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- 1381: The Life of Henry Ford
- ... which was lighter and stronger than the previous steel used in cars. Each Model T came with an owner's manual, which gave clear, simple instructions about upkeep and repairs. (Neyhart, 118) Carbon was a great nuisance. The wearing away of the sidewalls of the pistons or cylinders allowed oil to get into the combustion chamber and built up a sooty deposit of carbon. When the motor carboned to a point ... boiler factory, the owner crawled up underneath, took off the oil pan, and relined the bearing with whatever was handy - a piece of a tin can or old shoe leather. (Herndon, 176) Everything was going great until Henry found himself involved in a lawsuit. A group of automobile manufacturers were prosecuting him for violating the Selden patent. Selden, who was a patent attorney, had aquired a patent in 1895 for producing ... the Piquette plant. Henry bought a 276 acre site in the northern part of Detroit in the Highland Park district. Buildings for a much larger factory were in progress. This was when Henry developed the great assembly line. Each part of the Ford car was to be made in the same department, so they were all interchangeable. Conveyor belts carried the parts to the men. The Model T grew piece ...
- 1382: Personal Writing: History of Pete Dalberg Family
- ... he had in another place or the one up on the hill above Bear Creek which was the old Taylor place. That is were they lived after they came to America until they died. My Great Grandmother was also named Anna and she lived until 1912 and died at the age of 83. My Great Grandfather L. M. Dalberg or Lars or Lewis Dalberg, and my father was named after him. He died in 1911 at the age of 84. Inagaborg had 5 or 6 sisters and brothers but only ... married her and then later he didn't want to bring her over. So she may have come on the same ship as my Grandmother. My Dad said that he and Pete really had a great time on the ship. They would run into the toilets and pull the chain pull and hear the water swish through. My Grandmother was always cautioning them because she was afraid that they would ...
- 1383: Cicero
- ... between the two worlds, that of knowledge and reason opposing that of tradition and sentiment. This illustrated that roman was truly unable to fully accept a Greek philosophy based on knowledge and brotherhood, and a great Roman such as Cicero was similarly unable to accept the stoic doctrine as a whole.3 The philosophy of stoicism originated in Greece, and was based on the order of the universe. Nature to the ... divinity, and all things possess a divine nature. This natural order was god, and thus the universe was god; the Greek and roman pathos were simply beliefs forged by superstition. The stoics also had a great indifference towards life, in the regard that the natural plan cannot be changed. This attitude made stoic's recluse from fame, and opposed to seeking it. One fundamental belief stoics held was in the universal ... traditional sentiment. On the subject of divinity Cicero had a dual nature to his beliefs. On one hand he spoke dispassionately on the inability of the gods to exist, on the other hand he made great oratories to Jupiter and the other gods who he believed helped and guided the state.8 Cicero gives an example of the roman sentiment on religion, which we hear through the mouth of Cotta ...
- 1384: Hiroshima, The World Is No Lon
- ... The idea of splitting an atom, which contains neutrons, electrons, and protons, had been floating around in the scientists’ minds for as long as the realized existence of an atom had been there. When this great and unimaginable feat was overcome, the world shuddered and wept at its magnificence and it power. On August 2,1939 Albert Einstein wrote a letter to the President of the United States of America warning ... advancements that him and his fellow scientists were coming upon. In his letter he described the possibilities of what they were about to create. He described all of his thoughts to the president, about what great things their dream could be used for, and what horrible things it could bring in its development. The first three physicists to create a nuclear chain reaction were Enrico Fermi, Italian-American; Leo Szilard, Hungarian ... 00,000 tons of TNT, only nuclear explosions are much destructive. In the explosion there must be enough Plutonium or Uranium to reach critical mass. Critical mass is the mass of fissile material that is great enough so that is can keep the chain reaction going to reach explosion point, with out dying out from lack of material. Fissile material is a substance capable of sustaining a fusion chain reaction. ...
- 1385: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe
- ... intellectually superior to those around him and liked the prospect of being a military officer. He withdrew from the army to apply to West Point. While waiting for appointment, a process that can take a great deal of time, he issued a seventy-one page volume called "Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems, by Edgar A. Poe." With the exception of "Al Aaraaf," most of the poems are just revisions of ... skill, but lacking in sanity of conception."(James A. Harrison, p.xxi vol.7) Poe was obviously shaken by his wife's death and was looking for some one to love. He still had a great amount of love, but his wife was no longer there. He needed someone to share it with. Poe's last great poems were "Annabel Lee" and "The Bells." "Annabel Lee" is clearly about his wife. It is yet another poem of melancholy and loss from Poe. "The Bells" was his last onomatopoeic poem. In it, ...
