Is The Iron Ring A Symbol Of Professionalization Of Canadian Engineers?

Your article should be written for engineers who do not know the class
material. Be specific and define your terms.
Is the Iron Ring a symbol of the professionalization of Canadian
engineers? with 300 words
This is not a simple “yes” or “no” answer. Make sure to analyse closely
both the symbolism of the Iron Ring and the meaning of the term
“professionalization.
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• What about the iron ring?
o It’s a myth that they are made out of fallen bridges
o Ritual of the calling of an engineer
 Instituted in 1922 by 7 past presidents of the Engineering Institute of Canada
 Rudyard Kipling is asked to develop an obligation and a ceremony that would fulfill this requirement: “The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer”
 Ritual is administered by the Corporation of the Seven Wardens Inc
• Copyrighted in Canada and the USA
 Iron ring is worn on the little finger of the working hand of engineers obligated at the ceremony to remind them of the pride they should have in their profession and the humility they should display in their work
o Ring is an allegory
 Rough and hammered by hand because “the young have all their hammering coming to them”
 It has no beginning nor end
 Iron is a symbol of power and human innovation
 Now we use steel because they don’t react with your skin like iron does
o Are they made out of the parts of fallen bridges? NEVER
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