Bridges

January 27, 2016 by amandalennox Leave a Comment

I believe bridges are a very convenient way to help travlers or everyday citizens commute from place to place. I think it is very crazy about how much construction and way of thinking have changed over the years. Long before, near the time the Brooklyn Bridge was built, people thought the idea of driving over water was absolutely insane to think about. Nowadays, when we see a bridge we think nothing of it. A lot of bridges are overlooked when it comes to the beauty, the Golden Gate and the Brooklyn Bridges are great examples of this. They both have certain different characteristics that one would not see just be quickly glimpsing at them.

The Golden Gate Bridge was opened in the year of 1937 connecting San Fransisco and the Pacific Bay. It is a suspension bridge which means some parts of it hangs from cables connecting to the posts. It ended up costing around $35 million to finish this project. are 6 lanes for vehicles and a walk way on both sides for pedestrians and bicyclists. The bridge was painted “International Orange” to compliment the natural surroundings and to enhance the Bridge’s visibility is fog. When photos are taken of the Golden Gate Bridge, most are set at a sunset or a night setting. I believe they do this to really show the beautiful touch the lights on the cables bring. You can usually see the city in the back ground with all the lights turned on to really capture the city setting. Pictures are usually also taken from above the scene to show the length of the bridge.

The Brooklyn Bridge was opened in a lot earlier of a time of 1883 connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn. It too has 6 lanes for vehicles and supports pedestrian walkway. This bridge took about $320 million of todays money, believing to be because all of the advancements in technology making construction a lot easier in current day. Construction took a lot more than time and work, it also took around 27 lives because all the fumes and things the workers were having to be put through. When pictures are taken of this bridge, most are during the day setting but of course there are night and some sunset and I believe most are during the day to capture the history and details of the framework and granite of the postings. The photos are usually taken from lower grounds to show distance from the water to the bridge and to to also show the thickness, which is 15 ft thick.

Both bridges are absolutely beautiful in pictures and both have not been remodeled or replaced which shows the belief that they do hold a purpose more than just looking good in pictures. There is a purpose and meaning behind both. I believe there is more to The Brooklyn because of the lives that were lost, it serves as a memorial as well for the loved ones.

Thanksgiving

January 27, 2016 by Jake Sparhawk 1 Comment

I remember that learning about thanksgiving for the first time was kind of weird when I think about it. I didn’t really understand that much about eating and how the natives and pilgrims played a part in it. It was basically like Christmas for me, I didn’t really understand the point behind the celebrations but i never complained. Some activities we did was make turkeys out of our hands and make those native american paper hats. I remember it just being either an arts and crafts day or some teachers would play a Peanuts movie or something like that.

My First Thanksgiving

January 27, 2016 by jakehinson 1 Comment

I vaguely remember my first Thanksgiving in elementary school. I remember that we made paper pilgrim hats and Indian head bands. We talked about the importance of this gathering and how the pilgrims would have never survived without the lessons learned from the Native Americans. We also put a great deal of importance towards Squanto, who was a Native American that tried to bridge the gap between the two cultures. It was because this act of kindness the celebration of Thanksgiving began.

I also remember that our teacher at the time was a Native American, and she told us of the sufferings that her people faced because of the pilgrims. This was extremely biased, but what she taught was very true (just had a few other details missing). As this was my first impression of what the meaning of Thanksgiving was, I remember that I thought for a long time that this holiday was to pay your respects to Native Americans and the cruelties that they endured. Rather than taking the time to look at your life and all that you are blessed to have.