Sleeping car Essays

  • The Pullman Strike of 1894: Turning Point for American Labor

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    inventive could become a great success (Laughlin). He was only 30 when he arrived in Chicago and had high aspirations for his life.(Burgan). On the train ride their, Pullman had difficulty sleeping because of how uncomfortable the seats were. Because of his discomfort he came up with his first idea, the idea of a sleeping car that would eventually become the main product... ... middle of paper ... ...Negligence; Employee Defined. 45 USCA. Sec. 51. West, 1908 and Supp. 1939. Print. Limitations on Duty

  • PULLMAN

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    George Pullman is most notably credited for the creation of the Pullman Sleeping Car. Its invention enhanced the pleasure of railroad travel by making it more comfortable, clean and exciting. As George Pullman’s invention gained quick public approval, his company began to expand at an enormous rate. This presented a great deal of problems to Pullman. “The company wanted to increase efficiency and economy in servicing and providing cars by spreading facilities. He [Pullman] wanted several hundred acres

  • USA In The Second Half Of The 19th Century

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    for help did the real action begin. In Pittsburgh, the National Guard was called to quell another... ... middle of paper ... ...ailed including Eugene Debs, leader of the American Railway Union who ordered the workers to stop pulling the Pullman cars. The government prioritized a strong healthy economy over a large and happy population. Rapid industrialization and nation-wide corporations led to wealthier families and a new middle class. Although there were many who did enjoy the new luxuries

  • The Pullman Strike Dbq Answers

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    the Pullman Palace Car Company treated his workers. George Pullman was born in 1831, in upstate New York, he was the son of a carpenter. He learned carpentry himself and moved to Chicago, Illinois in the 1850s. From there, he opened up his own railroad company called the Pullman Palace Car Company and it took off from there. During the Civil war he began creating a new kind of passenger car that would allow passengers to enjoy themselves. It was a new line of luxury railroad cars featuring comfortable

  • What Are The Pullman Communities Work Together

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    Unity We Can Overcome All George Mortimer Pullman was the creator of multiple projects that include the Pullman Community and the Pullman Car Company. He was born in 1831 and was the third oldest of ten children. Pullman had great thoughts and ideas that inspired him to complete his fair share of duties and do great things in the future. Pullman formed the Pullman Car Company in 1867 and founded a community named after him in Chicago Illinois in 1881 (Lemmon). The Pullman Community was created in hopes

  • Andrew Carnegie

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    He considered himself a Scottish Immigrant and also made a huge impact on the business aspect during the Gilded Age. Andrew built the world’s largest most up to date steel mill. After this huge creation, he became the best-known manufacturer during the late 1800’s. He was one to pioneer new strategies to seize markets and consolidate power. During his business career, he used a strategy called vertical integration, which did exactly that. Vertical integration was a tactic that would bring stability

  • Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porter Research Paper

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    The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters main goal was to help gain equal opportunities for African Americans in the workplace as well as in American society (Tuttle). They wanted to achieve higher wages, shorter working hours, self-determination, fairness, and dignity for African Americans (Morales). According to Morales, a porter would receive $25.00 for more than 80 hours of work, which was low, even for the early 1920s. Porters had to work over 400 in a month or for 11,000 miles, depending

  • sleeping at the wheel

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    Sleeping At the Wheel The dangers of sleepiness when driving. Sleepiness affects the ability to concentrate and maintain attention and vigilance particularly when physically inactive. These effects may expose the sleepy individual to potentially dangerous consequences, particularly in sedentary and monotonous situations such as while driving a vehicle. Sleepiness is a major contributing factor to road traffic accidents. Studies of motorway accidents indicate that 20 to 25% appear to be due to

  • Sleeping and Dreaming

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    Sleeping and Dreaming Despite the large amount of time we spend asleep, surprisingly little is actually known about sleeping and dreaming. Much has been imagined, however. Over history, sleep has been conceived as the space of the soul, as a state of absence akin to death, as a virtual or alternate reality, and more recently, as a form of (sub)consciousness in which memories are built and erased. The significance attributed to dreams has varied widely as well. The Ancient Greeks had surprise dream

  • The Character of Tarquin in Macbeth and Cymbeline

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    speaks, and his words reflect the feeling not only of himself but all trespassers in Shakespeare's plays. Iachimo likens his actions to that of Tarquin, a Roman Tyrant who rapes the matron Lucrece. His trespassing in Imogen's bed chamber while she is sleeping is to Iachimo like rape. He violates her space and privacy. Similarly in the play Macbeth, Macbeth before killing Duncan invokes the image of Tarquin, "With Tarquin's ravishing strides towards, his design Moves like a ghost. Thou sure and firm set

