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The transcontinental railroad became the gateway to the West. In 1862 the Republican-led Congress appropriated vast areas of land that railroad companies could use to lay their tracks or sell to raise funds for construction.
old fashion prejudice was different from today because back then every thing was one way and they did not like change. And these days prejudice is caused because people think that other people are not "cool" enough to hang out with them. So in the olden days it was because of race, these days its because people are rude and need Jesus.
According to traditional Freudian psychology it's called Projection.
Projection is that process by which an individual projects his or her own unacceptable impulses, attributes or even desires onto others as an ego defense mechanism in order to be able to cope with the feelings of anxiety they produce in him or her.
This process often involves blame shifting
Thomas’ condition best illustrates the phenomenon of phantom
limb pain. This is defined as a painful sensation that occurs continuously and
the pain is likely to be coming from the part of the limb even if in truth, it
was no longer existent though the pain is real.