3 Blue Ridge Mountain Biking Trails Every year the Ridge springs into life with complete strangers‚ and not just tourists. As suspected during ’the season’ our community becomes the mecca for wide eyed nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts from all over. Yesterday morning a party bus full of mountain bikers arrived from Waynesboro. They had gathered from all parts of the country to train on the trails in the area around Humpback Hollow. The terrain for mountain biking is perfect and more
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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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April 17‚ 1917 Dear Mother‚ It’s been a long time since I had the opportunity to sit down and write you a letter. I miss you and father a lot. I am overjoyed to be writing this letter to you. The mood here is one of jubilation. Our assault on Vimy Ridge began at 5:30 am on Easter Monday‚ eight days ago. We lost a lot of good boys but I am so very pleased to inform you that the Canucks got the job done! What the French couldn’t do for two years and the Brits too we‚ Byng’s Boys did in three days. I
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The Oak Ridges Moraine The Oak Ridges Moraine is one of the most significant landforms on Southern Ontario that was formed 12‚000 years ago by moving glaciers. The moraine is hydrolically and regionally. It forms the northern boundary of the Toronto boreregion. The moraine is the headwaters of 65 river systems‚ and 35 of them are in the GTA. The moraine has numerous streams‚ woodlands‚ wetlands‚ kettle lakes‚ kettle bogs‚ flora and fauna. It is one of the of the few remaining continuous green
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Ross Althizer 11/4/2014 GAFST 200 Film Review: Sugar Cane Alley It is hard to tell if the film “Sugar Cane Alley” is based on the life of the director who is from the city of Martinique‚ which is the setting of the film‚ or directly from the book which the movie follows. Either way we are given a good look at the side of Martinique that is easily missed. Most people see the French Colony as a vacation destination partly depicted by the post cards at the very beginning of the film but not everyone
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As a child‚ I was outgoing and talkative‚ but in 4th grade‚ I became more self-conscious and shy. That summer‚ I signed up for The Oak Ridge Otters Summer Swim Team. I was nervous to join because I knew no one. It felt like everyone was judging me for being the new member. A group of teens‚ maybe in middle school at the time‚ noticed that I looked lonely and called me over. They talked to me and introduced kids my age. They made me feel less nervous and excited to continue to swim. This was the
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“Explain the argument from religious experience for the existence of God.”30 marks Expect different forms of the argument from religious experience‚ e.g. inductive argument‚ direct awareness‚ cumulative argument. Also expect reference to Swinburne’s principle of credulity and principle of testimony. Maximum Level 2 if summary of types of religious experience with no reference to argument for God. ------------------------------------------------- Level 7 for one fully developed argument‚ or two
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favorite place; the Beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway. This was going to be my first time going to a National Park and I could not be more excited. As soon as we pulled onto the parkway my heart stopped‚ I could barely believe how beautiful it was. It looked so perfect. The mountains were such a vibrant blue that I felt as if I was dreaming. I could see so far that I felt as if I was on top of the world. The Blue Ridge Parkway winds like a snake through the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and
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Identify and explain three experiences this year that either changed you or helped you grow as a person. The person who changed me this year was my English teacher Mr. Abram because my grammar got better this year . I started to read more this year since I stop reading because reading was not fun no more it got boring. But my english teacher Mr. Abram help me as a student to keep loving reading and writing. For he help me so much in life than any other person. My english teacher’s never really
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