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    The Great Gatsby by: F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ two opposing neighborhoods‚ East Egg and West Egg serve to contrast each other. East Egg being the “old rich” meaning families that come from money and West Egg being the “new rich” meaning families that are first generation wealthy. The contrast of the two areas contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole to show the difference in lifestyle within the upper class and specifically between Gatsby and the Buchanan family. Gatsby’s “coming up” was always

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    people‚ and power or rule‚ so democracy basically means the rule of the people. Democracy originates from Ancient Athens‚ that’s where people would get together to discuss their opinions and concerns with each other and the rulers. Before a new law was passed out they would vote on it‚ but not all the people were allowed to vote. If you’re a women‚ child‚ slave or didn’t own land you were not allowed to vote‚ we call that a flood

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    Alexander the Great was‚ as the name entails‚ great in some ways. In other ways though‚ he was not so great. How great was Alexander? Alexander was great in many ways. He was an excellent strategist‚ and was able to conquer almost anything he set out for. He usually was merciful as well‚ and honored all cultures and religions. He tried to learn about hinduism from the Brahmin in India. When he conquered Persia‚ he still let some Persians rule‚ as long as they answered to him. In India‚ whenever

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    The Railroad Boom The main reason for the transcontinental railroads to be built was to bring the east and west together. The building of these railroads caused huge economic growth throughout the United States. The railroad created opportunities for everyone across the US. “Railroads were the first big business‚ the first magnet for the great financial markets‚ and the first industry to develop a large-scale management bureaucracy. The railroads opened the western half of the nation to economic

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    Working in a railroad environment provides many challenges and risks. In addition to handling very dangerous hazardous materials‚ there are some other unique challenges due to the size of the operation‚ and how many miles of railroad track and rail yards that exist to be maintained. The two main risks that my employer faces are: slips‚ trips‚ and falls‚ and data security. Slips‚ trips‚ and falls has always been one of the leading contributing factors to employee injuries. Railroad liability is

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    Religion in the Medieval West. Routledge‚ Chapman and Hall Inc.‚ 1986. 216 pp. The main ideals and values that Medieval people held widely came from their understanding of the Church and their place in the world. Hamilton takes a meticulous comb through several topics to help the reader understand how the formation of the early Medieval church was paramount to how the rest of the age played out. Without the basics set down by temporal authority there would have been no west to build off of based on

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    The examination and the research on the Transcontinental Railroad has led many to the realization of the significance of the Railroad in American history whether it be positive or negative. The Great Railroad was created between the years of 1863 to 1869. It all had begun with a charter granted to the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies through the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862. In the seven years‚ the two companies raced toward the meeting point in Promontory‚ Utah; one starting

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    The West Amanda Miranda America was beginning to boom! With the war over and immigrants coming to the land of “freedom” from all over the world‚ people began to adventure to the West. There was a new‚ unsettled land presenting opportunities beyond what anyone could imagine. The west offered natural resources such as gold‚ oil‚ and lumber‚ also it gave hope to freedom and landownership all the while guarding it with dangerous obstacle such as natives‚ disease‚ and drought. The forge west brought

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    Was Alexander the Greatgreat”? The evidence suggests that Alexander the Great was legitimately great because he conquered many countries and he was inspirational. Alexander was great because he conquered a country in the years 333BC‚ 332BC‚ 331BC‚ 331BC‚ 330BC‚ 327BC‚ 324BC and 323BC. This demonstrates that he was great because he used tactics that would defeat enemies. An example of a tactic he used is phalanx. Phalanx means “a body of Macedonian infantry drawn up in close order with

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    conflict in the story was the narrator getting shot at. Then the conflict was resolved by the narrator finding a way how to kill his enemy. The narrator changed as soon as he seen the face of his beloved brother dead. The theme of the story is when people are in war‚ they are taught to kill each other without hesitation. The main characters in the Crane are Songsam and also Tokchae‚ which used to be his child hood playmate. The conflict in the story was when Songsam was forced to shoot his friend

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