Elle Woods

As I careened along the course for my first ever practice, I was struck with how unusual it was for me to do something so daring. Usually very cautious, I had only been asked to join Buggy a week prior, and there I was, lying only a few inches off of the ground in a motorless buggy, with my hands in front of me to steer. Peering through the windshield with an assortment of protective gear, I watched the track zoom by at 25 miles per hour. Buggy is a sport unique to Carnegie Mellon University,…

The Mechanical Table by Martin Carlin is available on view in The Frick Collection. Constructed in 1780, this table represents the height of neoclassical style furniture in France in the early 1780’s. Furniture during this period became more rectilinear and were decorated primarily with symmetrical motifs and geometric patterns. The Mechanical Table by Martin Carlin is a rectangular table with porcelain plaque inset in the top and decorated in gilt embellishments. The floral patterns in the…

When you think about glass railings, you might think about them being used in fancy houses and commercial buildings. However, they can actually work well outside as well. These are a few reasons why you may want to consider choosing glass railings for your outdoor deck. 1. It's Easy to Take Care Of With more traditional wooden rails, you have to worry about sanding and painting every few years. You might also have to worry about rot at some point. With glass railings, however, this is not an…

Throughout the compromises history, Drexel Burnham Lambert helped Charles Hurwitz take over Pacific Lumber for $900 million. In “The Fight over the Redwoods,” the author states, “Hurwitz had United Savings purchase huge amounts of risky bonds from Drexel. [Also, as a result of savings and loans failing], taxpayers were stuck with a bill for $1.6 billion dollars.” From this compromise the company gets money, and the trees don’t get cut down.The compromise itself started in 1999 between Charles…

He was lost. There was no question about it. At first, the jungle had seemed a nice enough place, full of peculiar yet interesting birds and animals, and strange species of smoke expelling plants which grew in all random corners of the sharp rigid landscape. But now as the day began to grow darker and darker, his senses became more and more alert, and he began to play tricks on himself wondering whether it was just the ruffling of giant leaves which grew on the odd, violet coloured plants that…

Will pounded to a stop and dust came up all around him. He stared with heavily lidded eyes into the dusty green juniper trees. “Are you out of gas?” Mike asked, squinting against the light. “I’m done. I can barely feel my legs.” Mike looked at his own tanned dusty legs, inhaled the thick sweetness of the forest, and then glanced back up at Will. “Can you go any further?” “Well I guess I could go a little more,” Will said, wiping sweat from his forehead. “But we still have to go all the way…

other in different guilds or serfs. The carpenters would make doors and furniture for the castle or manor, he would use wood to make these thing. The carpenters special skill was woodworking. When stone castles came the carpenters made wood planks and beams for the castle support system or for the roof. The carpenters would use special tools that they used when working with wood. There are two different types of axes, the felling axe and the shaping axe.The felling axe would be used to cut down…

“Discovering Nature” is a PSA Central Campaign to motivate children and young adults to engage in fun outdoor activities. Children in the current generation spend much less time outdoors than the generations before them. The flood of media devices and convenience of said devices for constant stimulation has changed our children’s generation and the generations that come after ("Discovering Nature"). The outdoors has a positive effect on children, helping build their imaginations and their…

It was twilight and Eva was getting sleepy. "I 'm getting sleepy,and it getting dark, I should go to sleep." Said Eva in her mind. After that, she started to get ready to go to bed,so Eva went to bed, and in a blink of an eye she was asleep. But no one in a million years would think what she would dream,but me... In the dream It was morning about 7:00 am the 5 kids were getting up .First the oldest, Luke the next oldest is Zoe after she comes Declan then Samantha after her comes Ethiopia and…

imaginative as possible. Paint comes in different colours, creates a thick layer over wood and masks the natural look of the wood. The number of coats depends on the age and quality of wood that is being used to make furniture. Old wood usually soaks a good amount of paint and would have to apply as many as four to five coats to get the perfect look and finish. Though, by using paint, you might lose the natural beauty of wood but the final look would not make you regret your…