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    operated by the Long Island Railroad Company that is organized in the state of New York. A large crowd of people was gathered at the station that morning. Approximately five minutes after arriving at the station‚ Ms. Palsgraf was standing near a scale on the platform with her daughter several feet away from where the explosion would occur. Two unidentified males rushed to board the train as it was leaving the station. One of the males successfully boarded the

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    Nietzsche raised in his philosophy  a number of basic concepts that contribute to deeper understanding of  the spiritual essence of the person‚ and the changes taking place in society and in history. One of these concepts is resentment.For the first time this concept was introduced in the paper "The Genealogy of Morals."Study of resentment as a specific manifestation of the ethical-philosophical thought can clarify the causes of conflicts of interest on a personal and social level. Different ways

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    Cornelius Vanderbilt

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    life." “I don’t care half so much about making money as I do about making my point‚ and coming out ahead” What do I care about law? Ain’t I got the power? Hi‚ I’m Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ and I was a self-made entrepreneur‚ ‚ a great railroad baron‚ and the wealthiest man in the United States throughout the 19th century. Earlier in my business career‚ I was probably the greatest shipping tycoon in the United States. My estate is worth 100 million dollars. I was one of the first Americans

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    Project Model No: 164 ABSTRACT PRECISE KILLOMETER CALCULATION BY UNDERGROUND CABLE FAULT DETECTOR The project uses the simple concept of OHMs law where a low DC voltage is applied at the feeder end through a series resistor. The current would vary depending upon the length of fault of the cable in case there is a short circuit of LL or 3L or LG etc. The series resistor voltage drop changes accordingly which is then fed to an ADC to develop precise digital data which the programmed microcontroller

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    ships and the national roads. The North was the site of more than 100‚000 manufacturing plants‚ against 18‚000 south of the Potomac River‚ and more than 70 percent of the railroads were in the Union. This gave the North the majority of the advantage with the use of the rail system‚ the only down fall was the South’s railroad systems were newer. 75 percent of the total lines that Confederacy had at the being of the Civil War were newer‚ been constructed in the 1850’s. Leading only the Northwestern

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    Haunted “To love is to suffer and there can be no love otherwise.” ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky‚ Notes from Underground It begins with a child‚ a little girl with stars in her eyes and flowers in her hair‚ stubbed toes and scraped knees‚ all excitement and energy and love and optimism. The little girl has a heart made of bright‚ shining lights. She knows how much it hurts when her best friend tells her that she’s not her first choice when it comes to company‚ that the only reason she sticks around is

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    Product vs Process Layout

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    II. Introduction Product Layout is not always better than process layout. I disagree with the statement. To understand the reasons behind why this is not true‚ this paper details the concept of layout‚ differences between the layouts and applicability of product and process layout. Facility layout is the physical arrangement of equipment‚ offices‚ rooms and other resources within an organization. It describes the location of resources and their relationship to each other. Layout planning aims

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    My First Two Weeks

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    Orlando Walker Cynthia Beck English Comp Fund DEVE- 0324 12 4 September 2008 My first two weeks My first two weeks of school was full of pure‚ concentrated chaos. The day before school I found out I couldn’t get my books because my financial aid didn’t come. My first actual school day I was a little late because my tire was on flat. Once I finally got to school I realized I wasn’t late because my first class had been cancelled for the semester. That day after school I found out I may have

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    Religion Reflection

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    When I first began this class‚ I was terrified of the journey ahead. I did not know how I was going to manage working full time‚ being a full time wife and mom and being a full time student. Entering into the class and seeing all of the work that was due throughout the course also intimidated me because it seemed as if it was too much for me to handle. After meeting my professor and fellow classmates‚ my fear slowly began to subside. Knowing that my fellow classmates were also afraid let me know

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    Education Research Case Study Hannah Twinks is an eight year old second grader at ABCD Elementary in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania; she a middle class white girl who lives at home with her mother‚ father‚ and three siblings. She is a very friendly‚ outgoing‚ and talkative girl that seemed to always develop an audience. Hannah thrived in sports‚ activities‚ and anything that required an immense amount of energy. It is apparent that recess is her favorite time of day; she emerges from the classroom

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