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    A man enters the subway station, not knowing if he should go where he would usually go. His hair was a stray and his maroon tie loose. This man has a very charming aura about him. Others would say strange or frightening, but I like to say charming, charming in his own way perhaps. He rushes through the subway station and he slows down to look at the art on the walls. He'd been looking at it for months every time he entered the station, which was every day. It fascinated him, all of the Intricacy

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    What can be done to improve a city that has already been developed? This was the question posed to the City of Hamilton in regards how Hamilton, a city that has been forgotten, could be revitalised. The best way to revitalise an area is to make it more accessible. The Light Rail Transit or LRT is key to ensuring Hamilton gets the improvement it needs to have the ability to be a major economic contributor in the future. What the City has proposed is the best way to improve the newly revitalised

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    Peter Obletz Essay

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    Where many saw an unpleasantly heavy steel structure that once supported an elevated rail line, Peter Obletz, did not. Obletz was many things, an activist, Metropolitan Transportation Authority consultant (which sparked his interest in the High Line), and chairman on the Community Board 4. He saw potential in the High Line, which was no longer active in 1982 when he saw it, one day while exploring an abandoned section of the once elevated rail. That trip began his fight in the 1970s. He challenged

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    Essay about The Death Railway of World War II

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    "Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it" is one that deserves more focus. One might ask, "Why?" The answer is the fact that countless events in history have been overlooked and forgotten. Such is the case of the Thai- Burma Railway also known as the "Death Railway", a line between Bang Pong and Thanbyuzayat. This, in and of itself is a tragedy. The inhuman conditions of thousands of POW's as they labored in the Thai-Burma jungle during World War II is something that should never be forgotten

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    Short Story A cold Tuesday morning in November DCI Evans is on his way to work pondering on what the day will bring. he enters his office when a colleague opens his door and asks. "James do you want a coffee?" the detective replies "Yes sure thanks" his colleague leaves. James looks though some old case files when he came across a murder that brings him Horrifying visions. There's a knock on his door, it brings him out of his trance its his boss. He comes in

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    Income tax Liability method is used to executive the income tax process for a transportation company. The deferred tax assets and liabilities are being accomplished for upcoming tax consequences. It is attributed to distinct financial statement carrying values of current assets and liabilities and respective tax basis as well as operating loss as well tax credit could be carried forward. The temporary differences or expected to be settled or recovered by using enacted tax rates and being measured

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    earliest presence of rail travel in Australia began in 1854, first developed within states to link major settlements with various resources. The idea of intercolonial transportation began circa 1855: a network of railways systems crossing the country and connecting major settlements. Railways slowly expanded as settlements developed further inland, with rail essential in bringing farm and mining produce to capital cities and ports. Wallangarra, a town situated on the New South Wales border, 200km south-west

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    "The Story of an Hour" is a short story in which Kate Chopin, the author, presents an often unheard of view of marriage. Published in the late eighteen hundreds, the nature of marriage in "The Story of an Hour" may well be a reflection of, though not exclusive to, that era. Mrs. Louise Mallard, Chopin's main character, experiences the excitement of freedom rather than the thoughts of loneliness after she learns of her husband's death. Later, when Mrs. Mallard learns that her husband, Brently, still

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    South Korea is a country with a multi-faceted culture, ranging from K-pop, Korean cuisine, beauty products and Kdramas. Recently Korean culture, also referred to as the KWave, has been expanding around the globe at an exponential rate. As someone who has been invested in the Korean culture for a couple years now, some of my favorite things about it is being able to learn about the culture and geography of South Korea through watching Kdramas and Korean movies. The movies I have chosen for this assignment

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    Divergent Reflection

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    The book “Divergent” was a novel by Veronica Roth. The book falls into the categories of realistic fiction and scientific fiction. The setting of the book is set in a futuristic society in Chicago where it is divided into five factions. They are Abnegation, Dauntless, Erudite, Candor, and Amity. The story of “Divergent” is told by first person since the narrator, Beatrice is explaining the story from her own perspective. Identity is the main theme throughout the book. In addition, a person doesn’t

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