The City of Ember

Learning to Love Reading I can hardly recall most of my childhood. I have had more concussions and brain trauma than I would like to admit, and it can pose many challenges; one of those challenges is remembering things from my past. This being said, there are key events in my life including reading and writing that stick out. I had never been too keen on reading or writing, and I was the type of kid that would never read or write on my own time. I either had to have it assigned to me, or if I…

On October 8, 1871 a fire broke out that caused much misfortune and destruction to the city of Chicago. While the true cause of the fire is unknown, there are things that are well documented such as some reasons why the fire got so big so quickly, the effects the fire had, and the aftermath of the fire. The Great Chicago Fire was a large fire that burned out of control because many mistakes were made that lead to horrible consequences that would bring many changes to the society. One of the…

happiness only uncertainty of the earth and it's continued path to an unchangeable destruction, no one will have the breath to declare triumph or victory; it will be the sun and earth's victory. Rid every thought as the fires die on burning embers; no chance to strike back realize every pocket has a leak. Rapids exist to show through even the loving eyes of a grandfather…

from one generation to another. Also, can be referred as Socialization. Culture within my family represents not only collecting identity and creating memories but most significantly to the “total way of life,” according to Ralph Linton. (Carol R. Ember 225). Ralph Linton emphasized common habits and behaviors in what he considered culture. Which the total way of life also includes how people think and feel about something. In Sociology, all aspects of culture are important. We commonly share…

jumps forward in the story of civilization,” Stephen Gardiner. From the steamboats, to the locomotives, to the iron mills and factories, they all changed life as Americans knew it. People started building things like huge buildings as hotels in the city. The Industrial Revolution changed the way all people lived, worked, traveled, and communicated. There were many revolutionary inventions that changed the way people worked and lived. One of those is the cotton gin. It was invented by Eli…

industrialized self.Also by having new machinery it created and set the standards for labor businesses today throughout America. One of the biggest characteristics of their immigration to America was for them to gather together in the industrial cities of the northern east (Commager 63). Canadian companies saw…

spewed embers and sparks that most likely started some of these fires. The Cloquet Duluth fire began on October 10 around noon. It was at milepost 62 northwest of Cloquet when a locomotive set a small fire. It smoldered for two days until strong winds and a…

Chicago, late 1880s, the industrializing city is struck by a zap of a unique metropolistic architecture created by architects that turned the tables in American culture and nationalism. The birth of skyscrapers was the one of the early embers created by this zap that eventually led to the spark of change throughout the country in the following century. These embers turned into large architectural flickers that generated cultural and nationalistic upbringings like the Chicago World’s fair.…

In this city we were not allowed to have any romance novels, movies or tv shows on. we were not allowed to flounder with any boy unless we were married. we had to be inside before it got dark outside, and we could not be a single mother. we couldn’t date anyone…

with some resistance from people who believe that it would cause thistle and other brush to grow in its place. Rachel Swan of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote, “Today’s trees are older, with long, ribbony bark that breaks off and forms dangerous embers during a wildfire, Stephens said. Drought, periodic freezes and beetle infestations have made the bark more feeble. ‘We’ve got these trees suffering in the hills, and the Caldecott acting as a natural wind tunnel,’ said Piper, who now chairs the…