the bridge was built‚ the only practical short route between San Francisco and what is now Marin County was by boat across a section of San Francisco Bay. The Sausalito Land Ferry Company service‚ launched in 1867‚ eventually became the Golden Gate Bridge Ferry Company‚ a southern Pacific Railroad subsidiary‚ the largest ferry operation in the world by the late
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markets and opportunities Large-scale shipping lines only became widespread in the nineteenth century‚ after the development of the steamship in 1783. Great Britain was the center of development of the shipping line. In 1819 the first steamship crossing of the Atlantic Ocean took place. By 1833 shipping lines had begun to operate steamships between Britain and British Empire possessions such as India and Canada. Three major British shipping lines were founded in the 1830s: The British
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The Bridge of the Americas The Bridge of the Americas (Spanish: Puente de las Américas; originally known as the Thatcher Ferry Bridge) is a road bridge in Panama‚ which spans the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Completed in 1962‚ at a cost of US$20 million‚ it was the only non-swinging bridge (there are two other bridges‚ one at the Miraflores locks and one at the Gatun locks) connecting the north and south American land masses until the opening of the Centennial Bridge in 2004. The bridge
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1. Overview Padma Bridge is one of major outstanding infrastructure required for balanced economic development of Bangladesh. It is anticipated that the gross domestic product of the would increase by 2 percent once the bridge was constructed. The bridge‚ which would connect the southwest region with the rest of the country‚ could be used for the trans-Asian route; the minister said adding "The Bridge will help gear up industrialisation in the region too."Environmental impact of the bridge would
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In "1776" by David McCullough‚ the author introduces us to a pivotal year in American history‚ exploring the events and actions that led to the United States achieving independence. Set in the year 1776‚ the book is a work of historical nonfiction that targets high school students and adults‚ given its sophisticated content. McCullough’s main argument is centered on the remarkable perseverance and patriotism of the Continental Army‚ despite being outnumbered and less experienced than the British
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Water: An Allegory for Love Mary (Maria) Ortega‚ UG TA: Dr. Vicky Gilpin ENGL E-154a December 11‚ 2013 Marguerite Duras’s book‚ The Lover‚ centers on a young French girl who lives in Indochina with her dysfunctional family. The narrator‚ whose father recently passed away‚ lives in a "raised" house along the Mekong River with her mother and two brothers. The French girl is very close to her younger brother Paulo‚ but she avoids her older unnamed brother who is verbally abusive and
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1888. On February 3 Rizal left Manila for Hong Kong on board the Zafiro. He was sick and sad during the crossing of the China Sea. He did not get off his ship when it made brief stopover at Amoy on February 7 for three reasons: -He was not feeling well -It was raining hard -He heard the city was dirty Visit to Macao On February 18‚ Rizal accompanied by Basa‚ boarded the ferry steamer Kiu-Kiang for Macao He was surprised to see a familiar figure among the passengers—Sainz de Varanda
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iniquities‚ a disillusioned dreamer‚ and a frustrated reformer. This was the start of Rizal’s second travel. On February 3‚ 1888‚ after six months of stay in Calamba‚ Rizal left Manila for Hong Kong on board the Zafiro. He was sad and sick during the crossing of the choppy China Sea. He did not get off the ship when it made a stopover at Amoy‚ because he was sick‚ it was raining and the city was dirty. He arrived in Hong Kong on February 8. In Hong Kong‚ Rizal stayed at Victoria Hotel. He was welcomed
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Dangerous. Expensive (so much so today that people who once thought of themselves as middle class now fear they’re only a few ladder-rungs above the have-nots. And the number of have-nots is heart-rending. But still . . . I was born and raised in Brooklyn‚ in a neighborhood and time suited only to people with a deep tolerance–or even need–for boredom. (Boredom precludes risk and can be very soothing.) I was not one of them. Even before I had two numbers to my age‚ I would often sit at our kitchen
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2/29/12 Gilgamesh the Hero Gilgamesh‚ written by David Ferry‚ illustrates a story about a man who knows everything‚ but continues to try and learn more. Although Gilgamesh may be arrogant‚ he still remains a great ruler and commander of Uruk. Throughout the book‚ the adventures of Gilgamesh fit Joseph Campbell’s idea of the hero’s journey. After analyzing the pieces to the hero’s journey‚ Gilgamesh is proven to be a true hero because his journey parallels that of the hero’s journey described
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