half-orphaned‚ others abandoned- but all in need of families- traveled west by rail as part of a “placing out” program started by Charles‚ called the Children’s Aid Society.(Warren‚ 4) This dream exploded around the U.S into what is now known as The Orphan Train Movement; a movement that sparked opportunity and new life for underprivileged children. Early on in American History‚ children who were left by their families were usually left to be cared for by their relatives or neighbors. There were very few
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VIOLENCE THAT PRECEDED THE BIRTH OF INDIA ANDPAKISTAN AS THE BRITISH HURRIEDLY HANDED OVER POWER IN 1947‚ IS BECOMING A FADING WORDIN THE HISTORY BOOKS. FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS WILL SOON VANISH. KHUSHWANT SINGH‚ WHO WASOVER THIRTY AT THE TIME‚ LATER WROTE TRAIN TO PAKISTAN AND GOT IT PUBLISHED IN 1956.REPRINTED SINCE THEN‚ REISSUED IN HARDCOVER‚ AND TRANSLATED INTO MANY LANGUAGES‚ THE NOVEL IS NOW KNOWN AS A CLASSIC‚ ONE OF THE FINEST AND BEST-KNOWN TREATMENTS OF THE SUBJECT. About the author Khushwant
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Fenech Honors India February 15‚ 2013 Book Review: Train to Pakistan Khushwant Singh opens his novel Train to Pakistan in a seemingly peaceful village on the countryside of Punjabi. Although the small village is fictional‚ it is important to note the historical significance this village‚ its people‚ and the time period represent in the novel. Revered as a one of the finest and best-known renditions of the Indian tragedy of partition‚ Train to Pakistan embodies more than a fictitious community
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When traveling over land there are three main ways of doing so‚ a flight‚ a train ride‚ or driving yourself. I guess you could walk or run but‚ I’m talking about cross country travel. There are expensive and inexpensive ways of travel‚ some fast‚ some slow‚ most fun‚ others boring. Out of these three ways you must decide how you want to go baste on your budget‚ time‚ and the quality of travel you prefer. The fastest way of travel would be by plane. If time is a major issue‚ a flight would be the
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Heidi Crist and Destiny Gonzales 1302 Dillard 7-7-13 In the novella Train Dreams‚ the characters struggle with the influenza pandemic. The infection of influenza spreads throughout America and devastates all in its path. Robert Grainer‚ a character in Train Dreams‚ explains how this disease has affected his life and how serious this pandemic was in 1918. Grainer is an average man who as a child is sent to Idaho to live with his father’s mother and her husband and children. His three cousins
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Train to Pakistan One of the most brutal episodes in the planet’’s history‚ in which a million men‚ women‚ and children were killed and ten million were displaced from their homes and belongings‚ is now over half a century old. Partition‚ a euphemism for the bloody violence that preceded the birth of India and Pakistan as the British hurriedly handed over power in 1947‚ is becoming a fading word in the history books. First-hand accounts will soon vanish. Khushwant Singh‚ who was over thirty at the
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An obvious yet very effective theme in Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train is that of “criss-cross” and doubles. The list could be endless with mentions of double crossing‚ and criss-crossing‚ however each example is very effective and important to the film. One double that truly sticks out is that of Bruno and Guy. “Doubled” together in the film‚ they constantly are double crossing each other‚ and yet are completely opposite personalities shown in the film. One could argue that this is shown in the
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How to train your Arabian horse for showing. Arabians are hard work to show. You have to train them‚ keep them in shape‚ and bring them to shows and prepare them for shows and keep on schedule. There are several different styles of showing. The three main ones are Western‚ saddleseat‚ and Huntseat. To train your western Arabian horse for showing‚ you have to make sure you start out training your horse to have a soft mouth and hold their head by themselves. “Never wrap the rope around your hand.”
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Why people travel by train. The first reason is the speed. The Second one is that you don’t have to drive. Third is to take the time to view the countryside. In my country‚ the first reason is a waste due to the slow speed of an over 80-year-old system. Therefore the proposition to improve the rail system would meet this purpose. But what about the disadvantage of that fast travel‚ the costs must increase so travelers pay more for the convenience of speed. However rail travel also has
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The Wright Brothers The Wright Brothers Orville and Wilbur wright were the pair better known as the wright brothers. Orville was born on August 19‚ 1871. Wilbur was born on April 16‚ 1867. These were the two men who were given the credit of making the first successful aeroplane. They also made the first controlled‚ powered‚ heavier than air human flight. They did this on December 17‚ 1903. In the next 2 years Orville and Wilbur developed this machine into the first fixed wing
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