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The Houston Light Rail, 2006.
A look at the light rail system implemented by the city of Houston, Texas in an effort to alleviate some of the traffic congestion.
1,096 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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This paper overviews light rail technology and, specifically, Houston's light rail system. It also investigates whether or not the light rail has been a partial solution to Houston's crowded streets. Also, the costs of the system are discussed as well as future expansion plans.
Table of Contents
Light Rail Technology Overview
The Houston Light Rail System
Has the Houston Light Rail Been a Partial Solution
to Traffic Congestion in Houston
Costs of Building and Operating the Houston Light Rail
System and Future Expansion Plans
Opportunity Costs
MetroRail Accidents
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"Light rail systems typically are operated by electricity that is delivered through overhead lines. Occasionally, they use a third rail for its electrical power, whether they are standard or special third rail systems that only transmit power when the train is on that segment of the track. A few use diesel powered trains; however, this is often used as an interim measure until funding is available for the installation of electric power."
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Houston's Light Rail System, 2002.
This paper examines the plans to introduce a light rail system in Houston, Texas.
2,500 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 53.95
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This paper is an analysis of the planning and implementation of the proposed light rail system for Houston, TX. The paper details why the community feels that there is a need for this system and some of the factors that contributed to the decision to build it, including the feeling that this system would bring the 2012 Olympics to Houston. The paper also points out the area's increasingly being recognized as a world leader in medical treatment and research and the large number of famous personalities that visit the area as a result. Houston's unparalleled growth over the past two decades has also increased the need for this system and made it even more evident in recent years. The paper concludes by summarizing the many positive affects that this rail system could have on the city and the surrounding areas.
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"The Houston Light Rail System is a beginning of a solution to one of the oldest and unresolved problems in the city of Houston, traffic. Due to the distance of Houston?s surrounding annexes, the rail system can offer a cost efficient commuting network. Only the ones, who have driven in the Houston rush hour traffic, can realize the extent of this problem. Multiple traffic jams are a part of every ones life that live and work in Houston. Everyday, those who travel on the Houston freeways during rush hours can look forward to congested traffic without exception, twice a day. On the weekends, Houstonians are still faced with road construction that usually blocks at least four of the lanes on a six-lane highway. Traveling 10 miles and seeing no road construction on any major Houston highway is very rare. In Houston, it is not unusual to see motorist driving on shoulders or mediums, to escape the traffic.Motorists who do this usually are faced with two dilemmas. One is they often find out the shoulder gets traffic jams just like the freeways, and they usually have a fine to pay."
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?Sam Houston and the American Southwest?, 2002.
This paper is a book report of Randolph B. Campbell's ?Sam Houston and the American Southwest?.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, £ 18.95
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This paper states that Campbell's chronological approach to Houston's public life provides a good insight into the public and political climate of Houston's time. The author believes that this approach tends to push Campbell into depicting his subject as a very heroic and public man, perhaps at the expense of smaller and less flattering stories about Houston.
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Sam Houston and Native Americans, 2006.
Examines Sam Houston's influence on Indian legislation and political factions.
932 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 23.95
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This paper examines the relationship between Sam Houston, U.S. congressman and governor of Tennessee and the Cherokee Tribe. The paper examines how Houston influenced the the rights of the Native Americans and took their side when other Texas and national leaders would have banished them westward, or worse, had them exterminated. The paper argues that Houston was not merely seeking political support in trying to reach out to these Native Americans.
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"Although, today, many of Houston's prime initiatives to help the Native Americans have been pushed through the loop hole into the endless depths of Congressional lobbying, his influence is still felt through his mannerisms of treating those who are different. An ideology of tolerance may have evolved before Sam Houston, but the main importance of Houston's tolerance stemmed for those who were originally inhibiting the Americas in the beginning. Today, we as "invaders" of the Americas can finally realize our wrongs and our vices in dealing with the Native American heritage because of people like Houston."
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Nature in the Literary Works of Pam Houston, 2007.
