team responsible for the Apollo spacecraft heat shield. He was hired by Arrow Development in 1965 to design a mine train ride at Six Flags Over Texas.” “In 1981, Arrow Development was purchased by Huss Maschinenfabrik, which merged with Arrow Development to form Arrow-Huss. Toomer was made vice president and manager of engineering. In 1986, 13 of the company's American officers negotiated a buyout, and formed Arrow Dynamics to which Toomer was named president.” In 1993 he was promoted to chairman
Great America Brow furrowed in concentration and anxious about the massive crowds, the ticket collector prepares for the crushing energetic onslaught. The sight of excited park goers, lining up, like a slow, slithering, infinite snake brings a sense of anticipation. Like a curious explorer, I absorb the park map, preparing for my enjoyment of this expansive territory. From a distance, the kaleidoscope of structures, both lure me toward and repel me away from this daunting adventure. Towering high
I am currently interning as a mathematician helping engineers who need to know the measurements to construct amusement parks, more specifically roller coasters. Roller coasters are extremely popular attractions at amusement parks because of the “ups and downs” and the exhilarating experience it provides for the riders. I will analyze one type of roller coaster that involves loops, a drop and determine how trigonometric functions play a role in making the ride happen smoothly. Rationale Last summer
Numerous symbols can be found to represent this, Katniss's bow and arrows can symbolize her strength and how it is a key to her survival. With her bow and arrows, she could kill prey, find food, and easily take out enemies. This bow is special to her because she had always used a bow and arrow in District 12 to help support her family and the rest of District 12, even if it is illegal. “Katniss hunting to support her family: though
The ballista was a Greek siege weapon adopted and improved by the Roman army after their conquest of Greece in approximately 146 BCE. In the centuries to come the ballista would become a standard part of each Roman legion- despite being a prohibitively expensive and labor intensive machine to build and operate. All the while the machine grew larger and larger, one reportedly being used to fire bolts 1.1 kilometers across the Danube River. The ballista, at least in the form seen during the late republic
The day is January 4th, 1951. Hunter is a man whose wife died when he was 40, he has no kids, nor any family left. He is a strong man that lives on a farm and is 6’2, he usually wears jeans and a t-shirt. He has brown hair with green-blue eyes. Hunter does things by himself, he doesn’t like kids or animals; he collects a lot of things, all the way from revolvers to 1920’s-1930’s baseball cards. Hunter even has a collection of his old wrestling trophies from when he was in high school, he likes
DEATH of A Tribe An arrow whizzed past my head and hit my adobe I turned around and saw Comanche war chief standing there getting ready to shoot another arrow, I ran quickly to find my family. When I got there they had already scalped both of my children I grabbed my bow which hadn’t been used in an eternity from the house and left. My wife wasn’t in the adobe so I ran to look for her I saw a glimpse of her being dragged to the Comanche war chief I quickly grabbed an arrow out of one of my fallen
One day when I was seven years old I shoot my first deer. It was one of the best days of my life. My dad and I were sitting in a tree stand together, and a doe came walking out in the field. I grabbed my gun, and I had the does in the scope. My dad said on the count of three shot it. As soon as he said one I shot it. I dropped in right in its tracks. That is why deer hunting is one of my favorite things to do in the world. My whole family is into deer hunting, even my mom goes hunting sometimes
PreColumbian Tool First bow and arrows are important to have in a tribe. I believe a bow and arrow is important for a tribe to have because you can have it for hunting, games, and war. They hunted Giant Bison and Woolly Mammoths with a bow and arrow. Second one of the native games are called Shooting
many wooden items survived the Viking age, luckily the Viking bow and arrow was one of the items that did. The Viking bow and arrow has been dated back to the Viking period and we have found bows in Scandinavia, we have concluded the Vikings did use bow and arrows. Luckily there were full bows and arrows that were found making it easier for us to work out how the Vikings used these tools. There were many different bows and arrows found, some were longer, pointer, more arched while others were short
