Pulley

Martin Sheen once said, “I honestly do not know if civil disobedience has any effect on the government I can promise you it has a great effect on the person who chooses to do it.” There are times when our government is unfair which leads to unjust laws being created. For this reason we the people are afraid to go against the people that we believe have more power than us. Henry David Thoreau had his disagreements on how the government ruled which is why he was disobedient to unjust laws.…

Knowing the mysteries of the universe is something special and understanding math and science are the closest things to knowing the universe's secrets. On Earth there are many mysteries that scientists have still not figured out. Becoming more knowledgeable is the best way to help discover worldly secrets. In ancient Greece stories were made to explain natural phenomenons to cover up what has yet to be discovered. Stories like The Odyssey were told to explain the unknown. In ancient Greece,…

Brunelleschi's design of the dome for Florence's Cathedral I conducted my research on Brunelleschi and his design of the world renown Dome atop the Florence Cathedral. The main motivation for the discovery, aside from the lack of a roof, was a combination of popularity and fame along with a generous monetary prize that would be given to the person with the best design plans for the Dome.Many architects came from all over the world to attempt to win the prize and the fame. Many failed in…

Starting from the ground up, the cargo net contains holes to grab onto as well as a place to put your feet in for balance. In years past I was pulled up by the pulley system created for those who cannot get through the course any other way. This year though, I realized that doing this was a once in a lifetime experience the ropes course is empowering for me because it allows myself and those like me to be able…

dimensional side view styles that only showed one side of objects or people. Egyptians used local gemstones and metals such as lapiz lazuli and gold to make clothing and jewelry. When making the great pyramids, Egyptians used long ramps and pulleys to push up the giant bricks (Cribb, J. T., Klee, M. B., & Holdren, J. ,2004). Egyptian citizens made their home out of mud bricks instead of using wood or stone.Egyptians liked to stay clean, but had bad dental hygiene, so they invented…

“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” Henry Ford is often referred to as the father of the automotive industry. Although that is not the truth, he did, however, change the industry forever for the better. With his invention of the Assembly line, it would change cars all over the world. Ford and his motor company were one of the most successful motor companies of the early nineteen hundreds. Henry Ford and his invention of the Assembly…

Do you ever wonder where your religion came from, or your political and legal systems? How about certain technological innovations, or the calendar everyone around the world uses? Well most can lead back to classical civilizations. Some of the of the most major religion were founded in Greece and Rome. Hellenism was founded in Greece by Alexander the Great and is practiced today. Christianity was founded in the Rome empire and became the official religion of Rome: it is one of the biggest…

Brunelleschi's design of the dome for Florence's cathedral A church without a roof, seems to be ample motivation to have one installed. However, the church that had begun in 1296 still had no roof over the grandest part in 1418. The problem? How to build a dome 180’ in the air, 150’ across, on top of an octagonal building. Would the weight of the structure fall in upon itself? How would heavy materials be lifted so high? Decades had passed with this problem unresolved. The city fathers of…

and forth motion of a suspended weight. Galileo's discovery was that the period of swing of a pendulum is independent of its amplitude, the arc of the swing. With what he Knew he made the pendulum clock. The pendulum clock was made out of metal, pulleys, weight, gears, and wood. The pendulum clock revolutionized the world by providing us with an accurate time managing tool. Also, the pendulum clock was just the beginning. With what Galileo made people took it and made it better and more…

were thrown into the water, and they floated they were a witch. Some other things they did were thumbscrews, leg vices, whipping stocks with iron spikes, scalding lime baths, and the strappado method, where they hoisted them up by their arms on a pulley to pull their arms out of sockets. If they were a “witch” some things they did to them were in England hung them, and everyone else burned them at the stake. “Germany saw Europe's greatest execution rates of witches, higher than those in the rest…