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    What was the role of the railroads in the settlement of the Great West? The role of the railroads in the late 1800’s increased the population and the economy of the Great West. With the completion of the railroads in 1869‚ it opened the market for the eastern and western communities of the United States to bind the unsettled territory together. The railroad brought so much change at a rapid‚ exhilarating rate. It meant change in the lives of Indian people‚ white settlers‚ and even the game of hunting

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    CYP 3:4 support children’s and young people’s health and safety 1. 1.1 and 1.2 Before you started activities indoor or outdoor you need to take into account the safety of all children and staff‚ ensuring that the environment is safe for the children and staff to play without any hazards. Some of the factors which need to taking into account when planning activities to ensure that the environment is healthy and safe are: -Ratio of staff to children to ensure that the activities in and out door

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    To What Extent did the Chinese-Americans Build the First Transcontinental Railroad? 2‚832 words Abstract This paper analyzes the extent to which the Chinese-Americans built the first transcontinental railroad. It doesn’t include the contribution of any other ethnicities apart from the Chinese-Americans since it would significantly increase the range of the topic. This paper will analyze the topic by dividing it into three sections. It will firstly

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    W.E.B. Du Bois: Crossing the Veil Throughout the essays of The Souls of Black Folk‚ W.E.B. Du Bois writes with a fierce‚ didactic tone that embodies the spirit of the African American during the beginning of the twentieth century. There are also moments of an almost soft‚ narrative that doesn’t only show the soul of Du Bois‚ but the souls of all black folk. To be black and American during this time period poses a great struggle to find one’s true identity within the real world. Du Bois asks the

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    The Underground Railroad was crucial to the Reconstruction era and in supporting the Union side of the Civil War. The Railroad was a system of routes and safe houses that helped slaves escape from slavery to a better life. Runaway slaves were led by “conductors” such as the famous Harriet Tubman to free territories‚ the most popular destination of these being Canada‚ or the “promised land”. Many slaves also escaped to Northern states‚ Mexico‚ or even the Caribbean. The system provided an opportunity

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    Crossing Over: Family The main idea in this chapter (number 1 question) is about the author returned to Cheran City‚ the time he spent with the Chavez’s family and his visits with Dr. Tito and Doña Elisa‚ a shurikis. The writer’s second home in Cheran City is the only hotel in town‚ a dilapidated two-story with moldy mattresses and water-stained walls. The writer became close to the Chavez’s Family. Wence Cortez‚ Rosa Chavez’s husband‚ considered Mr. Martiñez as an older brother and adviser.

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    LeGuin. A journey‚ in essence‚ is a travelling from one place to another‚ or‚ more broadly‚ a passage or progress from one stage to another. Whether it is the journey or the arrival that is more difficult is irrelevant. It is how the journeyer reacts to his or her travels; how he or she chooses deal with the journey; and what the traveller achieves from his or her passage or progress that is vital to the study of physical journeys. Peter Skrzynecki’s Immigrant Chronicles‚ and the films Finding Nemo

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    Working in a railroad environment provides many challenges and risks. In addition to handling very dangerous hazardous materials‚ there are some other unique challenges due to the size of the operation‚ and how many miles of railroad track and rail yards that exist to be maintained. The two main risks that my employer faces are: slips‚ trips‚ and falls‚ and data security. Slips‚ trips‚ and falls has always been one of the leading contributing factors to employee injuries. Railroad liability is

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    death‚ some slaves got released eventually‚ and majority of slaves seemed to accept their place in society. Yet there were always the rebel slaves that ran away from their owners to seek freedom in the North. This eventually paved The Underground Railroad. Runaway slaves were a constant problem in southern

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    Svetlana Kashirina Professor Balcan BCC WRT-101 Digital Technology and Evolution of Humanity: How Science Fiction is Crossing into Reality We cannot deny the fact that information technologies play a major role in the modern society. Little by little humanity becomes more dependent on the technological advancements. The extent of our reliance on “artificial intelligence” of the inventions like iPhones and Google makes some of us uneasy. In a new environment‚ which reminds us of a science fiction

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