Tunnel

Holland Tunnel It has taken engineers thousands of years to perfect the art of digging tunnels. Today tunnels provide available space for cars and trains, water and sewage, even power and communication lines. However, before cars and trains, tunnels carried only water. The first to use tunnels on a major scale were the Romans. Roman engineers created the most extensive network of tunnels in the ancient world. The Romans built aqueducts to carry water from mountain springs to cities and villages;

Literary Criticism “Through the Tunnel” As the black, brick sunk to the bottom of the pool I knew that I was going to get the going to get the brick, but it would be difficult. I took the biggest breath my lungs could hold, and pushed myself to the bottom. When I get to the bottom my lungs were already aching. I kick my legs so hard I felt the burn. My oxygen supply is almost out when I reach the surface I am amazed. I had done it. Was this experience at Vogel pool similar to what Jerry the main

the performance of sprinklers for tunnel protection was conducted in the Ofenegg tunnel in Switzerland in 1965. The tunnel was an old single track railway tunnel, 4 m wide at the base and 6 m high. Three fire sizes obtained with aircraft petrol fuel were used in the test with following specifications: (a) 100L and 6.6 m2 pool size; (b) 500 L and 47.5 m2 pool size; and (c) 1000 L and 95 m2 pool size. Two lines of sprinklers were installed on the ceiling of the tunnel. The water capacity was 19 L/(min

story “Through the Tunnel”, the theme follows a similar idea. When a young English boy Jerry is vacationing with his mother, he spies a wild cove from the familiar beach where they are. With his mother’s permission, he goes and explores the cove, meeting some older native boys. When he sees the boys swim through an underwater tunnel, and subsequently embarrasses himself, he decides to train himself in order to get through it. After days of grueling work, he finally enters the tunnel and conquers it

“Through the Tunnel”: Character Believability Have you ever risked your life to accomplish something? In the story “Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing” Jerry makes a life risking decision. I think that Jerry is a believable character because he has the pride and courage that you would need if you were in that position. Overall the story was about a boy named Jerry and his mom took him on a vacation. She asked him if he wanted to go somewhere else than the beach. He went to the bay and saw some

quote is exhibited in the short story “Through the Tunnel” when Jerry, an 11 year old boy, who decides to transition into adulthood by going through a tunnel that the older boys can cross during vacation. On the first day, he remains close to his mother who represents childhood and safety. After discovering the tunnel, he strays from her and faces the challenges of adulthood as represented by the rocks and bay. In the short story "Through the Tunnel," the author, Doris Lessing portrays the theme the

Through the Tunnel in which the main character Jerry faces his test in order to grow up. The story begins with him finally breaking away from his mother to swim in a rocky bay in contrast to their normal beach. Older foreign boys come to this bay and he watches as they find a pass through some rocks and swim through. Despite his efforts he could not find the tunnel as they had and they left him for his childish grabs for attention. Because of this Jerry became determined to pass through the tunnel to be

In the mining world, there are three different types of tunnels. There are rudimentary, interconnecting, and sophisticated but this paper will only focus on the structure and building of sophisticated tunnels. Some features of a sophisticated tunnel are that it reach as deep as seventy feet underground and tall and wide enough for an adult to walk through or for a mine cart to be pushed through. When building these sophisticated tunnels, first the earth is chipped away by handheld electric spades

all you want is to be noticed. Most have experienced this feeling at some point in their lives. In “Through the Tunnel,” Doris Lessing tells the commonly known story of a young boy as he attempts to fit in. Incidents like these prevail as someone is growing up, and Karen Holleran, a literary critic, shares her views on the short story in her article “An overview of ‘Through the Tunnel: The Search for Identity and Acceptance.’” Conclusively, Doris Lessing incorporates Jerry’s characterization to express

date of 1877 slowly appears at the top of the East Portal facade of the Hoosac Tunnel. The hard work and determination of engineers and workers resulted in the creation of an American symbol for technological advancement in tunneling. The railroad tunnel passes through the towns of North Adams and Florida, Massachusetts, stretching 4.75 miles. The construction began in 1854 but after suffering many setbacks, the tunnel was finished and finally approved for train service in 1875. Throughout the twenty-five