The Explosion Of Phineas Gage: A Railroad Work

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was a large part of Chicago's history. Destroying most of the city, the fire went on for two days and was uncontrolled. Though fire fighting and alarms were great for the time, multiple mistakes cause the fire to go wild. It is unknown how it started but it was spread by dry winds and a mostly wooden city.

1. What was Phineas Gages’ personality like before the accident? Gage was an intelligent well balanced man full of life with a great personality and good leadership skills. Modest and reliable, capable of making careful decisions.

The day of Phineas accident, he was performing his work duties on the construction of a railroad track. His duty was to set explosive charges in holes drilled into large pieces of rock so that they could be broken up and removed. He had to fill the holes with gunpowder, with a fuse, and then pack in sand with a large tamping iron. Because gage was distracted on September 13, 1948, he forgot to fill in one of the holes with sand. In result, when he went to pack down the

The Big Four were the men known in building the Central Pacific Railroad, the western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States. The four men were Leland Stanford who was the President, Collis P. Huntington who was the Vice President, Mark Hopkins who was the Treasurer, and Charles Crocker who was the Construction Supervisor.

Throughout the 1800’s there were more and more Americans that had moved onto the frontier of the West coast. The people of the United States believed they were destined to have their land stretched from the Pacific Ocean (the west) to the Atlantic Ocean (the east); from sea to shining sea. This settlement came from the fact that the west not only had an abundance of fertile land for farming, but it had such a great abundance of gold and mineral mining available. The Americans also believed that this was a way (and chance) to spread their beliefs! Many people saw the West as a new beginning, so they decided to head West and begin this journey. This is what the Americans believed they were destined to do… The rapid settlement of the West was caused by the great desire of the American

In addition to talking about our lives, we got many opportunities to hear about Giddy’s life. When Giddy was 16, his 18-year-old brother, George Cohlmia, was killed in a fighter plane accident coming home from WWII. His body was too mangled to bring home so they never got to properly bury him. However, in 2012, a family from Pennsylvania contacted him and said they found the actual crash site deep in a

"On February 28, 1827, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad became the first U.S. railway chartered for the commercial transportation of freight and passengers" (Library of Congress). Co-created by John W. Garrett and William Patterson, the B&O Railroad served as the main connection from the east coast to the western frontier. This railroad became crucial during the Civil War (1861-1865), which was caused by the debate of slavery between the North and South. Although other railroads were used, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the most utilized and the most important because it transported artillery to soldiers during battle and cotton to market for profit.

The Transcontinental Railroad was responsible for many impacts in the United States. However, the category that had the greatest impact was the Social category. The impact of the Transcontinental Railroad can be divided into three categories. Political, economic, and social.

The Point was originally surrounded by water on three sides and was called Long Point. This narrow point of land extended into Salem Harbor behind the textile mill buildings. It is located just south of the Downtown and Wharf areas. The Point Neighborhood of Salem is approximately 144 acres. There are an estimated 4100 people living in this densely populated neighborhood. The community is distinguished by a very large proportion of multi-family houses and apartment blocks. It also contains a very high concentration of recent immigrants because of its affordable housing and immigrant owned small businesses.

These experiments lead to doctors discovering many things about the brain. Lastly, Phineas had multiple seizures. These seizures were the reason that he died. (Phineas Gage) People who disagree will say that Henrietta Lacks suffered the most. They say this because cancer is painful.

Between 23 and 26 July 1916 in Pozière, France, among the heat of action, among heavy shelling, rifle and machine gun fire, Fitzpatrick risked life and limb to treat wounded soldiers lying incapacitated amid the raging battle. For some four days straight with little respite the doctor worked tirelessly to help save the injured and dying.

On September 6, 1901 during a reception in the Temple of music, during the Pan-American Expo in Buffalo New York, a violent shooting accused. The guest of the reception were scrambling in hopes to escape the gun fire. Through all of the screaming and chaos, only one man was hit in this shooting. This man was hit twice, one grazed his ribs and the other hit right in his mid stomach, but before he was able to get a third round off, the gunned man was wrestled to the ground by security. Quickly after the man was shot, he was rushed to a local hospital. The doctors examined the wonders and found that there was no exit whole for the bullet that struck the man in the stomach. This meant they would have to retrieve the bullet in order for this man

Moving from Mexico to California, escaping from a war-torn country, or venturing out to strike it rich. What do all these have in common? People driving to do better. Ernesto, Ahmedi, and Stanley and Marshall are the main characters in 3 books. Ernesto, from Barrio Boy, is a young Mexican immigrant that moved to California for a new life. Ahmedi, from The Other Side of the Sky, is a girl with her mom trying to escape from their war-torn country. Finally, Stanley and Marshall, from Call of the Klondike, are two men sharing their perspective and stories about the Klondike Gold Rush. What drives a person to achieve a goal is knowing what good things will lie ahead.

I choose to discuss Edwin Porter’s film, The Great Train Robbery, from 1903. I have seen this film in both my Film Literature and Foundations in Video and Audio Production courses. Both classes, as well as this course’s text, stress the importance of this film in the evolution of the art form. Porter used various techniques that would become the normal process for future film makers. This includes on-location shooting and frequent camera movements. The film is a silent film, with just a musical score. The primary editing technique that Porter and this film was recognized for, was narrative continuity. Prior to Porter, films were done in a consecutive order, where all events were played out in front of the camera. There was no implications

It has all happened so stupidly, to my mind: one moment, Powel standing there, brushing from off his helmet the chalk-dust which has turned his face and stiff overcoat prematurely grey; suddenly, a shout from a welder a few stories up, a falling steel beam, and Powel stretched out on the concrete, his head split cleanly - segmented like a grapefruit. So stupid; there is no sense in feeling shocked or dismayed about it. You take your helmet off for five seconds and someone drops a steel beam on your head.