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    Pacific Rail Construction

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    Introduction Infrastructure has long stood a measure of human progress and capability throughout the ages as many consider it a cornerstone for economic development. As a nation, the United States contains one of the most sophisticated and vast networks of roads since economic prosperity, especially following World War II, provided the capability to invest in infrastructural networks. However, as time has passed and populations have soared virtually everywhere, infrastructural development has…

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    Ola Bola Movie Analysis

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    MOVIE REVIEW (OLA BOLA) 1.0 SYPNOPSIS Movie that set background in 1970’s, Ola Bola celebrates the unity and courage that inspire a team of Malaysian footballers to rise through all previous situation that story from zero to hero. Inspired by real events, the film showcase, the pride, and passion of a multicultural football team and their struggles to overcome personal and collective hardships. It is at once a powerful exploration of everyday human relationships and of the indomitable spirit…

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    During the early 1600’s, the Puritans came to the New World. They traveled to the New World from their original home of England to escape the religious laws of the King. Their goal was to create their own religion in which they could have strict laws about committing sins such as lying, stealing, and adultery. An early puritan woman, by the name of Hester Prynne, defied these laws. She was an independent and proud single mother, despite being burdened with her dark sin of Adultery. The outcome…

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    INTRODUCTION There were huge clashes on religion which were going on in America and in the late 17th century, these clashes between political and religious groups came to an end which led to the revolution of 1688. This marked to an era where Church of England ruled as the Church of the country. Other religions such as Catholicism, Puritanism were suppressed. Everyone started practicing one religion. But it had some spiritual dryness among believers. Religion was considered to be a past time…

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    This essay will examine two documents, John Winthrop, Speech to the Massachusetts General Court (1645) and Roger Williams, Letter to the Town of Providence (1655). Both of these documents express opposing views of liberty through the eyes of John Winthrop and Roger William. While both were Puritans who emigrated from England to America in search to worship and govern as God intended, John Winthrop sought to develop a society in which government and people would work together to glorify God,…

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    New England and the Chesapeake. These two areas were built along the Atlantic Coast, housing hundreds of European settlers. However, as the people of New England and the Chesapeake began to construct societies of their own, the differences between the two colonies escalated. The differences between the European societies were due to the contrasting reasons for settlement in the Americas. This prompted the two colonies to establish differing societies. New England and the Chesapeake colonies…

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    2. One of the key differences between William Bradford's and Thomas Morton's view is their purpose for coming to the new land in the first place. Bradford came with his people to escape religious persecution and to found a religious colony. He sees the events that occurred on the ship over and in the establishing of the colony as proof of divine's hand in these plans pressing him on, such as when God smote the man who mocked them for their faith. On the other hand, Morton and his people came…

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    Walter Payton The person that I would want to meet is Walter Payton. I picked Him because he is my idle and I love football. Walter was a NFL star. He played for the Chicago Bears. I love his autobiography ‘’Never Die Easy’’ He made it to the Hall of Fame. He is in the top 2 best running backs ever. I met Walter Payton at the bears field. It was the super bowl. I was watching him and there was a group of 3000 people. Walter said ‘’ hey do you want to go on the field?’’ I replied ‘’Yes!!!!’’ I…

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    Puritan Influence

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    believed that, as wives and mothers, women were to tend to their husbands hand and foot and “provide” the next generation of puritan children. The role of the modern puritan mother was of upmost importance in the Massachusetts Bay colony, and the women of Massachusetts Bay were considerably healthy in comparison, and yet, childbirth was still a dangerous affair for women. In Puritan New England, any woman having over five children faced a one in eight chance of dying in childbirth. Nevertheless,…

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    became a prominent issue in Europe. Winthrop wa a puritan, and wished to freely practice his faith. When the oppurtunity presented itself, Winthrop sailed to the Americas to establish a puritan society. He began a new colony called Massachusetts Bay, which was strictly puritan.…

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