Analysis Of The Book ' Collis Potter '

The article, “Creating the System: Railroads and the Modern Corporation”, informs us all about the development of the transcontinental railroad and how it helped drive the nation west and also transformed western North America into a economy that had many opportunities. The railroads have always interested me when it comes to this period of time. What I learned from the reading that I didn’t know before was that the Western railroads were primary carriers of grain, other agricultural produce, livestock, coal, lumber and minerals. Also seeing the prices that the farmers shipped their products for, and what they paid for the freights rates was very interesting. Overall, if the railroads wouldn’t have been built in a time when there was so little

He was known as a railroad baron, owning in total 13 major railroads, dominating the New York City to Great Lakes area. “He took these small little railroad lines and began to take them over, to merge them, to connect them and convert them to large almost continental stradling networks.” “Railroads allowed America to push west and farms grew rapidly where they went. This allowed for more raw materials to be produced, and then brought to the northern factories on the trains, greatly improving America's economy. (Brinkley, 255-257),” considerably reducing cost (“Transportation” 2011). Not only were railways used to transport goods, they made access to the west easy. Ultimately populating it, developing more opportunities for industrialization across America. Railroads themselves required large amounts of iron and wood, causing the demand in the iron and lumber industries to

In conclusion, J.P. Morgan is considered more of a “Captain of Industry” for today’s modern age than a robber baron. America would have been a whole different country without his contributions towards society, especially if he didn’t start the many companies and industries during his

Richard White’s 2011 book titled Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America is about the corrupt and mismanaged transcontinental railroads and bold arguments of the story how they came and went. In this book White describes how the construction of the transcontinental railroads across the US in the late nineteenth century would change America socially, economically, and politically. He also describes the companies that built these railroads and argues with three main points on why they were corrupt companies. First I’d like to go over the three different ways that the railroads would affect America, socially, economically, and politically.

Muckrakers like Ida Tarbell and Jacob Riis push for a change through progressive reforms as seen by their published works that brought awareness to the many issues that plagued the Gilded age. Tarbell wrote History of the standard oil company which called attention to the monopolist, John D. Rockefeller and his oil company, and the corruption within this establishment. By writing things like “There is no independent refiner or jobber who tries to ship oil freight that does not meet incessant discouragement and discrimination.”(Document 3) sheds some light on Rockefellers character and business tactics. By exposing J.D. Rockefeller to the public the common man can now see what was invisible before therefore sparking the flame of change, creating the desire for change in these aspects of life. This is the first step to actually making change happen throughout the progressive era.

The Transcontinental Railroad was one of the most ambitious engineering projects, economic stimulants, and efficient methods of transportation in the early United States. If completed, the United States would be truly be united from east to west. The purpose of this paper is to examine how the Transcontinental Railroad helped develop new opportunities for many aspects of American life.

The Gilded Age, aptly named by Mark Twain, was an age of unprecedented wealth for America due to industrialization and new means of communication, but this wealth concealed a society plagued by corruption and inequality. Werner’s article discusses the impact of railroads on Texas, where transport was expensive and inefficient. Due to insufficient capital, the state funded early railroad construction by providing land grants and loans as incentives (Werner 2). This railroad network shows the wealth, and the expanse of communication technology during the Gilded Age. During this period, over 6000 miles of railroad was constructed, and the network was connected to the nationwide network. However, it also illustrates the corruption of the Gilded

Every woman would want to be Lady Marguerite Blakeney, née St Just. Having recently made her debut at the Comedie Francois, Marguerite married Sir Percy Blakeney alias the Scarlet Pimpernel. Charming, clever, beautiful, with childlike eyes and a delicate face, Marguerite captures everyone’s attention. Yet Marguerite is portrayed as a stereotypical woman who is weak, impulsive, and whose identity revolves around her husband.

After his father’s general store went out of business in Abilene, Kansas, they were forced to move to Texas, where Mr. David Eisenhower landed a forty-dollar a month job at a small railroad there. Back in Abilene, a new creamery plant was built and an old friend of Mr. Eisenhower asked him to move back and work for him. It did not pay much more than his job in Texas, but the chance of advancement was better. In the spring of 1891, the Eisenhower family boarded a

Hilary of Poitiers, begins chapter 1 of his Commentary on Matthew, looking into the lineage of Jesus. He spends much time stating that if you look into Joseph or Mary’s line, they both trace back to King David and then to Abraham. Hilary spends time looking into how Mary is never addressed, upon the birth of Jesus, as Mary, but only as the “child’s mother” (Poitiers, 45). Another subject Hilary address is that of, whether or not John was a son of Joseph’s, prior to Joseph and Mary’s engagement/marriage. Hilary states that if John was a son of Joseph’s that, scripture would have documented and encounter with Mary, John, and an angle that proclaimed to Mary to take John as her own song and for John to claim Mary as his mother (46). Multiple times, throughout the first few chapters, Hilary refers to Abraham and how God is capable of raising sons of Abraham from stone (50, 51). In chapter 2, Hilary talks about Jesus’ baptism. Now he goes on a small rabbit trail, but it is one that I find to be important to understand. Hilary stated that baptism is what God used to name Jesus his son, so when we are baptized, it is our way of showing that we become the children of God.

