Henry Salt

The battle between the humble governess and the evil Quint in The Turn of The Screw rages on. The author of the ambiguous novella, Henry James, includes few vague details while writing his book. While reading his book, it is important to make predictions about what is happening. Throughout the book, the governess tries to protect the two innocent children from the ghost of Peter Quint. A group could argue all day about what happened in this book. Different characters play the different roles of…

thought what life would be like without cars? Now we would still have cars but not many. How would this happen? Well a guy called Henry Ford created the Model T car and revolutionized america with them. Henry Ford revolutionized America with his cars, his youth affected his work, despite being anti-semite he really changed America. How he revolutionized America Henry Ford’s cars revolutionized America by being affordable for most people and was easy to create when he made assembly lines. His…

Henry Ford is commonly associated as the man who invented both the automobile and the assembly line, however, the actual inventors of these devices are Karl Benz and Ransom E. Olds, respectively. Nonetheless, Ford can be attributed with the modifications to the production of the car and the assembly line that made them successful. Unsatisfied with a life of farming, Henry Ford became an apprentice to a mechanic and his career as an engineer only grew from that point on. In the 1940’s, despite…

the year of 2011, the Chevrolet brand celebrated its 100th year of existence. Founded in 1911 by William Durant, its basis was to be the main competitor against Ford in the automobile industry. In order to compete against Ford, Durant recognized that GM (General Motors) would need to manufacture different models of vehicles, thus, the Chevrolet brand was born. The brand was named after Louis Chevrolet, who was a top racer, designed the first Chevrolet model. Over the course of these years,…

The idea of the assembly line has many parents. In the scientific revolution of the eighteenth century, scientists, especially mathematicians tried to quantify what made an industry productive and tried to find ways to make industries more productive. The goal was to create an industry that functioned without human labor. The most important people of the time for the development of the assembly line were the Americans Oliver Evans and Eli Whitney and the Frenchman Gaspard Monge. Evans is known…

The film 12 Angry Men is a dramatization of twelve men that serve as a jury in a trial for a teenage boy accused of murdering his father. The film explores the complications that may cloud the judgment of everyday men as they deliberate the guilt or exoneration of the defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt. The decision must be unanimous for a guilty verdict will result in a mandatory death sentence. The jury of twelve is tasked with the ethical responsibility of patiently reviewing the…

change anything. Because although it is not ideal, both the mistakes and successes we have made in history make our society what it is today. However, one of the many important steps made in history to aid in the progress to a better future was made by Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company. Without Ford’s innovations, not nearly as many people would be able to afford automobiles, which have become essential utilities in the average American’s lifestyle. After the establishment of the Ford Motor…

The short story “Daisy Miller” by Henry James is about a young girl who flirts with several of the guys in her town and who does not hold herself up like the typical lady. In the time period when the story was written, women were very proper and were known to cater to their father’s or husband’s every whim. That is not the case with Daisy. Daisy did not like to be held down; she liked to be able to prove that she was able to get through life on her own and to make her life decisions by herself.…

The Grapes of Wrath, a novel written by John Steinbeck in 1939, captures the journey of the Joad family after they are forced from their home in Oklahoma and travel to California to find a better life. The Grapes of Wrath gained popularity after Steinbeck won a Nobel Prize in 1962. The journey begins when Tom Joad get released from prison and travels home to find his family in poverty. Even though the novel uses to Tom as the main character, the real story of desperation and hardship is seen…

history behind civil disobedience/nonviolent protest and how it is being used today. From Thoreau to the Bundy ranch case nonviolence protest was used. In 1846 one of the earlier recorded acts of civil disobedient was performed by a man by the name of Henry D. Thoreau. Thoreau was imprisoned for one night in July 1846 for not paying his poll tax (Wal Web). He was suppose to stay in jail until he paid a fine, which he declined. But one of his relatives paid for it and got him out of jail. Thoreau…