Wrought iron

The Contrast Between Animality and Humanity in The Island of Doctor Moreau and Life of Pi One of the major cultural anxieties that prevails in society is the relationship between humans and animals and the distinction between humanity and animality. Humans are often depicted as being a higher form of animal, most commonly induced by religious practices. However, upon isolation or fear of death, the human thought process tends to revert to what is associated to animal-like behaviour. Humans tend…

How can someone be so accomplished and yet maintain humility? To look at their hard work and always see room for improvement? Professor Carlos Nicolas Flores has had a prosperous career, and as a result, he has been published numerous times. His most recent work has received excellent literary reviews, and Flores was even asked to undergo interviews to discuss it and what inspired him to complete it. This novel, a product of some of the authors life experiences and imagination, provided me with…

way to shorten the time for which it took to get information between two sources. The telegraph used wire and sent a code, the Morse Code, to communicate between two stations. The first successful telegram sent by Samuel Morse was, “What hath God wrought?” from Washington D.C. to Baltimore. However, the telegram wasn’t the only invention to sweep America in the 1800s. The telephone was a huge invention that revolutionized communication for society. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham…

Immigration has been the bane if this country since its founding. The faces of the immigrants has changed over time but the issue remains the same. What do we do with these immigrants seeking a better life? How do we protect the citizens of this country and most importantly their jobs? How many immigrants do we let in before we say that is enough? What impact do the immigrants have on this country and is it negative or positive? These questions have been tossed back and forth by the public and…

sparks an idea in him. Achilles promises “my hands will never do battle for that girl, neither with you, King, nor any man alive”, effectively abandoning his position as a soldier (87). Despite this newfound freedom, he still lingers with the army, the iron thread of legacy tethering him to the conflict. In this scene, Homer makes Achilles’ two paths clear. To his friends, but mostly to himself, Achilles reveals his first option: “If I hold out here and I lay siege to Troy, my journey home is…

dramatic and gripping description of the 1979 hostage crisis that consumed the American embassies in Pakistan and Iran, focusing mostly on the lesser known of the two, the Embassy Burning of Islamabad, Pakistan. Descriptions of protesters pulling down the iron…

Once across the green bridge that crossed the Piscataqua River to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Lelia wanted to stop for a spell. “Gee, I’m thirsty, are you? Want to take a break, maybe step out of the car and stretch our legs?” The 1946, well-used Woody needed gas, and it was always prudent to check the water in the radiator, so Owen agreed and pulled in at a filling station where he’d also spotted the familiar bulky, red soda cooler with the bright white letters. When Owen jumped out of the…

WHEN WINIFRED had at last recognized the young woman in the buckboard as Lorelei Hansmueller, she walked, ever so slowly and non-chalantly, over to where Winston sat in his wheel-chair and whispered softly in an urgent voice, “Win-ston!!” “I know my dear.” “Whatever are we to do? First there was Penelope and now here comes this one, again.” “What can we do my dear, but be gracious. She may have made friends among the young offic-ers at Fort Kearney. She was very popular, there, if I remember…

the main motivator for most of the actions of its characters. After the King of the Seven Kingdoms, Robert, dies it leaves his two siblings warring with the other dominant Houses over the throne. Stannis Baratheon, the oldest sibling, believes the Iron Throne to be his by right, as he learns from Eddard Stark that the queen’s children are incest-born bastards with no right to rule, therefore making him next in the line of succession. The younger brother, Renly, opposes his older sibling because…

Welding has been for many year from the middle ages. In the middle ages welding was known as blacksmithing. Blacksmithing is the technique of forging wrought iron and steel. Blacksmiths made horseshoes, weapons, and repair armor. Blacksmith get there name because they were smith and worked with black metals like tin, silver, and gold. With the work they do they need shatterproof hammers and handles because most of their work is forging metals with these hammers. In the middle ages blacksmiths…