The Railroads Role in the Settlement of the West One of the largest contributing factors in the settling of the American West was the completion of the transcontinental railroad. Development was a slow process in much of the west‚ due in large part to how long the journey took. The completion of the railroad made it both a faster and much safer way to travel across the country. In 1862‚ the Pacific Railroad Act was signed. It promised federal support to build the first transcontinental railroad
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Film Authorship Ricciotto Canudo (1828) pointed out‚ “Cinema is the seventh art”. Any artists in each type of art have its own artistic style‚ even it is a film. Mise-en-scène is a good example to distinguish these artists. Every time we watch a film‚ we can find some period or some shots that we can identify the unique style. In film‚ we call autheurism. Although every film have its own story‚ different setting and different contents‚ we still find something whatever in comedy or tragedy that they
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Peaceful Rest Motor Lodge MKT 521 Name: Suparna Banik CWID: 50208459 Tristan Knaus‚ proprietor of the motel named Peaceful Rest Motor Lodge‚ has been experiencing challenges regarding growing of his business. Profit of the Peaceful Rest Motor Lodge has been downsizing because of less uses
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Name: ______________________________________ Date: _____________________ Year and Section: ___________________ Score: ____________________ Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 1.) Refers to lands‚ territories‚ and resources of indigenous peoples‚ particularly in the asia pacific region. a. Ancestral domains c. Ancestral site b. Ancestral land d. Ancestral heritage 2.) Office of the government that enforces policies on the identification and care for the ancestral
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the Rest Cure. "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Its Autobiographical Background. Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Charlotte Perkins Gilman ’s Biographical Background 4 2.1 General Information 4 2.2 Gilman and the Rest Cure 5 3. The Rest Cure 5 4. Parallels between Charlotte Perkins Gilman ’s Experiences and Her Short Story "The Yellow Wallpaper" 6 4.1 Comparison of Fictional Characters with Authentic Persons 6 4.1.1 The Narrator Compared with Charlotte Perkins Gilman 6 4.2.2
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CON Resolution: Cyber-bullying should be a criminal offense. Con: Cyber-bullying should not be a criminal offense. Definition: “The National Crime Prevention Council’s definition of cyber-bullying is -"when the Internet‚ cell phones or other devices are used to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person” Contention 1: Cyber bullying is a problem‚ but making it a criminal offense will not solve the problem Yes‚ cyber bullying is
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Stephen King’s “Rest Stop” Literary Analysis Horror and fantasy are Stephen King’s specialties; writing about ones worst fears‚ or most adventurous dreams. As for his short story‚ “Rest Stop”; it captures what a well-educated man with split personalities reacts when brought to a difficult point in life. He is famous for not only writing novels and short stories‚ but creating such stories to make them become hits in the box office. The way his stories can end up grasping reader’s attention and bringing
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I had to creep over him every time!” (537). Rest therapy is a therapy to not worry and separate yourself from the worries of everyday life. The physician prescribed rest therapy to the narrator so she can get better from her nervousness. She is taken by her husband to a rental home to be at peace with herself and nature‚ “He said we came here solely on my account‚ that I was to have perfect rest and all the air I could get” (527). During her rest therapy she was not allowed to write or do anything
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“Slower Than The Rest” by Cynthia Rylant. This book is a realistic fiction about a boy named leo who was slower than the rest. In the beginning Leo got moved into a slower class and he found a turtle. Soon he was feeling a little faster and Leo is presenting a project. In the end Leo one a reward for having the best presentation. This story shows that Leo kept trying to become faster. One way that Charlie helped Leo was Charlie made Leo feel fast. In paragraph 1 it says Charlie is a turtle that
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DBQ on Greek/Western history Ancient Greeks impact on Western civilization The contribution of Acient Greeks lasted from about 1900-133bc‚ however its influence on the Western Civilization till present day. As the greeks expetanded they spread their ideas all over the worldDuring this time the Greeks made long lasting ideas that had an impact on our philosophy‚ political‚ math‚ science‚ and artistic ways. One very important contribution Ancient Greeks had on Western culture was Democracy
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