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- 4901: Canada At War
- Any war is a horrific event that may last years. Wars leave a legacy of death and destruction. They aren’t just for soldiers and battlefields but for new weapons that make destruction possible on our lands, beneath our seas, and in our air. They bring suffering and death to all families, races and nationalities. No matter where you live during the wars, they can effect you; seeing families destroyed, lives taken and children screaming in horror. In each World War Canada took apart defending their parent country, helping the countries that needed their help. We, as Canadians, should feel proud because many men from our Canadian Troops gave up their families, their friends even ... Sir Robert Borden, the Prime Minister of Canada, offered the Black Watch’s of Canada to help Great Britain in a war against Germany, Great Britain accepted the offer. 300 of the men volunteered. During World War I, three more Black Watch armies were formed. By the end of the month the Black Watch has over 1,000 men. Over 60% of the original soldiers were of British origin. During ...
- 4902: Columbine High School and Its Effects
- ... themselves that day, while injuring many others. This horrific incident has had a lasting effect on the history of this country. The president of the United States and Congress have tried many times to pass new gun bills. Many things have been done in the city of Littleton and the high school that have reflected a change in high schools all across the nation. It will have a lasting effect, not ... buying hand guns, and require parents who keeps guns in the house to store them safely. He made all of these requests in response to the Columbine shootings. Many of the attempts to either create new gun laws or to more strictly enforce existing ones have been defeated by means of the constitution. Many people still believe that the tragedy at Columbine High School showed us what happens when guns fall ... large group of people is not giving up and will continue to fight for more enforcement. Hopefully, these laws will affect the history of our country in a positive way. Along with the fight for new gun law enforcement in the state of Colorado and states all across the country, many things are being done within the high school itself. Columbine High brought in 25 extra counselors to help the ...
- 4903: Causes Of The Civil War 3
- ... that the slaves were better cared for then the free factory workers in the North. Southerners said that slave owners provided shelter, food, care, and regulation for a race unable to compete in the modern world without proper training. Many Southern preachers proclaimed that slavery was sanctioned in the Bible. After the American Revolution slavery died in the North, as it became more popular in the South. By the time of ... treatment for criminals. The South felt these views were not important. All of these views eventually led to an attack on the slavery system in the South, and showed opposition to its spread into whatever new territories that were acquired. Northerners said that slavery revoked the human right of being a free person. Now with all these views the North set out on its quest for the complete abolition of slavery. When new territories became available in the West the South wanted to expand and use slavery in the newly acquired territories. But the North opposed to this and wanted to stop the extension of slavery into ...
- 4904: Purple Loosestrife
- ... sand taken from shores of Europe, a habitat where purple loosestrife thrived. Upon arrival in North America the ballast would be dumped overboard on the shoreline. By 1830 the plant was well established along the New England seaboard. Purple loosestrife seeds were also found in sheep and livestock feed that was imported from Europe during this period. This new organism was introduced to a new habitat free from traditional parasites, predators and competitors, purple loosestrife thrived in the environmental conditions and by 1880 was rapidly spreading north and west through the canal and marine routes. Purple loosestrife stands also ...
- 4905: American Dream
- ... While they all have different ideas of just exactly what the American Dream is, they all know precisely what they want. For some, the American Dream sounds so enticing that they have traveled across the world to achieve their goal. They work hard to fit in and succeed, but, as in the case of Mr. Shimerda, are not always successful. One girl who was chasing the American Dream was Lena Lingard ... Lena had one thing on her mind: money. To her the American Dream was wealth. She wanted freedom from worry about where her next meal would come from, or how she would pay for a new dress. Lena began her journey to wealth by becoming one of the many hired girls in the town of Black Hawk. There she was apprentice to a dressmaker and before long began to show great ... way from Bohemia and gambled everything they had to make it in America. Antonia, the oldest daughter, knew that to succeed in raising her very own family she needed to learn the customs of this new country. With this in mind, she asked for the help of Jim Burden, her closest neighbor. Every day she learned a little bit more from him. He taught her farming methods and other practices ...
