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    The effort also brought acknowledgement to Canada’s contributions and heroism on the battlefields of Europe‚ giving Canada the shot to be a more-mature‚ experienced nation because of the sacrifices made by their armed forces. - The Battle at Vimy Ridge was the greatest assertion in Canadian sovereignty in WWI. Body Paragraph 1: - Canada stepped up to the plate because of their ties to Britain; originally‚ wanted nothing to do with the World War‚ but a sense of duty and owing Britain their help

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    nation‚ which is openly shared around the world. For this‚ I find it very ironic that the turning point in our country’s march to distinct nationhood was actually achieved during a bloody battle in World War I‚ infamously known as the battle of Vimy Ridge. It was in this victory that many Canadians‚ and historians since‚ argue was the key to making Canada a nation. A country who has since always looked for peaceful resolutions rather than war‚ was discovered both internally and externally on Easter

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    Issue: The short documentary‚ Blue Gold‚ presented an issue of our planet’s water supply. Our planet is made out of about 70% of water. However‚ less than 1% of that water is actually drinkable. The issue is that water is becoming scares and due to lack of rain‚ the precious water begins to dry out. As the water source rapidly declines‚ the corporations saw that as a chance to make profit. Therefore‚ we are forced to buy overpriced water. Summary: Blue Gold did a great job representing

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    Butterfly Effect “In life the smallest things can make the greatest impact on the world”. This is known as the Butterfly Effect in chaos theory. The butterfly effects most famous example is a hurricane creation depending on whether or not a butterfly flaps its wings. For instance if a rat in a hurry is frightened it gives off a gas that tells all the other rats to run away saving the pack form harm. The most well-known illustration of the butterfly effect is also known as the ripple effect. The

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    Washington‚ Oregon and northern California is composed of volcanic mountains. Some of the largest volcanic mountains are found along divergent boundaries‚ which form the mid-ocean ridges. The mid-ocean ridges have huge volcanic mountain chains that run through the Atlantic‚ Pacific and Indian Oceans. The mountains in the mid-ocean ridges can actually grow tall enough to create islands such as Iceland or the Azores. Other volcanic mountains can form over hot spots‚ which are pockets of magma beneath the crust

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    Heartbreak Ridge was a demilitarized zone that divided North Korea from South Korea. This area was known by the veterans as “no-man’s land”‚ due to no one ever returning from the rocky slopes. When the 2nd Infantry Division commander‚ Brigadier General Thomas Shazo‚ derived an assault to overtake the ridge he was unaware how much the opposing force had prepared for an attack. It was a back and forth battle

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    streets of Canada‚ with little to show for on the actual battlefields of Europe. However‚ on the battlefields of Europe‚ volunteer Canadian troops had gone up and above the call of duty during their careers‚ specifically during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. During that battle‚ the Canadian Corps fought as a single unit instead of four

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    The Significance of Vimy Ridge Vimy Ridge marks the day that Canada became an independent nation. The significance of the battle was not in the actual battle itself‚ but rather the effects that Canada would feel nationally afterwards. The objective was a ridge that ran from the northwest to the southwest between Lens and Arras‚ France. The main height of land was four miles long‚ with it’s highest point only 475 feet above sea level. The Germans had held it since 1914‚ and three French attacks

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    In fall of 1917‚ the Canadian armies were sent North Belgium after their great success at the Vimy Ridge battle in April. The battle occurred in Ypres area of Belgium‚ where the Passchendaele is located; it was the scene for several First World War Battles. However‚ it is understood the Passchendaele is mentioned as the horrific fighting condition. Because the area was made up of flat‚ low land and filled around with sticky mud which turned the battlefield dip into the sea of mud during the raining

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    Vimy Ridge General Information The war of Vimy Ridge started on April 9th 1917 and ended April 12 during 1917 (Richard Foot 2006) The ridge was captured and obtained from the German army by the Canadian forces (Richard Foot 2006) This battle was known as Canada’s biggest victory and the moment Canada gained independence because no other member of the Triple Entente were able to succeed in capturing the ridge(Richard Foot 2006) Over ten thousand Canadians were killed and wounded total during the

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