The Blues is a musical form and genre‚ which originated in South America within the African-American communities. It originated near the end of the 19th century‚ and was rooted from spirituals‚ work songs‚ field hollers (which are very similar to work songs‚ but some do not have lyrics)‚ shouts and rhymes. The blues form in jazz‚ rhythm and blues and rock and roll; and each is characterised by a specific chord progression‚ the most common being the twelve bar blues. The blues notes‚ are played or
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Mayank Vimy Ridge Commemoration Speech Your Majesty‚ Mr. Francois Hollande-Prime Minister of the Republic of France‚ distinguished guests‚ veterans‚ ladies and gentlemen. Thank you all for honoring us with your presence today. We are gathered here at this memorial to honor the men and women that made the ultimate sacrifice; they sacrificed their lives for the greater good of our nation. Even though‚ we Canadians are supposedly a long way away from home there is perhaps no site in
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Battle of Vimy Ridge – World War 1 A defining moment for Canada in World War 1 was the battle of Vimy Ridge‚ which took place on April 9‚ 1917. This was the first battle that Canadians planned and executed. It was fought without any help from the British or the French and was strategically led in its entirety by Canadian soldiers under the command of Sir Arthur Currie. It is arguable that this was the point at which Canada proved itself as capable of being a nation on its own and began to gain
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Origins and Characteristics of Mid-Oceanic Ridges Matthew Olson ABSRACT The theory of seafloor spreading emerged with the discoveries of Harry Hammond Hess. Ocean basins are expanding laterally away from a mid-oceanic ridge. Radioactive decay in Earth’s mantle causes convection cycles‚ which drive plate tectonics. Hot mantle rises and undergoes decompression melt due to change in pressure. New oceanic crust is created in a characteristic sequence. Studies of Ophiolites show a sequence
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Peter Fazio talked to Cypress/GR Houston I‚ LP about buying retail property‚ with the main tenant being a Garden Ridge store. Fazio and his agents conducted a background investigation‚ while doing so he found information that concerned that Garden Ridge was in poor financial health but after being certainty by Cypress that Garden Ridge had a positive outlook. Fazio went ahead and sent a letter to Cypress and sent a letter to Cypress that he is willing got buy the property for $7.67 million “based
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were many events that led up to the removal of the Eastern Cherokee in the early-to-mid 19th century. However‚ it all really begins in 1830. Major Ridge was discussing treaties regarding selling land to the U.S. Government. The Cherokee believed that lived in their own sanctuary‚ their paradise‚ and that their ancestors had always lived here. Major Ridge felt if he could die to preserve his people land’s he would gladly do so. The Cherokee picked the wrong side during the American Revolution which
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Chapter #3 Case Study The Long Ridge Gliding Club Evaluate the service to club members and casual flyers by completing a table similar to table 3.1 |Casual Flyer |Club Members | |Product |Trial flies |Membership | |Customers |Public |Pilot from novice to experts | |Product range |Short Term 3months |Long Term | |Design change |Quality of Service |Schedule | |Delivery |launch point- |lodging‚ food‚ drinks | |Quality |Safety-Insurance |skills-training | |Volume per service |700 |150
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Being the security guard at Elk Ridge Ranch over the course of the past ten weeks has proven many things about me as a person. I have benefited tremendously from the experiences during the internship. I have developed a strong understanding of what it takes to provide security for people and also how beneficial this type of work can be. The impact that this internship has had on me as a person have been tremendous. The internship has changed my overall perspective of what I want to do for the rest
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human resource practices? Mount Ridge is a utility company specializing in energy production. Four years ago the company’s founder‚ Garret Levinson‚ believed that coal would be both the primary fuel for electricity as well as serve as a standardization of efficiency and cost control in the future. He decided to create his company around this idea‚ and produce energy using coal as a fuel source. Since steam is a byproduct of using coal to create power‚ Mount Ridge sells the electricity produced
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Canada had many consequences after the battle to capture Vimy Ridge. The battle itself changed people’s perspectives about Canada. Canadians earned a good reputation among the world for their significant victory against the Germans.They were known as “ tough‚ effective‚ and courageous fighters” (Eaton and Newman 169) The Canadian troops were exceptionally brave and were prepared for all kinds of assault. This battle was also the start for Canada to become a separate nation. After Arthur Carrie was
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