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” is a review made by Roger Ebert on the 2011 finale of the Harry Potter movie series. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2: An Action-Packed Curtain Call” by Andrew O’hehir is also a review on the film with a different perspective/opinion. Both pieces are about the same movie, and appeal to different audiences. For example Eberts piece appeals more to those who are not quite familiar with the film but have some general idea of what is going , while Eberts piece leans towards those who are much more informed and familiar about the series, he does this by going into much more depth of the film than Ebert did. To put into perspective the distinct differences in these two review, Ebert said “There is some satisfaction in seeing loose ends tied up, lingering mysteries explained and suspicions confirmed”,while O’hehir on the other hand said that he left the movie feeling baffled and irritated with many questions.

Maria Campbell’s autobiography Halfbreed is a moving story about a young Native girl’s battle to survive, in coming to terms with the past and in discovering a way to build a brighter future in an atmosphere of social abuse and viciousness. Campbell is the oldest daughter of seven children, and was born in northern Saskatchewan. Within the book, she points out the differences between the Native people and the whites, as well as those of status Indians with non-status Native people. Both whites and full-blooded Native people rejected her due to her designation as a non-status Native, otherwise known as Metis. Filled with a strong feeling of resentment and anger, Campbell’s search for self-identity and her struggle to overcome the poverty, discrimination, and cruelty experienced by Metis individuals are described within the novel. When Campbell was twelve, her mother passed away. As a young girl, she was forced to give up school and take on the role of the mother to her younger siblings. At fifteen years old, Campbell felt obligated to marry in order to prevent her younger brothers and sisters from being taken away from her and her father. Unfortunately, her diligent work and good intentions did not keep her family together. Her spouse, a white, abusive alcoholic, reported her to the welfare authorities, and her siblings were taken away and placed in foster homes. Her husband chose to take his family to Vancouver, where he abandoned her and their newly born child.

B is for Boy who lived is what people nickname him because he survived the attack from Voldemort

The article written by Amanda Cockrell discusses why the Harry Potter series differs from other children’s series. First, the fantastic story is set in real life, or contemporary England where things don’t always work out. Cockrell points out that good does not always win, and humor is incorporated into fights with evil which is concerning for some parents. Also, children’s book are normally without depth, but this is not the case with the Harry Potter series. These books are hard to read and more complex. Harry is compared to Stalking from Rudyard Kipling’s Stalky and Co. which is dark and complicated story. Harry goes through experiences common with adolescents, and the complex experiences lead to his need to confront Voldemort. Harry’s story is not only about heroes, but also about finding friends and family which adds to the intricacy. Furthermore, the characters and the creatures have a duality that adds dimension to the stories. The final difference is how the characters in the book grow up with the audience which is also uncommon among children’s books. Many disagree on if these differences are good or bad; nonetheless, Cockrell shows that the Harry Potter books are

After turning into a vampire, Lucy degenerates into a deadly creature whose gaze reflects “hell-fire (…) [and] unholy light” (Stoker 249) whilst her face becomes “wreathed with a voluptuous smile” (Stoker 249), as doctor John Seward describes. “Voluptuous” is certainly the key-word, here, for her once pure appearance now invokes carnal desires, in addition to hypnotizing the male characters in an effort to subjugate their virility whilst simultaneously playing to their yearnings. Lucy reaches out her arms to her would-be husband, Arthur, inciting him with the promise of sexual ecstasy: “My arms are hungry for you. Come, and we can rest together” (Stoker 250). Lucy thus embodies the virgin-whore dichotomy, for though she died pure and virginal, her after-death monstrosity enables her to be sexually independent. Indeed, the conventional fair/dark split, symbolic of respective moral casts, “reflects the ambivalence aroused by the sexualized female, [for] not only is Lucy the more sexualized figure, she is the more rejecting figure” (Roth 62). Interestingly, her physical appearance reflects this shift, for her once “sunny ripples” of hair (Stoker 197) become shadowy and turn Lucy into a “dark-haired woman” (Stoker 249), an obvious reflection of her image as a fallen angel .