Identify 3 ways how Brian needed to use the environment to survive In the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, Brian used multiple effective ways to survive in the wilderness only such as when fire was made, using the wood to make weapons, and using the L-shaped lake for various reasons. These elements helped him a lot. Brian is extremely lucky because when the hatchet was thrown against the cave walls when the porcupine was present on page 76, sparks just happened to be noticed. The rocks that the
BAM! CRASH! BOOM! BANG! These are some of the things Gary Paulsen had to do. We all have to do these sometimes one way or another but I’m betting not quite as literal as Gary’s. You may be having trouble with some homework or think that your boyfriend or girlfriend is cheating on you. Those times are tough and you could get beaten figuratively. But Gary literally had to crash into trees and roll around on the ground. I am here to tell you that Gary Paulsen is great at writing, dog sledding, and races
Mengs Gebremedhin karriersenteret Opus Hadeland The Hunger Games The Hunger Games is one of the three book series written by Suzan Collins. Its first publication was made in 2008. It was followed by Catching Fire (2009), and Mockingjay (2010). The first part of the book, The Hunger Games (2011 edition), has about 458 pages which took me almost two weeks to finish it. The book is a scientific fiction and adventure in its writing style. Suzan Collins has clearly conveyed the message
the war. Preparation before the battle involved in things like making sure ammunition was ready and that everyone was good and healthy before the battle. Fletchers were the people kept very, very busy because these were the guys who made things like arrows. Another key job was a craftsmen, these guys job was also very important, they made things like armour, and without armour the soldiers would not have a good source of protection (Source 6). It would not feel very nice to get stabbed in the rib’s
People have been using the bow and arrow for thousands of years. The origin of the weapon is unsure, but many believe they originated in South Africa. In North America, the Native Americans took advantage of this weapon for both defense and also as a hunting weapon. The bow has advanced significantly since the Native Americans used it. The bow has always been a crucial piece of weaponry, and now with technological advancements we can accurately shoot an arrow up to 200 yards. Although we have become
It’s a game where everyone puts their hands in the middle of the circle and someone yells one, two, three ninja and everyone pulls their hands back and place them where they want them. After that you take turns trying to hit someone hand below the elbow and if you hit their hand, then the person that got hit has to put that hand behind their back. When both hands are out, then their are out. When I play ninja I was like one, two, three ninja, I tried hitting her hand and she like “ha ha” and then
Chapter 2 “Musical Instruments in the Tanakh” So from dissecting biblical text, it is said that Satan was the first created being to have music placed within him. As mentioned earlier on in this chapter, the first human documented in the Bible to handle a musical instrument was Jubal, yet although he may have been the source of all musical instruments as we know them now, it can be argued that few Christians understand the true spiritual significance of the instruments used in worship. If a true
The novel, “Things Fall Apart”, by Chinua Achebe talks about post colonial life of Nigerian society. Okonkwo, the lead character of the novel was dominated by fear, the fear of failure and weakness. Okonkwo was a man of action and a war, he was not afraid of war but all his life was dominated by this one fear of being unsuccessful and lazy. In this story we get an exclusive view of fear, masculinity, family, missionaries and racism. When Okonkwo was young, he declared that his father was not able
If the family and social constraints combine to exercise power over the daughter during her upbringing and in the preparations for her marriage, then they are also strong in the aftermath of Angela's rejection. It is a sign of the degree to which Purisima del Carmen has been absorbed by the structures of male domination that she becomes its active agent in the retribution visited on Angela. It is Purisima del Carmen who calls on the twins to act against Santiago Nasar and who herself undertakes the
Yossarian is not a classic hero because, even though he performs heroic actions such as standing for the weak, having a bigger enemy, and overcoming a problem that tests his morals, ultimately he does not fit the stereotype of a hero, thus changing our perceptions of heroism. Catch-22 tells a story of an American bombardier who is at war. Yossarian isn’t the military man that goes to war and returns a war hero. Instead, he wants to get out of it because he hates the idea of war and people trying