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    Williams creates dramatic tension in ’A Streetcar Named Desire’ through the interactions between the important characters in the play‚ such as the conflict between Blanche and Stanley‚ and their contrasting styles of communication. The first instance of this occurs in the second scene. Blanche is bathing‚ whilst Stanley questions Stella about the loss of Belle Reve‚ referring to the so-called "Napoleonic code". As an audience‚ we sense the tension being created when he says "And I don’t like to be

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    Mr. M.A.ANSARI (Head) (Seminar Guide) CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION About Indian Railways. Working of an electric locomotive 2 Brazing –Description 3 Object of the Report. 4 Equipments Required 5 Meggar- Description 6 Instruction Drawing 7 Testing Instructions 8 Stator testing Performa of TAO-659 after repair 9 Stator testing Performa

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    uses was for the popular textile industry at the time. Around the start of the 19th century‚ the steam engine was implemented into locomotives and ships. It initiated the beginning of railroad travel that connected people like never before. These new modes of travel brought thousands upon thousands of people into the alluring promise of the cities. In addition‚ locomotives and steamboats were used to quickly transport raw material‚ produced goods‚ food‚ and imported goods. Earlier‚ the goods would only

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    hammers etc are used in the construction sites and thus‚ the construction of buildings‚ highways and city streets also cause a lot of noise and hence lead to noise pollution. People living beside railway stations put up with a lot of noise from locomotive engines‚ horns and whistles and switching and shunting railway operation in rail yards which is also a source of noise pollution. The effects can be worse. The noise pollution can affect the human and animal wildlife badly. Noise pollution disturbs

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    "Faster than a speeding bullet‚ stronger than a locomotive‚ jumps tall buildings in a single bound." Superman is known throughout the world for being the savior of a city called Metropolis. In every comic book‚ movie‚ or action figure ever presented to the public‚ Superman is a handsome‚ strong man who can defeat all odds at all times. The movie Superman was a success‚ showing how the superhero saved lives and yet lived a humble life. As one watches the movie‚ though‚ he might notice the many

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    How did the development of canals and railways influence the Industrial revolution? The growth of the Industrial Revolution depended on the ability to transport raw materials and finished goods over long distances. There were three main types of transportation that increased during the Industrial Revolution: waterways‚ roads‚ and railroads. In the early years people used to travel and transport goods by ship‚ horses‚ oxen and even humans were used to carry merchandises. “The first wheels on

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    GPS/GSM based train tracking system – utilizing mobile networks to support public transportation. Dileepa Jayakody‚ Mananu Gunawardana‚ Nipuna Wicrama Surendra‚ Dayan Gayasri Jayasekara‚ Chanaka Upendra‚ Supervisor‚ Rangana De Silva Abstract : The paper presents a solution implemented at Sri Lanka‚ to provide an intelligent train tracking and management system to improve the existing railway transport service. The solution is based on powerful combination of mobile computing‚ Global System for

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    In the nineteenth century‚ life was exceedingly challenging for a significant number of Americans. People make their living by doing labor intensive work for many hours. Factories were primarily horse powered and almost everything was painstakingly handcrafted. Travel was slow: it took days to get to a different state‚ and even weeks to get across the country. Trade was sparse: it only occurred with whatever people could travel with on horseback or on boats that they sailed on through the rivers

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    ideal reversible process. APPLICATIONS: - The steam turbine system is used to create over 80 percent of the world’s electricity supply. - Steam turbines were also used to create motion in locomotives. The kinetic energy of the turbines was converted into turning force to drive the locomotive wheels. - Steam ships use the same principle as locomotion production to power a ship. The raw materials for the steam are burnt and the heat produced is used to create steam from a water boiler

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    George Stephenson built the fastest steam-powered locomotive in England American engineers put the technology to work RR became a leading industry across the US First Train‚ stopped in Blackwell‚ Oklahoma Territory‚ on February 28‚ 1898 Great Boom in railroad building started about 1897 Opening of the land to settlers (also had friends and relatives visit) Discovery of coal‚ asphalt‚ timber‚ and oil Need coal and water to operate a steam locomotive. RR companies could ;ay out town sites along

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