Passive House Poem

Passive House


Solar house design. Source. 

Such a beautiful house
Saves so much power
But it's not as big as a tower

The house is so sustainable, but the neighbors,
They be haters
The passive house it has style
But the neighbors are very vile

Passive solar house design. Source.

With passive houses, we may be able to save our future,
All they need is a consumer
If you looked at it from a different perspective
Maybe you wouldn't care it was so expensive.

How The Tycoons Became So Rich

     During the Industrial Revolution, many tycoons and corporations were born. A tycoon is a wealthy or powerful person in business or industry. The most famous tycoons were Andrew Carnegie, John Rockefeller, J.P Morgan, and Cornelius Vanderbilt.
     Tycoons had a mind for business because they searched for better ways to better products at a cheaper price. By making products at a cheaper price, CEO's of the company were able to make even more money and still pay their employee's the same amount of money.

Andrew Carnegie. Source.

     Andrew Carnegie bought railroad stock, which made him rich enough to start his own company. After that, Carnegie bought the railroad tracks and mines which the iron was found in, and the trains which transported the steel. By doing this, Carnegie was able to produce more steel at a lower cost, and still pay his workers the same amount. 

     Tycoons used many strategies to rise to power and to make a bigger profit. Although some strategies they used were illegal. For example, a strategy used by the tycoons to rise to power was vertical integration, which was an attempt to control as much as possible, or also known as a vertical monopoly. Another example of an illegal strategy was called robber baron. A robber baron is when the owners of a company began establishing monopolies. The owner then raised the prices of their products higher. This not only affected their customers, but it also affected their workers too. By using the strategy of robber baron, they reduced the wages of their workers. 





Carnegie bought trains to transport
steel. Source.

     Tycoons also had a major belief in Social Darwinism. Social Darwinism is the belief that being rich meant that God was in your favor, and if you were poor, it was a sign of being lazy and inferior. They thought that you were born with poverty. Many people who owned corporations thought that they were rich because it was in their genetics, or natural selection.

   
   

Summary of Technology & Construction

     In the informative article complied by Danny Blas, technology has changed how we lived and also where we lived because advanced technology made more factories and more jobs, moving jobs from the farm towards the city.
     Technology changed how people moved around because cars and trains were created causing faster transportation to far away places. As a result of being able to travel faster and farther, we were able to innovate on those ideas and create the transportation we have today. We also created improvements to old technology for example using steel for building bridges instead of concrete.


By using the printing press, communication
was easy and cheap. Source.

     Technology changed how we read and learned with the creation of printing press which made printing paper easy and at a low cost. By making paper easy to create, many people were able to learn how to read and write. Also, the printing press allowed news, and other events be easily communicated. By using the printing press, making newspapers and magazines was easier and cheaper.


Technology has changed how
we communicate. Source.

    
     Not only has technology changed how we build our buildings, or manufacture goods, it has also given us the opportunity to communicate with many other people all around the world. By using telephones, or cellular devices, along with social media, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and email, we can connect with someone around the world with just a touch of a button.    

Some features included in a passive
solar home. source

   In the informational article complied by Danny Blas, a passive house is an environmentally responsible house without traditional heating and air conditioning. They are more sustainable than regular houses using the same amount of power a hairdryer uses.
     Some people may not want to build a passive house because of how much it costs to make it. Because of this some people may not want to build it because they can't afford  to build an Eco-Friendly home.

The Industrial Revolution

A factory during the first US Industrial Revolution,
workers moved away from farms to cities. Source

     In the article titled, The Beginning of the Industrial Revolution, complied by Danny Blas, the Industrial Revolution in the United States was significant because the US is currently the wealthiest country in the world.The Erie Canal was a man-made waterway located New York, completed on October 26, 1825. This canal was significant because it allowed people and products to be transported from place to place.

     The Industrial Revolution in the US was made possible by free enterprise and entrepreneurs, which was significant because entrepreneurs invested to make profits and free enterprises allowed them to.

    The US had an abundance of natural resources, one of which was black gold, or oil, which allowed the US to transport goods.

    

With the current Industrial Revolution,
you can work anywhere around the world. Source 

The US also made good use of steel which allowed for new ways to innovate on products and building materials.

     The new Industrial Revolution is happening with 3-D printing and people manufacturing more additive parts, which is starting from nothing and making it into one big single part. Some similarities of the Industrial Revolution then and now is that the United States is still manufacturing and exporting products worldwide. Also, both Industrial Revotions have displaced people, which is the loss of jobs. Yet the new Industrial Revoution lets you work anywhere in the world without having to move.