railway bridges because it made good use of iron. The Pratt has many variations‚ most with their own unique name. For instance‚ the Baltimore‚ Pennsylvania‚ and the Parker are all based off the Pratt. Pratt Truss How the forces are spread out Here are two diagrams showing how the forces are spread out when the Pratt Truss is under a load. The first shows the load being applied across the entire top of the bridge. The second shows a localized load in the center of the bridge. In both
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Year 10 English – A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove Discuss how James Moloney uses the image of the Osprey throughout the novel? What does it represent? ‘With it’s sight restored at last‚ the bird jerked it’s head sideways to look at Carl and then Joy‚ as though it was asking‚ is it true? Am I free?’ James Moloney uses the image of the osprey in several ways throughout the novel. The main technique in which it is represented‚ is the emotion of the characters finally feeling free in there own way.
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Freedom Riders is the inspirational story of six-month period in 1961 that helped changed America forever. Starting in May of 1961‚ over 400 individuals of many different races‚ religion‚ and background risked their freedom and lives while attempting to travel on buses in the “Deep South.” Despite two earlier Supreme Court decisions‚ the Freedom Riders were met with racism and violence along their journey for equality. Even though desegregation of interstate travel had begun‚ black Americans were
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Balls Bridge and Truss Bridges: A Brief Historical Overview Nathan Holth Foreword: I composed this brief and informal overview of truss bridges and Balls Bridge to put this beautiful historic bridge ’s history and significance into context. A version of this document with full-color photos is available on my website ’s Balls Bridge Page located at www.historicbridges.org/ontario/balls/index.htm which also has more information and photos. The general truss bridge information in this document was
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“BROOKLYN BRIDGE” The Brooklyn Bridge’s construction is one of the great achievements in United States history and helped pave the way for New York City’s rapid expansion in the 19th and 20th centuries. It was an undertaking that required extraordinary effort‚ sacrifice and ingenuity by its designers as well as its builders to complete. Its completion was a feat of engineering that was unmatched in its time: it was the longest suspension bridge – the first to use steel-wire – and dominated the New
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The Republic of South Sudan‚ colloquially known as South Sudan‚ is located in the eastern region of Africa‚ landlocked by amidst Ethiopia to the east‚ Uganda and Kenya to the south‚ the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic to the west‚ and Sudan to the north. Approximately 12.05 million people live in the country‚ and most of its populace are between zero and fourteen years of age‚ meaning that the country’s population will see a lot of growth when their youngest generation
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The main character of the film Whale Rider is Paikea Apirana. She is an 11 year old girl‚ who was born in the New Zealand Maori tribe. As soon as she was born‚ she was unwanted by the members of her tribe. This is because both her mother and twin brother died during the birth‚ leaving Paikea alone. Paikea states in a voice over of this scene‚ “there was no gladness when I was born. My twin brother died and took my mother with him. Everybody was waiting for the first born boy to lead us but he died
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“The Coming of Messiah” There are around 4‚200 religions existing in the world today. One of the 4‚200 religions is Judaism. Judaism is a monotheistic religion of Jews‚ which is practiced for over a long period of time. Around 14 million people today practice the religion of Judaism. Just like many of the world’s religions‚ Judaism has a brave figure of the Messiah. “The word “Messiah” is an English rendering of the Hebrew word “Mashiach”‚ which means‚ “Anointed.”” (Breslauer 327) The Messiah for
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Bonus Bridge Paper Transportation is key in today’s society. It’s all about getting from one place to another in the quickest way possible. The inconvenience of going around something or going directly through can be tiring and can take up a lot of time. That’s where bridges come in. A bridge is a structure carrying a road‚ path or railroad across bodies of water‚ other roads or any object that may be an obstacle. Although there are many different types of bridges‚ they all deal with compressible
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Freedom Riders The Freedom Riders were a group of african americans and white civil rights activist. They wanted to end segregation in southern states. So‚ they all got on a greyhound bus and traveled through selected southern states. The first thing I will address is how they began‚ the second will be about the challenges they went through while traveling through the southern states. Lastly‚ I will explain how it helped change segregation during that time. In 1961 african american and white
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