An analysis of themes and language in Pam Houston's works that illustrate the struggle of man versus nature.
2,210 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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The paper discusses the way in which contemporary Western author of fiction and nonfiction, Pam Houston, attempts to problematize the portrayal of the Old American West as a struggle of 'man versus nature.' The paper discusses themes that are present in Houston's work, as well as analyzing some of the language that she uses in order to put her themes across.
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"Thus look at nature, and we often do not see nature, purely--rather we see only a piece of natures, as we only see ourselves reflected back at us, wild or tame, depending on our current state of mind. Because Houston embodies nature in the form of a horse, a living being, she is able to see past the mythology of the West, which objectifies nature as a landscape, rather than a living, evolving ecosystem. Nature is also a living environment that has its own needs, its own wildness, and often its own judgment of us. It may accept us, or throw us aside, to the ground."
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Canadian Transcontinental Rail, 2002.
An overview of the Canadian Transcontinental Rail, one of the great engineering feats of the late 19th century.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, £ 37.95
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This paper is on the Canadian Transcontinental Rail-an engineering feat of the 19th Century. When the Canadian Pacific Railway was finished on November 7, 1885, stretching from Canada's eastern seaboard to the mountainous west coast, it was rightly considered one of the great engineering feats of the late 19th century.
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From the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, 2007.
This paper analyzes four works of fine art from the Houston Museum of Fine Arts.
875 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 22.95
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This paper examines Claude Monet's" Water Lilies" ("Nympheas"), "Fereghan Horse" from the Chinese Tang Dynasty, John Singer Sargent's "Mrs. Joshua Montgomery Sears" and Mary Cassatt's "Children in the Garden" ("The Nurse") from the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. The author points out that Claude Monet's water lilies depict the Japanese styled stillness that Monet desired in works of nature. The paper relates that in Sargent's work, "Mrs. Joshua Montgomery Sears, the use of oils reveal the complexity of paints that provide greatly contrasting chiaroscuro that abounds in the work. The author further notes that the main subject in Mary Cassatt's work is the profound sense of women relationships that exist within elite households.
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"The choppy brushwork of the fauna along the pathway is representative of Impressionist works of the period, while Cassatt abstracts the forms of the nurse and the children by denying them any detail. Small circular brush strokes define the flowers along the path, which help anchor the depth of the work. In effect, the composition of the painting provides some depth and perspective, as the nurse causally knits while the lone child plays at her side. By placing the woman and the two children off center of the painting, this provides the depth and abstraction of form need to bring out depth perception along the angle of the pathway."
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Sam Houston, 2002.
A study of the life of Samuel Houston, famous American governor.
1,080 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper documents the life and activities of Sam Houston, one of the most colorful figures of American history during the 19th century. It starts with his early life and the beginnings of his involvement with politics. It deals with his advocation of education and then turns to trace his military career. Finally, the paper tracks his political career right up until his death.
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"Samuel Houston was one of the most colorful figures of American history during the 19th century. He was governor of two states, president of the Republic of Texas, a United States senator, and military hero are but a few of his personal accomplishments. Houston was born on March 2, 1793 near Lexington, Virginia and grew-up in Maryville, Tennessee with his widowed mother. He spent several years as a teenager with the Cherokee Indians, developing close ties with them. He served under Andrew Jackson, studied law, was elected attorney general for Nashville and was appointed adjutant general of Tennessee. Moreover, he served two terms in Congress, and was elected governor of Tennessee. Few men have accomplished as much in their lives, and fewer still were hailed and respected as he was. Houston not only had an illustrious political and military career, but he was an advocate and financier of education."
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Metro Rail / Blue Line, 1995.
The paper's essential questions: is the Metro Rail / Blue Line system worth what it is costing? Will the returns be sufficient to justify the expense and defray the costs?
