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Go West on the Transcontinental Railroad

voyages or three-month-long overland treks, both equally dangerous, as well as prohibitively expensive for most people. When the ...

1845 to 1865 History of U.S. Railroads

state. While Stevens failed to raise enough money to build his proposed railroad, he still desired to apply steam locomotion to ra...

History of America's Transcontinental Railroad

In six pages this report discusses the travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific that resulted from the Transcontinental Railroad in...

Western Urban Growth Resulting from the Transcontinental Railroad

In five pages this paper discusses how city expansion in the Western United States resulted from the Transcontinental Railroad. F...

Transcontinental Railroad and Wyoming

In seven pages this paper examines how Wyoming's economy prospered as a result of the Transcontinental Railroad. Five sources are...

Immigrant Workers who Built the Transcontinental Railroad

This 5 page paper gives an overview of how immigrants helped build the transcontinental railroad. This paper includes explanations...

Stephen Ambrose's Nothing Like it in the World The Transcontinental Railroad

people and the reader often finds himself shaking his head in amazement at what these people had to endure in order for this proje...

Railroads in Henry David Thoreau's Walden

In five pages this paper discusses Thoreau's views on railroads through an analysis of Walden passages....

Texas Railroad Commission

track in Texas and nine railroad companies. Five of these companies were centered in the Houston area, and all but one served a se...

Opportunities for Women of Color in the American West

school systems and particularly in the realm of higher education at a time when only those with financial means were able to atten...

Ousmane: “God’s Bits of Wood”

earliest in 1881, and again in 1920, 1925, and 1938; the strike that Sembene uses in his novel is the one that took place in 1947 ...

The Black West by William Katz

simply slaves. They were not simply second rate human beings but have constantly played a very vital role in the history of the na...

The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan and Oppositions

In five pages this paper discusses how the author portrays East and West cultural oppositions....

Go West The Migration to the State of California

10 pages and 4 sources. This paper provides an overview of the events and factors that led to the migration to California. This ...

Nineteenth Century America and the Railroad's Economic Impact

In eight pages railroads in the America of the nineteenth century are examined in terms of their history, development, and economi...

Movies/Then & Now

theater environment, that is most often accused of encouraging crime. Then, as now, the majority of the people ignored the naysaye...

Go West Young Man

This paper examines the concept of manifest destiny and how it relates to key events in the westward expansion of the United state...

NJ Railroads' and How They Originated

did have ties to the railroad industry ("NJ Governors," 2003). South Orange is another example of a long-established suburb whos...

Analyzing Twelve Poems

remains rigid. This poem presents us with a rhyme on every line, further adding to the structural content. We note the first fe...

Theodore Roosevelt: Philosophy And Programs

president, he had as much of an ardent following as he did a collection of adversaries; however, this diverse constituency reflect...

Fifteen Year Old Student's Personal Essay

Oakham School has given me the opportunity to develop as a student of art, dramatics, and sports. Over the...

Business Closing Letter

when we were given a $60.00 increase. Such a small increase didnt make up for the increases in gas, light and water, all of which...

LAW FOR TENANTS AND LANDLORDS

This 3-page paper analyzes tenant and landlord law, going into issues such as Implied Warranty of Habitability and tenant rights. ...

Mead Case Study Answers

MUS is not only the number of line items in a given population, but also an approximate book value of the largest item - this, as ...

Computers Need More Than Just Virus Scanning Protection

a five month period. Over 823 new viruses and worms appeared in just the Third Quarter of 2003. The speed at which...

An Argumentative Essay Presenting Both Sides of Going to the Gym

on maybe getting some kind of a healthy drink or lunch afterward. But are gyms the panacea theyre made out to be?...

Polite Employee Letter of Resignation

In one page this paper features a polite employer resignation later that accentuates the positives and expresses insightful reason...

Overview of Unsolved Crimes

overwhelming. In chapter two of "Criminal Justice Today : An Introductory Text for the Twenty-First Century" Schmalleger discusse...

A Discussion of America West Airlines

serving America Wests chosen markets were more varied in their equipment use, and therefore in their need to ensure various qualif...

West's Rise and Bulliet et al's The Earth and Its Peoples

In five pages this paper discusses the West's rise in a consideration of this 1997 text by Bulliet et al that includes the Atlanti...