population swells to over 4 million during week days. In order to cope with such large numbers of people the local government had to find a solution to the congestion throughout the city. After much consultation it was decided that the city would be pedestrianised. Furthermore a deal was secured with the local Volvo factory to supply a new form of bi-articulated bus. These buses travel along designated routes carrying over 10000 passengers per day each. The Rapid Bus Network as it is known has been
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United States was an era of rapid growth in the late 19th century. The term was created by writer Mark Twain‚ which satirized an era of social problems masked by a thin gold gilding. The people who got us to this spot were not only the industrialist but the workers behind the scene. The reformers John Peter Altgeld and Florence Kelley worked to have the workers safe and sound. Altgeld was a leading figure of the Progressive movement‚ Altgeld signed workplace safety and child labor laws. He was the first
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II with no signs of letting up. Germany appeared as though they had really pressed the offensive by attacking with numbers‚ numerous times with no apparent end in sight. After being subjected to the German military and it’s tactics so many times‚ one would think that the Allies would have a pretty clear view of what Germany had and what to expect. But Germany continued to keep the opposition guessing on what they would do next. It was like a magician show. Germany had its blitzkrieg in one hand‚
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In the late 1800’s corruption was alive and well in the United States. Political machines existed and bribed people for votes‚ businesses were big and controlling‚ and the government was not looking to help the “little” man. In the 1890’s farmers‚ and later laborers‚ got together to form a party to combat these issues‚ calling themselves the Populist Party. The Populist Platform was centered around removing political corruption and providing economic opportunities‚ joining industrial and agricultural
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The virtue in individuals does not always bring prosperity to the state on the whole. Not everyone is sensitive to the good of the others. Socrates’ republic is‚ in this sense‚ utopic. Socrates states‚ "Anyone who intends to practise his craft well never does or orders but his best for himself " (Plato‚ 23). This belief does not match the modern experience nor does it match the experience
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In Nazi Germany there were many different groups of society. Each group was affected in different ways some good some bad. In this essay I will talk about the five main groups that were affected which were the women‚ the industrial workers‚ the agricultural workers‚ big businesses‚ Jews and other minorities‚ and the youth. I will also show you why the industrial workers benefited the most by Hitler coming to power. The Nazis were a male-dominated organisation. Hitler believed in the traditional
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rise to power was inevitable. Some state that Hitler could not have risen to power in any country other than Germany‚ implying that he was nothing more than a product of German culture. Others say that Hitler rose to power by means of his political genius. And yet still others claim that it was the weak democratic government of the Weimar Republic‚ and Germany’s social and economic scene in the 1930’s that made the people restless and ready for a dictator to come to power. There was no single reason
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The Age of Exploration was a period starting in the early 15th century during which European ships‚ mostly belonging to Spain‚ France‚ and England‚ traveled around the world in search of new trading routes leading to India. All three countries set out to explore and possibly colonize‚ all expecting to find what they each set out for. While searching for what they came for‚ they established relationships‚ some friendly and some hostile‚ with indigenous Americans. Spain’s most prominent reasons for
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Globalization and Germany In this day and age‚ globalization shines above all. It leads the world into its next level of evolution‚ forcing its countries’ social and economic developments into full swing with each passing moment. What is globalization? It is the unifying element brought on by the economies and cultures of the world joining together. There are countries that gain benefits‚ but others that lose theirs. For Germany‚ globalization is not beneficial. So what is globalization
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Canal as it was initially known‚ was one of the most important state projects of the early years of the United States. It proved to be overwhelmingly succcessful and its success prompted other state economic development projects. Before the Erie Canal was built New York City was not the premier port of the United States that it became. Philadelphia was the largest‚ most prosperous city of the new United States. The Erie Canal provided the base for New York City’s rise. The United States had to great
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