designs for a national flag. In 1946‚ a select parliamentary committee called for submissions of designs and they received over 2000‚ but the Parliament never voted on a design. Early in 1964‚ Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson informed the House of Commons that the government wished to adopt a national flag. In October 1964‚ after eliminating different designs. The committee was left with three designs‚ a red ensign with the fleur-de-lis and the Union Jack‚ a design with three red maple leafs‚ and a red
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The national alarms were sound when the death of two Caucasian men occurred. President Johnson had just passed the 1964 Civil Right Act through the Senate seven-day prior. The study would have been damaging to his reputation if he would have rejected acting passionately. He protested he was not another Southern politician. The murderers developed a 44 day investigation
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Linares Thursday‚ October 14‚ 2010 Knowledge Summary of Source. Report #1 - Charlemagne Robert Folz. The Coronation of Charlemagne(Book)‚ first written in french in 1964‚ this book is now available in English translation. Robert Folz is well known for his monumental studies of the legend of Charlemagne in the Middle ages. Robert Folz was a French medievalist and a specialist in the Carolignan era; for this reason he
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It barely changed anything but it was a strong symbol of hope that the law could be used to change Southern society. It was‚ in fact‚ the first civil rights act to pass Congress since the Civil War (5). Subsequently‚ the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was born in the presidency of John F Kennedy who was elected president in 1960. Kennedy ’s support of civil rights issues had in previous years been inconsistent; in addition‚ he had opposed Eisenhower ’s Civil
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The Red Queen Hypothesis The Red Queen Hypothesis was formulated by Van Valen in 1973‚ and its original purpose was to give an understanding of the adaptation dynamics between species (Vermeij and Roopnarine‚ 2013). The principles of The Red Queen Hypothesis is clearly formulated in McCune (1982)‚ that states ”all taxa are running on a treadmill powered by an environment which deteriorates at a stochastically constant rate. The result is that an ancient taxon is no better adapted than a younger
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Intro- Imagine that you are one of the millions of Americans who watched the Beatles for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show. It was February 9th‚ 1964‚ and according to The Music Trades from February 4th 2014‚ nearly 73 million Americans were watching the Beatles on the Ed sullivan show- this accounted for nearly 40 percent of the entire population. Central Idea- Today I would like to show you all how The Beatles became one of the most popular bands in history‚ the impacts they have had on the
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(ICOMOS‚ 1964) Adaptive reuse gives new life to the site‚ rather than seeking to freeze it at a particular moment in time‚ it explores the options that lie between the extremes of demolition or turning a site into a museum. Adding new layers without erasing earlier
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The Civil Rights act was passed on June 19‚ 1964. With over 736 hours of debate and 2‚890 pages of Congressional record. It is safe to say that this bill‚ especially for its time was causing a lot of (think of good word here). Although John F. Kennedy was very vocal on equality‚ it was Lyndon B. Johnson’s words and signing of the bill that really got the wheels moving. Going on to television and stating‚ “We believe that all men are created equal‚ yet many are denied equal treatment. We believe that
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disabilities. (The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights/The Leadership Conference Education Fund‚ 2013). The Civil Rights Act of 1964 solidified the legal status of affirmative action by prohibiting discrimination in voting‚ public education and accommodations‚ and employment in firms with more than fifteen employees. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 didn’t provide criminal penalties to employers who violated the act‚ this fell upon a new governmental office the Equal Employment Opportunities
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What was your reaction to the events associated with Freedom Summer 1964‚ as depicted in the film Mississippi Burning? My reaction in regards to the events associated with Freedom Summer 1964 where it was depicted in the film Mississippi Burning was horrific. There is no reason to simply murder three people. Nonetheless‚ absolutely no reason at all to murder three people based on their beliefs and intentions. The methods that the Ku Klux Klan members had used to torture their targets are sickening
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