Essays on Tension

Abstract

Bridges are the most complicated structures to design in the Engineering field. The following experiment conducted using spaghetti and any type of glue in building a bridge model. The experiment involved testing how much weight can the spaghetti hold in tensile using a tensile strength testing machine. The experiment aimed at making a practical representation of real bridges and the forces on them. Three main real bridges are discussed, truss bridge, srch bridge, and suspension bridge. The tests were conducted through hanging weights on the constructed spagheti bridge and determining the breaking loads. The experiment result analysis showed that Continue reading...

Introduction

A wide variety of everyday activities involuntarily applies fundamental laws of physics. While fishing, from casting to adding bait, physics is always at work. Even when fish latches on to the bait, it makes use of the water currents to its advantage to get away. Thus, pulling a fish in against the current requires a certain tension on the string to overcome the drag exerted by the fish, a particular tensile strength to ensure the string does not break, etc. The Laws of Motion, Newtonian Mechanics, etc. are continuously at work during fishing. This paper takes an intricate look Continue reading...

An argument to support a claim that Edgar Allen Poe uses a repertoire of strategies to create suspense in the Raven, The Black Cat, and the Tell Tale Heart.
Edgar Allen Poe is a master in creating tension and this is present in several of his stories among which one may count The Raven, The Black Cat and the Tell Tale Heart. Tension is an important part of Poe’s strategy since we never seem to know what is coming next and this culminates in a frenetic sense of energy and momentum in the story. Poe relies on a Continue reading...

Answer 1

When a material is applied a force on, stress develops on the material. This in turn leads to the deformation of the material. Engineering strain can be defined as the measure of deformation of the element in the direction of the applied force divided by the original length of the material. If the stress is lesser in amount, the material will only deform upto a very small measure and it will come back to its actual size after the loading is removed. In terms of engineering stress and strain parameters, we make the use of undeformed and actual cross Continue reading...

When it comes to representation through the mise en scene in film, there are a lot of different ways to show the tensions at work between past and present within the horror genre. In fact, it is these tensions that have stood at the core of the horror genre since its very beginning. In the first major work of horror, Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, it is the tension between the time before the creation of the monster and the time after, when Dr. Frankenstein encounters so many vivid reasons to wish that he had never stitched those body Continue reading...

Historical incidences marked the moment of the total change. The period between 1920s to the 1980s was certainly the period full of tension between new and changing attitudes as well as traditional values and nostalgia on the other. I totally agree with the above statement. In particular this was marked during the period of World War I. Evidently, the communist revolution in Russia marred by wave of terrorist attacks in United States took control.
As a form of the retaliatory response, the U.S government headed by Attorney general A. Mitchell Palmer. Based on the certainties, the existence of ‘Reds' Continue reading...

Introduction

In the United States alone, statistics show that one in every four women experience domestic violence (NCADV, n.d.). The National Coalition against Domestic Violence (NCADV) reported that around 1.3 million women in the US have been victimized and subjected to physical assault by their partners. Although domestic violence affects both men and women, NCADV reiterated that 85 percent – the majority – of all victims are women. Other alarming facts about domestic violence is that in most cases, women do not report these violent incidents to the police due to fear. Moreover, in families, children witness violence between their parents, which Continue reading...

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1) The article was written in the first person point of view. The narrator is the character speaking for his self.
2) In the story by Edgar Allan Poe, the tension primarily lies on how the character narrated how he killed the old man and how he was unable to hide his guilt in the end. Readers always want something good to happen in a story, and leading the story into murder and lies creates tension. It is similar in the Tell-Tale Heart. The tension began when the character confessed his plan to kill the old Continue reading...

Introduction:

Edgar Allen Poe was a great storyteller and one of the most important fiction horror story writers of his age. He was also credited with inventing the detective story when he came out with his Auguste Lupin character that was based in Paris and is rather a forerunner of Sherlock Holmes. In fact three of the classic Dupin cases; ‘The Purloined Letter’, ‘Murders in the Rue Morgue’and ‘The Mystery of Marie Roget depict three classic situations which continue to affirm the point that Poe was the father of the detective novel. However this makes us observe the clarity Continue reading...

The world war two began in the year 1939 and ended in the year 1945 after Japan was bombed by USA. The war mainly involved the world super powers from both the west and the east and it started once Germany wanted to invade Poland (part of USSR) and make it its colony. Other European countries like France and England were against the move (www.pfuller.com). On seeing this, the West superpowers started to think of how to stop this and the USA backed by England and France started to help Poland to fight against Germany leading to formation of Continue reading...