- 1386: Macbeth: Not All Men Are Heroic
- ... 4:ln.55) When Lady Macbeth heard of her husband's success and read the letter, we almost immediately feel that a new source of power had appared in the drama. Her words reflected a great knowledge of her husband and her practical approach to problems as seen in the following two verses. Glacis thou art, and Cowdor, and shalt be What thou are promised. Yet do I fear thy nature. It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great; Art not without ambition, but without The illness should attend it. What though wouldst highly, That wouldst though holily;wouldst not play false And yet wouldst wrongly win. Thou'ldst have, great Glacis That which cries"Thus though must do,"if though have it; And that which rather thou dost fear to do Than wishest should be undone. Hie thee hither, That I may pour my ...
- 1387: David Livingstone
- David Livingstone Born: March 19, 1813 Blantyre, Scotland Died: May 1, 1873 Chitambo, Northern Rhodesia Life Span: 60 years, 1 month, 12 days SELDOM ARE GOD'S GREAT GIANTS HONORED by the worldbut Livingstone joins the class of men who rank as the greatest explorers the world has ever produced. Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Charles Lindbergh, Edmund Hillary, and Neil Armstrong all have ... individual to traverse the entire length of Lake Tanganyika. Had his health not failed he would surely have succeeded in also discovering the source of the Nile. He never lost sight of one of his great objectsbringing Christ to Africaalthough healing and exploring were often the vehicles he used. Born the second son of poor and pious parents, Neil and Agnes (Hunter) Livingstone, he had three brothers and one sister. The ... he finally found a letter authorizing his formation of a settlement in the regions beyond, he went back to Mabotsa in August to open a mission station there. Crowds of sick, suffering folk begged the great white doctor to heal them. At night around the fire he would listen to their stories, then he would tell them about Jesus. The only problem with the area was that it was infested ...
- 1388: Shiloh
- ... to the fact she took her own life. I found it interesting Bobbie Ann Mason gave the character the name Norma Jean. Norma Jean was also the real name of Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe’s depression and inability to find lasting happiness resulted in psychological disorders with the end result of her taking her own life. The character Norma Jean fits all the psychological characteristics of behavior change in mothers who are coping with life after losing their child to sudden infant death syndrome. The most common symptoms are anxiety and depression (Boyle 933 par.1). She is always trying to stay busy. First she decided to build her own body up. She goes to the gym or does exercises around the house whenever she is home ... be in a relaxed state of being. These are signs of anxiety. The definition of anxiety is uneasiness. She can’t decide what she wants to do with herself. There are many reasons for her depression. She is trying to cope with the death of her child, her empty marriage to Leroy and her less than supportive mother. The death of her child occurred while she and Leroy were watching ...
- 1389: Examination of Puritan Philosophy in Bradford's "On Plymouth Plantation"
- ... had no problem with Morton's suggestion, and without question, "thrust Lieutenant Fitcher out o' doors…." Bradford continues the story, furthering his assault on Thomas Morton's character. He continues, "After this, they fell into great licentiousness, and led a dissolute life, pouring out themselves into all profaneness. And Morton became the Lord of Misrule, and maintained a School of Atheism." Morton and his fellows also resorted to trading with Indians, and as Bradford puts it, "(They) got much…they spent it as vainly in quaffing and drinking, both wine and strong waters in great excess…." They also "set up a maypole, drinking and dancing about it many days together, inviting Indian women for consorts, dancing and frisking together like so many fairies, or furies, rather; and worse practices." Later ... On Their Voyage…"), right at the end of the section, Bradford gives us a speech. He begins, "May not ought the children of these fathers rightly say "Our fathers were Englishmen which came over this great ocean, and were ready to perish in this wilderness; but they cried unto the Lord, and He heard their voice and looked on their adversity" etc. Let them therefore praise the Lord." He wanted ...
- 1390: The Life of Julius Caesar
- ... Caesar was one of the most influential political and military figure that graced the face of the earth. Claiming dictatorship for life, he soon gained political, religious and military leadership over Romans. A man of great ambition, set his heart to conquer the known world, but the same qualities which led him to his undeniable success, brought upon his very fall. "He was as great as a man can be without morality" (Readings 371). Julius Caesar, a patrician and noble, was one of the prominent figures of Ancient Roman history. The Roman Republic was in ruins and in Caesar's ... the Ides of March in 44 BC. He was a successful military leader. His tactics were brilliant, equally sharp materially and mentally. He was a good fighter, a good horseman, moved at incredible speeds, covering great distances. He addressed his soldiers as “comrades,” a colorful euphemism that gained him their hearts. Their weapons were of precious metals, and hence the soldiers gave it their maximum efforts, to protect their valuable ...
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