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    To What Extent did the Chinese-Americans Build the First Transcontinental Railroad? 2‚832 words Abstract This paper analyzes the extent to which the Chinese-Americans built the first transcontinental railroad. It doesn’t include the contribution of any other ethnicities apart from the Chinese-Americans since it would significantly increase the range of the topic. This paper will analyze the topic by dividing it into three sections. It will firstly

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    American history is accompanied by a long list of explorers who first discovered and who explored the massive continent. All of the explorers had an impact on the development of America. The Lewis and Clark expedition‚ also known as the Corps of Discovery‚ stands prominently at the top part of this list. The Lewis and Clark Expedition has had a significant political‚ social‚ and economic effect on America. They were the first to map out the west and set off westward expansion. Without the success

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    Technical Writting 12.3

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    Exercise 12.3 1. The minutes of the November 17 project meeting were recorded by technician Jean Melnyk. 2. It was recommended by the quality control inspector that production lots 185 and 224 be reworked. 3. Yesterday’s power failure was caused by a lightning strike at Westbourne power station. 4. The fractured rotor arm was repaired by Roger Cormier. 5. The Amaze software was shipped by the express post on Thursday‚ July 12‚ but was not received by the customer until

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    3. French- Huron and Algonquin British- Iroquois 4. The French had claimed the Ohio River Valley and were trading furs to the Native Americans. The British wanted to settle on the river and trade furs as well. Conflict came about for fur trading between the French and British. 5. The leaders of the Great Awakening placed an importance on religion. The believed that it was

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    Formal Discussion 1. The very first thing which influenced my decision of what I was going to research came from a music video called “Foil” by Weird Al Yancovic. It begins talking about the usefulness of aluminium foil but then very suddenly turns into a lot of conspiracy nonsense at that he was protected by it all because of his aluminium foil hat. This is what caused me to choose my research project. I had always liked reading conspiracy theories because I found them funny however I never made

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    “The Devil and Tom Walker”: A Fantastic Folktale In 1824‚ a folktale by the name of “The Devil and Tom Walker” was published by Washington Irving‚ author of legendary tales such as “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. “The Devil and Tom Walker” is about a man named Tom Walker that sells his immortal soul to the devil in exchange for worldly goods. This particular story is considered a prime example of what folktales should be. Thus‚ “The Devil and Tom Walker” embodies a folktale based

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    The Split Cherry Tree (by Jesse Stuart) Background information: The story takes place in Appalachia‚ a mountainous region in east USA. Despite its natural resources‚ the region was long poor. Many of the early settlers in Appalachia were poor farmers who were seeking cheap land. In the 19th century‚ most of the Appalachian economy was based on farming and agriculture. In addition‚ the educational system in the Appalachian region was weak due to lack of government funds and the mentality of the

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    How would you Move Mount Fuji? Do you have what it takes to get that position you have always wanted? If you are looking to demonstrate your creative and innovative attributes to make you stand out from the crowd‚ consider reading William Poundstone’s‚ How Would you Move Mount Fuji before your next job interview. You probably know the clichés about how fast things are changing and how everything you learned in school will be out of date in 5 years (plus or minus). Children who are entering schools

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    Problem Statement - A farmer was taking her eggs to the market in her cart‚ and when she was heading there‚ she hit a pothole and all her eggs flew out of the cart and now all of them are broken. She then goes to her insurance agent‚ who asked her how many eggs she had when she hit the pothole. She didn’t remember how much eggs she had but she does remember some things from various ways she tried packing the eggs. She knows that when she put the eggs in groups of 2‚ there was one egg left over. When

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    BMX‚ one of the most exhausting sports ever‚ and still is. I remember my first Walmart eighteen- inch bike. I also remember my first actual BMX bike from a BMX store. BMX isn’t just a sport‚ it’s a hobby and enjoyed by millions. It takes time. You’re going to hurt yourself. You’re going to fall a lot. However‚ that’s all just apart of learning new things. BMX isn’t just like any sport. It takes a lot of guts and repetition to learn and get what you want so badly. I want people to understand that

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