Effects of Rubber

There are many things that we take for granted and one of those things is rubber. Rubber has many uses and it had several effects on how people would use and live with rubber in the 1800’s, and even today. Some of its effects are that rubber is convenient and efficient, it made transportation easier, and as for vulcanized (synthetic) rubber, it could withstand temperature changes, which would help many people.

One effect is that rubber is convenient. it’s efficient in manufacturing items and has changed part of our lifestyle. We see rubber on tires, erasers, and tubes; these are just some of the things that are made from rubber. No rubber tires would mean that we would have to find another solution that would have good traction for tires. Erasers are important not only because they erase our mistakes on paper, but because rubber was called rubber in Europe because it could “rub out” your mistakes on paper away. It is still called rubber in Europe to this day. Also, life preservers had there value with rubber in the 1800’s. This is because before, the rubber would wear out because it was used a lot. It was also probably because it was used in cold waters, which would probably freeze it.

Another part of our lifestyle in which it has changed is that it makes transportation more smooth. We see this on tires and luggage, mostly tires. With the tires, cars drive smoother, airplanes land more easily and smoother, and rolling luggage is easier to take with you wherever you go. With this kind of transportation, you could go many places faster and easier because of the rubber on the tires.

Although all of these effects of rubber are convenient, there was still one problem with the rubber when it was used in the 1800’s. That problem was that when it was hot or cold, it would either melt or it would freeze. The man who created, accidentally, vulcanized rubber, was Charles Goodyear. Vulcanized rubber would not freeze or melt, and it was durable. This also made the rubber useful for a long time because it would not wear out as fast as original rubber. The last effect was that it would save many peoples lives. Thanks to rubber, and the people who made improvements on rubber, the convenient effects were that poor people on the streets could now easily afford “rubber” shoes and it would keep their feet warm. With these examples, rubber can be seen to have the following effects: it was convenient, it was efficient, and it could withstand temperature change, which would save many poor peoples.

This topic is so hard...

Bartleby, a satire

Melville’s use of a satire in “Bartleby the Scrivener” intends to show the reader, or expose to the reader, that nobody can follow through with the beliefs of Transcendentalism 100%. Melville’s mocking tone reveals that one cannot live within himself, and that is shown by Bartleby’s stubbornness and tranquility (Oliver 66). An example is made known in that “a pale scrivener, by the name of Bartleby, had a desk there; that he copied for me…; but he was permanently exempt from examining the work done by him and that even if entreated to take upon him such a matter, it was generally understood that he would ‘prefer not to’ ” (qtd. in Oliver 68). Bartleby is shown living within himself in tranquility and showing the stubbornness that he had in “preferring not to”. In addition to the mocking tone that he uses, Melville also uses the narrator to show his thoughts of Bartleby through a Dark Romantic’s view (Oliver 72). This particular method is effective in that it lets the reader decide how they think about Bartleby through a narrator who has similar thoughts as Melville. A situation where this happens is when after the narrator questions and asks him to leave and take up another job, he “effectually [dodged] every one by the suddenness and rapidity of [his] flight, rushed from the building, ran up Wall-Street towards Broadway, and jumping into the first omnibus was soon removed from pursuit” (Melville 38). Melville is intrigued by such a man as Bartleby but is soon unwilling to stay near him because of his independent course of actions (Oliver 73).

Thanatopsis poem

When we say our last words,
As the sun starts to frown,
Or breathe our last breath,
Like a diver, gasping for air.

We’ll be free from this body,
This incomplete temple.
We will rise from the earth,
And enter the heavens.

We go to the fork,
Of left or right; up or down.
There, the Judge will make the decision,
To go left or right; up or down.

Depending on His judgment,
We’ll go one of two places:
We’ll go to Heaven, unless, therefore,
You perish in Hell, forevermore.

red: personification
white: Simile
Symbol: temple-body; Judge-God

Walden reflection essay

When reading Walden by Henry David Thoreau, I was interested by the imagery and the similes and metaphors of the story.
In Walden, the imagery is evident almost everywhere in the story. When Thoreau thinks in his mind through his imagination, he sees farms, eats apples, and lived in the imagination through a winter and a summer. He also talks about the Hollowell farm and how it looked like. It was half a mile from the nearest neighbor, bounding on the river, was gray, ruinous, and dilapidated in figure. It was like there was a long gap between when the last owner had it and Thoreau bought it. He also describes the woods and the cabin. The cabin was airy and plastered, and the white door and the windows gave the cabin an airy look. The woods were, as he said, was the place to front the essential facts of life.
Also, Thoreau mentions several mythical people and some famous old people. When he talks about Atlas, there is the comparison that he is ready to explore and “take upon himself the world on his shoulders”. Another comparison was about Olympus in that Thoreau says that it is but the outside of the earth, as it is the home of the gods. He also explains, when he lives in the woods, that he wants to live Spartanlike, or hardy. A metaphor is shown when he talks about ants and that the comparison of the Trojans in battle is like error upon error. A simile about our lives is shown when Thoreau says that our lives are like a German Confederacy, in which there is a loose union and no common government. There is also one about Croesus, in that if we had the wealth of Croesus, it would not affect us in our goals.

