Industry Comes of Age 1865-1900 1. A Defense of Long-Haul Rates * Serious grievance against the “railroad rascals” was discrimination. * The money to keep up the road must be forth coming or it will go to decay * $600‚000 was required to operate the road * Local shippers would benefit if the company took the cotton at dollar per bale because then they would have to pay less 2. Railroad President Sidney Dillon Supports Stock Watering (1891) * Stock watering: the practice
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With Calamity‚ Comes Solidarity A week after crazy Yolanda’s rage‚ I went home to Leyte for the sole purpose of bone crushing my entire family with the biggest hug my outstretched arms could make. Even after knowing they’re all fine‚ I couldn’t settle my nerves with mere words coming out from someone’s mouth telling me that everyone is safe. I longed to see for myself that my family is okay so I bought a ticket and sailed home. As the boat neared the port of Ormoc City‚ the once green and lush
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How "Araby‚" "The Hunger Artist‚" and popular TV’s "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" relate. The Araby is a short narrative telling the story of a young boy‚ pursuing to get the love of his friend’s sister. The un-named boy lives day by day fantasizing about it. On a daily basis he wakes up to watch the girl as she leaves the house‚ he follows her when going to school and at some point by passes her. This goes on every day without a word to her. He is overly excited when the girl finally speaks to him
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Is English a ‘Killer Language’? The Globalisation of a Code Tanja Eckert‚ Andrea Johann‚ Anna Känzig‚ Melanie Küng‚ Bianca Müller‚ Cornelia Schwald‚ Laura Walder Abstract: Does English act as a Killer-Language or not? The fact that English has gained the status of a world language goes back to British colonialism. English was imposed on the indigenous populace in order to strengthen the power of the colonists. As the example of Papua New Guinea shows‚ this can have serious consequences for people’s
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Christmas First I will tell you what I think is good about Christmas. The first thing as the presents as we all know‚ we love them‚ and will always do‚ presents is there to surprise us in a positive way‚ so at Christmas then there is so many of them‚ we can’t do anything else then smile‚ that makes the Christmas a really great day. But before the presents we get some food‚ not just food‚ but some really good food‚ the classic Christmas duck‚ sausage and the roasted pork‚ but don’t forget the
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speech about the language and the sport. We all know that sports offer a physical and emotional way of knowing and understanding of the world. The sports have also developed their own way to use the language which only fits in sports contexts. But in what ways does the language of sports interact with the author’s purpose? This is what I will address in this speech. The example I found to show in the interaction between language of sports and author’s purpose is a feature article which tells a story
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Metrosexuals Come Out BY Warren St. John The article I chose to do my research paper on is Metrosexuals Come Out by Warren St. John. I chose this article because I have heard of the term metrosexual‚ but I never had a full understanding of what it means or who it was referring to. What is a metrosexual? According to Metrosexuals Come Out‚ it’s a feminized man. Most men who take care of themselves fall way short of being a metrosexual. The term metrosexual only applies to a small group of men
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11/24/2010 When it comes to design‚ Mercedes-Benz was long the conservative grande dame of luxury-car makers. Styling was understated and aimed at middle-aged buyers. But a shift toward sportier and more youthful styling‚ partly driven by U.S. executives‚ has been paying off. Mercedes has changed design philosophy under Gordon Wagener‚ who led the brand’s advanced studio before being named chief designer in mid-2008. The transformation actually started with the new-generation C class‚ which debuted in the
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Kabir and the Divine Thought Kabir is recognized as one of the most influential saint poets of India. He belongs to the first generation Hindi poets of India who composed couplets and songs in the vernacular for the masses. Born in Benares in the 15th century‚ he was profoundly influenced by the Muslims who dominated India from 11th century until the advent of British. In the 15th century‚ the Muslim influence was predominantly in the form of Sufism and various Persian Mystics through their poetry
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Jessica have a dream about come to America to study. In January 9.2014‚ she said : “ Tôi sẽ đi Mỹ vào ngày mai.” ( Tomorrow I will go to America ). January 9 is my birthday. She is my best friend. We’re together when we just 1 year old. And at that time I feel like how I gonna go to school by myself‚ how I eat dinner by myself‚ how I gonna do homework by myself. I need to do everything by myself. And tomorrow is coming‚ she said bye and gave me hug. And I lost contact with her. But i promises
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