Who is the greatest Canadian in History? Tommy Clement Douglas‚ the Father of Medicare without doubts. One can be qualify and granted with the title ‘Greatest Canadian in History’ when Canadians be proud of the legacy one has created. An online survey conducted by Leger Marketing has shown that 94 percent of Canadians thinks that Canada’s Universal Health Care created by Tommy Douglas is the most important pride as a Canadian; even though Europe too has Universal Health Care for their citizens. Although
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Scottish botanist‚ David Douglas‚ was one of the history’s most successful explorers. He made three separate trips from England to North America in the early 19th century when air travel was but a distant dream. His second expedition was his most successful‚ in 1824. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) sent him on a plant-hunting expedition in the Pacific Northwest‚ which was not yet part of the United States. After this trip‚ he introduced the Douglas Fir into cultivation‚ in 1827. Additionally
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the end of the 1850s‚ two politicians named Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln had made waves among the American public with their debates over the expansion and abolition of slavery. While the campaigning for political office was already a common practice among politicians at the time‚ the back and forth debating style as well as the sheer volume of attendees was unprecedented in any previous American campaign. Thus the Lincoln-Douglas debates illustrated a shift in the way political campaigns
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American military officials are always thought of as men and women early defending our country and our friends and family in the military. In the case of Douglas MacArthur‚ this is not the case. MacArthur was willing to sacrifice the welfare of those under his charge for his own selfish reasons; political gain and to spite his boss and many other superiors. Truman clearly made the right decision to fire MacArthur‚ although it was a very unpopular choice. He saw the traits that made the general unable
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The Boeing-McDonnell Douglas Merger As the two largest producers in the commercial aircraft industry‚ Boeing and Airbus have been in a long rivalry for over two decades. Because of its huge research and development cost and a volatile market demand situation‚ the large commercial aircraft industry has only a few viable producers that can successfully operate in this industry. At the end of 1996‚ there were three competitors in the industry – Airbus‚ Boeing‚ and McDonnell Douglas (MDC). When Boeing
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The average David Douglas High School student has to hear the word “diversity” at least 100 times throughout assemblies‚ student elections‚ and announcements via intercom. Let me explain. David Douglas High School is one of the biggest and most diverse schools in Oregon. In the halls of DDHS‚ you’ll never meet the same person twice in one day. Our school’s diversity is reflected in our clubs‚ too: Asian American Youth Leadership Club‚ Black Student Union‚ Bhutanese Club‚ Gay-Straight Alliance‚ Latino
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The issue of Douglas Haig’s role as a general on the Western Front‚ during the Battle of the Somme in 1916‚ has been thoroughly questioned by many historians to date. Through different views and opinions‚ Haig’s skills have been both heavily celebrated and criticised. Therefore he has been viewed as both ‘Butcher of the Somme’ and the ‘Architect of Victory’‚ much evidence supporting both arguments. However the majority of people seem to favour the idea of Haig being a merciless leader‚ which is completely
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In the 1940s the United States was getting ready to get involved in World War II and needed to set an example of good ethics on a global stage to help bring. The book The Boys of Pointe Du Hoc written by‚ Douglas Brinkley has many examples of ethical decision making that was critical at the time in order for the United States to bring peace to World War II. For instance the author is re-establishing already known information but with a new style of how he obtained the information‚ which was straight
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Malcolm X and Frederick Douglas are two famous story about the African American in the 20th century. They are both a slave and did not have a chance to go to school to study English. However‚ they had a motivation to study how to read and write by themselves. Malcolm X studied English by copying all the words in the dictionary‚ which he borrowed from the Charlestown Prison Colony. Meanwhile‚ Frederick Douglas tried to read so many books‚ and learned from other kids‚ who can read and write. They had
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Douglas Murray is a well known British author and journalist. He is notorious for his political commentaries regarding his very straightforward beliefs of how the Islamic faith is destroying Western civilization‚ especially in European countries.Murray is a firm believer that the coined term “Islamophobia” is pure foolishness. He truly feels that every person of Islamic descent has proved time and time again that they as a whole are a destructive people. The evidence has clearly been depicted through
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