Grand Trunk Road Essays

  • Kipling, Kim, and Anthropology

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    Kipling, Kim, and Anthropology It is widely recognised that the relatively recent sciences of anthropology and ethnology have often seemed in thrall to, and supportive of, the colonial project. Supposedly objective in outlook, anthropological discourse has often been employed to validate and justify theories of race, hierarchy, and power. So-called factual knowledge becomes a means through which racial stereotyping can be bolstered or created. The ethos of Western rationalism allied with the discourse

  • Kundrathur: Proximity to IT Hubs Creates Opportunity for Real Estate Developers

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    Real estate Developers Kundrathur is an upcoming neighbourhood of Chennai suburban area. It is located near Grand Trunk Road (GST) and is around 22 km away from Chennai. It is one such locality which has good civic and social infrastructure, as well as excellent connectivity and the real estate developers are expecting a profitable investment from this suburb. Strategically located on the GST Road, it is in close proximity to developed localities such as Tambaram, Porur and Sriperumbadur. Professionals

  • The Importance Of The Victoria Bridge In Canada

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    structural, engineering and financial feat and given Canada was not in the best position to afford such a system, “the promoters [of the railway, therefore] turned to Britain” and the United States for help in funding the railway system (including the Grand Trunk Railway and the Victoria Bridge). Given Canada’s economy was not strong enough to fund the entire railway system, they scrambled for capital to finance it and politicians also passed laws that guaranteed companies who invested in them would be

  • Beautiful Ravenswood

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    Beautiful Ravenswood Enabling roads Grand River Ave. retraces one of the seven or eight significant Indian trials that led to De’troit as the French called it, the city on the straits. It travels ZZZ miles from the City center through the Northwestern suburbs towards Brighton, Howell and ultimately parallels the Grand River before it flows through Michigan’s state Capital of Lansing. By the 1840’s The Old Grand River Indian trail was but a muddy, mucky pair of ruts that was often impassable

  • Siege of Cawnpore

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    a safe passage to Allahabad. Unfortunately their evacuation had turned into a massacre during which most of them were killed. It was indeed an unpleasant event of siege of Kanpur. Kanpur was an important garrison town situated on the Grand Trunk Road and Grand Trunk Canal beside the river Ganges and lay on the approaches to Punjab, Sind and Oudh provinces. In 1857, British ruled two thirds of India through East India Company. The remaining part of the country was under the control of Princes with

  • Persuasive Speech On Animals In The Circus

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    I. Attention getter: Lion, tigers, and bears, oh my! When the circus comes rolling into town, many people are excited to go and that is all that is talked about; about the clowns, the trapeze artists, the ring leader, the elephants and all the other marvelous wonders of the circus. But would you all still be excited to go if you knew the truth about the circus and the animal trainers of how they treat the animals? Because in reality, for our spirits to raise at the circus, they break the spirits

  • Canals

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    Explain changes that took place in Canals during 1750 – 1900 Water transport was a lot quicker than road transport, the only problem was that rivers meandered and flooded, some places were too shallow for boats to go through. A lot of trade was done by sea, coal mainly came to London by sea. Before 1750 improvement schemes were planned but the rivers still flooded travelling by land with goods ment they would get damaged and broken. IN the 18th century the main rivers were; The River Themes, Dee

  • Thelma And Louise Feminism Analysis

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    together have planned a weekend getaway from the men in their lives. Though the road trip starts out as a good time, the pair eventually finds themselves at a bar. After a tipsy Thelma ends up in the parking lot of the bar with a would-be rapist that Louise shoots, the two decide that they have no choice but to go on the run. The pair is pursued by a police officer sympathetic toward their plight. He chases them to the Grand Canyon, where the women make a fateful decision about their lives. Thelma &

  • Best Localities to Buy Plots in South India

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    companies like Samsung, Nokia and Hyundai. It has residential plots in the range of Rs. 400 to Rs. 600 per square feet. On an average, residential plots are available for Rs. 3 lakh to Rs. 10 lakh. Maraimalai Nagar: It is located along the GST (Grand South Trunk) Road and around 10-12 km from Tambaram and is one of the top bet for buying plots. After the establishment of Mahindra World City, Ford Manufacturing Unity and Infosys, the place has gained prominence. This location also enjoys the proximity to

  • The Yellowstone National Park Wildfire of 1988

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    buckets in the lake, and the planes dropping red retardant drops that streaked across the sky. And then it came. Tongues of fire whipped through the air and seemed to roll over the horizon toward us. With terrific force, the wall of flames approached the road, hesitated slightly, and then rushed up on the other side, even greater than before. The fire was crowning in the trees surrounding the geyser basin. I stood frozen in place, mesmerized by the sheer power before me.” (The Yellowstone Fires of 1988)