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a) Describe the socialization process that Turner experienced at MLI

Socialization processes play an important role in integrating newcomers into the company and developing employee skills, relationships and attitudes, which are necessary for successful work in the company (Chao et al., 1994a; Chatman, 1991; De Vos et al., 2003; Louis, 1980; Thomas and Anderson, 1998). Neglecting or not using these processes effectively may result in job dissatisfaction, high staff turnover, low productivity and general miscommunication. Therefore, in order to make sure that recruiting expenses are not undermined by inefficient organizational socialization, effort should be put into integrating newcomers Continue reading...

The Cold War, started in the year 1947 up until 1991. It is very well documented in books, documentaries, movies and in many other forms. It was sustained military and political tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. It began after the two countries formed an alliance that eventually defeated the Nazi Germany in the Second World War. They were the only two major superpowers, with great political and economic differences. George Orwell an English writer, was the person responsible for coining the name ‘Cold War’. Cold War was basically a situation where by the two countries, Continue reading...

Arguably one among the rarest disorders, pyromania is complicated, both in diagnosis and treatment. Categorized under the impulsive control disorders, pyromania is complicated by the fact that it has quite a number of common characteristics with such ICDs as compulsive gambling, kleptomania, trichotillomania and a few others. The name pyromania is derived from two Greek words, pyr (meaning fire) and mania (meaning madness). While this disorder was the latest to join the list of known ICDs, it has for a long time been associated with social insanity. Before the disorder was scientifically identified, people considered all fires to be Continue reading...

Introduction

The corporate sector has been adversely affected by the recent economic downturn. The changing economic settings have led to the need to deviate from the traditional American sense odd responsibility and fairness. Many companies are resorting to new ways of operating their businesses. Business structures are also evolving into more flexible and performance inclined systems. Many organizations are seeking to adopt a corporate structure that would maximize organizational performance and be fair to all stakeholders. The issue of corporate responsibility has also taken center stage in the recent years are organizations seek to participate in activities that promote social Continue reading...

As the influence of Britain declined after World War II, Australia reinforced its relations with USA. The task of forming a relationship began in 1942 and was concluded in 1951 with the formal formation of the ANZUS (Australia-New Zealand-US) treaty. The pact was a security treaty, which united the three countries against potential aggressors who thought that they stood alone in the South Pacific region (Capling, 2005). Economic treaty of Australia and US was first planned in 1946. However, in the beginning of 1980, the Hawk administration began negotiations with USA on a trade treaty. The same was also Continue reading...

Act One, scene one

Fences by August Wilson was first performed in 1985. This paper will analyze its dramatic rhythm and the techniques that Wilson uses to tell his story, give it tension, expatiate on his themes and develop his characters. It will also address this central question: what is the significance of the title?

The set is conventional in one sense: it is the yard that fronts the Maxson household. It remains unchanged until the addition of some props in the final scene. This is Wilson’s basic space Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION

Since the onset of computers and the internet, almost everything today can be done online. The World Wide Web was able to connect people with each other and has made everyone feel a lot closer. We can play games, read books and news, or do daily chores like paying bills through online services. Online boutique shop and food-delivery stores are also trending nowadays for more convenient and hassle-free shopping. Today, our social connections have been built around the internet.
In lieu to the growing need of people for the easiest way to communicate, marketing strategies has been built to Continue reading...

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Introduction
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" was Charles Dickens last novel. Unfortunately, by the time Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870 the novel was unfinished. Despite the fact, the story named after Edwin Drood, it focuses a lot on his uncle John Jasper. John Jasper is an opium addict, and a choirmaster who is in love with his nephew’s (Edwin Drood) fiancée Rosa Bud. Rosa bud is also a pupil to John Jasper, which quickly brings forth the conflict in the story. To make the conflict even more intriguing, Neville Landless also falls in love with Continue reading...

Argo is a film that describes the rescue of a group of United States diplomats from a hostage situation in Iran. The film exclusively illustrates political crisis; however, a critique of the film reveals the political gaps that existed in the film. The film shows the great use of government power in the rescue mission but limits the use of some government arms in the rescue mission (Lapsley ‏ & Westlake 3). In the film, the Iranian activists hold a number of staff in the United States embassy hostage although some of them escape. However, the situation is expressly tough for Continue reading...

The conflict between North Korea and South Korea and United States has existed for more than five decades. The involved parties have tried to resolve this issue through dialogue and signing of international treaties, but in vain. Instead, the conflict seems to escalate day after day; an idea that has affects economic, social, and political development in the region. This issue has escalated enmity between the involved parties and their allies thus weakening regional integration and economic prosperity. The international community has raised its concern about this problem and has tried organizing peace conferences and dialogues with the intention Continue reading...

In the 1975horror movie Jaws, sound and music are just as much characters in the film as the titular shark; always in the background, present to convey the tension and sense of horror that the human characters feel as they defend the beaches of Amity Island from a giant killer shark. Because of the director's artistic choice to deliberately obscure the shark from view for most of the movie, much of the work is done by the sound and music (the score composed by John Williams).
Many sound effects in particular contribute to a sense of reality, and a Continue reading...

