Iron Curtain Context: • 2nd WW left only 2 Great Powers standing in any strength (US & Soviet Union) • US emerged physically unscathed from war‚ economy stronger than ever‚ quickly demobilized‚ possessed atomic bomb • Soviet Union devasted by war‚ 20 mil of population persisted‚ but still formidable military power (4 mill soldiers under arms & still formidable military power & in control of population & territories in central/eastern Europe) • Became common speaking of 2 as superpowers
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” A. planting corn He compares planting corn to the people.“no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till.” an iron string He compares a iron string to self confidence. “Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.” B. C. clay He compares clay to work “But redeemers and benefactors‚ pious aspirants to be noble clay under the Almighty effort‚ let us advance and advance on Chaos and the Dark.”
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the most important time pieces in American literature‚ Rebecca Harding Davis pieces led the realism movement by exposing real and daily life events in American society. Rebecca Harding Davis pioneered the realism movement with her work “Life in The Iron Mills”. Davis influenced many woman and men thereafter to get involved in the realism literary movement. She paved the way for women to have voices in a time were men were the famous authors. Many of Davis`s pieces wrote to inform the country of the
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generate those advancements. In particular‚ the progress and development of iron and eventually steel‚ steam power and it’s multitude of uses‚ and the railway systems has truly defined the technological advancements of recent centuries. Body: Prior to the 18th century‚ the methods in place for producing iron were relatively rudimentary and ultimately inefficient. Early 18th century European smelters used charcoal fired iron furnaces. The furnaces were also small and only yielded an “average output
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The Iron-Carbon Diagram There are two iron-carbon equilibrium diagrams: - stable iron-graphite Fe-Gr - metastable iron-cementite Fe-Fe3C The stable condition usually takes a very long time to develop. The metastable diagram is of more interest. Fe3C iron carbide called cementite because it is hard. Following phases exist on Fe-Fe3C diagram: - liquid solution of iron and carbon (L) - ferrite ( ) – an interstitial solid solution of carbon in Fe (bcc). At room temperature ferrite is ductile but
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The bureaucracy‚ congressmen‚ and lobbyist have a mutual beneficial relationship known as “Iron Triangles.” These three groups work together to not only benefit themselves but each other all at once. Iron triangles operate in a constant motion. Powerful‚ wealthy‚ and dominant people make up the iron triangle within our government. While working together to get what they want‚ they also challenge the power of the congress to pass the policies and laws most beneficial to them. The congress is the
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In a world where Hollywood-endorsed B-grade comic book films have dominated the Box Office reaped the financial benefits accordingly‚ Iron Man offers a relieving reprieve with a film which is both entertaining and well made. A strong lead and outstanding visuals cements Iron Man as one of my favourite mainstream films of 2008. From the start the suave‚ whisky-wielding billionaire Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) establishes himself as a strong and likeable character. He made an armoured Humvee journey
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Xu Gang’s "Red Azalea on the Cliff" This is a story of a man looking upon a beautiful red flower growing on the side of a cliff. Because it is so high above his reach‚ its beauty is enough to make his "heart shudder with fear." Although it is a magnificent flower‚ any man trying to reach for it risks possibly losing his life because it is unattainable. Gang was drafted in 1962 fighting to support Mao Zedong’s Great Proletarion Cultural Revolution‚ and this poem was written several years after
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profiling when there is no probably cause; racial profiling is when law enforcement targets someone due to their race‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ or their national origin. Our law enforcement and government have a tendency to use what’s known as the iron triangle. The iron triangle is a cooperative relationship between different government ranked officials but they also will benefit from a law or regulation. In a news article a woman who was minding her own business was requested off a plane‚ cuffed‚ strip searched
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Spencer‚ Jocelyn March 23‚ 2013 IRON OAKS Reflections We were at IRON OAKS this past Saturday to engage in team-building exercises. We were put in groups with a guide‚ given instructions for each exercise and reminded that the goal wasn’t completing or solving the exercises‚ but in team-building
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