Lego

When I was seven years old, I was determined to build a Lego tower that could reach the ceiling. I drew out sketches and drafted plans to fulfill my dream. After many hours and many failed prototypes, my building finally touched the ceiling and my persistence was rewarded. Whether it was mixing mud pies or building Lincoln log mansions, from a young age, I have always hunted for new ways to design, assemble, and create my dreams. The following summer, my love for building led me to participate…

Earth Tones, by Hung Vanngo. There is always a supreme being that each individual believes in and most of us acknowledge that he has given everyone a gift. One of such gifts is art which might include painting, designing outfits and body makeup. Most parents especially in the African countries don’t pay much attention in building and enabling their kids to discover their talent. Only those who are strong enough to fight for what they like despite the pressure from the parents to concentrate on…

For 13 years, the scientists of LIGO—the most ambitious, and expensive, project in the history of the National Science Foundation—had been waiting. LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, has been twenty-five years and more than half a billion dollars in the making. It involves 900 scientists and engineers, including many whose entire careers have been spent designing, building, and preparing to analyze data streaming in to LIGO. Their goal: To confirm, once and for all,…

and middle school I was on the FIRST Lego robotics team. It was there that I first got an idea what I would want to do with the rest of my life. I greatly enjoyed both parts of the process that came with competing in the robotic competitions, both the programming and the building/designing of the robots; even if it was just graphical instead of text based programming. During my elementary and middle school years I enjoyed being on both of the schools’ FIRST Lego League teams. The FIRST robotics…

Charles P. Lazarus founded the Children’s Supermarket which developed into Toys R Us in 1948. The company was very successful for many years until competitors started to advance, diminishing the company’s revenue. As the company matured the business began making wrong decisions placing the company in further debt. Toys R Us has recently filed for bankruptcy protection to regain the company's momentum after years of large outstanding debt. The most important issue that led Toys R Us Canada to…

companies like Lego to survive in turbulent economic times. The operation of the company is also influenced by the policies of the European Union as they have to abide by the rules made by them. The European Union pay close attention to ‘’ Toy Safety Directives’’ rules for the security of the products for children and also give a careful attention with what materials the products are made of. Most of the research and development and production of toys are done…

The lego city hero wanted to have fun when they weren’t working. So superman thought of a idea. let's go on a adventure. Everyone agreed with superman and they started an adventure.First they went to the green lantern planet. So green lantern gave them a tour but they got bored of all the lanterns. So they went to atlantis where they had a party. But then atlantis was attacked by black manta. The black manta was defeated and so was atlantis. So they left the flooded area they headed for the…

With the 2014 LEGO Star Wars Utapau Troopers set, you not only get a great way to amass an army of LEGO Clone Soldiers, but you can also add some villains to your collection. With this multi-piece set, LEGO creators can build the ferocious Octuptarra Tri-Droid. This droid features a head that swivels from side-to-side, articulated legs, and a working missile launcher. This LEGO Star Wars battle pack features two 212th Battalion Utabau Clone Troopers and two Airborne Utabau Clone Troopers. Every…

In the chapter “Democritus, Sophie is asked “Why is Lego the most ingenious toy in the world?”(Gaarder 44). This question then leads to the philosopher, Democritus, who is known for the atom theory. Alike the structure of legos, he believed all atoms that made up the universe were “eternal, immutable, and indivisible”(Gaarder 45). Furthermore, Democritus believed all atoms were firm and solid and were all different. Since they were all different, he thought they could join together and form all…

Media Assignment Star Wars Lego Sets It appeal to relatively boys. The theme of the Star Wars movies is about the battle between the good and the evil, which contains physical fights, gun shooting, and sword battles. These fighting activities tend to attract boys more than girls. Although there are many girl Star Wars fans, the Star Wars Lego sets appeal to boys because they seem children to be in the movie and to imagine being in the battles. The sets include the characters and spaceships in…