Chapter 1—Birth of Glass and Emergence of Diversified Glassware Believed to date back about as many as 5,000 years, the birth of glass had something to do with a copper-refining technique. Glass was reportedly generated when substances contained in fire clay, stone, and other materials in a copper refining kiln, started to melt and mix with each other at high temperature. It is considered that, in early days after the birth of glass, people mainly produced glass beads to use them as accessories, and that around the 16th century B.C., they also began to produce glass containers. The techniques used to make early glassware include “core glass,” in which glass items are created, first, by wrapping molten glass around fire-clay-covered cores to …show more content…
created iridescent glass named Metalliformi. Other companies and studios, such as Tiffany and Steuben in the United States and LOETS WITTWE in Bohemia, released their own distinctive iridescent glassworks one after another. Generally known as “iridescent glass” or “luster painted glass,” the technique that made these products has been handed down to this day. Forever changing depending on the angles from which it is seen, the rainbow-color sparkling of argentated ancient glass and artificial iridescent glass still draws us with its irresistible charm. Ancient Glass and Venetian Glass: Echoing Romanticism Dating back about 5,000 years ago, the origin of Venetian glass is found in ancient glass, which human wisdom and techniques artificially created. Mosaic and core glass items were manufactured as early as in the 16th century B.C., and their bright colors and lustrous surfaces are still so unbelievably fresh and beautiful after awakening from their thousands-of-years’ sleep. Depending on the condition before the excavation, glass reacts with soil substances and generates chemical changes: thin glass layers form on the surface and they sparkle with rainbow or iridescent colors, a phenomenon called argentation. Roman glass made using glassblowing techniques invented in the first century B.C., is transparent, and the beauty of its patterns stands out all the more because it is
In September 1959 DiVita asked 2nd Lt. Richard Sturzebecher if he knew of a way to produce a strong glass fiber that would be capable of carrying a light signal. Sturzebecher had melted 3 triaxil glass systems together for his senior exam at Alfred University. In his exam, Sturzebecher had used SiO2, a glass powder produced by Corning. Whenever he had tried to look at the substance through a microscope he would end up with headache. Sturzebecher realized that these headaches came from the high amounts of white light produced from the microscopes light that was reflected through the eyepiece via the SiO2. SiO2 would be an ideal substance for transmitting strong light signals if it could be developed into a strong fibre.
The glaze coating could be a variety of colors, depending on the minerals used. Turquoise was the most common color.
GLASS written by ellen hopkins intermenes the real life struggles that teenagers face everyday, from love to drugs to destructive relationships. Ellen really hits home showing the life of a once 4.0 honors student Kristina; whose life easily got turned upside down from one toxic summer at her fathers that will show the darkest side possible of life. An estimated 12 percent of children in the United States live with a parent who is dependent on or abuses alcohol or other drugs. Based on data from 2002 through 2007, it was to be reported that 8.3 million children under the age of 18 lived with at least one substance-dependent or substance-abusing parent according to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Paragraph 4). The bond between a child and their parents is so pure yet
Rex Walls While growing up in life, children need their parents to teach them and lead them on the path to a successful future. In the Glass Castle Rex Walls, Jeannette’s father, neglects to take care of his duties as a father figure in Jeannette’s life. In the same way, he teaches her to be strong and independent at a very young age. As we read through the story, we see the special relationship that Jeannette shares with her father. Even though he, in many instances, failed to protect his children, refused to take responsibility for them, and even stole from them, Jeannette still loved him until his death for two reasons: one, for his ability to make her feel special, and two, because he is a never-ending source of inspiration.
The Glass Castle is a book about a dysfunctional family of six who struggle to make ends meet and are always doing the 'skedaddle' when henchmen, bloodsuckers, and the gestapos were after them. When it was time for the skedaddle, they would only live in the place for less than a month at a time. When they moved into a place, it would be very rundown and raggedy and they could not afford furniture. They could not really afford anything whether it was food or clothes. Although times were always hard, they still managed to stay positive during and have hope things would get better.
