World's Columbian Exposition

of this. This report will discuss several aspects of the engineering process of the Eiffel tower. The engineering problem statement of the Eiffel tower was to build a suitable monument for the Paris World’s fair which would commemorate the French revolution. The design that Eiffel proposed to the World’s Fair Committee was a 300 meter high open-lattice wrought iron, namely puddled iron, tower (Barthes, 2012). However this was not seen as an easy task as it would have been the highest man-made…

The Columbian Exchange acknowledges that one of the most significant events in history started in 1492 with the discovery of new western lands. The Columbian Exchange consisted of cultural and market trades of goods and people. The trades consisted of many items but most importantly the trade of livestock and crops between America and European countries became the largest advancement towards modern day society. America has gained more knowledge, now having access to farming, they took advantage…

Knowledge and Freedom in Frederick Douglas ' Narrative Frederick Douglas was born as a slave in Talbot County. He was not sure about his date of birth but he knew that it was 1817 or 1818. Douglas was born as a slave and faced the harshness and cruelty of his masters. He attained his freedom through knowledge, strong-will, and revolution. Douglas ' self education and knowledge were his weapons against the tyranny of white man. In the early stages of his life, Douglas did not understand what…

The video is about Georges Pompidou center. At 1969 when Georges Pompidou became the president of France he aimed to build a culture center in the downtown of Paris that contain a vast library, art museum, design center, and institute of contemporary music. Therefore, he organized an architecture competition, and for the first time in France, the outlandish architects were allowed to participate. Between six hundred and eighty-one design, this design has been choosing. This design is by the two…

1-The Eiffel Tower(Paris) It built in 1889.The Eiffel Tower (nickname the iron lady) named with it’s engineer.His name is Gustave Eiffel.It built for Expo 1889 Paris Fair.It has became a global icon of France.It’s three hundred meters high and one hundred twenty five meters wide.It is the tallest building in Paris.Every day millions of tourists visit here and see this wonderful structure. 2-The Great Wall of China Chinese Emperor Si-Huangti constructed the great Wall of the China in B.C(Before…

Found enscripted on the bottom of the Statue of Liberty, Emma Lazarus once said, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” The Statue of Liberty is a piece of art work that stands tall in New York city. It is a for Americans as well as an educational attraction. Therefore, New York City defines the meaning of freedom because of…

Growing up, everybody is in search of their own identity, hoping to find their true self-worth. As a slave, you don’t have the option to expand yourself, particularly when it came to comprehending literacy. In the reading, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass, it shows us exactly what can come from a slave wanting to broaden his/her horizon in life. Mr. Douglass definitely had his shares of up’s and down’s, especially when it came to him gaining his own self-worth.…

Knowledge is essential to one 's self, it can come in many forms such as education, literacy, information, and any form of insight. By being knowledgeable the sky 's the limit for anyone wanting to reach enlightenment, however, with knowledge there comes consequences. From reading “Learning To Read and Write” by Frederick Douglass and “The Library Card” by Richard Wright it can be seen that obtaining knowledge did not come easy to these men. Even when obtained it revealed that it was both a…

to read did not cause his discontent, but made him aware to it. The institution of slavery was “stinging” Douglass and the thousands of slaves with whom he shared his fate. He was unable to recognize the source of these stings until he read The Columbian Orator, which “enabled [him] to utter [his] thoughts” (229). Until this point, the metaphorical insects were intangible, and although Douglass could feel the pain, he was unable to describe the cause of his hardship. In the same way, Douglass’s…

“Desiree’s Baby” is a literal fiction short story by Kate Chopin that takes place in Antebellum Louisiana. A young girl by the name of Desiree is abandoned who was discovered. Armand Aubigny was the one who found desiree and after that they fell in love and had a baby. The people sense that the baby is different time goes by, they realize the baby skin color is of African descent. Armand thinks Desiree is part black, but she doesn’t accept the statement. Desiree takes the baby and leaves to the…