Negative and Positive Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad Jeff Neukirch History 101 American History to 1877 Dr. Kimberly Weathers 26 June 2012 The Impacts of the Transcontinental Railroad On May 10‚ 1869 as the “Last Spike” struck by Leland Stanford now connected the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads across the United States at Promontory Summit in the Utah Territory. The transcontinental railroads now complete and America is now destined to move to the forefront of the
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Steve Sheridan Professor Simakowicz 1st Draft Paper 13 April 2010 “Do Cell Phones Help or Hinder Society?” Times have changed tremendously in the last twenty five years in regards to how the world communicates with each other. The birth of new technology such as cell phones with internet capability‚ laptop computers‚ and even the recently released I-Pad has made communication with anyone outside of talking distance immediately accessible. Even though to many people this seems like a movement in the
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communication such as: letters‚ telegraphs‚ and Morse code which was the first use of written communication without paper. Over the last century‚ social media‚ such as but not limited to Facebook‚ Myspace‚ Twitter‚ and LinkedIn‚ have brought our society forward and helped us get connect with others and share our lives more efficiently and conveniently. In addition‚ it helps making global communication easier and faster as compared to hand-written mail that may take days if not weeks to reach its
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While desalination sounds like a great way to solve the world’s water issues‚ there are many problems related to the sustainability of this process. Obviously‚ as discussed earlier‚ desalination has many negative impacts on the marine environment‚ but there are as well other reasons that it is not sustainable. For instance‚ desalination requires a very high-energy demand‚ which contributes to the reliance on fossil fuels and therefore the emission of pollutants such as greenhouse gasses. On average
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Vacant Properties and Their Negative Impact on Neighborhoods Vacant properties are an all too common occurrence in neighborhoods today as vacancy rates have increased to over 11% (“Housing units summary‚” 2012). With homeowners’ finances in a downward spiral many people are forced to walk away from their homes. Abandonment will often leave the properties empty for months‚ if not years‚ as the banks try to recoup their money. During this time the innocent members of the community are forced to
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TV has a negative influence on society Introduction: According to David Hinckley of New York Daily News‚ "The average America over the age of 2 spends more than 34 hours a week watching live television plus another 3-6 hours watching taped programs." This statistic shows how much tv can affect us‚ considering how much we watch it. I want you to think about your favorite tv show right now. I’ll bet you that that show contains some kind of violence‚ sexual interactions‚ cussing‚ drug or alcohol usage
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Negative Effects of Industrial Revolution were huge and have huge impacts on society today. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily positive consequences for society because more jobs were available‚ it was actually a negative thing for society. Industrialization’s negative effects were child labor‚ little to no education and pollution from factories. There were many downsides to child labor. “I am at work in a spinning room tending four sides of warp which is one girl’s work
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2014 The Impact of Dancehall Music on Society Dancehall‚ like most music‚ is a form of self-expression. It is an art form through which the artiste can relate to events and issues of their lives. Its popularity forces its involvement into most events with its pulsating rhythms and catchy lyrics. The influence of dancehall music on society has contributed heavily to the violent and sexual behaviour and increase in drug use among youth. Dancehall music is a culture which impacts fashion
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“Technological Development has a positive rather than a negative impact on society.” Discuss. Technological development refers to the process of research and development of technology. In discussing whether or not the development of technology has a positive impact on society a number of arguments‚ both or against‚ need to be examined. These arguments include bringing convenience to our daily life‚ the economic growth bought by the technology advancement‚ the problem of electronic waste and the
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In Ancient Greece‚ the geography has played a huge role in the development of the country‚ in both positive and negative ways. Positive impacts have made developments to things like trade development‚ religion‚ and city-states. Negative impacts that have hurt Greece are the volcanic zone‚ and the actual land that makes up the country of Greece. The first positive effect geography had on Greece was the mountains throughout Greece. The mountains were difficult to cross so the Greeks had to use the
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