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Mentally, courage is boldly standing up to hard times and abusive feelings. But is courage conquering a fear, or could it simply be completing a task that was once thought impossible? Just saying, tomorrow is another day? Those criteria are thought of as courage to some; however, it goes deeper than that. It is the adrenaline that is pumping through your blood in a time of great anxiety. Courage is what led to the survival of Louie Zamperini, a war hero from WWII. Fading, beaten and battered, it is what helped Louie to hold a metal beam for thirty minutes in defiance toward The Bird, his captor. Even depressed, Louie always kept in mind that there would be an end and physically he never gave up. Some people believe physical strength stands for courage. As a matter of fact, physical courage is the most apparent for all of the mental courage that persists it is what is seen by the world. But physical strength alone is not courage—it is simply strength. No amount of physical strength can get you through your ACTs—last I checked. Courage is not simply defined as braving a tough situation. One cannot simply be brave to be considered courageous. Overcoming a tough time is courage, but it also involves the way that one executes their plan. In reference to dictionary.com, courage is “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.” I can say that I do agree with this definition, that courage is the quality of mind…

Best friends are the only thing in the world that stick by your side through the hard spells no matter what is occurring. They are the ones that tell you that look great in the morning, speak up for you when you do not, make you smile when no else can and they are the ones that love you for who you are. Best friends are a rarity just like diamonds and during my freshmen year of high school I met strangers that would soon become a fragment of myself and my family. These girls changed my life for…

Up to this point, he had been fairly successful, but now the entire Scottish War for Independence would take a large turn at the Battle of Bannockburn. In early 1314, Bruce’s brother, Edward, laid siege to the last major fort in Scotland still held by the English - Stirling Castle. Robert, meanwhile, struck out into England, raiding parts of Yorkshire. King Edward II decided to send a very large army - likely numbering nearly twenty thousand men, with a large contingent of cavalry - to break…

Annotated Bibliography on “Modelling and Control of Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) Engine” (First Draft) Abhijit Sonje Ji, C., and Ronney, P. D., 2002, “Modeling of Engine Cyclic Variations by a Thermodynamic Model,” SAE paper 2002-01-2736. Ji and Ronney (2002) developed a Kantor model showing that prior-cycle effects resulting from exhaust gas residuals are a significant factor in cyclic variability of combustion in internal combustion engines. Olsson, J. O., Tunestal, P., and…

problems, the new railway took most of the canal traffic. The railways were considered as a fast, smooth, less hazardous, year-round mode of transportation, and they seemed to answer the urgent need of growing economy. The first railroads in America were horse drawn, but with the development of the steam engine, the picture of American railway history changed forever. This new steam technology encourages the construction of steam locomotives that in turn created the need for more railways.…

As the country began to industrialize itself more, the need for coal increased in order to fuel steam engines and furnaces. As factories developed and the steam engine improved, it led to a higher demand for coal and as a result coal mines got deeper and deeper. Coal mining became increasingly dangerous. Coal became a key factor in the success of industrialization because it was used to produce the steam power on which industry depended. Improvements in mining technology established coal as a…

During the nineteenth century, Western Europe went through a marvelous era of industrialization and imperialism. This period of social, political, and territorial advancement caused a dramatic ripple-effect around the world, giving other countries such as Russia and Japan motivation to modernize. By 1914 Russia and Japan had managed to launch significant programs of industrialization and to make other changes designed to strengthen their political and social systems. These two nations defied the…

The Industrial Revolution created a faster mode of transportation, the Steam Engine. The steam engine positively affected the people in the Industrial Revolution and so did the factories built. The Industrial Revolution, itself, had helped create many new inventions that made farming, writing, and traveling more easier for the people of the revolution. Although many children and factory workers faced many problems, it eventually led to the Factory Acts and the School Sites Acts, some of the…

nuclear war. There are many arguments that discuss whether or not the Industrial Revolution pros outweigh the cons or vise versa. The Industrial Revolution has always been seen as an event that promised peace and prosperity, but eventually caused much violence and chaos, many people to lose jobs, pollution on our environment, and many other negative effects throughout the industrialization of the world. The Industrial Revolution has been the most important occurrence that has modernized our…

Transportation Revolution In the years following the War of 1812 congress began to see a growing necessity for a stronger federal government. Efforts to incorporate this new belief began to unfold as Henry Clay proposed his three-step American System. Aimed towards the nation’s economy, the system included a national bank to foster commerce, a protective tariff to promote the industrial North, and finally a system of transportation intertwined throughout the nation. This American System was put…