Bridges have come a long way since their early history. ... As a result, protection was added to the bridges. Wood trusses and joints were now protected as a result of the new type of bridge called the covered bridge. ... It is the longest covered bridge. ... It spans a total of 76 feet long and is the only bridge open to vehicles in Madison County of Iowa. ...
Diagnosis: Technological Overload The Diagnosis is a dire warning as to where society is headed. Lightman directly chal-lenges America's prosperity, by observing the dehumanizing effects of the very technology of which this nation is so proud. He explores, and pokes fun at, all our serious, self-...
When he was twelve his family moved to Madison, where he attended High School. ... He left Madison without finishing High School to work for the Dean of the University of Wisconsin's engineering department. ... Wright located the hearth symbolically at the center of the home, reflecting back on his youth in the county when the fireplace was at the heart of a farming family's communal life. ...
