A Story of Henry Ford

I know a car is named Ford, but I never know the history of it. Today I will share the information from my book which I read. Let’s see about the story.

Henry Ford was born in 1863 on a farm near Dearborn Michigan. At the beginning, he was a machinist’s apprentice in Detroit and he was only 16 years old. Then in 1890s, he worked as a mechanical engineering. During his leisure time, he experimented with the construction of the first automobile. In 1896s, he completed the quadricycle. Finally, he founded the Ford Motor Company.

Ford is most famous for producing the Model T in 1913. The production innovates in its use of interchangeable part and assembly line. Although, Ford is not the first to use the practices, he is the first to implement them on a large scale.

In spite of Ford is the pioneering efforts in the automobile industry of America, but the company is not well operation. The reason is low wages, heavy workloads and the monotony of the assembly line to make labors flow volume. So the above reasons reduce the productivity of industry. In order to stabilize situation, Ford increases almost $5 per day of wages to labors.

However, Model T is sales well, but it lack innovation. Finally, Ford can’t compete with others, such as General Motors.
Ford is best known for introducing the Model T and mass automobile production, but he also manufactures airplanes.

Finally, Ford run for seat in the US senate in 1918, but is defeat. Subsequently, he takes a role of statesman and travel to Europe to trying persuades Europe to put an end to the First World War. Ford also is a noted philanthropist as he builds one of the most expansive hospitals in Detroit in 1919. Upon his death in 1947, he left the bulk of his fortune of over $600 million to the non-profit Ford Foundation.

Eucalyptus Tree

The eucalyptus tree grows only in Australia and it’s the staple of the Koala bear diet. Eucalyptus tree is a kind of gum tree of botany and there are six main groups of eucalyptus with different barks.

We know that the Australia have impoverish soils and dry seasons offer little support for green life. However, only the eucalyptus tree flourishes, because it is uniquely able to utilize the nutrients release by fire and then to store those nutrients for later use. The eucalyptus tree has thick bark to resist damage from fire. It’s so resilient against fire, if branches are burn-off then new once will emerge. Of course, the bole is damage by fire and a new trunk will grow.

The eucalyptus tree managed to maintain foothold in Australia by persevering through droughts and the consistent dry seasons. The prevalence of the eucalyptus tree can best be described as an opportunist. It adapt to environment that is available due to the poor condition of the soil and the climate.

Pictogram

Before written history, we know there was nobody who could write. Before writing was invented, stories were painted on cave walls.

The ancient people used pictogram which is drawing or picture to represent a word. The classic example of pictogram is hieroglyphs. Even without linguistic knowledge, people can depict stories or events by pictogram.

Pictogram can be used in numerous languages, such as Korean, Japanese, Chinese and English. A pictogram can be understood in any languages. It tells a story understandably only by using pictures.

Therefore, a road sign is also used worldwide as nonlinguistic symbolization.

According to the history, it can provesthat mankind is smart.

This is a picture of hieroglyphs. ↓

The Statue of Liberty

→ This is a picture of The Statue of Liberty

and we can see she holds aloft a torch in her right hand and a tablet in her left hand.

The reading passage is talking about the symbol of United States which called The Statue of Liberty.

We know the Statue of Liberty sits in New York and it brings a lot of visitors coming.

I think many people don't know the statue's background, just like me. After I reading the passage and I get some meaning of the Statue of Liberty.

First of all, the statue was presented to the United States by France to memorize the alliance between the two countries of the American Revolution.

Secondly, people always erroneously assumed the statue was built by United States. In fact, it was designed by a Frenchman. While the American did not create the staute but the 154-foot pedestal supporting it was designed by two Americans.

Thirdly, the pedestal of statue contains steel underpinning which was designed by a Frenchman, who also designed the Eiffel Tower of Paris.

Finally, the state of New Jersey has argued that the statue actually more fall within their place than the New York state. As a result, New Jersey asserted that the Statue of Liberty is their property.