Chopsticks

There are many people who know how to use chopsticks, (not only Asian people) but there are still some people who don’t know how to use chopsticks and would like to use them. Maybe you would like to use them because then you can eat at Asian restaurants without using a fork or spoon, or maybe you just want to impress your friends. Either way, whatever your reason, in order to use chopsticks, follow these 3 simple step-by-step instructions.
First, put one chopstick on the bottom of the V shape that is made between your thumb and index finger. We will refer to this chopstick as the bottom chopstick since it is on the bottom. When you do this, the chopstick should be stable. If it is not stable, the chopstick (or chopsticks) might fall out of your hands. In order for it to be stable, the ring finger (fourth finger) should be pressing down on the chopstick. Second, hold the other chopstick using the tips of your thumb, index, and middle finger like a pen while holding the bottom chopstick. If you did this step right, the chopsticks should look like a V shape or, if not, they should be parallel to each other. This is because in some countries, if the back parts of the chopsticks are touching, it is bad manners. If you do make your chopsticks touch at the back parts, it’s probably okay because we are in America. Also, the reason to do this is so that you can grab something, like food, as is shown in the next step. Finally, move the chopsticks up and down so that you can pick up something. The reason is that you will be able to pick up food,like sushi, so you can dip it in soy sauce. You can choose mix the soy sauce with wasabi if you wish. It may take a while, but after lots of practice, you will get used to using chopsticks.

The Devil and Tom Walker(revised)

The Devil and Tom Walker

In “The Devil and Tom Walker”, the tone influences the characterization through point of view. When Tom becomes a usurper, it shows how he deals with people when he lends money because “in proportion to the distress of the applicant was the hardness of his terms. He accumulated bonds and mortgages; gradually squeezed his customers closer and closer, and sent them at length dry as a sponge, from his door” (243). This quote shows that Tom Walker is still greedy even when he has more money. The 3rd person-limited point of view shows us the faults and flaws of Tom Walker, which is his greed. When Tom starts to feel anxious about fulfilling his end of the bargain with the Devil, he thinks “with regret on the bargain he had made with his black friend, and set his wits to work to cheat him out of the conditions. He became, therefore, all of a sudden, a violent churchgoer” (Irving, 243). This quote shows that Tom regrets the deal he made with the Devil and he tries to cheat him by being a churchgoer in that the Devil is afraid of God. This shows him as a hypocrite because he persecutes the Quakers and the Anabaptists just like the Devil, even though he is trying to cheat the Devil and get away from him. In conclusion, in The Devil and Tom Walker, characterization is influenced by tone through the point of view.

Todays chapel speaker was pretty radical. it felt like he stuck spear through my heart when he said that we all "tear" our Bibles and have our own versions. guess we all need to straighten out our life, huh?

The Devil and Tom Walker paragraph

The Devil and Tom Walker

In The Devil and Tom Walker, tone influences the characterization through point of view. Later in the story, when Tom becomes a usurper, it shows how he deals with people when he lends money: “In proportion to the distress of the applicant was the hardness of his terms. He accumulated bonds and mortgages; gradually squeezed his customers closer and closer, and sent them at length dry as a sponge, from his door” (Irving, 243). This quote shows that Tom Walker is still greedy even when he has more money. The 3rd person-limited point of view shows us the faults and flaws of Tom Walker. Later in his life, he felt anxious about fulfilling his end of the bargain with the Devil so he becomes a violent churchgoer: “He thought with regret on the bargain he had made with his black friend, and set his wits to work to cheat him out of the conditions. He became, therefore, all of a sudden, a violent churchgoer” (Irving, 243). This quote shows that Tom regrets the deal he made with the Devil and he tries to cheat him by being a churchgoer. This shows him as a hypocrite because he persecutes the Quakers and the Anabaptists just like the Devil. In conclusion, in The Devil and Tom Walker, characterization is influenced by tone through the point of view.

just a little note: i heard that Rachel was in a car accident so if u havnt prayed 4 her, plz pray.