our own dreams so much that divorce is now a common word. Peter Meinke’s use of symbols in “The Cranes” gives the impression of being a simple love story of an old couple birdwatching while reminiscing on their life together‚ but in reality reveals the darker components of love. Meinke starts the story focusing on cranes; in particular the whooping crane. “I’ve see enough birds. But whooping cranes‚ they’re rare. Not many left” (Meike 5-6). This is when
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best stories. A more interesting topic emerges when a character must choose between loyalty to a loved one and devotion to government. In “The Sniper” and “Cranes” the main character is involved in a civil war that calls for allegiance to the government despite his feelings for a loved one who fights for the opposite cause. “The Sniper” and “Cranes” share similarities and differences in the plot‚ the characters‚ and the theme. Although‚ these stories are two similar pieces of literature and share many
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Virtual Environment In this study we aim to develop a simulation-based virtual environment that involves the tower crane operations. In the very first step‚ the tool simulates an example of crane lifting operation in a three-dimensional (3D) virtual environment. The environment involves the main features of the simulation such as collision detection technology‚ reality integration and crane operation functions. The main reasons of using these features are to provide a realistic safe workspace for the
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A veteran is a person who has had experience working in a particular field for a vast amount of time; or as it is more commonly referred to one who has served in the military. Veterans who have served in the US military are very important members of our society. They have fought for the safety and future of our country‚ and without them‚ our country might not be what it is today. Some tend to not consider how much veterans truly sacrifice. They risk their well-being‚ being separated from their loved
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NASA Crane The first project that I chose was the NASA Crane engineering challenge. The purpose of this project was to attempt to create a crane from materials provided‚ but lift the most weight. We also took ratings on how efficient the design was‚ the look of the design‚ and the strength of the design. We first looked at the need of the project. NASA is wanting to‚ in the future‚ bring cranes to the moon to extract different materials. The problem would be getting it there. They need a crane that
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at all. Chapter 10 informed us about how the Vietnam War started and what really happened during that time. It also gave us background information about Vietnam Veterans and nurses who were involved in the war and what they went through during the war. I had the opportunity to interview a Vietnam Veteran also. The Vietnam Veteran I interviewed was my grandfather; he was 27 years old during the time of the war. He volunteered to go to Vietnam because he didn’t like picking fruits and vegetables
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As we approach I now notice the gentleman is propped up on a crate. His legs are crossed and appear to provide the perfect support for his resting arms and hand holding a sign “Homeless Veteran.” Is this crate what he carries his belonging in? Does he have belongings? A moral dilemma begins to erupt within myself. Am I intruding as I peer at him as he encounters each vehicle? Am I interrupting a private moment? Am I invading his spotlight
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..a great adventure story—it is certainly one of that select handful that I have given to people‚ envying them the experience of the first reading." Ray Bradbury is another influence‚ with King himself stating "without Ray Bradbury‚ there is no Stephen King."[68] King refers to H. P. Lovecraft several times in Danse Macabre. "Gramma"‚ a short story made into a film in the 1980s anthology horror show The New Twilight Zone‚ mentions Lovecraft’s notorious fictional creation Necronomicon‚ also borrowing
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Stephen Spender’s "My Parents Kept Me from Children who were Rough" has as the focal point of the poem conveyed in the title itself. The verb ’keep’ with reference to the context of the poem implies "preventing". However‚ an analysis will bring to light that the verb’keep’ also has its own negative connotations as in the illegitimate "keep". Therefore it also indicates the deed of holding a person "illegally". The notion that the parents were obdurate on restraining the speaker from such company
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Tower crane manufacturer Wolffkran has acquired UK rental company and Wolffkran distributor HTC Plant from owner PC Harrington. The deal‚ for an undisclosed sum‚ was signed on 14 May and includes the fleet of more than 200 Wolff tower cranes‚ mostly luffers‚ and the 370-strong workforce will be retained‚ Peter Schiefer‚ Wolffkran owner told. The acquisition coincides with HTC’s 40th Anniversary as Wolffkran dealer for the UK. HTC Plant has a turnover of more than £40 million (US$ 60 million) and
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