  • Dreams and Mysteries of the Mind

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    memory. Dreams are mysteries of the mind and adventures of the sleeping brain. While sleeping, there are two different classifications. These two classifications are paradoxical sleep, also known as rapid eye movement (REM) and orthodox sleep also known as non-REM sleep (Craig 1). During REM is the time the brain dreams. REM occurs every sixty to ninety minutes. Dreams last from five to thirty minutes. Dreams are important to our sleeping brain (Koch-Sheras 6). During sleep the body is functioning at

  • College And Sleeping

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    Are you curious if those all night cram study hours are working? I bet your wondering if they are actually helping or hurting your midterm grade? I’m sure all of us have spent an all nighter studying for that Chemistry or Economics exam that you just have to do well on because its 50 percent of your grade. Not only are you studying so hard for that A+, but your mental well-being. We all feel pressured to do well in college for many reasons. For that high paying job were promised if we graduate from

  • The Importance of Nutrition and Sleeping Habits In The Classroom

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    The Importance of Nutrition and Sleeping Habits In The Classroom Having good nutrition and sleeping habits is very important for education. It is important for children and adolescents to perform well in the classroom so that they get the most out of their education. Having poor sleeping habits or poor eating habits can have many harmful effects on a child’s classroom performance. If children have good eating habits as well as good sleeping habits they will perform better and be able to live

  • Personal Narrative - Sleeping with the Enemy

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    Sleeping with the Enemy When I fall asleep in public, Alex informs everyone that "Bryan likes to pay money to go to sleep." His words don't stray far from the truth. I am convinced that I am afflicted, cursed, by something. I am haunted by the constant threat of unconsciousness. Glancing behind me, I see nothing, but sense the shadow that lurks. He is never very far, waiting patiently for me to drop my guard. We are very close, my shadow and I, and we know all of each others' tricks. A continuing

  • Humans are More Alike than Unlike

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    accept that in order for us humans to live together we have to trust, accept and honor one another. Commitment starts within yourself. Once you commit yourself to a cause such as diversity it becomes necessary part of your life just as eating and sleeping. Finally when I figured out it was not the talk but the walk that made the difference I became more passionate about my cause. Being passionate made it easier to tell people what diversity and multicultralism was and what it meant to me. You can

  • Night

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    did Elie let it happen? What could Elie really have done as an alternative to save his father from dying? He could not have helped his father from being beaten up by the SS guards but he did try to help him from being attacked by his own men in his sleeping barracks. Elie really wanted his father to live. Elie does everything possible to help his father unless it would do harm to himself. Elie could not have helped his father from being beaten by the SS guards because on Page 284 in the November 2000

  • Personal Narrative: Death in a Dream

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    Dream a Little Dream My grandmother always said, “you cannot choose between life or death while sleeping”. When you are sleeping, your body practically doesn’t belong to you. Its almost as though you have no control over anything that might happen to you in your dreams, especially if it is something dangerous. When I ask people why this happens, they theorize that a powerful force or being has entrapped your body. You could end up dying in your dreams, thus leading to your death

  • Under The Overpass

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    all of this, and a way to find God in a way that he would know is real. Though thought of as strange, and in many cases looked down upon he knew he had to. Mike was going to become homeless for a 5 month period. With nothing but his backpack and a sleeping bag. No food, and no money. He would attempt to quite literally live off of God. But he would not do this alone, and therefor needed to find someone just as crazy as himself. What mike wanted, was a traveling partner, someone to keep him company

  • Princesses In Fairy Tales

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    because of their outstanding appearance. By examining the fairy tales of “Sleeping Beauty in the Wood”, Perrault’s version of “Cinderella”, and “Pretty Goldilocks”, it will be evident that the stories revolve around one-dimensional, narcissistic individuals, otherwise known as Princesses.In “Sleeping Beauty in the Wood” the princess is first introduced as a child who “had all the perfections imaginable”. (Perrault, Sleeping 66) As well, after fairies had been summoned to serve her, each one gave her

  • Sleeping With The Enemy

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    Sleeping With the Enemy Summary Oppression of women in our patriarchal society is seen daily. Men dominate women in so many ways it becomes hard to distinguish one form of oppression from another. In the movie Sleeping With the Enemy, a young woman battles daily with an abusive, domineering husband. Although the outside world may view Laura's life as perfect, the viewer sees the whole truth. Laura's perfect life consists of an attractive, wealthy husband who would do anything for her-even kill. They