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    Fabiana Byles The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 September 21‚ 2014 Scharfenberg The Strike of the Railroads The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was a huge protest of railroad workers that spread across the United States. These strikes were started due to wage cuts in the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad. This was a violent protest in the B&O station in West Virginia‚ Pittsburgh‚ Chicago‚ Maryland and Ohio. Labor was able to unionize by the workers working together in demonstrations but they

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    and the Transcontinental Railroad led to economic growth in the United States. The Erie Canal was manmade and goes from Albany all the way to buffalo. The Railroad starts in the West and goes to the east‚ the railroad was to bring goods from the West to the East and/or from the East to the west… The Erie Canal is 4ft deep and 40ft wide‚ the Erie Canal was also manmade. The Erie Canal was a cheaper way to transport goods (such as raw meats). The Erie Canal and the Railroad were both cheap and reliable

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    Week 3 Appendix J

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    Associate Level Material Appendix J Quoting‚ Summarizing‚ and Paraphrasing Sources Summarize: Be brief. Reflect key facts or ideas. Help readers understand context. Do not insert personal views. Write in your own words‚ except for quotations. Create an APA-formatted parenthetical citation for this summary. Insert the APA article reference. Drug abuse plays a key part in numerous social tribulations. Drugs abuse can escort to drugged driving‚ violence‚ stress‚ child abuse‚ homelessness

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    Before the transcontinental railroad their was not a quick way to go to the west coast from the east coast. If you wanted to go across the country it was a six month dangerous journey that had many obstacles like rivers‚ deserts‚ and mountains. Their was another way to get to the west coast and that would take six weeks sail around Cape Horn but this way was very expensive so America knew that they had to come up with some thing so people could travel from the east coast to the west coast quickly

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    In the story‚ “Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad”‚ by Ann Petry‚ slaves are going on a journey to be free. The story is mainly about Tubman helping 11 slaves to Canada‚ where they are free. This story also goes to show how there were other helpers along the way. In this essay I will be informing you about some of the people that made the Underground Railroad possible. The main character‚ Harriet Tubman‚ is a free black woman helping slaves get to freedom. In this story though

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    Contrast U.R.R Marko Kreiger 8°/9° Slaves have been through many atrocious events in the 1800’s. There are different ways to describe them. Stories that a be historical fiction such as‚ “Escape! The Underground Railroad.” and nonfiction videos for example “Secrets and Codes of the Underground Railroad.” There are different points of view from types of views. Also you can see similarities and differences between nonfiction and historical fiction. As you read through the story and watch the video you will

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    Andrew L. Tan Story

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    MANILA‚(STAR) By Wilson Lee Flores - One of the most inspiring new “rags-to-riches” billionaires of Southeast Asia is Andrew Tan of Alliance Global Group‚ Inc.‚ the new multi-billion peso holding company for his three major businesses – condominium-developer Megaworld‚ the world’s biggest brandy producer Emperador Distillers‚ Inc. and a HUGE percentage on shareholdings in the nationwide Philippine franchise of McDonald’s fastfood chain. The latest 2007 issue of Forbes magazine lists Tan as

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    Analysis on T20 D/L Method

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    constant for over a decade‚ the Duckworth/Lewis (D/L) method‚ arguably the most statistically influential phenomenon in cricket. While the accuracy of the D/L method has been well analysed‚ the comparison of it to its best alternative has not been given as much attention. The Jayadevan (VJD) method‚ an alternative which has been over looked for the past 10 years by the International Cricket Council (ICC) has now come to the forefront as the D/L method has started to show weaknesses. An overview

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    Cornelius Vanderbilt was an entrepreneur in the railroad and shipping business. Vanderbilt was a self-made multi-millionaire who became one of the wealthiest Americans of the 19th century. Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on May 27‚ 1794‚ in the Port Richmond area of Staten Island‚ New York. During his childhood he worked with his father‚ who was also in the transportation business. Vanderbilt’s father shipped cargo from Staten Island‚ New York‚ where they lived‚ and Manhattan. In 1817‚ Vanderbilt

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    For this case‚ the court has refer to the case of Goon Kwee Phoy v. J & P (M) Bhd where the authority to give reason on employee’s dismissal is on employer. However‚ in this case there’s no proper charge against the Claimant. Then‚ the company concluded that the claimant had misused her position‚ because of that she was dismissed from the company. The first allegation is the absenteeism and poor attendance. The court then referred to Claimant’s Bundle of Documents (CLB) which is the copy of company

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