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Men” was a movie that was mainly in a jury room. The movie was about twelve men who were in a jury, trying to decide if the kid was guilty or not guilty for killing his father. There were multiple plot twists and interesting things about this movie. Henry Fonda played a character that stood against all of the people at the beginning and started arguing that the person was not guilty. Lee Cobb plays a character that is emotionally involved. Cobb is angry and screams at everyone because “he knows”…

Henry Ford was born in Michigan July 30th, 1863, and the family were farmers. He was an American industrialist who was the founder of Ford Motor Company which was founded in 1903, which sells commercial vehicles and automobiles within the Ford brand. Ford had a huge impact in the development of assembly line technique of mass production. Back before he started his business many middle-class individuals could not afford an automobile, only the upper classes could afford one, but thanks to Ford he…

John Steinbeck's, The Grapes of Wrath, is a novel about a migrant family's journey through the dust bowl in the 1930’s. Steinbeck writes particularly about the Joad family, a family that was kicked off of their farm by the rich land owners because of the dust bowl. The dust bowl made the land dry and unfarmable, forcing the Joad’s as well as many others to move east for work. Forces that are beyond people's control can forever change their lives, especially when they are held accountable for…

Gaining control can feel empowering, but there comes a point where we are too prideful about our power. The accumulation of power and the misdirection from arrogance are themes that occur throughout the course of “The Turn of The Screw”, by Henry James. The story is told in the perspective of a governess, who takes up a job out in Bly where she is to care for and educate two upper class children, Flora and Miles. The Governess’ encounters with apparitions slowly fuel up her need to take control,…

Video 1 10 facts Over 1200 people drowned as result of the torpedo of the Lusitania as they were heading to the Irish Coast. Among those who drowned was 128 Americans. After this, US was neutral and citizens assumed that it would remain that way. Henry Ford’s historic assembly line had lowered the cost to making cars as well as the cost of buying them. Mass produced Model T came in one color. It was the first car with a fair price of $295.00. Movie techniques became an American obsession.…

After reading The Turn of the Screw, it can be hard to decide what to make of the book and how to take it. Many interpretations have been offered and the two most polar opposites belong to Harold C. Goddard’s “A Pre-Freudian Reading of The Turn of the Screw” and Robert B. Heilman’s “The Freudian Reading of The Turn of the Screw.” The two disagree mainly on how the Governess perceives the ghost and rather they are more a figment of her imagination or an actual real entity touched by more than…

Mariela Zuniga At the end of the play, the reader does not find out whether the defendant is guilty or innocent. Discuss with reasons whether this is a strength or weakness in the story line. “Twelve Angry Men” is a play that takes place in 1957. This play focuses on deciding whether the defendant, the boy, is innocent or guilty of the crime of stabbing his father to death. The people of the jury hold the boy’s fate in their hands since they are the ones that decide if he is guilty or innocent.…

Some inventions save people's live. Others make things faster or easier to do. Some inventions like light bulbs, cars and butter sticks will forever change human history. Can a rock change your life? Can a rock make $56,166,419.02 Well in the 1970’s it did! A man name Gary Dahl invented a “pet rock”. It was a rock sold to be a pet and he made millions. Gary Dahl currently lives in the hills over Los Gatos, California. He thought up this invention when he was having drinks with his buddies one…

history behind civil disobedience/nonviolent protest and how it is being used today. From Thoreau to the Bundy ranch case nonviolence protest was used. In 1846 one of the earlier recorded acts of civil disobedient was performed by a man by the name of Henry D. Thoreau. Thoreau was imprisoned for one night in July 1846 for not paying his poll tax (Wal Web). He was suppose to stay in jail until he paid a fine, which he declined. But one of his relatives paid for it and got him out of jail. Thoreau…

The urban environment as we have come to know it today, has been through multiple changes and major restructuring during the human history. What is now known as an advances 21st century industrialized city, has had several reforms. Some of these reforms were rapid, some unexpected and many are still taking place today. All these advancements are shaped by people, new ideas, new goals and new inventions. These advancements are fuelled by transportation brought to us with the automobile, new…