Henry Clay Frick

There were a lot of information that jump of the pages of Mark Binelli’s novel “Detroit City is the Place to Be”. The author introduce the readers to his native land; the history and good and bad eras. In 1900’s Henry Ford had a bright idea to bring a majority manufacture of the automobile to the Detroit city area. Exploring through the eyes of the writer, Detroit city has been identified as the motor city for its automobile factories (Ford, Chrysler, and General Motor ); sport teams such…

During the 1960’s America was facing many controversial issues such as the civil right movements, Nuclear arms race, The Vietnam War and young adults were becoming unhappy with the current political and cultural standards so they began to express themselves and their newfound desire for equality, peace, and love. And their unwillingness to conform to the rules and standards of the U.S. began the rebellion and the new generation, counterculture. In the the spring of 1962 five dozen college…

The people and inventions of the 1920’s improved people's lives in so many ways. Henry Ford was one of the most successful industrialists of the twentieth century. Henry Ford’s invention of the assembly line and mass production was a major turning point in the 1920s. Before his invention, only the rich could buy an automobile, but now Henry Ford made it faster and cheaper to make cars. Henry ford was curious because he would take things apart just to see how they worked. He was also patient…

The U.S. is said to have undergone a transformation of political culture in the early 1970’s. The Watergate hotel break-in at the Democratic campaign headquarters led directly to the White house. In 1972, President Nixon was seeking a second term and was facing Democrat George Mcgovern. Nixon was unsure that he would be re-elected, so he put in place several groups of specialized unlawful men to gather and uncover as much information that he could use against his opponent and party. Cover-ups,…

If you go to China, you see Chinese people. If you go to Egypt, you see Egyptians. But, when you walk through the streets of Boston or Los Angeles, you see a mix of people with different ethnic backgrounds. At some point, their grandfather, or father, or even themselves immigrated here to live the “American Dream”. My story all starts with my grandfathers. My grandfather were born and raised in India they were not very wealthy, but they were considered well off in India. At the time, India…

In the 1920s society had a period of time when jobs, families and other struggles were happening which the lead to create the name Boom Industries or the BOOM. The impact the boom had many effects on everything such as the First World War. America was finally able to get back on their feet after being against the European countries. America had plenty of money to invest. American experienced a big difference in the work place, whenever there were opportunities for a job there was assembly lines…

For a full year, Henry and Ruby sat side by side at two desks, working on Ruby's lessons. Henry was very loving and supportive of Ruby, helping her not only with her studies but also with the difficult experience of being ostracized. During the first few weeks at Frantz School, Ruby was confronted with blatant…

Henry Ford was the leader I decided to choose for this assignment because I find him very interesting and I love Fords. Henry Ford is the inventor of the Model T Ford and founder of Ford Motor Company. He was born on July 30, 1863, in Greenfield Township, Michigan. His only education was from working on the family farm. His occupation was an industrialist. Ford grew up living on working on the family farm and shortly after his mother died, he decided to leave the farm. When Ford was a young…

The summer of 2013 I was 15 and my dad was teaching me how to drive the loader tractor because my grandfather was injured and he was the one who typically drove the loader tractor. It was haying season which was a busy time of the year and my dad was in need of help and I was the only one who had my tractors license on the farm because my brother and sister were too young. My dad first showed me the basics, where the break, clutch, and shifter were. Then he stared to teach me how to shift. I…

Individual Project 1 In the editorial “Watergate: The Unfinished Business” the focal points are what was accomplished during the Watergate (The Washington Post Co., 1973). The debate was centered on what more could have been accomplished (The Washington Post Co., 1973). The article argues that Nixon on met the minimum requirements during Watergate (The Washington Post Co., 1973). On April 17 Nixon made an announcement on the severity of the Watergate situation, stating that he had serious…