White Star Line

In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, names serve as an important characterization tool, giving further insight into the novel. Names such as the Bokanovsky’s Process, Ford, and Bernard Marx, show the values and reasons for efficiency and stability in the society of Brave New World. Huxley’s apt use of allusion to modern leaders, ideas, and industry enhances understanding of the story. Bokanovsky’s Process is a way to create “standard men and women; in uniform batches”, used as a “major…

Following the industrial revolution mass production was on the rise, Henry Ford improved this idea in his production of automobiles. Henry Ford’s assembly line not only encouraged mass production at a faster pace, but the affordable cost allowed access to the common American family. The automobile created a new market in the economy allowing America to soar to new heights. Stimulating the economy to grow…

Cyrus McCormick invented another significant agricultural invention that revolutionized farming, the mechanical reaper. He invented the reaper so it would cut the grain. It came in handy because before this, people would have to do it by hand and it took several hours. He spent all of his time in his father's workshop trying to figure out stuff to do A lot of other people tried to invent the reaper and they kept failing and couldn't figure it out. In 1832 Cyrus tried to make the reaper himself.…

times better in Cabo. We got to zip line across this fascinating canyon that had a river running through the bottom of it with diverse plants growing all over. The best zip line run was the last one because of course they save the best for last. For the last ride, everyone had to take off the normal harness that we used to sit on to go across the lines and lay down into this harness where the workers then put weight on me to make it go faster. This last zip line ride went across a wide part of…

As a kid, Henry had a few big moments in his childhood that changed the course of his life. One life changing moment was when Henry was 13. He was going down the road on his family’s horse and buggy when a steam powered car came rumbling towards them. As soon as the car pulled over to let the Ford’s buggy pass Henry scrambled off and started asking the man questions. The man, obviously proud of his vehicle, answered young Henry's questions in detail. After seeing this car, Henry decided to…

000 to pursue his dream, but Philo failed he had forgotten to add a part of the machine. Still, Philo was able to find different investors who gave him another year. This time he succeeded! On 1927 the first image on tv flickered to life, a blurry line, although Pem, Philo’s wife, was the first person to be televised. Philo was a real inventor, just like his heroes, someone who connected to people, a shaper of the world, thanks to Philo Farnsworth we have the…

Once Henry Ford made the automobile affordable, the lives of every citizen changed. He impacted the United States (and the world) both economically and socially. He did this by creating the assembly line. This assembly line enabled the mass production of the automobile and ultimately a discounted price. Socially, among other things, he improved the quality of life greatly. People were able to take vacations to places that they would have never have been able to go, even if just for a day trip on…

The impact that Henry Ford made on transportation is one of the only reasons the United States grew and prospered so much at the time. Ford wanted to sell an automobile that anyone could afford to buy. He said “It will be constructed of the best materials, by the best men to be hired, after the simplest designs that modern engineering can devise.” On October 1, 1908, the first automobile that Ford Motor Company made was completed. This first automobile was the Model T, it was sold for $825, or…

Henry Ford was not the first person to create to assembly line. The first car to be made using the assembly line was the Oldsmobile Curved Dash. According to Ford in My Life and Work the assembly line should have the following principals. "(1) Place the tools and the men in the sequence of the operation so that each component part shall travel the least possible distance while in the process of finishing. (2) Use work slides or some other form of carrier so that when a workman completes his…

In 1850 New England Gallaudet Association of the Deaf was founded, and in 1880, they had their first national convention; Robert P. McGregor was elected the first president. In 1889, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) was adopted as the formal name of the organization. NAD went through many difficult times, but one of the first was in 1920, when deaf people were being refused the right to obtain a driving license. It wasn't until the fifteenth national convention in 1926 that concerns…