“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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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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What factors happened to help transition into Renaissance? What came from the transition? Many factors helped transition into the Renaissance. First off‚ there was a less dense population due to the Hundred Year’s War and Bubonic Plague. Many serfs died and the remaining populations realized they don’t have to be controlled by the nobles and get better wages by leaving. From this‚ trade flourished from the new merchants and the feudal system collapsed. From the website‚http://www.biography.com/people/petrarch-9438891
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3.3 describe with examples how transitions may affect children and young people’s behaviour and development Puberty can be a major transition that all children will go through‚ this can affect emotional‚ social and physical for bother female and male‚ it’s know that behaviour will change and become rapid mood swings from happy to sad or mad‚ their physical appearance will also change this can affect them by making them feel insecure this is because everybody cares what their friends or other
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The Transition to Agriculture HIS 103 14 November‚ 2011 Ever wonder what life would be like if we never transitioned to agriculture? We might still be hunting for food‚ moving from place to place‚ and with a world population of less than a million. But how did we transition to agriculture? The mix between pure coincidence and Mother Nature helped develop the path to the transition to agriculture. For over 100‚000 years‚ the first people‚ later known as the Natufian people‚ were known for
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The Bridge: Synopsis In 1970‚ Antonello is 22 years old and recently married. He has been working on the Westgate Bridge for almost 2 years and loves his job. Like many of his workmates‚ Antonello is proud of the bridge. He believes it is going to be more spectacular than the Sydney Harbour Bridge‚ that it is going to bring the city together and that they‚ the bridge builders‚ will be remembered for years to come. On the 15th October 1970 the Westgate Bridge collapses during construction and thirty-five
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decided to trespass on to California’s highest bridge‚ and take a selfie. In the process of taking a selfie‚ the unidentified woman accidentally fell sixty feet of the Foresthill Bridge‚ landing on a trail below. Paul Goncharuk‚ a friend says “they we’re taking a picture on the bridge‚ and then the big bolts that are holding the beams together‚ she stepped on them kind of weirdly and lost balance and fell backwards”. The Foresthill bridge is the highest bridge in the state of California‚ and measures to
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The dominant characteristic of this new millennium is how computer and communication technologies have become dominant forces in our life. Activities as wide-ranging as film making‚ publishing‚ banking and education continue to undergo revolutionary changes as these technologies alter the ways in which we conduct our daily activities. The combination of computers‚ networks‚ and the complex human visual system‚ through computer graphics‚ has lead to new ways of displaying
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CRITICALLY ASSESSING SOUTH AFRICA’S TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY By By Zaahir Samodien Date: 20 April 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. BACKGROUND Page 1 2. ASSETS SINCE TRANSITION Page 1 1. Deepening of democracy Page 1 2. Governance Page 1 3. Building of the Economy Page 2 4. International / African Partnerships Page 3 5. Social Improvements Page 4 6. Tourism Page
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Leaving from home and exploring ones own dreams are a very important part of maturing. Though‚ the physical separation from home is for some a difficult transition to college life. What are those things one takes for granted while living at home‚ and attending high school? What changes does one face upon entering college?<br><br>Just think of all the times the alarm clock did not go off‚ and mom was there to make sure school was still reached on time. When the alarm clock fails to go off at college
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