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By Brigid Garrett , Wyatt Mullings, Jesus Sanchez, and Lydia Blaisdell Cable Sensation Russky Bridge, Vladivostok, Russia. What are Cable/Stayed Bridges? A cable/stayed bridge is a bridge that has two towers with cables supporting the bridge itself, as shown above. The towers are called pylon, the crossing area itself is called the roadway. The cables are obviously called cables. The supports underneath on the sides are called abutments, The foundations are located under the ground on the…

From Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon to Phyllis Dietrichson in Double Indemnity, the femme fatale always has a clear, evil motive. Phyllis Dietrichson took advantage of insurance salesman Walter Neff to assist her with murdering her husband and collecting…

The United States of America’s First Ten Amendments is known as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights guarantees certain freedom to individuals residing in the United States of America. This right includes, freedom of speech, religion, press, the right to a speedy trial by jury, and right to privacy. Some of these rights are still guaranteed even if one is accused of a crime. According to the United States of America’s criminal law, one who is accused of a crime is still considered innocent…

However, I started learning about the hidden impacts that eating fast food can have. And I started thinking, is the temporary enjoyment of eating one of these meals really worth the negative effect it has? And now I pose the question, would so many people really still be eating fast food if they knew about the repercussions that are caused? By eating fast food, we give a cause for animal cruelty. Many may argue that they only eat fast food because it is much more affordable than a healthy meal,…

Blood Simple is the first movie directed by the Coen brothers. A more contemporary noir, with a knowing awareness of the origins of the genre, blood simple saw film noir get down and dirty again, and not just in the bedroom (Wood. 2014). The use of violence and crime in this neo noir film utterly correlates with the classic noir. Majority of the Coen brother’ films feature a crime that seldom goes right. Blood Simple features a jealous Saloon owner, Marty who hires a divorce detective, Visser to…

Overview In 1960, a plane crashes into the Atlantic Ocean. Jack, a passenger, seems to be the only survivor of the crash. He escapes to a lighthouse, and inside the light is the passage to Rapture, an underwater city. After a short video, Jack learns the city was created by Andrew Ryan in the hopes of making a saturairy free from any government or religion. It was supposed to be place where art, science, and the free market could flourish. However, at this time Rapture is plagued with a civil…

Miss Brigid tells Spade that the story she had given them was just a story she made up, therefore is no truth to it. Sam Spade gives her the answer that reflects how important the money was for them, and not her situation. He tells her, “we didn’t exactly believe…

According to Brigid Harrison, Jean Harris, and Michelle Deardorff, although the Mexican Americans became citizens of the United States, their civil rights still were not protected. Latin Americans received a separate education. In 1945, the League of United Latin American…

their country, not unlike many men who served beside them.” (It was their Cause) Society tried to exclude women for the war, but its efforts were proved a failure by the over four hundred documented accounts of women fighting in the Civil War. As Brigid Schulte perfectly stated, “Against all odds and every social convention of the time, women soldiers were in the ranks during the Civil War.”…

The Moral Controversy on Using Animal for Research Historically, the health and well being of humans have taken precedent over those of animals’. Only recently have animal “rights” become a major and sometimes controversial topic in the general public. The controversy is inflamed by the fact that it is common practice to use animals for medical research. Different people have many different views on this topic. Is it humane to experiment on animals? Does a life-saving vaccine warrant the pain…