- 4906: Dr Daniel J. Boorstin
- ... The National Experience, which won the Parkman Prize, and The Americans: The Democratic Experience, which won the Pulitzer Prize. His 1983 work, The Discoverers, a best selling history of man's search to know the world and himself, was awarded the Watson Davis Prize of the History of Science Society. His other works include The Mysterious Science of Law, The Genius of American Politics, and The Republic of Technology. In addition ... GBN Reviews, 1997). Most of Dr. Boorstin's books are not written as conventional chronological histories. Instead, their brief chapters explore many disparate facets of American culture. The topics which he covers range from the new grammar, the rise of the candy bar and the moon landing, to the development of the cash register (Minskoff, 1973). He does not relate those facts simply because they are themselves interesting, amusing and enlightening ... advertising they see, defined by how they count themselves and how others count them, characterized by the way they describe their wealth or poverty. The endless streams of property created by the American corporation, the new ambiguity of ownership in a nation of franchised outlets, and the new democracy of packaging, in which the wrapping of items often costs more than their contents, in Dr. Boorstin's words, add up ...
- 4907: Battle Of Computer Bytes
- ... also call up information on a local area network server or Internet site. Windows 95's plug and play system allows the operating system to read what's on your machine and automatically configure your new software that you need to install, however, this only works if the added hardware is designed to support it, and it will for a majority of hardware. All of these things are major improvements, but hardware and CONFIG.SYS settings left over from earlier programs can conflict with the new system, causing your hard drive to crash. This is something all users of Windows 95 will dread. Even though Microsoft has made many wonderful changes to Windows, Apple is working on developing a new operation system, called Copland. It may beat many of the Windows 95 improvements. Apple is still deciding on what new things to add when the system will start shipping later in the year. Some ...
- 4908: Timeline
- ... decided that he would show the professor how they knew so much about the site. While the professor was back in time, he wandered out into the open field and got trapped inside the medieval world by the Dordogne River. Doniger then got the brilliant idea of sending back some of the other archaeologists to try and find Professor Johnston because they would know the spots where he would most likely be. The group of four, Andre Marek, Chris Hughes, Kate Erickson, and David Stern flew to the New Mexico site to find the professor. During the pre-tests to see it they were physically capable of going back through the machine, David Stern decided that he was not going to go because he ... own to find the professor. Right away they were astonished by how the castles looked and by how quiet it was. Facing many problems, they soon found out who the professor was in the medieval world and found him. This was a time of war, however, which presented many difficulties in getting out, not to mention the fact that the machines had broken back home and the ITC crew did ...
- 4909: Having a Servant’s Heart
- ... society have become wrapped up in the self-esteem game. We feel that we need to be the center of attention and get everything that we want. Although not true of every person in the world, human nature leads us to be focused on ourselves rather than others. Now we must identify the root of the problem. I believe that Romans 3:23 tells us plainly. It says, “For all have ... Serving others will also strengthen our relationships with our friends, parents, teachers, and anyone else with whom we come in contact. Service is defined as, “the occupation or condition of a servant,” by Webster’s New World Dictionary. As we see in Philippians 2:7-8, a servant must be obedient to God no matter what, and dependent that God knows what He is doing in all circumstances. We often resist ...
- 4910: A Farewell To Arms
- ... Hemingway, is a typical love story. A Romeo and his Juliet placed against the odds. In this novel, Romeo is Frederick Henry and Juliet is Catherine Barkley. Their love affair must survive the obstacles of World War I. The background of war-torn Italy adds to the tragedy of the love story. The war affects the emotions and values of each character. The love between Catherine and Frederick must outlast long ... Frederick becomes involved with Catherine Barkley. He slowly falls in love with her and, in his love for her, he finds commitment. Their relationship brings some order and value to his life. Compared to this new form of order in his life, Frederick sees the losing Italian army as total chaos and disorder where he had previously seen discipline and control. He can no longer remain a part of something that ... of this novel, Frederick realizes that he cannot base his life on another person or thing because, ultimately, they will leave or disappoint him. He realizes that the order and values necessary to face the world must come from within himself. Catherine Barkley is an English volunteer nurse who serves in Italy. She is considered very experienced when it comes to love and loss since she has already been confronted ...
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