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- 6931: Canada - Environment and Economy
- ... 2. As Hamelin stated, Canada has been both blessed and cursed by isolation and accessibility. Settlement was not possible in Canada until a relatively recent historical period. The Canadian coastline, at any point, is too great a distance to allow for regular trade via sea, thus creating an economic dependancy on the United States, Canada's oldest and original trading partner. This, however, has given Canada a relative amount of safety, being too inaccessible in historic battles. Given Canada's great expanse, it was forced to create an extensive communication/transportation network, the first wind from the bellows of Canadian industry. Because of Canada's size there are a variety of industries available for cultivation, however ...
- 6932: Evolution Of Canada
- ... feature is the Canadian Shield, a 1,850,000-sq- mi (4,791,500-sq-km) arc of Pre-Cambrian rock from Labrador around Hudson Bay to the Arctic islands. The Shield, site of once great mountain chains worn down and covered by the sea, contains valuable minerals--gold, silver, platinum, copper, nickel, cobalt, iron, and zinc--making Canada one of the most important mining countries in the world. The Shield ... major oil-producing country. The E provinces provide rich farm lands, forests, coal mines, and major fishing sources along the long coastline. Source of a route into the interior for early settlers, the St Lawrence-Great Lakes area is the most populous section of Canada as well as its economic and political center. It contains over 60% of the population. Abundant minerals have made Canada the world leader in the production ...
- 6933: From Village to City
- ... risked their lives to collect it and eventually barter it off for food or money. Obsidian comes from volcanoes and was a kind of glass, the only of the times. The value of Obsidian was great, and so therefore was the supply and demand. Salt, ore, copper, and soapstone were accepted trade materials around 8000BC. Most of the Village to City civilization took place during the copper age, when copper was ... above are the actual first wheels that were ever invented. After the first' wheels came more advanced theories. c Microsoft Encarta '95. (Appendix 4). The wheel originated in early Mesopotamia around 3000BC. It was a great technological achievement. This allowed for easier travel as the wheeled cart replaced the wedge as a means of transport. Also, with the invention of the wheel came a wider trade area, increasing a civilizations reach ...
- 6934: Escape Through Science Fiction Novels and Movies
- ... the price in the future. The perfect escape would be one that alleviates the strain of work yet does not incur any future expenses. Many people have found science fiction novels and movies to be great escape mechanisms. Science fiction is such a perfect escape for many people because it allows its audience to vicariously experience the joy of future technology – technology that promises less work and much more play, at ... easier, fun became much more thrilling, and as opposed to reality, we do not have to face the consequences of doing no work and having no responsibilities. This is why science fiction is such a great escape mechanism. The characters in science fiction have lifestyles that meet the three conditions of a true escape. When people read or watch science fiction they can forget about reality for a short period of ...
- 6935: The Gothic Novel
- ... of the critic. The validity of the text is diminished as irrelevant aspects of notions beyond the author are heaped onto the text. Joseph Andriano in his book Our Ladies of Darkness, stated that "a great discovery of Romantic Gothicism was the realization that even when a man is haunted by a feminine demon or ghost, he could still be encountering himself-or part of himself. The haunting Other may be ... words of Montague Summers sound to a critic who approaches the Gothic novel with psychoanalytical trappings. "The Gothic Novel with its romantic unrealities, its strange beauties, its very extravagances-if you will-was to a great extent the Novel of Escape from the troubles and carking cases of everyday life"(Summers 12). The Gothic novel has had an immense impact on most forms of literature since its conception in the mid ...
- 6936: Self-Reliance: Philosophies Of Transcendentalism And Individualism
- ... reliant, and society would improve as a consequence. Any determined individual has the ability to improve society. Individuals such as Luther, Jesus and, Galileo believed in themselves, and their thoughts and ideas. This made them great but misunderstood. As Emerson wrote “ To be great is to be misunderstood” (Emerson 223) It is important to do what concerns you, and not what people think. Believe in yourself, do not feel that an absent person, or a girt can lift your ...
- 6937: Critique Pedagogy Of Praxis
- ... word when he proclaims, Marxism, as a philosophy of the praxis, is still a valid model on which to found a theory of education. Readers Critique of Pedagogy of Praxis Noble men with high ideals. Great philosophical thought meant to save the common man. The child dying for a bowl of rice. The mother prostrate, unable to bring forth milk to feed her newborn. Men clawing and killing for days old ... second best. Will the masses rise to hail an educator? I think not. The goal is salvation, thus false prophets; Hitler, Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Mussolini... Mother Teresa did more to educate the world than all great thinkers of our time did. Moacir Gadotti's, Pedagogy of Praxis offers few original ideas or solutions to educating the masses and is a long way from seeing the problem as it exists. Gadotti is ...
- 6938: The Symbolism Of The Crow
- ... birds are the companions of Wotan ("the God with the crows"). The crow was sacred for the Celts. He was associated to the creation of Lugdunum (Lyon), city of the God Lug. Lug is the great solar god. He exists in the form of a crow and is assimilated to Apollo. .(For the Love of Crows – A web page about Crows) The crow is also in the Bible; Saint Vincent had ... was originally white. Apollo made him black to punish him for bringing bad news. Apollo even took a form of the crow to guide Santeria’s people to Cyrena, And two crows showed Alexander the great the road to Amon's sanctuary. Hugi and Munnin (Thought and Memory), are Odin's companions. In Scandinavian mythology, they travel all over the world and come back to tell Odin all the events that ...
- 6939: Who Are The Role Models Of Today?
- ... night school at the College of St. Catherine’s. For seven years she went through this difficult task. With trying to balance her studying, working, and spending time with her two boys, she did a great job. After finally getting what she so often desired to become, she was finally a registered nurse. She then applied for jobs at many jobs at many retirement homes. This was required before being accepted ... goals in her lifetime. With her many leadership qualities along with her paramount determination, she is a perfect role model to myself and many other people. I truly love my mother for being such a great person.
- 6940: Odysseus: Traits of an Epic Hero
- ... Odysseus' twenty year journey, he uses many of his traits to get back to Ithaca. Odysseus and his men fight the Cyclops, the Sirens and have to resist the temptation of the honeyed plants. A great epic hero, like Odysseus, needs to have numerous traits. Odysseus' traits are strength, intelligence and self-confidence. Odysseus is strong in many different ways. He is strong in his mind, heart and physical strength. His ... to finish the rest of the trip. Since Odysseus believed in himself, his men showed more self-confidence in their selves and were able to finish the rest of the journey back to Ithaca. A great epic hero, like Odysseus, uses these traits to the best of their ability. For Odysseus to get home, he had to be strong, very intelligent and self-confident. These traits helped Odysseus and his men ...
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