Henry Van Brunt

20th Century, there were 8,000 cars in the US and 25,000 worldwide. By 1985 there were more than 375 million cars worldwide (“car”). One company that changed the way of car production was The Ford Motor Company. The owner of this company was named Henry Ford. He was born on July 30, 1863, and died on April 7, 1947, (Gelderman). Ford came up with an idea where he would just make one car model called the Model T so he could mass produce cars. He did this so that he would use the same types of…

The Grapes of Wrath is a novel about the Joad family living in the Oklahoma Dust Bowl during the era of the Great Depression. They were driven off their land and decided to travel to California in search of jobs, land, and a better future. However, California was not what they expected it to be. Throughout the novel, there were many struggles for the Joads but Ma Joad was the most resilient and strongest character in the story. In the novel, the narrator describes Ma as the backbone of the…

I watched the 1957 version of Twelve Angry Men. 12 Angry Men is a movie that involves a murder case. A young male is on trial for the murder of his father. The young male life is confirmed by twelve jurors. The jurors joined the court room and listened to both sides of the case. They were then locked in a jury room to decide if he was guilty or not. The film highlights a host of social psychological processes. I will focus on three of them: social influence, stereotype and aggression. The first…

“The Most Innocent!” Symbolism in the Final Scene of Daisy Miller Henry James’s “Daisy Miller: A Study” is the story of a free-spirited American girl who finds herself under the harsh scrutiny of the society of American expatriates living in Europe – key among them is one Mr. Winterbourne. Though an American by birth, Winterbourne has lived outside the country long enough to be no longer familiar with its customs. However, he is also set apart from European society (esp. when compared with Mr.…

Watergate Multiple people call this the “Scandal that Brought Down Nixon.” The watergate scandal was a big factor and political topic in 1972-1974. The watergate refers to the hotel in Washington, one of Washington’s plushest hotel. The Watergate has an intriguing historical and political background arising out of political events of the 1960s such as Vietnam and the publication of the Pentagon papers, but the real problem begins in 1972. by the time the burglars were arrested, Nixon was…

Seth Ford Imagine being the youngest of seven children and moving 3 times throughout your life. I have gotten to know Seth Ford briefly over the past two years. Some characteristic that I’ve picked up on include, never quitting and a team first mentality. Throughout my interview with Seth I obtained information relating to his family, school life, and his personal interests and hobbies. At 16 years old, Seth is the youngest of seven children in his family. Seth was born February 26, 2001 in…

The Sinful Letters of Screwtape "The Screwtape Letters" appeared for its first time in the Guardian newspaper of London. This was during the time of World War II. In the year 1942 the letters were first published in their book format in England. A little known fact is that the book was dedicated to C.S. Lewis dear friend J.R.R. Tolkien. In 1943 the book made its way to America where it was very well received ("The Screwtape Letters"). In "The Screwtape Letters" by C.S.Lewis , he uses Point of…

One way Henry Ford was a Practitioner of the Gospel of Wealth was because of the thousands of jobs he provided and the high salaries given to his workers. Since the start of his company, Ford gave good wages to his employees. In the novel The Flivver King, by Upton Sinclair, the main character Abner was very hopeful about getting a job at the Ford Motor Company. When Abner is talking to Ford about getting hired, he explains that he works very hard at his current job but never gets promoted and…

Sometimes in our deep desire to become a hero, we can end up destroying that which we intend to save. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James explores the events of an unusual ghost story in which a newly appointed governess begins to live in Bly, a wealthy estate, where she must care for two young children: Flora and Miles. As the governess repeatedly sees ghosts throughout the estate, she becomes invested in protecting the children but is progressively concerned whether they have deeper…

Mr. Pierce/Ms. Lynch English 1A 6th hour 13 March 2015 Henry Ford: A Great Visionary Have you ever heard of the man that brought the conveyor belt idea to the car manufacturing industry? His name was Henry Ford. Both struggled in late adulthood. He was all so prejudice against jews. lastly, he Invented tractors and planes. Henry Ford had many achievements as a young man and adulthood had some Disadvantages during his adulthood. Henry Ford had a lot of achievements during his young…