Dynamite

Diamond who also lives in the same mountains as great grandmother Louisa. As Lou and Oz go on living in Virginia they will learn to become true best friends with Diamond. Unfortunately, Diamond also dies after he chased his dog Jeb into a mine with dynamite stick seconds from ignition. Another event that occurs is Louisa being offered a good amount of money for her land by Southern Valley a gas company like many other people around except Louisa declined the offer. Although later on Louisa…

Industrialization changed and helped shape American Life and society for the better. It changed it in many ways as far as economic, social, and landscape ways. Industrialization focuses and revolves around the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution will be driven by capital and the creation of the modern corporation. One of the most important ways it helps change American Life and society was the creation of the Railroads. Capital primarily came from the investments of railroads.…

The Arkansas National was drawn into the integration conflict when Governor Orval Faubus ordered them to ‘Preserve the Peace’ by blocking the entrance of Central High so the black students who were trying to get into the school, couldn’t get in. A force of 150 guardsmen were assembled and placed to assist the police at Central but they weren’t called on. The Arkansas National Guard’s actions were actually applauded by some people in the crowd. The superintendent of Little Rock Schools, Virgil…

morning on 16th street Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama. A predominantly black church that served as a civil rights meeting place. The church was full, about 200 people attended church that Sunday morning. The main floor collapsed due to the dynamite bomb, A Sunday school class was active when the bomb went off. The four girls that died were prepping for the service near the bathroom. Cross a active church member when the bombing went off said this. “All around me was so much dust and…

Christmas in Bolivia is very different from ours. In Bolivia Christmas is celebrated from Christmas eve to Epiphany or January 6th. Many of the people in Bolivia are Catholic and go to a mass service called ‘Misa de Gallo’ or Mass of the Rooster. They do this at midnight while lighting off fire-crackers. Families often eat Christmas diner after Misa de Gallo. The Traditional dish is different from our in many ways. First they set the table with lots of flowers. The main dish is called ‘picana’…

At first, it was about the rhythm, but it was never just about the rhythm. Music didn’t captivate me because of the power it had to make my body move, beginning with the tapping of my foot and ending with the opening up of my vocal cords. In fact, it was about my mother and the joy I saw on her face as she listened to traditional Peruvian creole music in a restaurant. On October 31, 2016, the night of Halloween, my little brother was predictably complaining because we were celebrating Peruvian…

Throughout history, people have been told tales ranging from the mighty Hercules to the courageous Katniss Everdeen. What people do not realize is that a story will often follow Joseph Campbell’s monomyth structure, and who society least expects to be a hero, is sometimes the most sociopathic and logical of all. With an unprofessional job as a “consulting detective” and a run down flat on Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes works alongside his partner, Doctor John Watson, to take down the web of…

ashes and steam. By the time of mid-May, there were more than ten thousand small quakes (Seymour 7).The eruption was caused by an earthquake that measured 5.1 on the Richter scale (Fast). The energy released was about equal to ten million tons of dynamite (Seymour 7). The force was so great that the forests couldn’t stand a chance (Seymour 9). Miles of highways, roads, and railways were badly damaged (Seymour 9). The blast made the volcano 1,314 feet shorter (Grisham). Many people and animals…

During the same time as the invention of the bike, plastic, and dynamite, the United States was in a heated civil war. Around this same time is when Ambrose Bierce's short story, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” was published. This is a story that explains the time period and some of the problems that were faced. Bierce's short story also shows many moral issues as well, that were considered ok at the time. In his short story, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, Ambrose Bierce Demonstrates…

more than their parents, but that they should let their parents think that the parents have more knowledge. This way the children can enjoy their life more. His following paragraphs follow the same structure. Twain gives other advice such as using dynamite as a substitute for personal violence or that lying is fine if done correctly. This advice is extreme, but conveys Twain’s intended message just as in the second paragraph. Mark Twain shows that children should be enjoying their youth, instead…