Anyone would know at three years old a child should not be near a fire. These parents let a three-year-old boil hot dogs and serve it out. Their mom was in their room painting instead of watching her 3-year-old child who could get hurt. Also, she is singing so she is multi-tasking so she would be so focused she won't be able to see her child do anything dangerous. Her child can easily catch on fire due to the fact that she is wearing a tutu that sticks out. This is also in Arizona where the temperature can get up to such a high level. Then a horrible thing happened the young child caught on fire. With all the dangers it seems almost inevitable that this would happen.
Ever think you are in control only to find out that you are not and you are in way over your head? Well, that is the life that Kristina Georgia Snow has everyone follow in Glass. Glass is the continuing book of Crank. Crank is about a innocent,17 year old girl named Kristina, who is on her way to graduating early when she has to go spend one month in the summer with her estranged father. While at her fathers house, she tries crank for the first time and falls in love with the monster. The book follows her journey with the monster and the consequences that come with it like hurting her friends and loved ones. The book ends with the teen becoming pregnant due to a product of rape. Glass picks up shortly after Kristina Snow, also known by her "alter ego" Bree, has the baby. She names her baby Hunter Seth.
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The Glass Castle definitely relates to psychology. Rex, the father, is an alcoholic. After learning about alcoholism in class, I certainly had a better understanding of why he kept going back to the bottle time after time. The mind of someone suffering from drug addiction or alcoholism is certainly a subject that is being studied in psychology classrooms and labs all over the world. The book is full of mental illness, some of which can be tied to nurture, some to nature. Jeannette Walls’ success can be tied to personal choice because she made decisions about her lifestyle that were not influenced by her upbringing. This is definitely a great book to discuss in a psychology class and I hope we get to do so.
In ancient Greece, vessels were made in large quantities and in various materials, including terracotta, glass, ivory, stone, wood, leather, bronze, silver and gold. Many of these vases have disappeared because some were recycled, but ancient literature and inscriptions give proof to their existence. More bronze vessels exist because they were cheaper than silver and gold, most of these have been buried in tombs beneath the ground. The bronze vessels were the most popular. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin, sometimes combined with small amounts of other materials, such as lead.
The Glass Castle symbolizes the illusions that Jeannette must release in order to fully mature. For years, Dad has made blueprints and floor plans for a magnificent transparent palace built in the desert and relying on solar panels for electricity.
At first, glass was considered to be even as valuable as some of the most precious jewels. However, it was very expensive to make and had little use. Some of the first glass-making methods included wrapping molten glass around a clay coil then cutting away the excess, or casting and cutting, which consisted of casting molten glass into a mold in the shape of the object, when it cooled, the excess was cut away. However, all of these methods were time-consuming, and the glass usually broke. These first two methods also only produced small products like perfume bottles and cups. However when glass-blowing came out, which was when a glob of molten glass was put on the end of a hollow metal tube, then blown and shaped, glass prices were substantially lowered. This allowed glass to be mass produced around the world. Glass products quickly spread from Alexandria to Italy, Gaul, and the Rhineland. Glass was so popular because it had so many different uses: from perfume bottles to containers to plates and bowls to windows (both clear and stained glass) to glasses to statues. Furthermore, they used glass in a way it had never been used before: for worship. They made glass statues, idols, and artifacts to many gods; particularly to one god: Isis. The Egyptians worshipped her as the devoted
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The main symbols in The Glass Menagerie are the glass menageries themselves. Laura, the daughter in the story, collects little glass figurines or animals; these figurines are called menageries. The small, glass, figures represent numerous elements of Laura’s personality. Both Laura and the figurines are fragile, whimsical, and somewhat behind the times. As Anita Gates writes, in her article "When Appearances Aren't What They Seem" Laura “is as delicate as the tiny glass animals she collects” (10). Laura is very fragile and weak in body, mind, and spirit. The menageries are weak also because they are made of glass. Therefore, both the figurines and Laura have to be cared for and treated lightly because of the possible damage that could be done to them if they were not properly taken care of.