9 April 2024. Hynum, Rylynn J., and ChatGPT AI. https://chat.openai.com/. Hynum, Rylynn J., and grammarly AI. “My theory on the Disappearance of Amelia Earhart.” https://app.grammarly.com/ddocs/2421193421. Kelly's, Mark. “Fred Noonan.” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Noonan. Accessed 18 March 2024. Lorenzi, Rossella. “High-tech search for Amelia Earhart's plane set to begin.” NBC News, 2 July 2012, https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna48045456. Accessed 14 March 2024. “Top 10 Mysterious Amelia Earhart Theory's That Scientists Cannot Ignore.” YouTube, Top 10, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z-_wfosNEw.