Interstate 93

the demography of surrounding neighborhoods. New transportation infrastructure simultaneously creates disseminates, such as noise and traffic congestion, and amenities, such as increased mobility and accessibility (Kilpatrick et al., 2007). The interstate highway system provides one example of how transportation investment impacts metropolitan demography. From the 1950s through the 1990s, the extension of the…

We The People Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson and the founding fathers wrote this document that unified the thirteen colonies. It stated, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This quote proves that for the country to be successful, all men have to be treated the same way so that we are unified. Jim Crow Laws…

America has grown as a country in many ways over the decades. What was once a primarily agricultural country has transformed into an international military threat. America has not always stood at the top, but the creative minds that are the back bone of this country have helped the evolution of the of the American military. When people began traveling west most became farmers and ranchers to provide for their families. Things like meat, clothing, and shelter needed to be produced and built as…

regulation as well. This quote outlines TR’s policy on the railroad industry “He supported… physical evaluation of railroad properties to enforce "honest" capitalization, and government supervision of capitalization of all types of corporations in interstate commerce.” (232) The word “honest” is important in this quote because honest is what TR thought railroads corporations weren’t. This next quote describes the reason why TR went after Northern Securities Company, “Roosevelt did, of course,…

America: Divided by Class It’s all about the money—who hasn’t heard of the Rockefellers, Carnegie, or the Vanderbilt’s? The Gilded Age was a time when wealthy elite amassed their riches and built their opulent mansions while their workers often lived in squalor. Three distinct social classes emerged as life in America changed from rural to urban and immigrants poured into the nation. The Gilded Age is a term coined by writer Mark Twain in The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873), a book…

There have been many factors in the growth of transportation over the centuries. Some have been the increase in automobile ownership and the highway system. There have also been many events that have impacted economic development. Some of the factors that determine the development is the financial help being received and the bills being passed that allow certain developments. Both transportation and economic planning have helped the United States flourish. After World War II there was more…

After World War II, America had a few struggles until the postwar boom. The postwar boom caused a great economic outbreak, there were new jobs, there was a new suburban life, more babies were being born, and highways and interstates were being built. Americans had money, consumers were spending money, new companies were being built, new jobs were created and new technology was born. During World War II Americans earned wages but they saved much of their earnings. Even Americans who were not…

Do you characterize yourself as Good Samaritan or a fake? The struggle of identifying a person as a true Good Samaritan or not will always be tricky. It is not possible to identify someone’s true intentions on a specific situation, or characterize a certain individual’s good acts as either being forced or actually beneficial to another individual. Even though individuals can contribute in forced good deed acts to only benefit themselves, a true good Samaritan is someone who benefits others by…

the majority of total votes cast should be the winner. Definitions: Electoral College- the constitutional body designed to select the president. This system is described in Article II of the Constitution. (Gitelson, p.48) National Popular Vote Interstate Compact- a bill that would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Congressional District Method- alternative method of distributing electoral votes through…

Inventors, states, and electors all have one thing in common and that is their rights. Whether they 're the rights to an invention or the inalienable rights of a human, they are all in place to protect the rightsholder. Protecting rights is a major idea that the founding fathers had in mind when declaring their independence. The electoral college is a rarely understood establishment, that provides rights to all voters in America, while protecting the states as well. Due to a low informed…