Reading Plus 2C Lesson 1 Intermediate Main Idea and Themes

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Grace Murray Hopper may have been small in stature, but she was a giant in the world of computer programming. Long before women were commonly seen in computer labs and college classrooms, she was excelling in both. Though she made many contributions to the field of computer science, a simple, three-letter word just may be her most enduring legacy. That word is “bug” as used to describe a problem that frustrates users when a computer program does not work right. According to computer folklore, Grace used the word “bug” in describing a glitch in a computer program. She actually said she “debugged” a program when she removed a real moth from a computer. The moth had flown in through an open window. The term “debug” became popular in reference to fixing programming errors, and the moth was saved in a logbook for posterity. Born in 1906, Grace Murray Hopper lived by the motto, “Dare and Do.” Grace’s perseverance, curiosity, and open-mindedness led her to the top in the world of computer science. She became a pioneer in taking computers from the mechanical to the electronic age. She was able to do this because she did not let the views of women at the time restrict her dreams. Instead, she earned the title, “The Grand Lady of Software.”

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If you like to play World War II video games or watch World War II movies, you might think there were no African American pilots serving their country during the war. Well, you would be wrong. Many African Americans were members of a group of World War II pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen. They were the first African American flyers to serve in the U.S. armed forces and they became one of the most decorated groups in American military history. The Tuskegee Airmen were named after the military base in Tuskegee, Alabama, where they trained. They had another name too, the Red Tails, a name that was inspired by the distinctive red paint on the tail sections of their planes. The Red Tails showed outstanding bravery during the war against Germany. They flew hundreds of combat missions over Europe and North Africa. They destroyed or damaged dozens of enemy airplanes, trains, and trucks, and they even crippled a German battleship.

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