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    AUTOMATED UNMANNED RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING Abstract: In the rapidly flourishing country like ours‚ accidents in the unmanned level crossings are increasing day by day. No fruitful steps have been taken so far in these areas. The objective of our project is to provide an automatic railway gate at a level-crossing replacing the gates operated by the gatekeeper. It deals with two things. Firstly‚ it deals with the reduction of time for which the gate is being kept closed. And secondly

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    Railroad crossing can be very dangerous and can kill people even if you are not in a car. For example in the game “Dumb Ways to Die” is says in the video before you play the game is to be very careful around trains and do not cross the tracks at any time of the day. It also says be patient when you stop at a railroad crossing. Do not go around those things are down for a reason. The train is coming if those railroad crossing signs are down and the lights are flashing red it is telling you to stop

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    “Emigrants Crossing the Plains” is a 60" x 96" oil painting that was created in 1867 by Albert Bierstadt. During Bierstadt’s first trip on the Oregon trail in 1859 he was inspired to capture the landscape and of the things he saw. From this inspiration he would go on to create many paintings of the West. The painting has been at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City since 1972. The painting shows a caravan that is on the way to Oregon. The caravan is surrounded by bountiful

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    Essay on the short story ” Crossing” The short story ”Crossing” from 2009 written by Mark Slouka canters around a ritual trip where a father‚ suffering a life crisis‚ wants to show his son how to beat the difficult opponent that Nature is and there by strengthen the relationship between them and once again find meaning with his own life. We see a father trough a third limited narrator who is on a difficult path to see things right in his now current life‚ after a divorce from his wife. This

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    Mr.dude Mr. man Per.4 1/29/11 Word count:298 “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” annotation “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” originally titled “Sun Down Poem” appeared first in Whitman’s work of Leaves of Grass in his second revised edition. By his last revision in 1881 the free verse poem was one of a kind during its era and gave rise to many criticisms due to its informal style. The poem on a literal level discusses the sights and sounds seen on an average venture with the “scallop edged waves in the twilight”

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    Crossing the Line Ceremony” In the Navy there is a time honor tradition‚ a tradition observed and recognized by naval services worldwide. The ceremony is called “Crossing the Line Ceremony” where sailors shed their pollywog slime for crusty shellbacks as they cross the equator on board a naval warship. The ceremony is designed to ensure that each “wog” has seen his true status in the eyes of the Ruler of the Seas King Neptune. On the morning of June 26th 1994 my father‚ Paul Fuquay Jr. participated

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    Another step heroes must take according to Campbell is “Crossing the First Threshold” and within leave their homes or familiar environment. They must leave their known universe and must travel beyond it. This is the point of no return‚ the point when the adventure for the heroes really start as it symbolizes the hero’s journey into the unknown which is full of dangers. “The adventure is always and everywhere a passage beyond the veil of the known into the unknown; the powers that watch at the boundary

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    father. When you always try to do your best and be the best for your child‚ you can easily feel that you aren’t doing enough. That will only hurt yourself in the end‚ when you have to stand up to all the guilt build inside. Mark Soulka’s story ‘’Crossing’’ from 2009 is about a father and son going on a camping trip‚ but ending up having to face far worse challenges than what was expected. Already in the first few lines‚ we get to know that this story is about a man. It’s written in 3rd person

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    An Analysis and Interpretation of Slouka’s “Crossing” (1017 words) How does one know what is the right thing to do‚ when it comes to the people you love? Whether it’s concerning a relationship with your children‚ or your partner/spouse‚ is there really a way to make things right? In the short story “Crossing” by Mark Slouka from 2009‚ we hear about a dad and his son going on a camping trip to an old barn‚ which the father used to go to with his own father‚ when he was a child. The story takes place

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    In March of 2007‚ I entered the United States illegally. Prior to this‚ I had been deported twice. Crossing the border was very dangerous‚ but I had to do it because in Mexico we are very poor. My father passed away 21 years ago‚ and my mom was left a widow with 11 children. My oldest brother moved out of the house‚ so I had to step up and help my mom raise my siblings. Where I’m from‚ there aren’t many jobs available‚ only on the fields and the pay wasn’t enough to support us. I didn’t want to cross

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