Introduction

The “Walking Dead” is a television film series focusing on a world filled with flesh-eating as well as walking zombies. This film is a dramatic post-apocalyptic series of horror genre based on the “Walking Dead” comic book authored by Charlie Adlard in collaboration with Kirkman Robert and Moore Tony. This American-based film series is a development of Frank Darabont, who is a writer and a co-writer of six episodes of the first season of the series. Season one of the horror series begins with the awakening from a coma of Rick Grimes, the sheriff’s deputy, only to confront Continue reading...

Analysis

The Hungary 1956 is considered an unprompted countrywide revolution that took place between 23 October and 10 November 1956. The text notes that the revolution was against the People’s Republic’s government in Hungary. The soviet- inflicted policies is another factor that led to the revolt. Based on this information, it is clear that the text presents the events in the way they occurred during this particular time. Compared to other texts, which address a similar matter, there is a great amount of consistency. This implies that the text addresses the matter in question in the best way Continue reading...

Introduction

Recent years have witnessed heightened competition between China and her neighbors over resources, sovereignty and security in the South China Sea. This increased competition and tension has attracted the attention of both military and diplomatic leaders from various nations across the world that seek to promote both security and stability in these important waters. In fact the competition for maritime rights in this sea has become the most important issue of security in East Asia and some analyst have even declared it as the central conflict theatre in the globe. The South China Sea spans about 3.5 million kilometers Continue reading...

Stravinsky was no stranger to pushing boundaries when he premiered the Rite of Spring in 1913. He had had immense success the previous year with his reimagining of the Russian folk tale of Petrushka. In that piece, as well, Stravinsky took liberties with his writing and the plot of the story. However, the liberties taken in the music for The Rite of Spring were far greater and more surprising than past compositions by him, or any other mainstream composer of the time. Coupled with the unusual choreography by Nijinsky, the event was understandably shocking to an audience unaccustomed to Continue reading...

For our music class, we had to attend a live Jazz concert. There were many several concerts, which we could choose from, both varied from on or off campus. The recommended concert that we chose for this this semester was on Thursday, November 13th in Gusman Concert Hall. We attended a “Jazz Vocal II Ensemble & Jazz Vocal III Ensemble”. The directors for this ensemble were Sherrine Mostin and Eliot Weeks. There were 2 Jazz Vocal Ensembles that consisted of different people playing and supporting during the concert. There is some information regarding these two excellent Ensembles
Jazz Vocal III Continue reading...

Introduction

India is a country of multiple ethnicities, religions, and races. Its diversity is not only seen in terms of its people, but also geographically. Despite its diversity in ethnicity and geography, India is able to exist in harmony and peace. After the country got its independence in 1947, different parts of India were at different developmental levels. Through the implementation of Five Year Plan, the Indian government has successfully bridged most of the developmental gaps between states and regions. Although all the Indian states are not doing as good as Punjab and Gujrat economically, but at least each state Continue reading...

Introduction

In the paper below, the similarities and the cultural link between the traditional flamenco music and the Egyptian/ Arabic music has been discussed. Flamenco music is a category of Spanish music and dance, connected with the Andalusia region in southern Spain. It was first mentioned in the literature in 1774. Afterwards, the genre grew out of the Romain and Andalusian music and dance flairs. The flamenco music is most profoundly related to the gitanos i.e. Romani people – Spain. Moreover, the music was first recorded officially in the late eighteenth century, however, it underwent a historic development in late nineteenth Continue reading...

Part 1

1. Why was control of the region important to the British and French?
The original purpose of the British in controlling the Persian Gulf coast was to protect its strategic sea route to its empire in India. The safety of the region and the coast from piracy and other forms of conflicts, including conflicts between and among sheikdoms, jeopardized the free flow of trade in the region. To ensure the free flow of trade by freeing vital sea routes from piracy and conflicts, the British entered into a treaty with the sheikdoms in the Persian Gulf outlawing war within Continue reading...

Introduction

The aim of this essay is to determine the rise of China as a major in the Pacific and the analytical content in its military, economic and trade behavior, inevitably captured in the global scale. The research examines the tension that is increasingly attributed to the Sino US relations on Australia’s strategic environment. The study go beyond the analysis of the stress factors that are attributed to Australia’s international partnering concepts and the changes experienced through the decade in its underlying relations with both the US and China. In this scale of analysis, the longer measures in Continue reading...

The film Do the right thing, was produced and directed by Spike Lee. It is elevated towards identifying with the life of a Brooklyn neighborhood. In addition, it also directed different notions that imply the presence of racial tensions. Ideally, this film makes an effort of highlighting the dynamics related to modern urban neighborhood. Ideally, this has been done by the use of casting differentiated personalities within the movie. The major theme that stands out in this film is the peace versus conflict. Ideally, there is a static race between the perspective of conflict and peace attributes. Accordingly, the Continue reading...

