The cultural relevance of the Bic Maxi lighter According to William J. Thomson, the natives of Easter Island’s “method of obtaining fire requires considerable preparation of material and patience on the part of the operator. A pointed stick of hard wood is rubbed against a piece of dry paper-mulberry until a groove, is formed, which finally becomes hot from the friction and ignites the lint or fiber thrown up at the end of the groove. This is blown into a flame, and dried grass added to it until
miss-handled, in the hands of others during her service. Although but just one of the many thousands of insignificant landing craft ever built she would instill an everlasting memory in those who served in her. The little Mike 8 Class LCM, dubbed as Zippo after being converted to carry a flame thrower, went to war in the November of 65 with Old Glory Streaming. She was with certainty as her builders had proudly claimed on their build sheet, all steel American. I met her for the first time on thanks
Zippo manufacturing’s basis of claims was Dot Com ‘s use of the world “Zippo” I in the domain names in numerous locations in its websites and in the title of the internet newsgroup message that were posted by the Zippo dot com subscribers . Dot Com moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Zippo manufacturing filed a complaint in opposition to Dot com for trademark dilution, false designation
The Tale of Two Cities Bradford, PA, is a completely different world from Reading, PA, not only because they are located in different parts of the state but also because both have two completely different demographics and lifestyles. These two places have many differences that range from the revenue sources to the population’s recreational activities. Even with all these differences there are still a few basic similarities between these two places. In my personal experience, I have witnessed first-hand
Godard called Alphaville ‘ a film about light. Lemmy is a character who brings light to people who no longer know what that is.’ (Godard,cited in Brody,2008,p229). The first image we are shown is that of a bright flashing light.It opens the film with a hypnotic flicker, its intensity unsettling. It reappears as a car’s headlight, then becomes the car’s indicator signalling a left turn. Later on it’s a light bulb swinging back and forth, the flash of Caution’s instamatic camera, the flicker of fluorescent
phone. To listening to music walking down the street with a device no bigger then a Zippo lighter. The most influenced innovation that have benefited mankind with communication and entertainment are mp3 players, the internet, and cell phones. The device that made walkmans obsolete is the mp3 player. A mp3 player made it easy to walk down the street listen to music. Most of these devices are no bigger then a Zippo lighter. This device opened up ideas for compressing files on a small device for work
No Country for Old Men depicts the journeys of three men: Sheriff Bell, Moss, and Chigurh, who all cross paths with one another due to a drug deal that went bad in the Texas desert. As a result of this drug deal, each man is presented with new challenges to overcome each day, which expose the true colors of each character’s personality by seeing how they deal with the problem at hand. And in the case of Chigurh, he solves his problems through unpleasant acts of violence, but always escapes because
Sling Blade The Complete Review This film by virtue of its independence has shied away from the usual hype associated with American movies. The result is an original screenplay by Billy Bob Thornton that is transformed into a mesmerising tale of the south. Thornton cast actors with ability rather than their image or ‘Hollywood status’. Sling Blade challenges us to re-evaluate our principles and our definitions of right, wrong and of justice. Billy Bob Thornton plays a slightly retarded psychiatric
for over 60 years. The idea first patented in 1952 and was derived from a British invention in the late 40s and very early 50s. It was then further developed in the following years to fit increasing demands or an amphibious vehicle in the army. The zippo boats used in Vietnam were a type of hovercraft. A hovercraft works by inflating the skirt around the base of the hovercraft that’s typically made out of rubber or other synthetic materials. This produces the ground effect. The ground effect states
Withdrawal of American Troops From Vietnam In 1939 Vietnam was part of an area called Indo-China. This area was ruled by the French It was an area part of the French Empire with a population of 25 million, 20 million of which where in Vietnam. By 1940 Indo China was being ruled by the Japanese. Even though Indo China was ruled by Japan the French were still allowed to run the country, on the condition that the Japanese could take all the resources they wanted from indo china when they
