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    Ruby Bridges

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    teacher from Boston‚ works with Ruby since none of the regular teachers will have anything to do with her. Through the hard work of the people who told Ruby to attend the white school and through the determination of Ruby‚ Miss Henry‚ and Mr. and Mrs. Bridges‚ Ruby overcame discrimination‚ racism‚ prejudice‚ stereotyping‚ and educational equalities. The discrimination Ruby faced went entering the schools everyday was horrible. The protesters yelled mean and very hurtful things at her. Discrimination

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    Types of Bridges

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    major types of bridges. We have a separate page for each type of bridge. Please go to one of the following pages. Beam - The beam type is the simplest type of bridge. The beam bridge could be anything as simple as a plank of wood to a complex structure. It is made of two or more supports which hold up a beam. Arch - In the arch type of bridge‚ weight is carried outward along two paths‚ curving toward the ground. Suspension/Cable-stayed - The deck (trafficway) of a suspension bridge is hung by cables

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    Truss Bridges

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    Truss bridges were invented in the year of 1844. The first Truss to be invented was the Pratt Truss. This is because Caleb and Thomas Pratt invented the bridge. The basic types of Trusses are Warren‚ Pratt‚ Howe and K Truss. These are just the four that people use most commonly. The Truss Bridge is almost like a beam bridge with braces. The Truss Bridge can either be a through Truss or a Deck Truss. A Through Truss means that the deck of the bridge is under the bars or braces of the bridge. A Deck

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    Bridge to Teribithia

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    Bridge to Terabithia In most novels involving children‚ the endings are clear-cut happy endings with the children learning a valuable life lesson in the process of their adventures. An exception to this is Katherine Paterson’s Bridge to Terabithia. Though the valuable life lesson is still present in the story‚ its acquisition comes at a terrible price‚ effectively breaking the myth that life will always work out happily. Katherine Paterson is said to have written this novel based on something

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    Bayonne Bridge

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    three necessary components of a successfully functioning and prosperous city‚ and bridges aid in fulfilling those needs. Bridges are generally used to connect two areas of land which are separated by water or another geographical feature. One particularly unique bridge is the Bayonne Bridge‚ which connects New Jersey to Staten Island‚ New York. The innovative construction which went into creating the Bayonne Bridge surpassed that of most others by incorporating advanced technology in order to serve

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    A Bridge to Terabithia

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    pretend like it never happened. SETTING: The story takes place during the end of the 1970’s. The location is a place called Lark Creek‚ Virginia‚ a rural area in the southern part of the United States. Most of the story takes place either at Lark Creek Elementary School or in Terabithia‚ the make believe land across the creek in the woods where Leslie and Jess live. THEME: The main theme in Bridge to Terabithia is about how in true friendships people can be themselves without being made fun

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    Bridge on the Drina

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    1) What did the bridge represent? The bridge signified the very important connection between Sarajevo with the rest of the Turkish Empire. The Bridge got rid of the boat transportation system across the river. This boat transportation system was very unreliable. The serfs were forced to build the bridge under terrible working conditions. 2) Who built the bridge and why did he do it? Mehmed built the bridge at the age of 60 when he became a Grand Vizier. He built the bridge to make a tribute to

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    Padma Bridge

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    Padma Bridge Padma Multipurpose Bridge Carries | Motor vehicles‚ Railway | Crosses | Padma River | Locale | Louhajong‚ Munshiganj to Shariatpur and Madaripur‚ Bangladesh | Maintained by | Bangladesh Bridge Authority | Designer | Maunsell AECOM | Design | Truss bridge | Material | Steel | Total length | 6‚150 m (20‚180 ft) | Width | 21.10 m (69.2 ft) | The Padma Bridge is a multipurpose road-rail bridge across the Padma River to be constructed in Bangladesh. When completed

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    Ruby Bridges

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    8:50am Black History Assignment Ruby Bridges Born on September 8‚ 1954‚ in Tylertown‚ Mississippi‚ Ruby Bridges was 6 when she became the first African-American child to integrate a white Southern elementary school‚ having to be escorted to class by her mother and U.S. marshals due to violent mobs. Bridges’ bravery paved the way for continued Civil Rights action and she’s shared her story with future generations in educational forums. Ruby Nell Bridges was born on September 8‚ 1954‚ in Tylertown

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    Padma Bridge

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    BANGLADESH ECONOMOY IF PADMA BRIDGE NOT ESTABLISH INTRODUCTION: The Padma Bridge is a multipurpose road raile bridge across the Padma river to be constructed in Bangladesh. When completed it will be the largest bridge in Bangladesh and the first fixed river crossing for road traffic. It will connect Louhajang‚ Munshiganj to Shariatpur and Madaripur‚ linking the south-west of the country‚ to northern and eastern regions. The project covers three districts — Munshiganj (Mawa point/North bank)‚ Shariatpur

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