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My brother, a first year student at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, suggested that I look into this revolutionary event, Liberty Ships. From there I got my ideas for the theme, title, reaction, and reform. First, I went on the Internet, and went to the public library and got information on my topic, including many pictures, which are primary sources. I went to San Pedro to visit the SS Lane Victory. The Victory ships are a similar design to the Liberty Ships, but with a different engine. There I interviewed of a veteran of World War ll who served upon one of these magnificent ships. He gave me his opinion and his view of the topic and its themes. At the museum on the ship I got information about Liberty and Victory ships. I got a book called The Last Liberty which gave most of my information on the SS Jeremiah O'Brien. Also, this book gave me pictures on the building process, the blueprints, and pictures of the O'Brien. On February 15, 2002, I went to San Francisco to see the Jeremiah O'Brien and there I got an interview with a veteran who served on one of the Liberty Ships, the SS John Burgess, and he gave me a guided tour of the O'Brien. Then on February 22, 2002, I emailed a history proffessor at the Merchant Marine Academy, and he gave me information on the women workers and quotes.On April 2, 2002, I made a telephone interview to a shipbuilder who worked on the Liberty Ships. He gave me his oppion and told me what he did there. He also gave me background information, and told me that it was 5 years ahead of its time. I gathered all that information and notes and put that on Homestead to create my website. My web site is organized with eight pages, one to navigate through the other seven. The other seven pages consist of how my topic is a revolution, a reaction, a reform. Also includes a page on the Jeremiah O'Brien, a page for my interview with two WWII veterans, a page on Henry J. Kaiser, and a summary of my topic.

A revolution is a complete or radical change of any kind, like the Liberty Ships and how those who built them used a reciprocating steam engine and a prefabrication technique that allowed them to build the ships in under a month which was not possible before that time. A reaction is how they responded to the problem. On Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was bombed, That event got the U.S. involved in World War II. During the war we tried to supply the soldiers with supplies, but the submarines sank the ships. The US needed to think of a way to build ships faster than the subs could sink them. They reacted with a fleet of ships, that could be built in less then a month using prefabrication and welding techniques that would change how we build ships. Finally, a reform is how it affects us today. It affects us because we still use prefabrication, and welding techniques, only, some of the techniques have been improved.



		Process Paper My brother, a first year student at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, suggested that I look into this revolutionary event, Liberty Ships. From there I got my ideas for the theme, title, reaction, and reform. First, I went on the Internet, and went to the public library and got information on my topic, including many pictures, which are primary sources. I went to San Pedro to visit the SS Lane Victory. The Victory ships are a similar design to the Liberty Ships, but with a different engine. There I interviewed of a veteran of World War ll who served upon one of these magnificent ships. He gave me his opinion and his view of the topic and its themes. At the museum on the ship I got information about Liberty and Victory ships. I got a book called The Last Liberty which gave most of my information on the SS Jeremiah O'Brien. Also, this book gave me pictures on the building process, the blueprints, and pictures of the O'Brien. On February 15, 2002, I went to San Francisco to see the Jeremiah O'Brien and there I got an interview with a veteran who served on one of the Liberty Ships, the SS John Burgess, and he gave me a guided tour of the O'Brien. Then on February 22, 2002, I emailed a history proffessor at the Merchant Marine Academy, and he gave me information on the women workers and quotes.On April 2, 2002, I made a telephone interview to a shipbuilder who worked on the Liberty Ships. He gave me his oppion and told me what he did there. He also gave me background information, and told me that it was 5 years ahead of its time. I gathered all that information and notes and put that on Homestead to create my website. My web site is organized with eight pages, one to navigate through the other seven. The other seven pages consist of how my topic is a revolution, a reaction, a reform. Also includes a page on the Jeremiah O'Brien, a page for my interview with two WWII veterans, a page on Henry J. Kaiser, and a summary of my topic. A revolution is a complete or radical change of any kind, like the Liberty Ships and how those who built them used a reciprocating steam engine and a prefabrication technique that allowed them to build the ships in under a month which was not possible before that time. A reaction is how they responded to the problem. On Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was bombed, That event got the U.S. involved in World War II. During the war we tried to supply the soldiers with supplies, but the submarines sank the ships. The US needed to think of a way to build ships faster than the subs could sink them. They reacted with a fleet of ships, that could be built in less then a month using prefabrication and welding techniques that would change how we build ships. Finally, a reform is how it affects us today. It affects us because we still use prefabrication, and welding techniques, only, some of the techniques have been improved.