Bridges in Our Life

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Bridges in Our Life In chapter 7 Structuralist Criticism Tyson states ”The first thing you have to get used to when you begin to study structuralism is that common uses of the word structure do not necessarily imply structuralist activity” (Tyson 219). Tyson describes structuralist activity on example of buildings. According to him “you are not engaged in structuralist activity if you examine the physical structure of a building to discover if it is physically stable or aesthetically pleasing. However, you are engaged in structuralist activity if you are examine the physical structures of all the buildings built in urban America in 1850 to discover the underlying principles that govern their composition” (Tyson 219). In other words, we want to know what common physical and architectural properties are common to all the buildings that we are looking at. This topic of buildings and structures is very close to me because my major is Civil Engineering and I would like to talk about structuralism in this area. In our days we drive our cars everywhere. We can get to almost any place in our country thanks to a network of roads that were built during the last century. But have you ever thought how far you would drive in your car if there would be no bridges? How uncomfortable it would be to drive around a long lake, and almost impossible to cross the river. Even a small creek would be a huge obstacle on our way. Bridges are not only making our lives easier by shortening our traveling time from one place to another, they also make our cities more beautiful. Most famous bridges are creating landmarks of the cities they were built in. Who can imagine San Francisco without a Bay Bridge or without a Golden Gate Bridge? Can you see a picture of New York City without a Brooklyn Bridge or Manhattan Bridge? Of course we can’t. So what is common between these bridges; and are

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