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    War‚ such as the division of the once-United States‚ the massive slaughter of innocent lives‚ and the abolition of the inhumane slavery in U.S.‚ America tried to stand up once again from its fall and to rebuild itself as it approached the decade of 1870’s‚ making this Reconstruction period a truly indispensable part of U.S History (debold). An event like The Panic of 1873 and the settlement of the West help expansion and industrialization of U.S. territories. Furthermore‚ during this decade‚ inventions

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    attempting to escape to freedom by way of the Underground Railroad? Stories tell of quilts‚ made by slaves using sacks or scrapes of fabric stitched with various geometric patterns‚ containing codes that assisted slaves using the “Underground Railroad” to escape to freedom. Some historians believe there is no truth to the slave-quilt-code theory‚ while others provide compelling arguments in support of the use of quilts in the Underground Railroad. The debate is even more interesting when the African

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    Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad shows that they have been supporting state of Idaho for more than over 60 years since after the. The ad wants to show its audience that they serve more than just goods but they also transport civilians to other parts of the country as well because they care about the community. The Railroad system wants to try serving all civilians all across the west coast delivering goods to manufactures. The Union Pacific Railroad wants to develop in the

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    Following the Civil War‚ railroads started popping up everywhere. This led to an increase in railroad accidents. This was especially true for brakemen‚ who coupled and uncoupled the trains‚ as well as operating the manual handbrake. Uncoupling and coupling the train cars was incredibly dangerous with the “link and pin” system for coupling. Hand brakes were also incredibly dangerous to operate. A myriad of brakemen operating on railroads died. By 1880‚ railroad worker death rates were second only

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    International Baccalaureate Internal Assessment Subject: Geography Standard Level Option: Populations In Transition Title: The Effects of Locomotive Vehicles in the Population and Growth of Green Lake‚ Wisconsin Fieldwork Question: How did the invention of locomotive vehicles affect the population of Green Lake‚ Wisconsin? Candidate Name: Abigail Dee Polzer Candidate session number: Date of submission: April 10‚ 2013 Word count: 2‚192 Contents Page Page 1. Contents

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    Opportunity may mean little to some‚ however for others it can mean everything. The opportunity to live a new life‚ the opportunity to thrive‚ or the opportunity to survive. An Opportunity is can be a door to something better; a chance at something of value. For many people in life an opportunity is all that they are searching for‚ and it is often a key part of their success. Countless people join the military or pursue a career with no guarantees of success‚ but the chance to better themselves or

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    There are many stories about death that happened between 1870 and 1899. I found three stories that I thought really related to the “horrible death”. The first report I found was about two workmen that were decapitated in Chicago. The second report was about uncaring workhouse and the uncaring owner at Hackney Union’s Brentwood schools. The last report was on a man who was working for a company and who died by being electrocuted. In Chicago‚ two men who were decapitated while they were working.

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    Opportunity of a lifetime The metaphor‚ “When one door closes‚ another opens” is a famous quote by Alexander Graham Bell. When one door closes‚ this finishes the chapter of one aspect of their life. When another door opens‚ becomes an opportunity to start something new. An alternative metaphor that I’ve chosen is “If an opportunity doesn’t knock‚ build a door” presents as an opportunity waiting to happen. But one must work hard for the opportunity and should not expect the reward to happen easily

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    business opportunity A business opportunity consists of four integrated elements all of which are to be present within the same timeframe (window of opportunity) and most often within the same domain or geographical location‚ before it can be claimed as a business opportunity. These four elements are: • A need • The means to fulfil the need • A method to apply the means to fulfil the need and; • A method to benefit With any one of the elements missing‚ a business opportunity may be

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    Railroad crossing can be very dangerous and can kill people even if you are not in a car. For example in the game “Dumb Ways to Die” is says in the video before you play the game is to be very careful around trains and do not cross the tracks at any time of the day. It also says be patient when you stop at a railroad crossing. Do not go around those things are down for a reason. The train is coming if those railroad crossing signs are down and the lights are flashing red it is telling you to stop

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