All we could do after that is sit and watch the buildings crumble as people hopelessly scrambled for whatever cover they could find and the heroes of the hour strong and proud took their places running back into the ash and dust looking for people who's lives they felt were more important then their own. ... The Red Cross, Hospitals from Cities and States beyond were put on call and fireman, policeman, and the National Guard all in relief to try and offer some help to an almost completely helpless situation. The speeches themselves were not all the retraceable in memory to me because al...

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• Grade Level: High School

Even in their own country the Irish people and especially the farmers did not have an ideal lifestyle. ... The migration route in which the Irish emigrants took to arrive in America differed however most immigrants had to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat. ... There was also often lack of basic necessities like sewage and running water and the hygienic problems caused many diseases. ... As the railway was being constructed across the country many immigrants followed the railway and settled along the way. The immigrants' enormous contribution to the construction of Railway made it possible ...

• Word Count: 1897
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• Grade Level: High School