Russell Kirk

Introduction The LEGO Group, a popular company based in Billund, Denmark, has been in the toy industry for over 80 years. The company was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen and was passed down for generations to its recent owner, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen. The word 'lego' is originated from a Danish word 'Leg Godt', which in other words also means 'play well'. Lego toys are popular among kids, teenagers and even adults. Their products are sold all around the world such as Australia, Singapore…

On the Subject of Quantum Teleportation “Beam me up, Scotty” Captain James T. Kirk exclaims, as he narrowly escapes a macabre fate at the hands of the Klingon army. A beam of light is cast down onto the captain, instantaneously transporting him aboard the safety of his own starship. This technology, employing the use of teleportation, has saved many U.S.S. Enterprise crew members lives’ throughout countless episodes of the Sci-Fi TV series Star Trek. Teleportation being largely fictional at the…

“There are certain things men must do to remain men. Your computer would take that away.” Wise words from Captain James T. Kirk. “The Ultimate Computer,” an episode from Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek: The Original Series, effectively details human reaction toward technology and how far advancement should extend. Star Trek scrutinizes the consequences of space travel and exploration, advancement of technology, and militarization. In the episode “The Ultimate Computer,” the crew of the U.S.S.…

Lego has been in the lives of children for many years making it one of the top companies in the market. However, Legos has had its negative streaks and has had to build its self and go back to its roots. By using PESTEL framework, Porter’s 5 Forces and SWOT analysis we are able to have a better idea of the factors that are being considered by Legos in their business. Lego’s political environment and legal environment plays a role on its business because they must take into considerations the…

Kirk, the captain of the USS Enterprise in Star Trek, maintains his essential nature while attempting to solve the problems that arise throughout the mission in that episode. James T. Kirk otherwise known as Captain Kirk makes all the decisions usually in the episode. Captain Kirk’s most intense character trait is his hatred for all things evil or tyrant. He…

jeb Taylor The manufactured trampoline, as we know it today, was created by two men, George Nissen and Larry Griswold. Around 1935, Griswold, then the assistant gymnastics coach at the University of Iowa, and Nissen, a tumbler on the University of Iowa gymnastics team, "made regular jaunts to Bloomington, Illinois where numerous circus people had their winter homes. Among them were the "Flying Wards", some of the finest trapeze performers in the world. Griswold and Nissen worked out with them…

In 1932, a renowned toy company was founded by a Danish carpenter named Ole Kirk Kristiansen. This toy company is what we know today as LEGO, and I think it is safe to say that we have all seen a Lego brick at some point in our lives. These popular toys are plastic bricks that connect together to create characters, buildings, and cars. In recent years, Lego sets have morphed into complex models that require hours of work to build. They are no longer exclusively children’s toys; now, they are…

Naturalism unlike realism adopts more a philosophical position and holds man responsible for his actions and negates divine interventions. Naturalism considers human beings to be determined by their heredity and environment. The individual is at the mercy of determining social and economic forces. Each human being is determined by heredity and environment and "subject to the social and economic forces in the family, the class, and the milieu into which that person is born" (Abrams 153).…

If a person's sanity is in question, don't you think you should look through all the facts and interpret them carefully and accurately? Edgar Allen Poe wrote, "The Tell-Tale Heart", a short story told in the first person by the self-confessed murderer of an old man. The narrator is clearly sane. However, many other readers of the story believe that the narrator of “The Tell-Heart” is insane. The Narrator knew what he was doing was wrong. While this admittedly seems plausible, the narrator of…

Lizzy Smith Mrs. Howell Honors English II 12 January 2018 Killed for Being Odd In Albert Camus’s novella, The Stranger, the main character Meursault demonstrates many psychopathic tendencies for which he is ridiculed during his trial for killing an Arab Man. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a psychopath as “a mentally ill or unstable person; especially : a person affected with antisocial personality disorder” and this definition perfectly aligns with the personality of Meursault…