Bitumen

Prehistorical people started to build houses during Neolithic period using clay, mud, dung, and straw interwoven among wooden posts. Some better huts might have foundations made of stone, set into trenches, and supporting walls of large timbers (Stokstad, p.13). The Styles of houses were vary in different regions. These houses were rebuild again and again over time, and human burials were found under these houses. That makes it very difficult to determine whether or not these houses were used as…

Coal and Oil By:Keira Coal and oil have been underground for many years and now people use it as an energy source all around the world. Sometimes coal and oil can be helpful but sometimes it can’t be hurtful. So here are some similarities and differences. Similarities Coal and Oil are nonrenewable because you can’t use it over and over again.Thick muck covered the plants and animals after they died. They both was made underground for millions of years with layers and layers of silt…

second stanza, at the end of the poem, the viewpoint is that of the snowman. The snowman emotionally is affected by the boy’s weeping, causing his emotions to go awry, so that he defies nature, and forces himself to melt, until a tear drops from his bitumen eyes. So he is overjoyed that the boy cares about him, yet he feels for the boy as well. Sadly, the boy fears for the snowman, and this ignorant, unknowing fear is what makes the snowman “weep” for him. So even though the boy wishes for his…

paintings and hieroglyphics telling of the life of the deceased. A molded mask of the dead or a portrait on linen or wood sometimes decorated the head end of the case. This double case was placed in a coffin and deposited in a sarcophagus. They used bitumen, a material like asphalt, to seal up their mummies. The bodies of less wealthy people were merely dried with salt and wrapped with coarse cloths. The poorest people could not afford mummification. In conclusion, I learned that mummification…

Comparison The great lyre from Ur and the cong from ancient China share many commonalities. First of all, both of them were buried in the tomb with numerous other valuable objects. The great lyre was discovered in a royal tomb from Ur and the Cong was also unearthed in a tomb of a wealthy family. Secondly, they were both found near the remains of person. The lyre was placed beside a woman who was buried with the royal figure and the Cong was found near the remains of a person. Thirdly,…

about using a material that can be affected by the sun’s light and was hopefully able to print a picture of his desire. He made numerous mistakes when trying to find out what was a perfect material combination until 1826 when he finally discovered Bitumen of Judea (related to asphalt) spreaded onto a pewter.…

Pipeline transport entails the movement of goods from on point to another through a pipe. Various chemically stable liquids and gases are transported through a pipeline. Primarily, pipelines are used to move crude and refined petroleum including oil, natural gas, and bio-fuels. Pipelines also move beer, water, slurry and sewerage. Construction of oil pipelines has often been a subject of great concern to many people. key concerns are often related to environmental and economic impacts of the…

Different aggregates can be used to create asphalt which include rock, sand or gravel. In order to bind these aggregates into mixtures a binder is used, commonly a material called bitumen is used. Asphalt road surfaces offer many benefits, including cost efficiency. Asphalt is safe, smooth and durable, it can be built too last indefinitely and is 100% re-useable. One of the main properties of asphalt is its durability, Durability…

both the tree and her people. By the last line she has emphasised this with the pronoun “us” to show that they suffer a similar fate. Juxtaposition and personification are used in the first two lines of the poem. “Gumtree in the city street, Hard Bitumen around your feet”. The use of these techniques immediately gives the impression that the author is disapproving of the concept. The idea that a gumtree is in the city is, although not unheard of, the traditional…

The Different Outlooks We Each Have on Life The combination of word choice and insight an author uses cannot only trap readers into an ironic situation, but change who the actual speaker is. In the poem “A Boy at the Window” by Richard Wilbur the viewpoint changes from a little boy to a snowman. The author allows his work to be two poems in one by his use of perception, diction, imagery, and different points of view to transition from “one” poem to the next. The first stanza opens with the…