The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the most famous and iconic bridges in the United States along with The Golden Gate Bridge. The initial planning of this bridge took place in 1867 when New York State Senate approved a legislation about a New York Bridge Company and the largest suspension bridge project. The construction of the bridge started in 1869 by the designer and chief engineer John Roebling and officially opened for public on May 24‚ 1883. At that time‚ Brooklyn Bridge was considered the longest
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The story I chose was “Women Hollering Creek” by Sandra Cisneros which tells a story of Cleofilas‚ a woman who tries to emulate the life she sees on television and on soap operas. She leaves her home in Mexico and marries a man who takes her to Texas. He works a low paying job and beats and cheats on her‚ even when she giving birth to their children. Cleofilas‚ comes to see this is not the life she wants to live. She is living isolated from her family with no friends or community to help her when
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Parrot Creek was presented by Leah Lamb. She explained this is a program base on life skills‚ mental wellness‚ behaviors issues‚ and family oriented. They are hands down to have one and one communication with young boys from 14-18 years old‚ that are given the change to be successful men. Parrot Creek also offers shelter type ranch was this young man can get out and grow skills to manage some other life skills like accountability and personal regulation. This program offers to male youth type ranch
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Bridge Structures and The Use of Geometry in Their Design What is a bridge? A bridge is a structure providing continuous passage over a body of water‚ roadway‚ or valley. Every bridge looks different from the another. Their bridge structure is different. There are nine types of main bridges. Bridge engineers use a lot of geometry to help them design the different bridges. Without geometry‚ the bridges would not be safe. Bridges have been around for a long time. The earliest bridges
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beliefs and ways of knowing that guide communities of people in their daily lives” (qtd. In Rothstein-Fusch and Trumball 3). Every culture is different and unique in its own lifestyle. Culture is basically life itself. The short story “Woman Hollering Creek” by Sandra Cisneros is a clear example of these characteristics by bringing together life in Mexico and the United States. The reader gets the opportunity to view both sides of Cleofilas‚ the protagonist of the short story‚ culture as she moves to
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When people in the United States today hear the term "London Bridge‚" they are most likely to think of one of the most peculiar sights anywhere within the United States that of the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City‚ Arizona. Surrounded by faked-up Tudor buildings and busloads of tourists‚ the large bridge is dwarfed by the majesty of the desert Southwest. The entire enterprise stands as a monument to a deep human appreciation for irony‚ for what else could explain the immense cost and energy that
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Suspension Of all the bridge types in use today‚ the suspension bridge allows for the longest spans. At first glance the suspension and cable-stayed bridges may look similar‚ but they are quite different. Though suspension bridges are leading long span technology today‚ they are in fact a very old form of bridge. Some primitive examples of suspension bridges use vines and ropes for cables. Typical Span Lengths 70m - 1‚000m+ World’s Longest Akashi Kaikyo Bridge‚ Japan Total Length 3‚911m
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Place and Time The Myall creek massacre happened near the Gwydir River‚ in the central New South Wales district of Namoi. It happened on the 10 June‚ 1838 at Myall creek. The Kamilaroi Nation The Weraerai tribe of the Kamilaroi nation were the tribe involved in this conflict. At the Myall creek station there were mainly older men‚ women because several days before the massacre‚ 10 of the most able-bodied men had gone to a station about 24 kilometres away‚ named Newtons on the big River‚ where they
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of Americans‚ the Muscogee Creek Nation has changed tremendously. We no longer dress up in head dresses and make sacrifices‚ but we do try our best to preserve and teach our culture and heritage. Today the Creek Nation is still an organized community with a leader‚ meetings‚ rituals‚ and a language. Creek Indians can be found in many places today‚ and there is no definite way to tell that one is of the creek descent except by their blood. To declare yourself as a creek citizen you must first be
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“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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