Ruby Bridges

Drury is English. This family descended from John De Drury, the son of a Norman French nobleman, who fought his way to power in England along with William the conqueror in 1066. The Drury’s held large estates in Suffolk, England for centuries. Their coat of arms from the 1200’s has a Tau cross between two gold stars on a green band across the top of a silver shield. The family in later years moved over to the United States to get a better life and like people would say “restart” in the new life of

Henderson Waves bridge. What a walkway for pedestrians, but it might also be your favorite tourist location. Did you know that up to about 5,500 pedestrians get hit by cars a year? This modern technology marvel might help prevent that, and it can be a great place to visit on vacation with your family. Which is why I think that this modern technology marvel will benefit society. Wow. A 274 meter long bridge! I don't know about you, but to me, that's really long. The Henderson Waves bridge is a benefit

the Golden Gate Bridge by Joseph B. Strauss, is a unique piece of art from the pre-world war two era. The photograph depicts a gorgeous setting on a beautiful day in San Francisco, California. The photograph displays a popular, fascinating bridge going across the San Francisco bay. The picture also portrays a mountainous scenery in the background of the bridge. The photograph features a lively contrast of colors, along with lines, and space. The only thing is, why isn’t the bridge gold? Instead of

I-35 W Bridge Failure and Reconstruction Introduction: The I-35W Mississippi river bridge also known as Bridge 9340 officially was an eight-lane, steel truss arch bridge which carried the Interstate 35W across the Mississippi river connected the downtown east and Marcy-Holmes. Its construction began in the year 1964, was finally opened in 1967. It connected the northeast of Metrodome on its south end and the University of Minnesota on the North end. The bridge was the boundary of “Mississippi Mile”

there are hotels, motels, apartment houses and condos. Ocean city expanded when the Chesapeake Bay bridge was finished.By the 1970’s there were big businesses and more apartments being built. Now there are hotels, condos, apartments, and stores everywhere you look. Ocean City is located near Fenwick Island, near the Delaware line. On the drive there you go on the Chesapeake Bay bridge. On the bridge you get a beautiful view of the bay and you see boats going all around you and under you. It is a

Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) and James River Bridge (JRB) Project The Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) is 3.5 miles long crossing for Interstate 64 which connects the South Hampton Roads cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach with the Peninsula cities of Hampton and Newport News. One of the world’s first submerged tunnels connected to a man-made island. The HRBT was pristinely opened in 1957 superseding vehicular ferries that operated between Norfolk on the Southside, Hampton and Newport

nearly 10 miles from the southern inlet to the Delaware line. Now there are hotels, motels, apartments, houses, and condos. Ocean city expanded when the Chesapeake Bay bridge was finished, by the 1970’s there were big businesses and more apartments being built. Ocean City is located near Fenwick Island, near the Delaware line. On the bridge, you get a beautiful view of the bay and you see boats going all around you and under you. It is a three to four-hour drive depending on traffic. Once you get to

Imagine having a powerful, fantastic creature at your side who will fight for you. This became a dream for many kids with the card game, tv show and video game in the world of Pokemon. Now with Pokemon Go, anyone can join that world for free (Hook). Pokemon Go is an app for smartphones that uses GPS to allow people to go outside and find their own pokemon. No longer are people sitting on a couch inside staring at a screen, dreaming of a different world. Now they can go outside, get some exercise

Folsom Street near the Bay Bridge. It was created in 2002 by married artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen, and took more than three years to be constructed. (Rotman, Steve, 2009) The sculpture is approximately 60-foot-tall, made with fiberglass, steel material, reinforced plastic and surrounded by landscape. The bottom part of the arrowhead and bow are buried underground. The grassy area has a beautiful view of the bay, the Ferry Building and the Bay Bridge; it all depends on the viewer’s

Phil 251 Professor Wilson 15 January 2013 Maccabiah Bridge Collapse Recap The Maccabiah bridge collapse occurred on July 14, 1997. This tragedy happened in Israel. It took place in the town of Aviv. The bridge collapsed over a large river called the Yarkon River. The bridge was constructed primarily of wood material. Also, some of the bridge was assembled of rusty metal pipes that were tied together with wire. The bridge was designed for the Maccabiah Games. The Maccabiah Games