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The Transcontinental Railroad And Westward Expansion
Number of Words: 2619 / Number of Pages: 10
... connected
to the East. Still other lines were stretching Westward, beyond the Mississippi.
An international route connected New England and Montreal and another one
crossed Southern Ontario between Niagara, New York, and the Detroit River.
During the 1850's, North and South routes were developed both East and West of
the Alleghenies. It was not until after the Civil War, however, that a permanent
railroad bridge was constructed across the Ohio River. After the Civil War, the
pace of railroad building increased. The Pacific railroads, the Union Pacific
building from Omaha, Nebraska, and the Central P ...
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Jazz 3
Number of Words: 1093 / Number of Pages: 4
... environment of American life, he rearranged them into flat poster-like patterns with precise outlines and sharply contrasting colors.
He later went on to pure abstract patterns, into which he often introduced lettering, suggestions of advertisements, and posters. The zest and dynamism of such works as Swing Landscape reflect his interest in jazz, which Davis considered to be the counterpart to abstract art. Davis is often considered to be the outstanding American artist to work in a cubism idiom. He made witty and original use of it and created a distinctive American style, for however abstract his ...
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Ground War In The Persian Gulf
Number of Words: 450 / Number of Pages: 2
... The Patriot intercepted or partially destroyed many of the approximately 85 missiles that Iraq fired against Saudi Arabia and Israel.
President Bush's decision to terminate the ground war at midnight February 28 was criticized for allowing Baghdad to rescue a large amount of military equipment and personnel that were later used to suppress the postwar rebellions of its Shiite and Kurdish citizens. In his own defense, the president asserted that the war had accomplished its mandate, given by the Security Council, to expel the Iraqi forces from Kuwait and reestablish Kuwaiti independence. His decision ...
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Data Mining
Number of Words: 320 / Number of Pages: 2
... process requires considerable additional effort to pre-process the data” (SAS Institute).
There are several different types of models and algorithms used to “mine” the data. These include, but are not limited to, neural networks, decision trees, rule induction, boosting, and genetic algorithms.
is largely, if not entirely used for business purposes. The highest users of include banking, financial, and telecommunications industries (Two Crows). will have a different effect on different industries in the business world.
The key to succeeding in this rapidly changing industry is ...
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The Spanish American War And Its Causes
Number of Words: 466 / Number of Pages: 2
... had decided to go to war even though Spain had given in to
America's demands. He didn't want to look like a coward to the American
people. He was also afraid that resisting war would cost Republicans
control of Congress in the fall elections.
The battle for the Philippines was very important to the war. This
is where Spain's fleet was. The US took it out. This was very important
because now, Spain only had its land crew. This was one of the factors that
ended the war.
The US military was far too small. However, there were many
voluntary groups that were able to go to war for their count ...
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Cesar Chavez Mural
Number of Words: 631 / Number of Pages: 3
... movement. In the Central Valley of California, he created the National Farm Workers Association ( now the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO). He received help from Dolores Huerta, Gilberto Padilla, Fred Ross Sr. and many others. In the mid 1960's, the union boycotted and striked many agricultural products with progressive succes. In 1975, the California Labor Relations Act was passed largely due to the work of Chavez and the UFWA. Cesar Chavez died in 1993.
Dolores Huerta was bornon April 10, 1930 in a mining town in northern New Mexico. Her father, Juan Fernandez, was a miner, field ...
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Aristotle On Art
Number of Words: 380 / Number of Pages: 2
... and an end. The plot must neither begin nor end in a haphazard way. The plot of the play must represent the action of the play as a unified whole. 'Incidents must be so arranged that if any of them is differently placed or taken away the effect of wholeness will be seriously disrupted.' (Poetics, ch 8).
It is the historian who makes a copy or record of things that have happened. The poet describes what might happen. The kinds of things that might happen are those which, in the circumstances, are either probable or necessary.
Poetry is concerned with universal truths; history treats of particular fa ...
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Dazed And Confused
Number of Words: 862 / Number of Pages: 4
... said no" should take a look just for the sake of historical accuracy.
It is directed by Richard Linklater and stars a cast of complete unknowns. This 1993 sleeper leads us through a day in the life of a loosely-aligned group of seniors and freshmen at a high school in suburban Texas. What happens?
It's 1976, school's out for the summer, and kids in pickup trucks and convertibles are cruising the neon-lit streets, swigging beer, philosophizing, looking for a place to party. They pull up at a roadhouse, pig out on shakes and fries, flirt, fight, smash up a few random objects, and mull over the mean ...
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The Watergate Complex
Number of Words: 2139 / Number of Pages: 8
... months later they
were convicted and sentenced to prison terms by District Court Judge John J.
Sercia was convinced that relevant details had not been unveiled during
the trial and offered leniency in exchanged for further information. As it
became increasingly evident that the Watergate burglars were tied closely
to the Central Intelligence Agency and the Committee to re-elect the
president. (Watergate)
Four of these men, that were arrested on the morning of June 17, 1972, came
from Miami, Florida. They were Bernard L. Barker, Frank A. Sturgis,
Virgillio R. Gonzalez, and Eugenio R. Martinez. ...
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Masters Of The Vineese School
Number of Words: 711 / Number of Pages: 3
... his first minuets and at age six he performed before the Empress Maria Therese. In 1763, led by his father Leopold, Mozart went on tour to Paris and London, visiting many courts and also played for the French and English royal families. He composed his first symphony in 1765 and three years later his first opera. Although his career had much promise many became disappointed with his work. Unlike Haydn, Mozart did not agree with the patronage system. After his patron, the Archbishop of Salzburg, dismissed him he became a musical freelancer. Mozart found it hard to find suitable work for a c ...
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