First Responder “You won’t tell anyone,” the man upstairs announced. “Nobody besides the cops,” my father snapped back. “Okay,” he continued, “have it your way.” I heard a gunshot then something collapsed on the ground. “Noooooo!” my mother screamed. Another gunshot. Another collapse. Still no sleep, the clock read 3:04 a.m. Alarm beeping so loudly my ears were ringing. I opened my eyes and sweat stung them, my pillow drenched. Every firefighter at the station had an alarm clock to wake us up
Entrepreneurship Term Paper “Entrepreneur is defined as a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money.” (Merriam-Webster.com) Since before the Great Recession, economists have recognized how important entrepreneurship is to the health of the U.S. economy. (Strangler) “There are four benefits to the U.S. from entrepreneurs' risk-filled but successful efforts. Entrepreneurs (1) use innovations to improve the quality of life, (2) create new jobs, (3) improve
Letter Home From a Soldier in Vietnam Dear Mom, I am doing great. Well…When I say great, I mean I'm as good as you can be over here. This place is like a giant valley of death, that's keeps getting filled with more dead American soldiers every day. We keep asking ourselves the question, why are we here? Why are we dying for a cause that's got nothing to do with us? We just don't see the point in us being here any more. It's been 7 months since I saw you all now. I hope you are all
...it. He felt the weight of Derek’s eyes on him once more, and startled when the wolf reached for something. Derek produced a lighter, grabbing for Stiles’ wrist. He froze as Derek twisted his arm, pried apart his fingers, and placed the metal Zippo square in his palm. “Do mine, and I’ll do yours.” At first, Stiles had no idea what he meant, eyeing the lighter in his hand as Derek stared him down in the darkness. He stopped breathing, desperately trying to focus on what he meant. Oh. “You … should
Boxing with My Father My father was 30 years old when I was born. The fact meant nothing to me for most of my young life, but took on a special meaning one day when I was fourteen. It was the day he decided to teach me to box. You might think that transmitting this skill was evidence my father and I had a close relationship, but our bond was distant, ephemeral, and bound together by a single if resilient thread. My parents had divorced when I was a kid, and my father had “visitation rights
Road to Failure in Vietnam: Why America was Defeated Why did America Fail to Defeat its Vietnamese Enemies Between 1965 and 1969? There were a number of problems facing US forces when fighting the war in Vietnam. Possibly, I think one of the major problems that they faced was the fact that the Vietcong were fighting using guerrilla tactics. Other reasons include; The
Today Final, awesome, A+ material draft A catch-22 is a paradox used by the United States Army to forcefully keep men flying missions regardless of their mental capacity. Doc Daneeka explains it perfectly to Yossarian when he informs, “Sure there’s a catch. Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn’t really crazy” (Heller 46). This overwhelming obscurity is the basis of the book Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. He juxtaposes the main character’s morals by positioning the will to live
Something all young people consider is what they wish to do for the rest of their lives. Some choose the noble choice of the military, others to work in construction and automotive toiling with shovel and wrench. Others choose more precise work, such as becoming machinists, doctors and engineers--the secret behind the scenes people who make things work in today’s society. But, there is a job that entails all, something complicated requiring the finesse of a heart surgeon, but with the understanding
“…Good god it’s pathetic… Hacked seven-teen-year old kids to death…I did things… Horrible things that I have to live with” These are all excerpts from the main character of the movie Grand Torino, Walt Kowalski. The movie “Grand Torino” is a motivating tale of the emotional struggles of the Anti-hero role of “Walt”: a widowed Vietnam veteran who fights a daily struggle with the memories of his sins as a soldier and his ever-growing biased against, what seems to be, all of humanity. This boorish
Iwo Jima "Victory was never in doubt. Its cost was. What was in doubt was whether there would be any of us left to dedicate our cemetery at the end, or whether the last Marine would die knocking out the last Japanese gunner," Major General Graves Erskine, dedicating his 3rd Marine Division cemetery at Iwo Jima just after the battle.(Alexander 207) The sea invasion of Iwo Jima was and still is the largest of any in all the years of the United States Marine Corps history. This invasion was also