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One Of The Greatest Northwest Passage
853 wordsCaptain James Cook~ World's Greatest Explorer Captain James Cook, an English Navigator and explorer, discovered Austria and the Hawaiian Islands on three famous voyages through the south pacific. Cook became an explorer because of his love of adventure and curiosity about distant lands and their people. Cook was born in Yorkshire, England in the year 1728. Then in the year 1755, Cook joined the British Navy. As a member of the Navy, he became an expert surveyor and astronomer. He was privileged ...
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One Of The Major Pacific Rim
789 wordsCanada is divided into six regions. The regions are the Atlantic region, the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River region, the Shield region, the Plains region, the Cordillera region, and the North region. Each of these different regions all have their own special traits which make them unique from the others. Things such as area, population density, economy, resources, etc. divide the regions and give them the identity they have. In the Atlantic region are the provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland,...
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Marathon Of Hope Terry Fox Run
370 wordsTerry Fox was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but raised in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, a community near Vancouver on Canada's west coast. As an active teenager involved in many sports, in 1977 Terry was only 18 years old when he was diagnosed with bone cancer and forced to have his right leg amputated six inches above the knee. The night before his operation, Terry read an article about an amputee who had competed in the New York Marathon. Indirectly that story, along with Terry's observation...
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Worlds Population Hudson Bay
1,051 wordsSince more than 70 % of the Earth is covered with water, one would assume that there is enough water for everyone. However, this statement would be incorrect. Only 3 % of that water is considered usable and 2 % of the usable water is locked in the polar ice caps. This leaves 1 % of that water for the use of humans. Canada possesses a substantial amount of this water, while other countries are less fortunate. One of these countries is the United States of America, the biggest users of water in th...
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Peace And Conflict Resolution Education
669 wordsPeace and Conflict Resolution (Education) Nowadays, many issues that are not related to the process of education, nevertheless, result in educational conflicts. This is because our modern social values are being integrated into the process of studying. Lisa Dwyer's article Campus Life and Homophobia is a good example of how left-wing political agenda, after having assumed a dogmatic status, strives for nothing less than regulating students personal lives on campus. In it, Dwyer tries to relate s...
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Rest Of Canada House Of Commons
5,802 wordsLucien Bouchard is one of Canadas most interesting politicians. Born in the 1930 s to a rural town in Quebec, Bouchard rose to become Quebec's present premier. Most federalists have characterized Bouchard as an enemy of Canada but it is important to recognize the events that shaped the political figure we see today. Bouchard's version of Canadian history was based on his experiences living in an isolated area ruled by Anglophones, his education, the nationalism of his homeland and the influences...
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E J Pratt History E J Poetry
321 wordsHistory E. J. E. J. Pratt E. J. Pratt History E. J. Pratt was born in Western Bay, Newfoundland, February 4 1882. He grew up in a succession of Newfoundland outports. He completed his schooling at the Methodist College in St. Johns. After two years of teaching, in 1904 Edwin became a candidate for the Methodist Ministry. He served a three year probation ship and then he entered Victoria College. There, he studied theology and psychology. He was ordained in 1913. Edwin never served as a regular M...
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Caboto Returned Set Sail North
777 wordsGiovanni Caboto, or John Cabot as he is known in English, was born most likely around 1451 in Genoa, Italy. In 1461 he relocated to Venice and eventually became a Venetian citizen on March 28, 1476 after fulfilling the fifteen year residency requirement. As an employee of a mercantile firm, Caboto frequently traveled to the shores of the Mediterranean and Mecca which was a great trading post at the time. As an experienced seamen, Caboto envisioned a great voyage of discovery for himself. In 1484...
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Andrea Gail Perfect Storm
1,045 wordsThe Perfect Storm (2000) / 1 / 2 Directed by Wolfgang Petersen. Screenplay by William D Wittliff, based on the novel by Sebastian June. Starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C Reilly. Running time: 129 minutes. Rated PG for mature theme by the MFCB. Reviewed on July 19 th, 2000. By SHANNON PATRICK SULLIVAN Few movies in recent times have attracted as much interest in Newfoundland as The Perfect Storm. Showings have been selling out regularly since opening day, attracting not only the core...
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Henry Vii King Henry
491 wordsJohn Cabot, an Italian mariner, was born in Genoa, Italy around the year 1450. He worked as a trader in what is now called the Middle East. He moved to England in 1484 with his three sons, Ludovico, Sebastian, and Santa and gained experience as a seaman. On his commercial journeys, which took him to the shores of Arabia, he heard of the countries rich in spices that lay to the Far East and wanted to find a better route to the Orient. John Cabot set out to get patents from the monarchs of Spain a...
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House Of Commons Prime Minister
1,017 wordsCanada is a country full of excitement and interesting information. There is a population of over 20, 004, 000 in Canada. Seventy out of every hundred canadians live in cities or other communities of more than 1, 000 people. About 45 % of the canadian people live in metropolitan areas. Canadas family life is very similar to that of American life. The typical family consists of 3 or 4 members. Canadians earn a little less money than do Americans, but they have about the same standard of living. T...
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