Skyscraper

When I began studying the Progressive era, I was unaware of what this era was really all about. Although my recollection was entertained by the growth in immigration at Ellis Island in New York City and also at Angel Island in San Francisco, California. I recalled the stories of factory workers who lost their lives or were working under horrendous conditions and I recall the employment of child laborers. I now know the Progressive era was much more than I ever knew existed and is defined as a…

ninety percent of the nation's oil industry (Foner, 599). Rockefeller, ever the shrewd business man, also marketed his business abroad (Foner, 665). Beginning in 1885, sky scrapers were being built in Chicago with steel frames (Marshall,Colin). Skyscrapers set the standard for architectural advancements and steel frames were much more sturdy than the wood framed buildings of the past. These steel behemoths and the race to have the tallest building meant that steel manufacturing would continue…

TITLE How to Discover Detroit's Beautiful Ruins LEAD PARAGRAPH After decades of decay and neglect, intrepid visitors are beginning to discover the ghostly beauty underneath Detroit's grimy shell. If you're a fan of ruins, taking a day to explore central Detroit can prove a fruitful photography trip and even an archaeological treasure trove of 20th century life in what was once one of America's greatest cities. As you uncover the history of such a formerly significant place, you'll see how decay…

We Need New Names is a fictional novel by NoViolet Bulawayo. The novel is told by the narrator, who is a 10 year-old girl named Darling. Darling takes the reader on a journey from her life before it fell apart to the times when she lives in a shantytown called Paradise in Zimbabwe, Africa. Darling travels to America to escape the run-down life she lives there, only to find that she has lost a piece of who she is. Some interesting recurring themes that occur during Darling’s journey include her…

It is quite amazing to see how just about everyone is dependent on electricity for our small devices and our homes to the steel that is used in skyscrapers today to how we can travel at hundreds of miles per hour. The way the second industrial revolution shifted from the first industrial revolution is quite a drastic change. The mass production of steel by pumping hot air through the pig iron to increase…

Holmes created a financial scandal of his own. When he opened his hotel, he bought everything on credit. “He had no intention of paying his debts and was confident he could evade prosecution through guilt and charm.” Surprisingly, he managed to keep many possessions without spending any real money and didn’t have to face any furniture dealers or anyone “whom Holmes had cheated over the previous five years” for a long time. What ended up happening was that he had to face them all at once. In the…

Michael Almereyda’s Hamlet is one of the most critically debated Shakespeare adaptations due to Almereyda’s stylistic choices for the film. Critics argue over nearly every aspect of the film: Does it successfully translate the central themes found in Shakespeare’s original text? Does the modernization of the plot hinder the audience’s comprehension of the play? Does Almereyda’s decision to cut sixty percent of the original text and replace it with technology prove to be a suitable substitute for…

Two thousand five hundred eighty-seven. I could take an eight-hour flight or a casual thirty-seven-hour drive, but no matter what, I am still two thousand five hundred eighty-seven miles away from my home in New Haven, Connecticut. Being a college freshman, trying to juggle class, homework, projects, studying, sleeping, eating, and athletics; finding the travel time to go home is an almost impossible task. Add in the cost of the $600 flights round trip and there is no chance a student can go…

While many people look at Chicago and see the gleaming skyscrapers amidst the backdrop of Lake Michigan, people tend to ignore areas in the South Side of Chicago that are rampant with violence and overall neglect. To compound this ignorance, there is a dense concentration of minorities, such as African Americans, in areas with increasing amounts of violence. Because of the correlation between elevated levels of crime and high concentrations of minorities, many people often incorrectly associate…

Also sung as Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?, is one of the best-known American songs of the Depression. In the song a beggar talks back to the system that stole his job. The song asks why the men who built the nation – built the railroads, built the skyscrapers – who fought in the war (World War I), who tilled the earth, who did what their nation asked of them should, now that the work is done and their labor no longer necessary, find themselves abandoned and in bread lines. Drill ye tarrier…