Whitcomb L. Judson

Introducing itself from the viewpoint of Death, the narrator describes the world in colors avoiding the sadness and robust part of his duty, taking care of the dead. The Book Thief is focused upon a daring brown eyed girl, in which a complex character is revealed. The author develops this character through the eyes of the narrator, who finds a fondness in her for her strong and caring personality, Death sees hope in humanity after watching her life. This girl, Liesel Meminger, is a very dynamic…

Madison Smith Mr. Hyde English II Pre-AP, Period 5 October 9, 2015 Looking for Alaska John Green SETTING The story begins in Florida and then shifts to Birmingham, Alabama where Mile’s new boarding school, Culver Creek Preparatory School, is located. The novel is takes place between 2004 to 2005. PLOT One of the most significant events in the book was the death of Alaska Young. Although the book was based and narrated by Miles, the storyline seemed to always focus on Alaska’s humor, ways of…

“There is no limit to what a man can do so long as he does not care a straw who gets the credit for it”(Charles Edward Montague).The Book Thief a novel by Markus Zusak, shows the horrors of World War Two through the perspective of a German family. Throughout the story many characters come and go, but one of the most pivotal character is Hans Hubermann. Hans is the Foster father to liesel, and a husband to Rosa. He is caring and loving, but most importantly he is unselfish. Hans is super…

The marquis de Lafayette He has served in America voluntarily with the purpose to fight against Britain. Spielvogel noted that “Lafayette returned to France with ideas of individual liberties and notions of republicanism and popular sovereignty” (567). Influenced by the American Declaration of Independence, the soldiers who came back from America wanted to pursue liberty. Their ideas greatly influenced the early stages of the French Revolution. It should be studied because these people played an…

game of basketball in 1891. He was a P.E. teacher and he wished his students could play a sport in the winter. Whitcomb L. Judson invented the clasp locker (zipper) in 1893. Whitcomb L. Judson and Lewis Walker founded the Universal Fastener Company to try and produce these zippers. They never sold well and in 1909 Judson passed away. In 1913 Gideon Sundbach, who used to work for Judson, successfully sold his version of the clasp locker. The US Army, put the clasp lockers, which…