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Multicultural Writing and Exile

In seven pages th is paper discusses how exile is thematically developed in such multicultural writings as Goodbyes by Pablo Nerud...

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...

Southern Slaves and Freedom Songs

followed the North Star in the Big Dipper to get oriented on which direction to travel (Curtis 34). Hidden within the lyrics of ...

18th and 19th Century Underground Railroad Network

The Railroad was not co-ordinated or organised by any one particular group, but operated basically on the cell principle....

1865 to 1945 Construction of American Railroads

this time construction was taking place in an effort to be able to ship supplies and other necessities to the soldiers at war. It ...

Harriet Tubman's Life and Activism

In five pages this paper discusses the life of Harriet Tubman, her life as a slave and her activism such as her Underground Railro...

REGULATORY AND ORGANIZATIONAL OVERSIGHT OF GROUND TRANSPORTATION

resulting in more than 6,000 injuries and 900 deaths. Why hasnt more been done on the ground transportation network front...

Pullman, Illinois and George Pullman

In five page this paper examines the town of Pullman, Illinois in a consideration of whether or not its construction satisfied the...

Overview of Chinese Americans

In seven pages Chinese Americans are considered in terms of their American historical significance with political struggles and ra...

Transportation Handouts and Railroads

In three pages this paper discusses the practice of government handouts to the railroad and other transportation industries since ...

Process of Collective Bargaining

In six pages the collective bargaining process is explored with the primary focus being the early 1990s negotiations involving the...

The Myths of Westward Expansion

that the Anglo Americans were superior to the Natives. They believed that they had the power, and the right, to take over land. Wi...

COST CONSIDERATIONS AND THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY

(Traffic World, 2008). This was down from 2005, which was 12.2% (Traffic World, 2008). Another factor to consider when it ...

THE THROW-AWAY WORKER: USE (AND ABUSE) OF CHINESE IMMIGRANTS IN DEVELOPING CANADA'S RAILROADS - AN OUTLINE

the immigrants were considered expendable when it came to building the railroads. History of Canadas Railroads Much of th...

Tennessee Folklore: The Ghost Lights of Chapel Hill

his lantern, as he searches for his lost head" (Brown). In addition to the lights, some people have reported UFOs in the sky; oth...

Economic Growth and Inventions

1836. The beginning of this coincides wit the revival of the economy and the return to prosperity. The end of this increase is see...

'Labor Slowdown Campaign' 2004 Australian Article Sociological Assessment

Now, drivers are taking action. Why are they doing this? The employees claim that they want more rights, and that drivers are be...

Theodore Levitt's 1960 Article 'Marketing Myopia'

as time when by they began to decline, they did not see themselves as transportation companies, but merely as railroads. Therefore...

Substance Abuse and Burlington Northern Railroad

because programs at companies that combine substance abuse education and support, along with testing, tend to have far better resu...

Conrail Bought by CSX

their services. Across the industry, operating ratio "(defined as the ratio of operating expenses to operating revenues...)" (Mil...

Warfare of Early America and Technology

suited to fast action and hand-to-hand combat. The jineta saddle has short stirrups that cause the rider to bend his knees, allow...

Companies and Class Action Lawsuits

about their eligibility. Q. How much money will I receive? A. You are eligible to receive a share of the settlement only if you o...

New York and the Presence of African Americans

Railroad Station (Soul of America, 2002). The Abyssinian Baptist Church was founded in 1808 as a result of segregation in a white...

The Demands of Utilitarianism

the expense of so many others? Indeed not, inasmuch as Sarahs mistake cannot be expected to cost one hundred innocent lives over ...

A. Phillip Randolph and His Influence on Labor Unions

young Randolph, and in 1911, he made his way to Harlem in search of employment. Soon, he, too, was one of the impoverished Africa...

Early Urban America and the Impact of Railroads

The absolute neglect with which this matter was handled is most unpleasant and an excellent example of the animosity and resentmen...

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 ...

United States During the 1860s

also making it unique in history. Although names such as "War Between the States" and "War of Rebellion" are more accurate (Civil ...

Morris County, New Jersey's Civil War Contributions

a Northern state that had Southern sympathies during the war ("Jersey," 1994). He describes the border state status as the product...

Industrial Urban Recycling Areas

In five pages this paper considers how to revitalize such areas as Durham, North Carolina's tobacco warehouses, Knoxville Tennesse...