Thousand Cranes

express our gratitude & thanks towards the staff and H.O.D. of Mechanical Engineering Department for their continuous support. INDEX 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. Types of cranes 4. Training 5. Hardware used 6. Advantages 7. Disadvantages 8. Conclusion 9. References ABSTRACT A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally. It is mainly

Reality in Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage The notion that war is an exciting, romantic endeavor full of glory and heroism has existed for centuries.  Stephen Crane set out to demystify war through his novel The Red Badge of Courage, which traces the experiences of a young soldier in the American Civil War. Crane shows the true nature of war by contrasting Henry Fleming's romantic expectations with the reality that he encounters. This contrast between romantic vision and cold reality

Boat” opens with a captivating line, “None of them knew the color of the sky.” None of the men know the color of the sky because they are so determined to survive. Crane automatically sets the scene for this story by telling us there’s nothing appealing about one fighting for their life. “The Open Boat” is a short story written by Steven Crane about four men stranded on a dinghy after their boat had sunk overnight. The four stranded men in this story were a correspondent, an oiler, a cook and a captain

In the thought-provoking poem “War Is Kind,” poet Stephen Crane challenges romanticized ideas of war through devastating portrayals of the horrific results of cyclic violence and battle. While Crane’s sorrowful imagery describing the thousands of senseless deaths and the heartbreak of those left behind sufficiently expresses his anti-war views on its own, Crane also skillfully utilizes several other poetic techniques and devices to demonstrate his purpose on a deeper level. Specifically, Crane’s

what it is like being a solider? Have you ever wondered about a soldiers feelings as he faces battle for the first time? Stephen Crane shows us in The Red Badge of Courage, a character, Henry Fleming, an average young recruit in the Civil War. Fleming comes to realize that when it comes to war what he expects is different from what he must come to except. Stephen Crane was born shortly after the Civil War which may have influenced his writing of The Red Badge of Courage, which some critics view

Stephen Crane is considered to be one of the most influential and talented writers of the late 1800s because of his innovative writing style, vivid sense of irony and disturbing psychological realism. In his most popular work, The Red Badge of Courage, Crane exposes the human side of warfare; his book also serves as a testimony to the horrors of battle on any front. Crane’s works are studied in American Literature classes all throughout the world, his ability to make his stories believable coupled

Walk Through Reality With Stephen Crane          Seeking and expressing the bare truth is often more difficult than writing stories of fiction.  This truth can be harsher to the reader than works of fiction;  it can make an author's desire to reveal the essence of society through characters the reader relates to risky and unpopular.  Stephen Crane wrote of ordinary people who face difficult circumstances that his readers could relate to (Seaman 148).  Crane sought to debunk the ideas that were

quotes, “The cook was bailing: ‘Yes! If we don’t catch hell in the surf’” (Crane 2), “If I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to comes thus far and contemplate sand and trees?” (Crane 10), “During this dismal night, it may be remarked that a man would conclude that it really was the inention of the seven mad gods to drown him, despite the abominable justice of it” (Crane 11), and his general use of words and imagery. He uses violent and strong

In the late 1800’s thousands of immigrants fled to Ellis Island in hopes of a new life in the United States. Among these immigrants included many irish individuals similar to that of the Johnston family, the family that the story, “Maggie, A Girl of the Streets” revolves around. This story is a short novella written by Stephen Crane and provides a glimpse into the life of immigrants and first generation Americans, living in poverty in New York City during the Gilded Age. The author often evades confronting

to drive our lives and as a means to give meaning to them. But why do we think of ourselves in such a superior fashion? Do we really matter at all? Would the Universe stop if we were suddenly taken away? In his short story, 'The Open Boat,' Stephen Crane shows us a Universe totally unconcerned with the affairs of humankind; it is an indifferent Universe in which Man has to struggle to survive. The characters in the story come face to face with this indifference and are nearly overcome