Rust Belt Essays

  • Lima, Ohio and The American Dream

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    on the West Side of town from the 1880's to the late 1920's. A perfect example of a Rust Belt city, Lima has been in a state of gradual but constant decline for decades. Most of the Wealthier citizens moved out to suburbs such as Shawnee, Bath and Elida. As a result, some areas of town have languished while others have expanded. Overall, the changes in Lima since the 1970's are typical of many other Rust belt cities. For the most part, the signs of our former prominence have disappeared. However

  • Rebuilding A 1968 Ford Falcon

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    challenge that drove me into a particular career. Last year my father bought a 1968 Ford Falcon. The body was solid with no major dents or holes and only one small ding on the rear passenger fender. The car did, however, have a lot of surface rust all over the body, and a few rusted out fenders. The interior was in surprisingly good shape for a forty-year-old car. There was no engine or transmission, or much of anything else resembling drive train. My father didn’t have any particular intentions

  • Restoring an Old Truck

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    Most people think that there is a set way of doing things when it comes to restoring a truck. Take it apart, fix it up, and put it back together. In a sense, this is the basis of how to go about it. Restoring a truck is a very involved process and can be approached many different ways, in which there are a different set of steps to take for each method. Depending on what condition the truck is in and what the truck will be used for all go into the decision making process. This is a very important

  • Coffee Rust Fungus of the Coffea Genus

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    continent. In the book Coffee Rust: Epidemiology, resistance, and management Ajjamada Kushalappa asserts, “After petroleum coffee is the most important product in international world trade” (Kushalappa, Eskes 1989) Given this fact, it can be safe to assume the growing of this crop plays a large role in many countries economic stability. Coffee rust is a disease of the Coffee tree which has proven it has the ability to decimate a farmer’s crop in a short period of time. Coffee rust is caused by the fungus

  • How pH Level Affects Corrosion Rate

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    The purpose of this project was to discover how the pH level affects corrosion rate. The hypothesis was if the pH level affects the corrosion rate, then the lower the pH level is quicker the corrosion rate would be. This will happen because liquids below the pH level of 7 possess stronger acidic attributes. The effect of pH level on corrosion rate was determined by depositing a copper penny in each of three plastic cups, and then three different liquids by their pH levels, were assigned to be displaced

  • Scientific Experiment: Will Coke, Water or Vinegar Take off Rust the Quickest?

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    I am going to see which liquid- coke, water, or vinegar, will clear rust the fastest. I am doing this to make old and rusty nails look better and become stronger. This will result in better buildings and projects. It will also help recycling. When we throw out nails, rusty or not, we waste iron and steel. This project might help that problem. I believe vinegar will clear rust the fastest since my family sometimes uses vinegar to clean our jewelry. I will do this project by dropping rusty nails in

  • Corrosion: The Chemical Process of Oxidation-Reduction

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    malleable, and will no longer provide functionality. Most metals rust, but the rate at which they corrode is different. Metals like Aluminum seem to resist corrosion, but the metal iron corrodes rapidly. (Nimmo, Bill. PDF) Iron alloys such as steel rust when they come into contact with oxygen and water. Oxygen and water are required for rusting to occur, and when the two are in contact with iron, an oxidation reaction takes place to form rust. The term “oxidation” refers to the gain of oxygen in a substance

  • sagging pants

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    The issue of sagging pants has always been controversial. Some would argue that sagging is a temporary fashion statement, and there’s nothing wrong with it. Others would say sagging isn’t professional, and won’t get you far. After all, being a black man in the United States is hard enough. We don’t need any additional stereotypes that we are “gang affiliated”, or have no knowledge of “common decency”. As defined the Merriam Webster Dictionary, sagging is an object declining to a lower level. Sagging

  • I Knew I Would Be a Rock Star

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    Growing up I knew I would be a rock star. I would have a beautiful powerful voice. I would be like the great singers. Now that I know how much work goes into being a great singer I don’t think I could be a rock star. Two singers who inspired me to be a singer are Beyoncé and Demi Lovato. One of the reasons I love these singers is because of how powerful their voices are. Although they are not always perfect I wish I could sing like them one day. Beyoncé is my favorite singer at the moment. She dances

  • Argumentative Essay On Buying Designer Belts

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    Clothes, That They Buy Cheap Copies! In My Area it’s A Growing Problem. Did You Know 8 0ut Of 10 Americans Buy Cheap Designer Knockoffs And Get Conned Out Of Their Money, Due To Poor Quality. Another Key Factor Is A Trending Topic Of Buying Designer Belts. In Conclusion, I Will Be Talking About The Positive And Negative Effect Of Buying Fake Designer Clothes. Most Americans Believe That Buying Fake Copies Of Known Designer Brands Like: Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Farrago, And Many More Is A Smart

