Tuesday, July 28, 2015

914: Joining East and West: Chinese Americans and the Transcontinental Railroad

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dangerous
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hazardous
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previously
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Sierra
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12 comments:

  1. hazardous-risky; dangerous.
    http://americanhistory.about.com/od/19thcentur1/a/transcontinental.htm by ss3

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  2. previously-at a previous or earlier time; before.
    sierra-a range of mountains with sharply pointed peaks.
    hazardous-risky; dangerous.
    kp3

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  3. Engineering- the action, work, or profession of an engineer.

    Sierra- a chain of hills or mountains.

    Hazardous- full of risk.

    http://www.signature-reads.com/2011/05/east-to-west-asian-american-films/

    3WK

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  4. two-thirds
    previously-before
    Sierra-hills or mountain
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4qYUnm4ZYY
    P.4
    CL

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  5. CL4
    promontory-a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water; a headland.perseverance-steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.expansion-the action of becoming larger or more extensive.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tI_-Tcb2BQ

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  6. 1. settlement;an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict.
    2. expansion;
    the action of becoming larger or more extensive
    3 . intimidating ;frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kq1r27S5DU

    p.4 kg

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  7. Engineering:the action, work, or profession of an engineer.
    Sierra: a chain of hills or mountains.
    intimidating:to make timid; fill with fear.
    http://www.signature-reads.com/2011/05/east-to-west-asian-american-films/

    j.f. 4

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  8. Hazardous,sierra,Engineering M.W P6

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  9. Sacramento, Utah, Omaha
    Pd.6
    E.P.

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  10. hazardous that it D.S. P.6

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  11. Hazardous, sierra, engineering

    T.W.6

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  12. I don't thin there are any hard words in this story
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3OM_UnnCNM

    K.W
    P.6

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