By the turn of the 20th century mass transit had coalesced around electric power for street railways‚ subways‚ elevated railways and for interurban railways of around one-hundred miles or less. Animal and cable traction systems had already undergone mass conversions to electricity or been abandoned altogether where the financial investment was proving unworthy. Steam powered locomotives drove long distance railroads; by 1890 there was in excess of 130‚000 miles of mainline track in service. In the
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Early in the 20th Century‚ Russia began a continued process of expansionism that relied on its military‚ economic‚ and political superiority to conquer Korea and Manchuria. Hoping to establish a warm water seaport and further increase the land needed for the Trans-Siberian railroad‚ Russia moved its army and navy further east.[1] This growth did not go unnoticed. Russian expansionism was met with resistance by the smaller world power of Japan. The Japanese saw Russia territorial conquests as encroaching
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My opinion on whether parents should accept responsibility if their children behave badly In my opinion‚ if children behave badly‚ their parents should accept responsibility and also be punished. My reasons are as follows. Firstly‚ children are very young and inexperienced persons. By nature‚ their capability of reasoning hasn’t fully developed yet‚ and thus‚ they are often incapable of drawing a clear distinction between what is socially acceptable and unacceptable. They still need to learn
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Scholarship Essays. Why do You deserve this scholarship ? “When you do the best‚ God will do the rest” – this quote is the lamp that guided me‚ and always will throughout my academic career. I still remember how uncomfortable it felt when I missed lessons and tuitions due to illness. I never wanted to let classes go unattended. I never wanted to burn the midnight oil when the exams are around the corner. I am always responsible‚ enthusiastic‚ organized and focused on achieving my goal. Since young
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INTRODUCTION Billy Graham was one of the greatest Evangelists of 20th century. Was he a fundamentalist? Why and why not. This essay is going to base its focus on Graham ’s personal life‚ the kind of family he grew up in and how he became an evangelist but the main focus of the essay is going to be on whether he is fundamentalist or not. ‘Billy Graham has preached to more than 210 million people through a live audience‚ more than anyone else in history’- Christian life‚ 2006. Graham has been able
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early 20th century. Egypt was nothing more than another British colony in the Middle East. The British looked down on the Egyptians and believed that‚ while they may not have been at an intellectual disadvantage compared to the Brits‚ they still were not capable of governing themselves. For these reasons‚ Britain made Egypt a British colony in 1882 and had no intention of turning it into an independent country. Egypt had an active nationalist movement fighting for independence‚ but‚ Britain did not
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In the 19th and 20th century‚ Latin America went through a huge period of progress when it came to gender norms and patriarchy. Prior to this time‚ the majority of households in Latin America had a very defined patriarchy‚ with men as protectors and providers. Women who could afford to stay at home usually did ‚ caring for children and tending to the home. However‚ into the 20th century‚ we start to see more women not only getting educations‚ but also seeing the importance of education for their
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League Baseball. He was also part of the Black Panthers Tank Battalion during WWII‚ but he never got to fight because he didn’t not get off the military bus when the bus driver told him to do so‚ so he was later charged with offenses‚ even with those which weren’t true. He started playing baseball in the Negro Leagues and then moved up to the minor leagues‚ but was mostly segregated from his team. Then in 1947 he was called up to play in the major leagues. He was part of the start of the start of
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This is the story about what happened after the Once-ler gave Brian the last Truffula seed. When The Once-ler gave Brian the truffula tree seed‚ he knew it was all up to him to keep the last Truffula seed safe. Brian didn’t know what to do with the seed and‚ he didn’t know what was best for it. When Brian was walking on the sidewalk‚ he sees his friend Philbert and knows he is a trustworthy friend so he decides to ask him for advice. “Hey Philbert‚ I got the last Truffula Tree seed and I was wondering
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most rigorous performance of this cannibalish duty.” Fitzhugh‚ G. (n.d.). Cannibals All. In America in Class. National Humanities Center. Retrieved September 8‚ 2017‚ from http://americainclass.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Fitzhugh-excerpt.pdf. He believes it is his moral duty to treat his slaves badly. He feels as if society expects him to do what he does to his slaves in order to get the slaves to perform their duty effectively. After all‚ that’s what his parents did when he was around them on
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