should be a transcontinental railroad that runs throughout Africa‚ transporting people‚ products‚ and cultures. A good railroad should avoid problems such as diseases‚ famine/poverty‚ natural disasters‚ and geographical features. I chose to focus on avoiding natural disasters‚ geographical features‚ poverty‚ and conflicts. The railroad should be able to connect many major cities and powerhouses in Africa together‚ as well as to natural resources of the continent. I am in charge of the southern
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The Railroad Boom The main reason for the transcontinental railroads to be built was to bring the east and west together. The building of these railroads caused huge economic growth throughout the United States. The railroad created opportunities for everyone across the US. “Railroads were the first big business‚ the first magnet for the great financial markets‚ and the first industry to develop a large-scale management bureaucracy. The railroads opened the western half of the nation to economic
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Writing is one of the things I used to hate the most. I hate it when teachers would ask us to pass an essay. I hate it when I have to compete in writing contests because teachers asked me to. Nevertheless‚ winning in those contests boosted my self-confidence. I thought I hate writing but I am good at it so I started to like it a bit. Things changed when I had two writing classes in college. I realized I was not good in writing. The first writing class I had to attend in college was all about writing
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The creation of the first transcontinental railroad was a historical moment that would allow for expansion across from coast to coast. In 1870‚ the first tracks of a dream were being nailed into the future. In just a week‚ people could travel west in search of land to settle on. The railroads allowed for faster transportation‚ and economic development‚ portraying the West as a “land of limitless opportunity.” The railroad impacted westward expansion by allowing people and cargo to be transported
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Secrecy The Underground Railroad was a road to freedom which consisted of an enormous system of people who helped fugitive slaves flee to the North and to Canada. It was run by many Caucasians‚ or abolitionists‚ but mainly African Americans‚ or slaves (Heinrichs 8). The Underground Railroad was a danger which many risked their own lives to save the ones of slaves. This wouldn’t have been able to happen if it weren’t for their secrecy and braveness. The Underground Railroad was an immense success due
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The NoGo Railroad I. Problems A. Macro 1. Union problems need to be addressed at corporate level. 2. Massive changes are needed in personnel policies that can only be accomplished through intensive union and executive sessions. 3. This organization may not survive the needed changes. There may not be time for organization development to be used and the revolutionary method—organization transformation—may be too radical. 4. Changes may not be allowed by management at this time. Change is
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Personal memoir The Aftermath of the Vietnam War GRD 511 Academic Writing for Evaluation and Research Vang‚ Hutho Abstract The world may have known that there was a war called Vietnam War‚ however they may have not ever known the aftermath of its war. There had been several thousands of the Hmong people died consequently after the Vietnam War. In comparing the war itself‚ the Hmong soldiers who died in Vietnam
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information about the Underground Railroad in that state‚ and well-known abolitionists from that state or region. The book contained many narratives of slaves escaping north. Some of the most popular narratives were John Brown‚ Eliza Harris‚ Frederick Douglass‚ Harriet Tubman‚ and Solomon Northup. In addition to the narratives of escaped slaves‚ the book also had information about Underground Railroad routes‚
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In the short story "The Celestial Railroad" Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays his views of the Ultimate questions one‚ four and five. "The Celestial Railroad" was written in 1843 as a part of Hawthorne’s book of short stories "Mosses from an Old Manse". "The Celestial Railroad" is based on John Bunyan’s "Pilgrim’s Progress"‚ only now a railroad has been built between the Celestial City and the city of Destruction providing a "faster" way to the Celestial City while bypassing the cross. Through the story
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additional videos‚ I learned a lot about railroad crossing safety. At first I did not know that this topic was an issue. But through reading and watching the information given to me related to this issue‚ I learned that it is definitely a danger to drivers and passengers who are involved. From the Utah 2014 Driver’s Handbook it states‚ “As the number of driver’s increases‚ more and more people die at railroad crossings.” As seen in the statistics‚ the number of injuries caused by railroads is continuously
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