Cornelius Vanderbilt (Shipping and Railroad Tycoon) Overview On the north side of East 42nd Street‚ at the Park Avenue intersection‚ stands one of New York’s most admired buildings: Grand Central Terminal. Once the capitol of the New York Central Railroad empire‚ it remains the city’s glittering gate for tens of thousands of travelers each day. Over the entrance looms a larger-than-life bronze statue of the man who made it possible‚ Cornelius Vanderbilt. The memorial is fitting‚ even though
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The female influence in politics of Latin America While studying Latin American region I was questioned why this region has more numbers of female presidents. Therefore‚ in this essay‚ I did some small analyze with a list of female representatives as a head of states. I think the role of women is everywhere essential and can include significant influence as in social life so in politics. Some people argue that women’s presence in power is a simple question of fairness. Fairness that demands
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"Hang on!" Anjanette Agayari shouted before she turned the police mobile to hard left and into the narrow side alley somewhere in manila. The mobile’s side mirror flew into the canals as the car skidded to one side and spark of metal on metal flew everywhere. She cursed but didn’t lose focus as she wrestled the car for control. Sweat and blood poured down her beautiful face and she wiped the sleeves of her uniform to clear it. Just last night‚ she promised herself that she will keep the crispiness
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The Komagata Maru was an event in which a boat carrying 376 Punjab Indians from India‚ stopping briefly in Hong Kong and finally making its way to Canada was denied access into Vancouver. The continues journey regulation stated that immigrants much come straight from their country of birth or citizenship to be allowed into Canada. The people on the boat protested and did not leave the harbor for two months‚ until they were finally forced out to sea‚ and back to India. After their arrival in India
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walkthrough on the activities and accomplishments of the ICBG in other countries through her short stories. For instance the Panama ICBG has made progress in discovering new endemic species‚ leads to highly active anti cancer and anti parasite substances (like the coibamide compound‚ a highly anti cancer compound)‚ and they have also built a new chemistry and biology research facility in Panama. New research teams have been formed there‚ and their ambitious goal of having the area (Coiba National Parkand its
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unsuccessful and had to turn back. On his second attempt‚ his ships successfully made it to the coast of Peru. He returned to Panama‚ where he lived‚ with gold‚ llamas‚ and Indians. In 1528‚ Francisco Pizarro returned to Spain to get permission from Charles V‚ king of Spain‚ to conquer Peru for Spain. Charles supplied him with funds for the expedition. Pizarro returned to Panama and organized the expedition. He had fewer than 200 men‚ and he himself was already 56 years of age. The Inca population was
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Sukhpreet Kaur Mrs. Phillips APWH –Per: 8th 3 April 2012 Chapter 33: Latin America: Revolution and Reaction into the 21st Century * The end of World War II was not a critical event since the region was only modestly involved * Brazil helped the U.S. steel industry during the war and that sector grew to compete directly with the U.S. by the 1970s * Several authoritarian regimes were challenged; one key example was Argentina * Mexico continued to be controlled by the PRI but
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IMRDC Research Paper Introduction: Theodore Roosevelt became president in September 1901 after the assassination of William McKinley making him the most powerful person in the government. As president‚ Roosevelt advanced political reforms‚ including the heavy regulation of business. Roosevelt was the first president to successfully invoke the Sherman Antitrust Act against monopolies and continued to restrict businesses throughout his presidency. His reforms greatly influenced economic‚ environmental
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| | | | | | WORK EXPERIENCE * Drafted the constitution of Bolivia singlehandedly * Created Bolivia‚ named after yours truly * First President of Columbia * Lead Congress that organized republic of Columbia * Held a conference in Panama‚ where I invited all Latin American countries to participate and discuss the possibility of a confederation of states. (I also invited Great Britain and the US. The British attended‚ but the US did not‚ since a unified Latin America was not in their
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1994 1994 DBQ During the years of the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century‚ imperialists in the United States continued to use expansionist points of view and projects that had been handed down from past generations. Not only did they continue these projects‚ they also created new ones of their own. Many citizens showed little interest in international affairs after the civil war‚ but with the coming of the "Age of Empire"‚ a change in U.S. foreign policy excited citizens and
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