  • Bruegel The Harvester

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    real life, although it looks like some parts are exaggerated it creates the texture needed. In real life, you can sometimes see through the leaves of a bush or a tree, the individual branches extending into smaller branches, and the details on the trunk of the tree are recreated. The tree that is dividing the composition seems looks kind of transparent. All the shapes used in this painting are more organic than linear, showing little human interference in their environment. He adds small strokes in

  • The Death Penalty is a Necessary Deterrent to Crime

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    Penalty is a Necessary Deterrent to Crime Murder and rape are serious crimes, although they aren't the only crimes that could be considered serious. Others that might be considered are stealing, which has numerous categories under it such as grand theft auto, etc… The following story is the true account of a young female named Donna. This story tells of Donna's rape and then her murder by a man named McCorquodale and his friend Leroy. The author is telling this story in order to create the mental

  • The Eruption Of Mount Saint Helens

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    Boom! A once ice-capped mountain peak explodes as ash fills the air. “‘Vancouver, Vancouver, this is it!’”Those were the last words of expert geologist David Johnston (Gunn 561). In 1980, Mount Saint Helens of the state of Washington erupted, filling the air with ash and causing mudflows powerful enough to lift tons. It decimated everything in its path. The eruptions, mudflows, and ash caused great damage on the landscape, yet it gave us information on how catastrophes happen and how they affect

  • A Short Story Moving Away

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    Hunter laughs as he takes down his plaques and pictures and packing them into boxes. His whole career is disseminated down into three cardboard boxes. The walls are bare as he looks around sadly he then straighten his desk and gazes at the chair he’s occupied for so long. Who will be looking up from behind it tomorrow? Armstrong hadn’t given him a clue as to his replacement. He switches off the lights and hoists two of the boxes up from the desk as Sam carries the third. With her free arm, she closes

  • Jimmy Hoffa

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    activities started to fit together to form the whole picture. Josephine was the first piece holder to be questioned for information. She told police Jimmy left their house around 1:00 PM on July 30 headed for the Machus Red Fox restaurant on Telegraph Road. He had told her he was going there to meet with someone. He never told her who he was going to meet. At 2:30 PM Jimmy called and told Josephine that he had been stood up, and he asked if anyone had called for him. No one had called, and that is what

  • The Digital Camera, An Invention And The Invention Of Thomas Edison

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    “The digital camera is a great invention because it allows us to reminisce instantly” (Demetri Martin, Brainyquote.com).The invention of the camera is a worldwide product that is being used every second. The camera is able to hold precious memories and an abundance of pictures. The camera was an invention that was regularly maintained up to date. During the time the camera was invented, it was capable to taking one picture at a time and only in black and white. Now a days, the camera has become digital

  • Bruno Mars Narrative

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    gray tones of stone and there is a big wooden door as the entrance. It is two stories high and has huge windows that open up to balcony’s on the top story. “Home sweet home.” Riley says as she opens the car door. I hop out and start unloading the trunk of our luggage. “Riley, Aden.” Mrs. Warren greets both of us with a hug as she comes out to see us. “Thanks for letting me stay with you guys.” I say to her. “Oh, anytime Aden. You will feel like one of the family in no time here.” She says. Family

  • Situate Social Action As A Method Of Critical Social Work Profession

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    Department of the social work, university of Delhi Assignment of the paper, SW 6204: SOCIAL ACTION AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS Rajesh M.A. in social work (2014-16) Department of social work University of Delhi Topic: Situate Social Action as a method of Social Work Profession, Identifying existing and potential areas of social action in social work practice, particularly in the context of India and the third world. Also Develop a model of social action from your field work setting drawing from the

  • Albert Camus' Philosophy in The Plague

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    Albert Camus' Philosophy in The Plague To know ourselves diseased is half our cure. - Alexander Pope As the title clearly suggests, the novel The Plague is, indeed, a story of disease. On the surface, the novel The Plague, may be an accounting of facts detailing the outbreak of bubonic plague in the town of Oran. But on a deeper level, it is a novel that reveals awareness and acceptance of the limits of human existence. And it is also a reminder of our absurd freedom and the choices we make

  • Muscle Cars: An Era of Roaring Machines and Audacious People

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    of paper ... ...terpretation in the strictest sense. There are many more classes of muscle cars such as full sized muscle, personal luxury, two seat sport cars, and pony cars. Notable examples of full sized and personal luxury include the Pontiac Grand Prix, Chevy Impala SS, Buick Riviera, or the Ford Galaxie. Some famous examples of two seat sport cars include the Chevrolet Corvette or the Ford Thunderbird. One of the most famous subsections of muscle cars however is the pony car; a vehicle that