Triangle

The triangle: The triangle is a plane figure which is formed by three lines and therefore it has three sides. This shape can be found in many contemporary and historical contexts as can be seen below. 1) The pink triangle is usually associated with the gay community and the gay rights movement as a symbol of empowerment, however, the pink triangle started during around world war two. The Nazis wanted to create an easy system so as to differentiate between the diverse groups in the concentration…

known for the love triangles. One of the most well known and famous love triangles is among King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot. In a lot of love triangles, there is always a tragedy. The tragedy could be a death of a member in the triangle or pain from a heartbreak. There are many versions of love triangles with different variations of a certain tragedy, however, a lot of the time, there is a tragedy in love triangles. In the Arthurian legend, one of many famous love triangles is the one…

I wake to the sound of waves. I open my eyes to have the sunlight blinding me. It took about two seconds for me to realize I was in my seat my airplane seat. The seat looked like it kept me from face-planting into the sand. Looking around, I see the sea and a forest. My head felt like it had its own heartbeat. I thought about exactly what had happened, I had been on a flight home after visiting a foreign country when we had hit some strange turbulence causing us to crash right into the ocean.…

idea from text: Early frame builders had no logical basis upon which they designed the first bicycles. They “simply stumbled on a design that felt OK, and had been riding in that nook of the bicycle universe. There were untested geometries out there that could transform bike design” (Borrell 340). response, reaction, or connection to idea: Until now, I never realized that the bicycle was designed by trial and error, and I never once considered the possibility of a completely new bicycle design…

Crime Groups are criminal groups that engage illegal activities. Governments around the world are primarily established to create laws for the safety of their country. Unfortunately, not every country’s governments institute authority. The Northern Triangle which is made up of Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala is a frightening illustration of a tainted government’s image. The Northern Triangle’s governmental priority should be to reduce the corruption of Organized Crime, rather than enhance…

Is living the Health Triangle for you? The Health Triangle is important in everyone’s life because without it life would be unbalanced. There are three parts to the Health Triangle. First, there is the mental part. Next, there is the physical part. Finally, there is the social part. Without all these parts, life would be unbalanced. The first part of the Health Triangle is the mental part. The mental part is how we process and deal with situations. It is also what we think of ourselves. A person…

After watching the Triangle Fire documentary (PBS, American Experience, 2011), respond to the following questions. Most answers should be around 3-4 sentences long. Remember to submit your completed quiz to the Quiz 1 dropbox on BeachBoard. 1. In general, who worked in the garment factories in the early 1900s? The workers in the garment factories were women in their teenage years. Some girls were as young as ten years old. Many of the workers were immigrants who had escaped their own…

health class and physical education class as well. For instance, I learned about the health triangle and how the triangle is the shape used to represent the components of total health. The three main components of health are physical, mental/emotional, and social. In order to have good total health, a person would need to balance their health triangle by paying attention to all three sides of the triangle. A positive outlook is a characteristic of individuals with good mental and emotional…

David Von Drehle worked as a journalist for The Washington Post and is also the author of “Triangle: The Fire That Changed America.” In this ALA Notable Book of the Year, Von Drehle talks about the devastating fire in New York City on March 25, 1911 as well as the events leading up to it, how it led to many reforms and changes in government policies regarding not just the workplace, but of the standard of living in general. During the 20th century, a time when immigrants flocked to the US for in…

In the March of 1911, one hundred and forty five workers, the majority of which were women, perished in a textile fire due to the neglect of their employer to provide a safe working environment. (“Triangle Shirtwaist Fire”, 2009) This event became known to history as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and was the catalyst for many progressive reforms in New York City such as the establishment of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, changing the Municipal Building Code and eventually the overhaul of…