Tractor

One million dollars does not go far these days, as prices of everything are rising constantly. Fifty years ago this amount of money would have been extraordinary although in todays world it is a customary amount to many people. Many people would keep the full amount to themselves, although I would split it with seven hundred thousand dollars going towards the family farm and the other three hundred thousand dollars kept to my self. If I were to ever get one million dollars I would out put the…

The story action from the women could lend the reader realize that women are submissive to their husband, because the male are in authority which is similar to gender roles in our country. In this world, whether in religion or in history: there are always records showing that males get the higher priority because the society believes that men are better than women. In Jackson’s story, it demonstrates numerous context of showing how male was superiority than women. In the beginning of the story…

electricity, which almost nobody in Malawi had. William also wanted to pump water out of the ground, which is called irrigation. To do all these things, he needed materials, and that was what William did not have, so he went to a scrapyard where a tractor fan, shock absorber, bicycle frame/generator, and PVC pipes were found. He used that materials to build a windmill while other people made fun of him. They jeered because the villagers did not think that he could succeed. When he did, the…

hard hours in factories, but struggled to survive because of low wages and dangerous working conditions. People started riots and they fought and killed policeman in the streets. Farmers had it rough because with new technologies such as the plow, tractor, and other farming tools, they produced way too many crops. The more crops they produced, the less they would get paid for the agriculture. So they would try to grow more crops hoping to make more money but it only made it worse. “Between 1873…

clean up horse manure from the streets, but as soon as the automobile came out and horse and buggy’s were gone so were the jobs. Before farm technology, farmers hired men to help with the fencing and cattle and feeding. But technology such as the tractor helped farmers save money by not hiring men to help. That meant even less jobs. Once the telephone came out, workers in telegraph offices along with the telegraphs went out. Now should I blame technology for it. Maybe not all, but I think…

would be sold much cheaper than usual. Agricultural production was to great for the Markets to handle, the farmers could not earn enough profit to compensate for the price of production. The farmers, now deep in debt from the newer technology like tractors as well as land purchases, could not pay off their loans because they did not make a decent income off the low crop prices. The unpaid loans of the farmers led to the failures of small banks. Larger banks were in trouble too; many banks gave…

company” Mr. Summers owns. Coal was of utmost importance in the mid-twentieth century because of the massive energy needs for World War II and trains. Both were big interests in the 50’s. Jackson also mentioned that the town people were talking about tractors, an invention that did not come about until the late nineteenth century. This means the story has to take place sometime after then. However, while some clues lead one to believe the story took place in the 50’s, Jackson left…

The Historic Iron King The Prescott area offers a diverse network of trails. Some of these trails can have treacherous hazards like large trees, sharp rocks and steep cliffs such as Smith Ravine trail number 297, Salida Gulch Trail number 95, and the Constellation Trail System. Whereas, some of them are flat maintained pathways of gravel like the historic Iron King Trail. The Iron King Trail was forged on the weathered foundations of the railroad tracks for the Prescott & Eastern Railroad which…

“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is a story about a small village who continues to blindly follow a violent age old tradition. “The Lottery” proves that there can be certain dangers in following traditions. Throughout “The Lottery” there are various examples that display how the villagers are blindly following the traditions in which they have been passed. Old Man Warner, an elder among the group, acts as symbolism for tradition in this story because he has participated in seventy-seven…

celebrations. One of the celebrations they host is the Walker Pickle Days. They host the event every year and every day they have different activities for the children and adults. The events can last up to one week. Some of the activities they have are tractor racing for kids, the mile run, and the 5k. They also have activity stations. Every station has different activities for kids to do. Another fundraiser they have is the fireman host a breakfast for everyone and on the last day of Pickle…