Question

The interview “Eileen Collins – NASA's First Female Shuttle Commander to Lead Next Shuttle Mission” and the article “Eileen Collins Is in Control” are both about Eileen Collins. However, the texts focus on different events. Which statement describes how Eileen Collins is different in the two texts? The article focuses on the barriers Collins faced as a pilot while the interview focuses on the equality of women pilots. The article focuses on her past experiences while the interview focuses on what Collins thinks space travel will be like in the future. The article describes how Collins continually worked to break the barriers women flyers faced while the interview describes her advice to young people who want to become astronauts. The article explains why Collins wanted to become a working mother while the interview discusses the types of education required for a person to be considered for the space program.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Statement that describes how Eileen Collins is different in the two texts is

The article focuses on the barriers Collins faced as a pilot while the interview focuses on the equality of women pilots.

Step-by-step explanation:

The interview “Eileen Collins – NASA's First Female Shuttle Commander to Lead Next Shuttle Mission” and the article “Eileen Collins Is in Control” are both about Eileen Collins but they focus on very different parts of her life and her persona.

The article is about the life and times of Collins as a person and her ambitions and things that she went through to be who she was while the interview saw her more as an achiever and someone important whose opinions were valued over their story.