Henry Clay Frick

Ford Motor Company Introduces the Maverick The Maverick: Ford's Big Idea for a Little Car A loose definition for the term maverick is an independent thinker that blazes their own trail. In 1971, Ford launched their version of a small car with a large engine bay that proudly wore the descriptive moniker. Smaller in statue when compared to the large Ford's of the past they considered it a compact midsize car. Intended as a comfortable four passenger vehicle capable of holding V8 power, it would…

On 28 May 1937, Volkswagen (VW) was founded by the National Socialist Party of Germany. The meaning of Volkswagen is German for “people’s car.” Volkswagen’s goal was to mass produce an inexpensive vehicle for the people. This car would be known as the Volkswagen Beetle. The Beetle also known as the Bug in the United States, is the longest running and best-selling single design in history with over 21,000,000 vehicles sold from 1938 to 2003. The Beetle was manufactured in Wolfsburg, Germany, the…

The Remix of Jack and the Beanstalk by DeMarco Cooley Once upon a time, in a mountain village lived a boy named Jack. He lived with his mother and a cow named Milky-White. They lived on the milk from the cow. They carried the milk to the market day to sell it. One day Milky White was not able to give milk. So, Jack's mother told him to take cow town and sell it, Jack concurred. Jack took the cow’s halter in his hand, starts heading for the market. He didn’t get far and he met an old man…

James A. Garfield James A. Garfield grew up on a farm in Cuyahoga County in Ohio. He was the youngest of three children. At the age of two, his father, Abram Garfield died unexpectedly. Because of his young age, he barely knew of him. Shortly after his father died, he began to help his mother, Eliza Garfield, around the family farm until he turned 16. After his 16th birthday, Garfield decided to run away to help work on and build canal boats that traveled between Cleveland and Pittsburgh.…

On November 9, 1863, Abraham Lincoln watched John Wilkes Booth perform in the play Marble Heart from the same box at Ford's Theatre that he would later be assassinated (UMKC). What turned this well-traveled actor into a cold hard assassin? How did commit such a drastic deed single handily? What abled him to escape that theater and evade the authorities for such a long time? Before finding out any of those answers, John Wilkes Booth’s life has to be learned about from the beginning. Booth was…

Before the summer of 1972, Watergate was nothing more than the name of an expensive, luxurious hotel in Washington D.C. Nobody would have predicted that this hotel would be associated with the biggest political scandal in the history of the USA.This scandal would ultimately led to President Nixon’s resignation and the loss of American trust in their leaders.Therefore, the Watergate Scandal was a bad influence on American history. It all began with the politics in the 1960’s during the time in…

Case 1: Highway Safety Improvements David Weber wanted to install some new signal that were known to reduce accidents. There was only $50 000 at his disposal that afforded him to implement them at only one intersection. David was faced with a challenge of having to choose between two intersections, a rural and an urban intersection. This case can be argued from an act utilitarian perspective using cost-benefit analysis that the course of action that produces the greatest benefit relative to cost…

The book, The Harvest Gypsies, is primarily a collection of news articles that John Steinbeck had written originally for The San Francisco News. In the collection, he illuminates the hardship that migrant workers experienced in the time of the Great Depression in the 1930’s. Steinbeck does this excellently through his usage of vivid imagery and jarring stories of family’s struggling to survive. In the opening chapter, Steinbeck holds migrant workers in high regard even going as far as saying…

are the same, society becomes efficient because everyone thinks in the same way. When people are identical, they will respond in identical ways, reducing conflict, thus making society more efficient and stable. Another reference to efficiency is to Henry Ford, an American industrialist, the…

The Ford Mustang has been an American icon since Ford introduced it as a 2-seat concept car at the world's fair, built on the compact Ford Falcon platform in 1962. The car evolved into a 4-seater and was officially released partway through 1964 as a 1965 model. Ford’s intention with the Mustang was to fill a gap between the average commuter car and the Corvette. The Mustang inspired a new class of cars referred to as “pony cars.” Pony cars were affordable compact cars with sporty styling and an…