... Brooklyn Bridge. The Brooklyn Bridge is considered a brilliant feat of 19th-century engineering, and was a bridge of many firsts. It was the first suspension bridge to use steel for its cable wire. It was also the first bridge to use explosives in an underwater device called a caisson. The 3,460-foot Brooklyn Bridge dominated the competition and was the longest suspension bridge ... as much as fifteen inches in diameter, and each would hang over the river in what is known as a catenary curve, that perfect natural form taken by any rope or cable suspended from two points, which in this c...

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... which connects people together. In the novel Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann, uses the theory of the six degree of separation by uniting people through a "steel cable" inside a web of tragic events that eventually leads the character to find hope for life again. The theory of the six degree of separation is that anyone on the ... is small and revolved one another. It shows how one person is linked through a chain of correlated events. The web that links everyone together is New York and a steal reinforced cable. McCann includes this theory inside one of the biggest cities in t...

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... Atlanta, Georgia and by 1975 he had transformed it in to one of the leading stations.. He did this by showing low-cost sports and entertainment programs via satellite to cable systems throughout the country. In 1976 Turner bought the baseball team the Atlanta braves and then the next year he bought the Atlanta Hawks In 1980 Turner invented ... Cable News Network(CNN) the first 24 hour news station. In 1988 he launched Turner Network Television(TNT). Then in 1991 Turner married the actress Jane Fonda. Turner now at the ... ...

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... President Ford presented him with the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest decoration for civilian Americans. It was also stated that his work has been reproduced more often than Michelangelo, Picasso and Rembrandt put together. This was a major compliment for him and his career. In 1943 Rockwell had a devastating break in his career. His studio was completely destroyed by a fire. Many ... ...

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... , which featured wild, shaky movements9. Art of the 30s depicted people doing average, everyday functions. Though there were many painters during the 30s, not many grew to any major success. Picasso's Guernica was painted in 1937, but not recognized until the late 50s. But the Depression brought on the invention of a new art form: the comic book and the superhero. In ... ...

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... Theosophic Society. In 1909 and 1910, he experimented with Pointillism and by 1911 had begun to work in a Cubist mode. After seeing original Cubist works by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso at the first Moderne Kunstkring exhibition in 1911 in Amsterdam, Mondrian decided to move to Paris. There, from 1912 to 1914, he began to develop an independent abstract style. Mondrian ... ...

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... being fifty-four, she being thirty-one. Stieglitz besides owning 291 was a photographer and an art critic. He pioneered the art of photography and introduced America to the art of Picasso, Matisse, and Cezanne. Besides being Okeefe's most avid supporter, organizing her shows and selling her paintings, Stieglitz took more than three hundred portraits of her between 1918 and 1937. He ... ...

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... and personal perception occurs in all art, but photography is often more trusted than other forms of art. An art lover is less likely to believe a painting of cherubs or a Picasso painting is reality. Photographs are often used in newspapers, documentaries, not only for entertainment, this can cause problems. Photography can mislead viewer in believing non truth. This often occurs in ... ...

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... the MLB; he actually created his own network for the sole purpose of broadcasting Yankee games, and the NBA's NJ Nets too. His new YES Network caused major trouble for cable provider Cablevision who refused to carry the YES Network as a basic channel. While Steinbrenner's private network deal was a huge financial success this season, the future effects on the rest of ... ...

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... company. With deregulation the consumer will be able to choose whichever company they like. Better still, they can choose to purchase all or just a portion of the services, much like cable TV. Business owners will also benefit from lower electricity costs. And they can choose the package of services that best fit their needs. To the opponents of deregulation, I would say ... ...

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... " cultures.   Today when people go to have a tattoo done, the tattoo artist takes a rather long and kind of thick needle attached to what looks like a large vibrating battery (which has a cable running from it to a box that sits on a counter).   The box that sits on the counter is used to control how fast the needle(s) move up and down.   The number ... ...

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... a wide variety of bird species. The Brooklyn Bridge was an amazing accomplishment for 19th Century engineering. Completed in 1883, it was the first suspension bridge to use steel for its cable wire. It was also the first bridge to use dangerous, explosive underwater devices called cassions. The bridge was originally designed by engineer John A. Roebling who died from tetanus before the ... ...

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... uniform for a woman war correspondent was designed for her, and she loved it. She returned to England and photographed the B-17 bombers known and the Flying Fortresses. Caldwell sent her a cable during this time, telling her that he wanted a divorce. She agreed and felt relieved that she could dedicate all of herself to photography. Margaret ended up convincing America of the ... ...

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... of my delay, I broke into an argument with the friend with whom I was staying in New Jersey. If you haven't guessed, I was put out of the house. Waiting outside for a cable that night, I didn't arrive to hotel until 1:00am the next morning. The ticket arrived at the hotel, and thank goodness, soon I would on my way back west. September 10 was ... ...

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