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, £ 39.95
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"INTRODUCTION
The Metro Rail/Blue Line is beginning operation in Los Angeles County after many years of planning, argument, analysis, and concern as well as growing public expectation. Now that the system is in operation, the public may be forgiven for wondering if it will prove to be a fiscal disaster. This was always held out by opponents as a possibility based on the idea that the system was costing too much and would not provide the service needed, or at least a level of service that would justify the costs. Another concern is now clear--the system may prove to be a fiscal drain because of lawsuits and related action for the many accidents that may take place on the system. The subway portion of the system has been the most costly, the most problem-plagued, and the most disruptive to businesses and residents of ..."
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Southern California - Metro Rail or Blue Line?, 1990.
Examines the viability and cost-effectiveness of the the Metro Rail or Blue Line in Southern California.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, £ 22.95
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"The new means of effective rapid transit in Southern California is the fixed rail system of the Metro Rail or Blue Line, and now that the system is open it is possible to assess the viability of the system, how well it is being accepted by commuters, and whether it can be considered a success or a fiscal disaster. There is evidence that the system could prove to be a fiscal drain on the taxpayer. The Blue Line has only been in operation for a short time and yet has experienced a number of major accidents with vehicles and pedestrians which may involve public liability. In addition, ridership is not proving to be as high as desired, and among the reasons for this in the case of some of the rail lines is the fact that it is more expensive to ride the train than it is to drive a car over the same route."
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Houston Fearless 76 Case, 2004.
A case analysis of compensation plans for a particular company.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 16.95
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This paper presents a brief case analysis involving the comparison of two incentive compensation plans for the company Houston Fearless 76, Inc. The paper focuses on four issues centering on compensations incentive plans.
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"This case analysis focuses on four issues. The first issue is the extent to which there exist any significant impediments to the implementation of a proposed new compensation incentive plan for the company. The second issue is the appropriateness of the focus of the new compensation inventive plan on outcome performance levels below the gross margin line. The third issue is the need, if any, for modifications to the proposed new compensation incentive plan. The fourth issue is the structure of compensation incentives for..."
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Rail Industry, 1991.
An analysis of the problems and challenges including deregulation, marketing, labor and management, technology, service, types of carriers and efficiency.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 11 sources, £ 62.95
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"Once the only mode of transportation in the United States, besides horseback, the rail industry is now one of several modes of transportation available to passengers and freight shippers. Once a respected mode of transportation the rail industry fell from grace in the 1970s and early 1980s. Since then it has finally acknowledged that it needs to become more competitive, more technologically advanced and offer better customer service in order to compete and survive in the transportation jungle today.
Many factors contributed to the turnaround that rail companies are making: the financial collapse of the Penn Central Transportation Company; the cessation of intercity passenger service and its replacement, a new company, Amtrak; new technological advances in diesel engines; a growing awareness..."
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Underground Rail Transit in London & New York City, 1996.
Compares beginnings: construction, need for, politics, funding, ownership.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, £ 39.95
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"This research compares the beginnings of the underground rail transit systems in London and New York City. The popular name of the system in New York City is the ?subway,? while the popular name of the London system is the ?underground.? In the contemporary period, the New York City subway is the longest (most miles of track) rapid transit system in the world. The London underground, however, is rated as the world?s best public transportation system.
This research, however, is not concerned with contemporary status and operation. Rather, this research is concerned with the construction and development of the two transit systems. The prima..."
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Metro Rail/Blue Line, 1993.
A background of the L.A. rapid transit including accidents and liability, costs and ridership.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, £ 28.95
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"The Metro Rail/Blue Line is beginning operation in Los Angeles County after many years of planning, argument, analysis, and concern as well as growing public expectation. Now that the system is in operation, the public may be forgiven for wondering if it will prove to be a fiscal disaster. This was always held out by opponents as a possibility based on the idea that the system was costing too much and would not provide the service needed or the service that would justify the costs. Another concern is now clear--the system may prove to be a fiscal drain because of lawsuits and related action for the many accidents that may take place on the system. The Blue Line has had several accidents since it started running between downtown Los Angeles and downtown Long Beach. The Metrolink train in the San Fernando Valley crashed into a street maintenance truck and killed the..."
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