Locomotive

Interview: Steve Plunkett Steve Plunkett is a true collector car hobbyist. Not only does he own one of the largest Cadillac collections in all of North America, he is also the founder of one of Canada’s largest car shows - the Fleetwood Country Cruize In. On average, the Cruize In brings together 25,000 people, and has managed to raise exactly $1,532,000 for charity. As Steve jokes, “for a goofy car show, that’s a lot”. I had the pleasure of sitting down with him and chatting about his…

Another factor that affects the Central Valleys air pollution is the rapidly growing population the region is experiencing. There are currently around 6.5 million people who live in the Central Valley, “According to the 2010 U.S. Census. Between 1990 and 2009, the population here grew 44 percent (compared with 24 percent growth statewide) (Jennings, 2010)”. These new residents are making the Central Valley their new homes largely because of the affordable housing. Coastal areas have much higher…

In the early years of the United States' formation, the country was rooted in the original thirteen colonies. Through years of expansion, the United States grew into the country that we know today. Without the migration movements like the Separationist pilgrims' voyage to America, the founding of the original thirteen colonies, and the westward migration in the 1800s for gold, development, and prosperity, the country would not be the country it is today. The British colonization of the 1600s and…

After Effy McDougall died in 1906, her husband Malcolm lived for another 6 years. Annabella 's father had lived 93 years finally succumbing to old age in his Foley home with its beaver meadow nearby, showing the McDougall genes for longevity. Murdoch 's life was much calmer than his Watts namesake. He had two children by his first wife Isabella Liness, Flora in 1878 and Murdoch Wilder in 1885. He still could have his share of trouble however. As he had done 15 years previously Murdoch had to…

The features of “the Atlantic World” are part of what makes it important to history and is essential to how we remember “the Atlantic World” in it’s true glory. Novelist Michael Crichton once said that “If you don 't know history, then you don 't know anything. You are a leaf that doesn 't know it is part of a tree.” I believe that human beings are part of a tree of history that each and every one of us can be connected to in various ways. This connection is essential to how we understand…

In this course, History 102 Western Civilization Post 1689, the five things I have learned are: Galileo Galilei’s life and accomplishments, political and social thought in the Enlightenment, the industrial revolutions in Europe, Russian Revolution, and the era of totalitarianism. I feel that this course had taught me so much about topics that I only learned a small amount about in my educational career. The topics I have selected are ones that I feel made a large impact in the world, and some in…

INTRODUCTION “What is globalization?” and “what are its negative effects” are the questions which we should begin with. There are numerous definitions pertaining to globalization; Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines globalization as “the act or process of globalizing: the state of being globalized; especially: the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets.”(Merriam Webster)…

exactly fit comfortably. Ironically enough, people seemed to do it out of preference. People rushed past me in hurried conversations about seemingly nothing. I wobbled out into God’s natural light and onto the uneven walkway laid before my house. Locomotives clattered and buzzed past me in the blink of an eye. Looking out at this world was like looking up at the stars: you realize how much of a tiny speck you really are. I found a seemly thrifty store within just a few steps. I could reach out…

In the nineteenth-century, the United States transformed from small urban towns to large industrial cities. During those years, the expansion of manufacture opened jobs which resulted in a massive increase in population and urban growth. This large-scale rapid growth of American industrialization has greatly influenced the evolution in transportation, the improvements in technology, and the advancement of industrial leaders. Evidently, American entrepreneurs greatly influenced the historical…

Diesel Emissions and Cancer 2 Diesel engine emissions from shipping freighters is a large source of air pollution all over the world. The Great Lakes region of the United States has very high concentrations of air pollution from these toxic emissions. The air quality in this region is considered poor. Several studies have been done linking increased rates of lung cancer to these emissions. These large vessels (shipping freighters) rank second only to power plants as to the health risk…