Carpentry

Book Synopsis Per Stalzer (2004), he began life in the ethnically isolated town of Gottschee. Gottschee was once part of the Austrian empire, but 600 years later it was an island of Catholic Germans in the middle of Slovenia during the rise of the Third Reich. After a gradual emigration of the very educated among the Gottschee, those who remained were forced to assimilate into the Slavic culture. German schools and clubs were outlawed. German was not to be spoken in their churches. And the…

The Transcontinental Railroad The Transcontinental Railroad was a legendary Civil Engineering feat that created an entirely new way of settlement and trade in the West that had hardly been imagined. The Railroad changed the life of the travelers and settlers in America. A trip from the East Coast to the West Coast that used to take six months then took a mere seven days. Without the intelligence of great men like Theodore Judah and Grenville Dodge, who were Chief Engineers of the Railroad, the…

I am a middle-aged father of two and a divorced husband. I have worked in construction/carpentry for all of my life, it’s just about the only thing I am good at in life. I have failed as a father and I couldn’t help that my wife left me, she just wanted a different piece of meat for some reason. I have no reason why I ever wanted to marry her in the first place. The only reason I don’t regret marrying her is because then I probably wouldn’t have my two sons. They are my pride and joy! I could…

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) and William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) were two of the most prominent leaders of African American Political movement of their times. Washington as well as Du Bois recognized that blacks were facing racial prejudices and economic, political, and cultural issues. Both leaders were trying to advance African American rights at a time where discrimination and racism against African American was at its highest. Washington and DuBois both accomplished great…

England colonies depended on more manufacturing to make money. They instead raised livestock such as cows, fished, provided timber and lumber, and hunted for animal fur, which was really valuable. They focused on more industry work as well, such as carpentry and printing. It’s been under a century when slaves were being transported from Africa to the Americas. The New England colonies had a little amount of slaves working while the Southern heavily relied on slaves working for them, working on…

Background After the second World War, local communities in the United Kingdom were forced to seek affordable construction and design method. As a result, Brutalism Architecture became a favourable method amongst architects during the mid 20th Century. However, as Brutalism architecture grew, the importance of connection between building and its surrounding context were also taken into consideration between few architects. They believed buildings should serve the need of its inhabitant and act…

Putting Learning Into Practice: The Indian Child Welfare Act Itumeleng Shadreck Dr. Wayne Moore Fall 2013 Historical Content Prior to European conquest, Indian populations in North America were mainly communal and self-sustaining societies with organized political structures, moral codes, and religious beliefs adapted to the particular environment they inhabited. There was also tradition involving child rearing practices and child protection. Discovery and settlement by Europeans…

INTRO Growing up, almost every parent will tell you, “you can be anything you set your mind to!” or “the possibilities are endless”. But from an early childhood my parents were creating an opportunity structure for my life. Through my 20 years, how I was taught, the places I went to, the people I interacted with and the implications of society and societal norms followed me. As with many other families, my parents focused on “setting” me up for the best possible future. But little did they know…

In the mid to late 1800’s, there were many issues surrounding human equality, both in and out of the educational system. The struggles over social class, social status, race, and gender equality helped shape the educational system between 1850 and 1900. Through external factors, foreign influences, educational movements, progressive leaders, and legislative acts, vocational education began putting its roots deeply into American soil. Several external factors led to the need for new ways of…

Leonardo Da Vinci Dr. Bednarz ME 333 A Group 1: Brandon Petrouskie: Armored Car David Wilke: Aerial Screw Pat Cook: Self Propelled Vehicle Joe Buffa: Giant Crossbow Leonardo Da Vinci was born in 1452 in Vinci, Italy as the illegitimate son of a Florentine lawyer and a young peasant woman. Little is known about his early childhood. He spent five years with his mother before moving in with his father, grandparents and uncle where he could have a better life. Despite moving around,…