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Abstract

Tensile strength is a kind of force which is applied by pulling something such as rope, wire etc. to the point where it breaks [1]. The tensile strength of the material is the maximum amount of tensile stress that it can take before failure [1]. There is different kind of tensile strength yield strength, ultimate strength, breaking strength. The tensile strength can be found using tensile test which is a kind of the mechanical test [2]. Tensile test are simple, inexpensive and fully standardized. The motto of this paper is to Continue reading...

Question One: How the US should deal with China

In the course we had discussed a number of readings that suggest that the US should deal with the rise of China by employing balance-of-power tactics. Other readings argue that the US can manage its relations with China more optimally by making China an equal co-partner in international institutions. I agree with the first perspective which states that the US should deal with the rise of China by employing balance-of-power tactics. The optimal option which aims at making these two countries equal co-partners in international institutions would not work and if attempted would be likely to fail shortly after Continue reading...

‘Instructor’s name’

The cold War
Relations between the USA and the USSR were always defined by many complicated interwoven political and economic factors, and the relationship which was a cautious cooperation during the World War II transformed into a superpower rivalry after the war. The basic distinction that existed in the political systems of the countries created an environment, which did not aid in mutual understanding and for a period of almost four decades there was a high military tension between the two nations. This sustained tension between the two countries and their allies and the ensuing political scenario, was commonly Continue reading...

History

Question 1
Democracy deficit in the Middle East has led to an impact in patterns that are characterized by political and economic development in the Middle East. It is wrong when people associate this aspect with presence of Islam in the region and the perception that the region culture supports undemocratic cultures. Culture does not in any way affect the transition to democracy as long as the state and its economy are put under consideration. Transition from democracy deficit to democracy is influenced by the degree in which the independence thinking of the society is not affected by the Continue reading...

Psychology: Case Study

Introduction 3

Initial interview 4
Assessment formulation methods utilized 4
Assessment of John presenting problems and goals 5
Analysis and critique of MMT approach 6
Agreed goals 6
Treatment plan 6
CBT interventions 7
Intervention for cognitions-thoughts records 7
Benefits of the approach 7
Interventions for behavior- activity scheduling/diversion techniques 8
Benefits of the approach/ interaction 8
Interventions for imagery/interpersonal- imagery based exposure 8
Benefit of approach 9
Intervention for sensation- relaxation/ visualization 10
Conclusion 11

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Psychology: Case Study
Introduction
A nurse - who works in a busy inpatient ward-, the writer argues how difficult it can Continue reading...

Psychology

The classical conditioning is the essence was the stimulus triggers the reaction to respond when the organism exposed to the stimulus. The reflex that occurs is the involuntary act, which someone just finds oneself doing something.The scenario of the child trying to cross the road depicts the unconditioned stimulus (US) which triggers the other response that is unconditioned (UR) which , voluntary response to the scenario, in this case to make the child be fearful of crossing the road in front of her house more attentive or become afraid of crossing the road.
The psychological concepts show the coordination of Continue reading...

Ahmad Al-Obaidly

Abstract—In this experiment, a hand dynamometer was used to measure the grip strength of a subject. The forearm muscles were engaged in an activity, and the grip recorded. The electromyogram (EMG) activity was related to the grip strength by making a graph of the maximum grip strength against area under the EMG activity’s absolute integral during the contraction of muscle. Data was recorded from the dominant and non-dominant forearms of the subject and the electrical activity of each forearm compared to its diameter. Prolonged grip strength was also recordings and forearm EMG activity made to determine fatigue Continue reading...

First A. Author, Second B. Author, Jr., and Third C. Author, Member, IEEE
Abstract—In this experiment, a hand dynamometer was used to measure the grip strength of a subject. The forearm muscles were engaged in an activity, and the grip recorded. The electromyogram (EMG) activity was related to the grip strength by making a graph of the maximum grip strength against area under the EMG activity’s absolute integral during the contraction of muscle. Data was recorded from the dominant and non-dominant forearms of the subject and the electrical activity of each forearm compared to its diameter. Prolonged Continue reading...

Question 1

Etic and emic play a significant role in the negotiation process. For this case, French culture is selected. As such, in terms of emic, power distance, uncertainty avoidance and individualism are common in the French culture. These are things that an individual focusing on conducting a negotiation in this culture has to embrace and use them throughout the negotiation process. In contrast, the power distance, uncertainty, individualism and masculinity are very low in South Korea. An emic factor for the South Korea is the low individualism of an index of 18. Therefore, an individual from South Korea has to Continue reading...