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Railways were becoming an efficient mode of transportation, developing more and more throughout the 19th century. During the Civil War, steam-powered locomotives could travel up to 60 miles per hour, and they were used to transport everything from food to people. Furthermore, railroads were a crucial part of the Civil War. For example, soldiers could be moved to an area much faster than if they were walking, and weapons and food could be transferred throughout the North and South to keep them…

from Ronald Regan’s presidency is his direct challenge to the first Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev, to tear down the wall that separates East and West Berlin. President Regan, on his second visit to Berlin, takes the opportunity to provide his views on the city, Europe in general and the ongoing ideological differences between the east and west. President Regan opens to thunderous applause as he acknowledges some common truths that ring true to all mankind. He first acknowledges Berlin as…

Location: The Great Teays River was a river that flowed north and north west in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. The river was named after the valley found in Putnam County, WV (Teays Valley). Teays Valley was named after Stephen Teays who was an early settler. A few places I was familiar with that the river ran through was Scioto County and Chillicothe in Ohio and along the Interstate 64 in West Virginia from Charleston toward Huntington. The river during this…

The crimes that West said they were going to commit like stealing a car or robbing a clothing shop were never done. There was no reports of any of those crimes within a twelve day period after the escape. Some people think that because the bodies were never found, they…

once failing charts to be sky rocketing is because of their influence.(Watkins 13) From that point on Hip Hop has continued to influence fashion and the culture of people today. There are many celebrities that are brand endorsers, such as Kanye West. Kanye West is also linked to Adidas. In 2016 the Yeezy Boost 360 was realesed and sold out in 12 minutes. Because of the big star Kanye is supply and demand for his shoes were very high.(Watkins 15) Other such findings demonstrates that Hip hop…

One of the best music producers in business has to be the one and only Deadmau5. Deadmau5 is very good at making electronic music not only because of more than 10 years of practice, but also due to how much is music can impact. He can change moods with his music, he has very emotional songs and very crazy ones to. Deadmau5 became famous due to how much he practiced. It wasn’t really natural talent, it took him a long time to make his hit track “Ghost ‘n’ Stuff” . Others will say that Deadmau5…

When Patrick Loggins’ Time Wharp project released the smartly and jazzily constructed “Cole Dub” earlier this year, I had to sit back and notice. “Cole Dub”, like much of Time Wharp’s eponymous debut, toes the line between nightclub and morning commute music - you can hear the conflict in the thumping nocturnal beat mixed with that oily hi hat (which also helps to explain the choice in cover art). “Cole Dub” and the rest of Time Wharp is a very, very nice debut LP from a producer who could - and…

The amazing band that I chose for this project is called Daft Punk. The album that I chose from this band is called Random Access Memory. The album came out in May 17, 2013. Daft Punk produces electronic music. The music in this album though is very upbeat getting you excited and making you want to dance. However, if you’re ever tired, this album has some relaxing music too. In the band, there are two men named Guy Manwell Decristo and Thomas Bangualtor. The two guys play bass, drums,…

Thebe Neruda Kgositila is a Chicago native, the son of a UCLA law professor and a South African poet. Nowadays, Thebe is far better known as Earl Sweatshirt. The rapper, producer and former key member of the Los Angeles based collective and movement Odd Future has gained recognition and praise ever since he'd released his debut mixtape, Earl, released back in March 2010. The subject matter of "Earl" can be easily described with one line from the title track. "I got nuts to bust and butts to…

When life gives you lemons what do you do with them? The obvious and cliche answer would be you make lemonade. But what happens when life gives you tasks or burdens that prove themselves to be nothing but a pain and a struggle? You fight them because that is your only chance of getting rid of them. Perhaps one of the best examples of this would be the partitioning of Israel in 1948. Before 1948 there was no country known as Israel, there was no state for Jews, there was no place that all…