Lake Superior

result in destruction that most of today’s infrastructure cannot handle since many infrastructure systems are outdated. Adverse effects of impaired dams include: contamination, medical deficits, and major damages to cities. In order to construct superior systems more resilient to climate change and reduce contaminations and medical deficits, the U.S. needs to put close to sixty billion dollars into the infrastructure budget within the next 10 years. To start, floods, caused by excess…

when he realized that Frick had large control over coke, an essential aspect to steel production. Iron ore was obtained when Carnegie made the deal with Rockefeller in the Mesabi mines, boats owned by Carnegie were used for transportation across Lake Superior. Carnegie even built a direct railroad to his steel mill (“Andrew Carnegie Vertical Integration”). Controlling raw materials ensures that an adequate stock is maintained during times of large demand, and by keeping all areas of production…

day and age. We see similar circumstances depicted in real-world examples. As shown in Devil in the Grove, racism ruled in the south for years; whites never allowed for change to occur. It took a black lawyer to march down from the north and show Lake County that things needed to change. Even then, he was not respected as an authoritative figure by the townspeople. Regarding the Scottsboro boys, their white lawyer, Leibowitz, was frowned upon for defending a group of black men, just like…

Americas. Specifically in Africa, Burton had the fortune of being the first European to enter many African lands never explored by outsiders. Burton led the expedition to East Africa that in 1858 discovered Lake Tanganyika and, through his deputy Captain John Hanning Speke, the headwaters of the Nile, Lake Victoria Nyanza. After trekking the Cameroons Mountains in 1862, he led an extraordinary expedition to the King of Dahomey in 1863 (Grenfell, Biography). Unfortunately, Burton’s records and…

His significant tombstone, in which indicates he is buried with his son Alfred claims he drowned and the body never found on October 4, 1882. However, he appears in the 1891 census! Could it be the tombstone should have 1892 instead? And then there is the other story about how he died — by being killed by a bear north of Parry Sound resulting in naming Killbear Park after the bear. (The naming of this park, from Killbear Point, is more likely named from the Objiwe Mukwa-Nayosh meaning 'Bear…

brother, he feels invisible, but soon he learns that he is as good as Erik, and he begins to regain his self confidence and becomes a new person. At the beginning of the novel, Paul Fisher was a quiet and polite boy with only one friend who attended Lake Windsor Middle School, who eventually perseveres and overcomes one of the biggest challenges in his life. Several times in the novel, Paul mentions his Dad’s obsession with Erik’s football, all of Erik’s athletic achievements, and how amazing…

Reflections of Narcissism If studied carefully, the paintings Metamorphosis of Narcissus (Dali) and Swans Reflecting Elephants (Dali) by Salvador Dali, both made in 1937, revealed reflections or double visions. Perhaps the reflection captures the venturous atmosphere of these different kinds of pieces. Dali specifically presents not so much a reflection of power—but feelings of malfunction. Indeed, failure is partly necessary to produce a refreshing image of which one actually exists; Dali…

crises in literature are most often faced by adolescents and migrants, both of which accurately describe James Gatz in The Great Gatsby. Young James Gatz, also known as Jay Gatsby, migrated all the way from North Dakota to the southern shores of Lake Superior then on to Minnesota and eventually to Long Island, New York all before the age of 23. Compared to most, Gatz’s identity crisis was a rather large one. He left home before becoming a legal adult, changed his name, and sailed around the…

Waldo Emerson, the “father” of American literature, was very particular in the way that he believed everyone should live. He never believed in conformity, always stressing the idea of a unique personality and lifestyle. The average life of an Emersonian would be secluded, original and filled with wonder. It would be a life completely opposite from the life that is being lived in the 21st century. Emerson once said, “The great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness…

vertical integration or outsourcing to claim ownership over the processes of production. The two are different in many ways, but they also relate to one another in some aspects. A firm, using both vertical integration and outsourcing, can achieve superior performance. Whether the firm uses vertical integration or outsourcing, the firm will need substantial resources, build a large network, and create strategies and alliances. Vertically Integrated Firms strive to decrease expenses and reduce…