Cast iron

strength of the overall weapon. Bolts would be put in at the top of the handle and connected to the axe head to ensure the durability of the weapon. Hafting also lead to the development of stocked axes, in which the handle passed through a tubular hole cast in the axe head; both hole and head were tapered from front to rear to prevent the head from flying off (Military…

Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlett Letter illustrates his expertise of style in his portrayal of a sanctimonious period of American history in the mid-seventeenth century. Taking place in a strict Puritan colony in New England, Hawthorne displays the brutal, unforgiving, and ultimately fatal impact a single indiscretion has on three characters in the colony: Hester Prynne, Reverend Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne uses powerful symbols and motifs to…

to inform you about the history for the tractor and how it impacted America. The invention of the steel plow in 1837 is what spurred agricultural innovation. The plow was invented by John Deere during the Manifest Destiny Era because wooden and cast- iron plows could not hold up against the rich, thick prairie soil of…

Mildred has viewed drugs as a lifeline, despite their negative effects, for escaping her reality. Mildred’s continuous consumption of drugs has created an iron grip of addiction, putting her at risk of the potentially lethal force. One evening after Mildred had woken from an overdose, Montag had told her she had taken her whole bottle of pills. Mildred sees no problem in doing so, she goes as far as saying…

In Britain, during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the Industrial Revolution gave rise to changes that radically altered society and its way of life. Before the Industrial Revolution, people produced their own furniture, clothing, food, and tools. Manufacturing was generally done in homes or small shops using hand tools or simple machines. Most people lived in small, rural communities and the average person’s existence revolved around farming. The ordinary person had a very small…

get ready for dinner. He stared suspiciously at his ‘shadow’ the whole time, not truly convinced that it wasn’t out to get him. ~ After dinner, he went to his room to play with the new Captain America and Iron Man action figures that his brother had gotten him for his birthday.. As he made Iron Man punch Captain America, he heard a soft rustling behind him. He turned around and there, by the window, was a dark shape moving looming over him. Joe opened his mouth to scream when the shape…

My grandfather served in the United States Navy in World War II where our ships encountered what was to them a new style of fighter: the Kamikaze pilot. The Kamikaze pilot was an individual who would quite literally drive a Mitsubishi Zero plane that was unequipped with guns and flew their planes directly into American ships to keep them away from reaching Japan. The word Kamikaze has an ancient origin. Literally translated it means “divine wind.” Kamikaze was used for close to a thousand years…

in the kingdom. Some achievements were Silk Road, Papermaking, Iron technology (cast iron) plowshares;Moldboard plow (kuan), Glazed pottery, Wheelbarrow, Seismograph (Chang Heng), Compass, Ship's rudder, Stirrups, Drawloom weaving, Embroidery for decorating garments, Hot Air Balloon, Chinese Examination System. Rich farmers used oxen to pull plows; poor people pulled plows themselves. The biggest products in the Han economy were iron, salt, copper work, and silk. The Silk Road was established…

Albania fell under the control of the Soviet Iron Curtain; the Soviet hegemony left an impact on Albanian culture that is still felt today. Enea was born just a few years after the communist government was dissolved; however, his parents lived through the reign of communism. His mother stood in lines a hundred people long only to receive 1 kilo of meat, 1 liter of milk, and half a kilo of cheese, which his grandmother made last for one week. The Iron Curtain systemically forced the removal of…

Art is both a language and a form of communication. The language of art can be elaborated in a multitude of ways. These methods include the content, process, or themes of an artwork. The works of art entitled “The Sneak” by Gale Godwin and “I’M (NOT) OKAY by L. Rose Wertz, which I found in the University Gallery, Fulton Hall 109, are prime examples of art being conveyed as its own language through their content. Firstly, “The Sneak” is an oil on canvas painting by Gale Godwin. The painting…