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    (Q.) What is Devsari or Dand? (1 Mark) (Ans)   Devsari or Dand was a small token fee paid by people of other villages bordering thevillages of Bastar. It was charged when someone from the other village wanted to have some forest products fromBastar. (Q.)How did the forest laws initiate the scope of employment? (1 Mark) (Ans)   Many communities left their traditional occupation and started trading of forest products or other economic activities. For example‚ the Mundurucu people in Brazil who started

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    The Economy of the Trans-Mississippi West‚ 1850-1900 During the mid-19th century and early 20th century‚ the promoters and government officials viewed the West as a land of opportunity and prosperity. However‚ people with economic and political power took advantages of westerners for their own benefits. As a result‚ the rich got richer and westerner suffered economy downfall. A few was benefited from railroads and federal land grants‚ while others faced several conflicts. In the end

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    Following the Civil War‚ railroads started popping up everywhere. This led to an increase in railroad accidents. This was especially true for brakemen‚ who coupled and uncoupled the trains‚ as well as operating the manual handbrake. Uncoupling and coupling the train cars was incredibly dangerous with the “link and pin” system for coupling. Hand brakes were also incredibly dangerous to operate. A myriad of brakemen operating on railroads died. By 1880‚ railroad worker death rates were second only

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    Human geography project What are the effects on the tram system in Nottingham and how are they affecting public transport? Introduction The aim of the investigation was to find out how trams were affecting: public transport‚ land use and the environment in and around Nottingham. Nottingham is a large city in the east midlands of England. It is home to a verity of culture and customs. A recent addition to Nottingham is the tram system. The tram system has provided a new and innovative way

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    Before the transcontinental railroad their was not a quick way to go to the west coast from the east coast. If you wanted to go across the country it was a six month dangerous journey that had many obstacles like rivers‚ deserts‚ and mountains. Their was another way to get to the west coast and that would take six weeks sail around Cape Horn but this way was very expensive so America knew that they had to come up with some thing so people could travel from the east coast to the west coast quickly

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    Solar power: In fact‚ every minute‚ enough energy arrives at the Earth to meet our demands for a whole year - if only we could harness it properly. The Delhi Metro came to a standstill yet again on Tuesday afternoon after services were suspended for two hours due to collapse of the Northern Power Grid for the second consecutive day‚ causing inconvenience to commuters. As the power grid collapsed at around 1 pm‚ Delhi Metro trains stopped on tracks‚ some inside tunnels‚ due to no supply of power

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    In James Somers article “Why New York Subway Lines Are Missing Countdown Clocks” (2015)‚ Somers looks at the old New York subway system and compares it to the newly efficient and safe subway system called communications-based train control‚ or CBTC. First‚ Somers mentions that in the old New York subway system the tracks are separated into sections which display an occupied or vacant track. In contrast‚ he states that each train supported by the CBTC system is carrying a radio and onboard controller

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    The intellectual elements between 1861-1865 led the Civil War to be declared as the first modern war. These larger‚ modern armies used new emerging technologies of the Industrial Revolution (Keene‚ 387). The telegraph was one example of new technologies used during this time. It made instant communication more possible and easier to obtain across large stretches of territory. Railroads helped move supplies and reinforcements across many miles in less than a day. However‚ the thing that made this

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    Railroads should be considered one of the most revolutionary economic developments of the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Railroads needed to carry as much product as possible to make a profit. This lead to the construction of “feeder lines” that connected smaller cities to the main “trunk lines” that serviced the big cities. The growth of the railroads also increased steel production‚ coal mining‚ and technological breakthroughs like the air brake and Pullman sleeping car (Hawksworth

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    Out of the three poems‚ the first two hardly had but one or two symbols throughout. They were so short‚ that they hardly had enough time to get but a small message across to the reader‚ or atleast that ’s how I saw it. However‚ Alberto Rios ’s "Mi Abuelo" had many images which made my brain tingle with excitement for writing this paper. Besides the fact that it had the most imagery‚ it also was the most interesting and best imagery in my opinion. The poem starts out with Rios indirectly pointing

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