John Roebling‚ the creative genius behind the Brooklyn Bridge project‚ had first envisioned it in 1852 after having witnessed the horrible delays caused by the East River choked with ice. However‚ because of suspicions among the public of whether a bridge that would have to be wide enough to allow boats to pass under it and strong enough to sustain the terrible winds and powerful currents of the river was possible‚ the project seemed unrealistic. The winter of 1866/1867‚ which was one of the worst
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Mary Shelley was born on August 30‚ 1797‚ becoming a distinguished‚ though often neglected‚ literary figure during the Romanticism Era. Mary was the only child of Mary Wollstonecraft‚ a famous feminist‚ but after her birth‚ Wollstonecraft passed away (Harris). Similar to Mary’s book Frankenstein‚ both her and Victor’s mothers die when they are at a very young age. Mary’s father was William Godwin‚ an English philosopher who also wrote novels that would inspire Mary in the late years of her life (Holmes)
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CAREY FOSTER BRIDGE Introduction The Carey Foster bridge is an electrical circuit that can be used to measure very small resistances. It works on the same principle as Wheatstone’s bridge‚ which consists of four resistances‚ P‚ Q‚ R and S that are connected to each other as shown in the circuit diagram in Figure 1. In this circuit‚ G is a galvanometer‚ E is a lead accumulator‚ and K1 and K are the galvanometer key and the battery key respectively. If the values of the resistances are adjusted so
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The three main characters in the movie were the mom Mary‚ the dad Johnny‚ and the son Chris. The mom was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and her disease affected each one of their lives. The disease affected the mother because she had to leave her family to go to the psychiatric hospital. The disease affected the dad because he had to take time off from work to look after Chris. He also lost his job. The disease affected the son because the other children made fun of him at school. They called his mom
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Mary has been working for a university for almost 25 years and is now approaching retirement. She wants to address several financial issues before her retirement and has asked you to help her resolve the situations below. Her assignment to you is to provide a 4-5 page report‚ addressing each of the following issues separately. You are to show all your calculations and provide a detailed explanation for each issue. Issue A: For the last 19 years‚ Mary has been depositing $500 in her savings account
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Mary and Max It is 1976‚ an 8-year-old Mary Daisy Dinkle (Bethany Whitmore) is a lonely little girl living in Mount Waverley‚ Melbourne‚ Australia. Her relatively poor family cannot afford to buy her toys or nice clothing‚ and she is teased by children at her school due to an unfortunate birthmark on her forehead. Her father is distant and her alcoholic‚ kleptomaniac mother provides no support. The closest thing she has to a friend is the man for whom Mary collects mail‚ Len Hislop‚ a World War
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MARY QUANT Mary Quant was born on the 11th of February 1934 in England‚ she is still alive she’s 80 years old and is famous for being a fashion designer and fashion icon. She is most known for creating clothing like miniskirts and hot pants she also made them popular. Before she was famous she studied art education at Goldsmiths College in London before she became a designer. FACTS: She was the first winner of the dress of the year award in 1963. She met her husband who was also her business
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Reverend James Morris Lawson is a remarkable man who is known for his influential contributions to the Civil Rights Movement in both the South and in Tennessee. Lawson is also known to many as an important advocate for the philosophy of nonviolent protests. He was born in a place called Uniontown in Pennsylvania on September 22‚ 1928. His parents are Reverend James Morris Lawson Sr. and Philane May Cover. He was raised in a house with ten other children‚ nine of which were biological while one
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To many‚ the name Mary Tudor has gone down in history as that of one of the most ruthless queens of all time. Mary was born on the 18th of February 1516 to Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. During her lifetime‚ she would experience the world as she knew it crumbling around her. Mary was the only child to survive from her parents’ marriage. To her father’s dismay she was not the son that he craved‚ so after years of attempts he began to look elsewhere for his heir. It was this decision that would
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Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1798) Mary Wollstonecraft provided analysis of the condition of women in modern society‚ through a moral and political theory. Her reflections on the status of females were part of an attempt to have a comprehensive understanding of human relations within a civilization characterized by greed. She first wrote about the education of daughters‚ and then wrote about politics‚ history‚ philosophy‚ translations‚ and novels‚ and travel accounts. Her famous book is Vindication
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