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Two Worlds: To Face or Two-faced? From nervously walking off a ledge only to be caught by the zipline’s ropes and pulleys, to jumping off a plank and onto a humongous inflatable mattress for some blobbing. From the blacked out, military-like obstacle course the first night we arrived, to the raging pool party that last night we stayed. From the hand-selected kayak trip bright and early that Wednesday morning for some breakfast and hot chocolate over by the water fall, to the unforgettable cabin…

Since early human societies we have been using technology to advance and improve our lives this technology has evolved and changed with us as our societies changed. On such technology is the bow and arrow. The bow and arrow is an ancient technology which originated around the same time that the first human societies were forming. The use of the bow and arrow originated as a hunting tool in many different parts of the world. “The weapon was developed by many pre-civilized people across the world;…

Henry Ford was a machinist, He worked both night and day, To give this world a flivver, That has made her shivver, And speeded her on her way, Now he is a billionaire, But his record is fair, He is humanity’s friend. - Henry Ford Henry Ford did not only impact the lives of those back in the 1900s, but as well as the lives of individuals today. He started a revolution that no one else had, or could of. Ford founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903 in Detroit, Michigan. He announced in 1914, that…

the height aspect. With limited resources a reassessment called for a similar design. Here we designed a simple yet strong two pillar design. Finally there came the elevator which proved to be the most difficult. Our first design was a trough and pulley system but was complex and required too many resources. We then refined it into a simple ski lift system. Our team went through each step of the design process on each section of our final project, and I believe we spent enough time in each step…

Having been visited by millions of admirers of the ancient world, the Roman Colosseum today still functions a symbol of greatness and power of the Ancient Roman civilization just as Romans had upon construction. The Colosseum is easily still one of the most well-known historical monuments of Roman architecture in the world. The reason for this is due to its large size and presence that its ruins have left on Rome. With thousands of tourists visiting this grand monument, it is easy to see why.…

Oak Island Treasure Exists A small island located in Nova Scotia, off the coast of Canada possesses one of the last known mysteries in the world. The Oak Island treasure hunt now has more evidence than ever and people are willing to do anything and everything to find the treasure hidden in the money pit. Many theories offer whose treasure is on Oak Island or how it got there but first people must believe it is there. Looking at the history and the searches conducted on Oak Island, it can be…

On December 17th, 1903, the Wright Brothers took flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The iconic event was the first fully documented successful powered flight by a heavier-than-air aircraft. The brothers catapulted to the front of aviation innovation; the names Orville and Wilbur Wright became known world-wide, and the brothers were celebrated as heroes in the United States. All of this praise couldn’t last forever, though, and soon Orville and Wilbur encountered issues with the patenting and…

Engineering is a Profession Not an Occupation A good profession is not something you get to choose it’s something that chooses you. When I was just nine years old I took apart my parents treadmill just to know what it was like inside. I loved to tinker and build things to see how they worked all throughout my childhood. On the first day of my first engineering class the professor told us characteristics of a good engineer. The first thing she said was engineers are people who like to know how…

It’s a Small World: Post-Modernism When dancers hear the name Trisha Brown, they immediately think of adventure. Brown is known for her work breaking barriers and expectations on the traditional idea of performance. Even from a young age, Brown did not like to play anything the safe way, “Trisha Brown had a normal outdoors childhood… including tree climbing, and football playing”(). As she grew, her sense of adventure mirrored. Brown began taking dance classes as a child and she wished to…

Meshing of knuckle joint Figure 8.1 meshing of knuckle joint 8.2 Constraints applied on knuckle joint for analysis Figure 8.2 constraints applied on knuckle joint CONCLUSION After studying knuckle joint used in tractor-trailer then after making design and analysis of knuckle joint for stresses and deflection the following conclusions can be drawn: From the above results and discussion, Knuckle joint was design for 52860 N axial load by theoretical calculation. From theoretical…