  • Mad Max Fury Road Essay

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    wear white clothes that stayed white and had no reason to wear anything that covered more than the essentials. Regardless they were slaves and were considered to be breeders. They were considered the property of Immortan Joe so they wore chastity belts. They remove these as early as they could. This depicts how they were done with being seen as things and strived to be seen as people. The white of their clothes also represent purity for they must only be touched by Immortan Joe. It also illustrates

  • The Success of Lillian Vernon's Mail Order Business

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    order ad in Seventeen magazine selling an inexpensive leather belt with matching purse that she herself had designed. As a hook, she offered to moaker in the Chelsea district of New York, manufactured the two items for around $3 dollars. The purse and belt came in black, tan, or red and sold for $7 dollars.(Youman, N, 1989, pg 26) After 6 weeks of advertising Lillian had received over $16 thousand dollars in mail orders. Her belt and purse were such a hit, she immediately increased her inventory

  • United States Weirdest Law on Sagging Pants

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    perceive individuals sagging their pants as “bad” individuals. As a kid, I did wear my pants below my butt, but as I grew older, it gradually raised. I am a professional person, but my style and my comfort have my pants lie just below my hips. I wear a belt, but having my pants all the way above my waist makes me extremely uncomfortable. Even for my wedding, I had to have my pants altered, because tuxedo pants only sit high on the waist. I find it hard to have a law against someone’s choice of fashion

  • Wally

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    fear him. He chose to wear clothes reminiscent of the late sixties. His brown fringed sued vest would wrap around layers of unmatched colored tee-shirts. His oversized Budweiser belt buckle would rest on his hips holding up striped bellbottom pants that partially coved white on black high top tennis shoes. He’d wear his belt buckle not in the center of his torso but way off to the side almost on his left hip. “Because I’m cool.” he’d reply when asked about his fashion choice. Sir Walter Wally lived

  • An Explanation Of Mythbusters

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    was placed on a conveyor belt, both going the same speed in opposite directions, will the plane be able to takeoff? Majority believe that the plane will stay stationary, but this myth was never tested until the “Mythbusters” crew decided to end the myth once and for all. Normally a plane sits on a runway, spins up its engines and moves forward, gets enough wind under it's wings, and takeoff. In this experiment the plane will not be on a runway, but a conveyor belt and that's matching the speed

  • Analysis: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum

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    me. With this paper, I will be addressing the performance space, the design elements, and the major strengths. When I arrived, I took notice of the details available. I was taken in by the colorful floor and at the time I was thinking of a conveyer belt. I liked the two chairs with the details of the masks. When the curtain came up and I saw the very detailed and colorful set, I immediately thought of Universal Studios in Orlando and the Dr. Sues land. I am not sure if that was the intention, but

  • Swot Analysis Of Toll Company

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    middle of paper ... ...ethod alerts the operator if a certain number of movements are not made. The motion-step (or sequence) method determines whether the prescribed steps of the process have been followed. This equipment will help with the conveyor belt, it will allow for a increase in efficiency by goods moving faster through the warehouse, a decrease in risk potential by removing the need to use manual handling for transportation. TOLL won’t have to pay excess labour, which benefits the company

  • Room 101 Script

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    turned on and bright colours of red and green fill the room exposing the broken ornaments and random objects with two large leather chairs in the middle of all the junk, next to the hosts chair there’s a red lever. A few feet away there’s a conveyer belt and huge silver tube above it, at a safe distance from the chairs. A bright yellow spot light is turned on showing a crazy dressed Paul Merton sitting in the audience wearing magenta trousers with green spots with a matching green shirt and to

  • Reasons to wear a seatbelt

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    wearing their SEAT BELTS, as is our      family habit. EVERYONE walked away from this      accident with only bruises. The only blood was      Robyn had small nicks from glass in a couple of      places on her right arm and right leg. “After being examined at the ER, we continued on      to the wedding reception. Where, less than 3 hour      after this accident, Rachel, Jeff, Sarah, and      Haley were able to dance and have a great time!      If they had not been wearing their seat belts,      they could

  • Increasing the Driver´s Age

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    Car crashes are the leading cause of severe injury and death among teenagers. "In 2010, seven teens aged 16-19 died everyday from motor vehicle injuries." (Injury Prevention and Control: Motor Vehicle Safety) The reason these accidents are happening is because too many teens are getting behind the wheel without enough experience or common sense. Many studies have shown that teens are more likely to be distracted, experiment with drugs and alcohol, and take more risks in general with their vehicles