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    Subway and The Tube Train George Tooker‚ an American artist painted “Subway” in 1950. Cyril E. Power‚ a British artist‚ created “The Tube Train” in 1934. With a quick glimpse of the eye‚ one may think these two pieces of artwork are similar. After all‚ a subway and a tube train are basically the same thing. To a trained eye‚ one can see the many differences in the two pieces. Tooker was associated with the Magic Realism movements‚ and is best known for his depictions of alienation in modern

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    Levitating Trains The Maglev trains “A train is a connected series of rail vehicles propelled along a track to transport cargo or passengers.” -Wikipedia Trains now days are most commonly used for the transport of passengers across long distances‚ they are fast enough to reach a constant speed between 65 km/h to around 120km/h‚ although the record speed of a conventional train is of 575 km/h‚ held by the French TGV. It needed some modifications (shorter and higher voltage) and had passengers

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    narrative movie was The Great Train Robbery‚ created in 1903 by Edwin S. Porter. The silent film is only about 10 minutes long‚ but was the precursor to the action and western genres. The popularity of the movie proved that motion pictures could be commercially successful. The plot of The Great Train Robbery was actually inspired from a real event. On August 29‚ 1900‚ four members from the famous outlaw George Leroy “Butch Cassidy” Parker’s “Hole in the Wall” gang stopped a train in Table Rock‚ Wyoming

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    travelling helps to get new unforgettable impressions. When you have holidays you can travel by car‚ by train‚ by plane and by sea. Of course‚ travelling by air is the fastest and the most convenient way‚ but it is the most expensive too. Travelling by train is slower than by plain‚ but it has its advantages. You can see much more interesting places of the country you are travelling through. Modern trains are very comfortable. Some people prefer to travel by ship when possible. A sea voyage is very enjoyable

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    Imagine growing up in the depression and being an orphan in the United States because you moved here from Ireland. Vivian Daly is the main character in “Orphan Train”. She arrived in New York when she was a little girl and was put on a train immediately and sent across the country with a bunch of other kids to find a new home with a loving family. Vivian grew up in Minnesota and then later moved to Maine when she was older. She met a girl named Molly Ayer. Molly was a seventeen-year old girl that

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    Amtrak: Long Distance Trains: FY 2008 Long-Distance Train Facts • A long-distance train typically consists of sleepers‚ coaches‚ a diner and/or a lounge car. • Long-distance trains travel as far as 2‚800 miles and pass through as many as 12 states. • Amtrak operates 15 long-distance trains over 18‚500 route miles serving 39 states and the District of Columbia. These trains provide the only rail passenger service to 23 states. • In FY 2008 these trains carried 4.2 million passengers accounting

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    The Pursuit of Happyness & the Hero’s Journey There is no denying the fact that the hero is popular topic which is much talked about not by movies‚ but also by the real society. It is generally thought that we always discuss about heroes all time but no one seems to have same opinion on what makes a hero. Many definitions of a hero is someone have superpower‚ strength‚ courage and brave. But who could considered example of heroes? Everyone has their opinion to define a hero so I also have

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    Train To Pakistan is written by Khushwant Singh and is India’s best known writer and columnist . He has been founder-editor of Yojana and editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India ‚ and National Herald and the Hindustan Times. He was a member of parliament from 1980 to 1986. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974 but returned the decoration in 1984 in protest against the storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar by the Indian Army. In 2007 ‚ he was awarded the Padma Bhushan . Among the other awards

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    Vanessa Allen Carolyn Bax English 045 March 26 2013 Three Ways To Train a Dog How many times have you heard dogs being referred to as “mans best friend?” Training your dog will strengthen that bond that you have with your dog. Dogs are very smart animals‚ they can trained; to be working dogs‚ show dogs or as a domestic pet that does tricks. There are many different types of working dogs; sheep herders‚ seeing eye dogs and police dogs. First‚ most Border Collie or Collie breed of dogs are

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    My Journey

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    The day when I was born ‚ A journey of mine started New chapter has built living in my hands today A journey to life molded with grace In the age of nothing Valued and taught by passion Starting my new days and facing eachsteps in different pathways My Journey is what the future holds It might be hard for me but there is something that makes me strong With God’s love and power‚ Whatever it takes my journey will never break. Hey there! Each

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