History
Introduction The first plans to build the Titanic started in 1907. Bruce Ismay, the director of the White Star Line, and William James Pirrie, the director of the ship-yard Harland and Wolff, decided to build three ships, named the Olympic-class. The ships would have to pass over the Atlantic Ocean with the speed of approximately…
Introduction In what ways was the League of Nations a predecessor to the UN? Was the League successful in it’s goal of protecting minorities throughout Europe in the wake of WWI? While the League of Nations was created after the end of World War One to prevent war from ever breaking out again, a few…
Introduction The Salem witch trials of 1692 took place in Salem, Massachusetts. Overall, 141 people were arrested as 19 were hanged and one person crushed to death. Researchers describe the Salem witch trials as a series of court trials that were aimed at prosecuting persons who had been accused of witchcraft. The trials took place…
Introduction The purpose of boning in a corset varies era to era. The corset and shaping put strain on the fabric so the boning was put in to give the desired shape and to prevent wrinkles in the fabric. In the 17th and 18th century corsets were heavily boned with little or no space between…
Introduction The Magdalene Laundries were one of Irelands biggest scandal; they were a prison-like institution. They are now commonly known as a place where Irelands fallen women were kept. These being women that had become pregnant out of wedlock or were unmarried mothers. They unfortunately were not the only women who suffered at the hand…
Introduction B. F. Skinner was born on March 20, 1904 in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania (Vargas, 2005). As a boy he enjoyed inventing and building things. He would later use this skill for psychological experiments (Cherry, 2012b). In 1926, Skinner received a B. A. in English literature from Hamilton College. He spent time as a writer until…
Introduction The Gillette Company was originated on shaving technology when King C. Gillette created the safety razor with disposable blades in the year 1901. However things were firstly slow during in the first year of manufacture which was in the year of 1903, he traded just 51 razor sets, 168 blades – Gillette recognised he…
Introduction LG Corporation is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation. It is the second-largest company of its kind in South Korea, following Samsung, and its headquarters are situated in the LG Twin Towers building in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. LG makes electronics, chemicals, and telecom products and operates subsidiaries such as LG Electronics, Zenith, LG Display,…
Introduction Colgate was found in 1806 by a man named William Colgate. At the time his main goal was to produce starch, soap and candles. This all started in a small shop that he owned in New York City. Around 1820 as Colgate’s products started to expand, his main products at the time were soap…
Introduction Peasants were lower class people that agreed to work the vassals land in exchange for a small part of the crops and other harvested resources. They were given their own crops to tend as well as tending to the lords crops. Serfs were one step below peasants. Serfs were essentially slaves to the land….
