Canada declared war on Germany. This was Canada’s first independent declaration of war. Over 1 million citizens served in the military and by the end of the war Canada had the fourth-largest air force and third-largest navy fleet in the world. Around 41% of Canadian males 18–45 served in the military. WW2 would not have been won if it weren’t for the huge contributions Canada made to help the allies. Canada made one of the largest commitments to the effort‚ and was very important for its role in liberating
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My word is actually a phrase‚ my phrase is “sense of humor.” Sense of humor has a few different meanings I think. The dictionary definition for it is; the trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous. It means to be able to appreciate‚ understand‚ and make your own humorous things. Understanding sarcasm in speaking‚ funny actions‚ and catching puns‚ etc. are some examples of things you need a sense of humor to understand. People’s sense of humor are not usually the same. Your opinions
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In 2003‚ Rob Zombie wrote and directed House of 1000 Corpses‚ a film about four young adults who end up off the beaten path and in the house of an evil‚ murderous family. The film takes place in a small‚ run down rural town during the 1970s. In the director’s commentary‚ Zombie describes his motion picture as a “70s exploitation horror film.”(House of 1000 Corpses.) He also mentions that he was inspired by the alleged Manson family home videos. He makes subtle parallels between the Firefly family
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Why was There an American Revolution? There where a lot of reasons on why there was an American Revolution. In fact‚ there are so many reasons why there was that we can’t list them all‚ only a few of the key and most important ones. During my writing‚ I will be talking about a couple of the different acts and groups and what they imposed and intended to do‚ and what effects they had on the colonist and how they all lead up to a revolution. Stamp Act: The Stamp Tax was a tax that aimed for
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family and I used to reside was on the more hazardous areas to live in Long Beach because of not having the most amount of money I’m sure my parents would have liked. The neighborhood was majority Mexican and African-American populated throughout and I had a lot of Mexican friends growing up playing with them or having them over to my house for a little play date. I used to converse in Spanish a little bit with them and their parents and English as well but not fluently. It was a very multi-cultural way
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In the song “1000 miles” By Vanessa Carlton‚ she describes the pain she is feeling because she misses her friend. The pain is too much to bear‚ the only way to describe the pain she is feeling is by writing. What separated this‚ from any other song was the meaning behind the song and the literary devices she used. The tools used in the song that made it great were‚ hyperbole to describe her pain‚ diction so the listener can feel her pain‚ repetition to make the song flow‚ and inspiration because
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Rami Chelhot Researched position paper Ms. Dina Bdeir Eng 202 Tuesday 4th of January 2011 Is War Inevitable? How Does War Become Integral to Society? We have known violence since the story of Cain killing Habile‚ however war came later. Is war in the nature of human beings or did it come along with evolution? Many of the ancient cultures that still live till now know no violence and no concept of warfare. War became crucial in our lives because of our ancestors and the state
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effects was the most important effect of World War 2.” To what extent do you agree? World War 2 (WW2) was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 and it originated from early conflict within Europe. It involved many of the leading powers of the World including the great powers and became the most widespread war in history. The ending of WW2 led to three very important effects: social‚ political and economic; that greatly shaped the post-war world. I disagree that economic effects was the most
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such as Germany. The war was also caused by nationalism‚ people in poverty rallied around strong socialist leaders such as Mussolini and Hitler. Lastly‚ the totalitarian dictatorships of Italy‚ Germany and Russia helped create the past three causes (All 4 of these causes create the acronym MINT). Without strong Allied leaders such as Churchill and Roosevelt‚ the Axis Powers could have very well been close to putting most of the world under their dictatorships. World War 2 was not only a time of despair
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zone allowing them to be free from human tendency for dismissive judgmental criticism. In doing this‚ we are allowed to feel for the protagonist‚ and not only feel sympathy for her but also relate to her. “I could do some things well. Some things I was good at‚ like math or painting or even sports‚ but the second a boy puts his arm around me‚ I forgot about wanting to do anything else‚ which felt like a relief at first until it became like sinking into muck” (230). This plea for attention demonstrates
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