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    American Government: On behalf of the Native American tribes‚ this letter is being written to address the issue of the Transcontinental Railroad. I am Chief Red Horse of the Lakota tribe and I would like to bring up that the railroad will affect the way of life of all of the Natives. This is the reason why we will not be putting up with the railroads going through our land. It is completely unfair for you to take over our land and push us off of it. This land is ours. We settled on this land

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    The most exhilarating‚ terrifying ride of the year is soon going to be opening! The Railroad Bridge is a terrifying ride guaranteed to make passengers feel the adrenaline coursing through patrons veins. This ride come from the urban legend that comes from a railroad bridge on Susco Road in Pennsylvania. In the legend it says it is a bridge where a bride supposedly hung herself‚ and some say if patrons put passengers keys on patrons car on the site‚ passengers can see the bride in the mirrors.

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    Wiebe’s writing in The Search for Order: 1877-1920 is an elaboration of the elements that began the Progressive Period in the United States as well as the elements that comprised the period. Wiebe successfully weaves a storyline that gives great insight into these aspects‚ while also maintaining a style that is flowery and interesting. It is successful in the fact that it is chronological‚ well explained‚ and logically sound but has a couple of pitfalls in particular areas that are unnecessarily

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    CASE STUDY Case Study Name and Page #: The NOGO Railroad‚ page 56 Student Name: Wendy Thompson Date: October 9‚ 2011 I. Problems A. Macro 1. Reduction of current employee expenses for day-to-day operations 2. Employee morale (accepting the necessary changes for increased productivity and growth) 3. Threat of layoffs 4. Union contracts 5. Nepotism & Featherbedding B. Micro 1. No upper management support

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    Case Summaries : Week 8/ Contract 5/ Consideration 1. Alliance Bank v Broom (1864) D owed an unsecured debt to C. C asked for some security‚ and D promised to provide some goods but never produced them. When C tried to enforce the agreement for the security‚ D argued that C had not provided any consideration. HELD: that normally in such a case‚ the bank would promise not to enforce the debt‚ but this was not done here. By not suing‚ however‚ the bank had shown forbearance which was valid consideration

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    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 world’s stage. This new railroad system encouraged

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    The definition of the three strikes law is as follows. The third conviction for a felony results in a mandatory and lengthy prison term as defined by the American justice. This research paper will exclusively be written to follow the guidelines of the Caliornia version of the “three strikes and you’re out law” The exact application of the three strikes laws vary considerably from state to state. Although over twenty-three states have a three strikes law and many others have similar laws‚ none are

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    Argumentative Essay “Strike is a fair means to protest” Does the topic not strike itself in a very controversial way which makes our thoughts argumentative? However‚ at present‚ to strike a fair means to protest has become a prominent issue not only to me but also for others. Specifically‚ the real moral of strike is to protect something by not affecting something else which is not related with any advancement. The main motto was to protect the nation from any harm in a democratic way. Through

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    CAN DOCTORS GO ON STRIKE? The answer is simply yes since strike is a legitimate action to frown on unfavorable conditions. Strike action is legal and any institution that has legal rights can embark on strike when it deems fit by the abiding conditions. If doctors qualify under this democratic legitimacy‚ then under which conditions should doctors be on strike? * WHY DOCTORS GO ON STRIKE? From our history as Ghanaians‚ we have seen doctors going on strike for salary increment. These

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    Great Bombay Textile Strike The Great Bombay Textile Strike was a textile strike called on 18 January 1982 by the mill workers of Bombay (currently Mumbai) under trade union leader Dutta Samant. The purpose of the strike was to obtain bonus and wage increases. Nearly 250‚000 workers and more than 50 textile mills went on strike in Bombay.[1] History of Mills in Bombay | | Built in 1887‚ Swadeshi was Bombay’s first textile mill‚ the first of the factories that spread over Girangaon‚

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