Best Team in the NHL The debate over who is the best team in the NHL is as old as the league itself. Everyone has a favourite team‚ but just because they are your favourite team does not mean they are the best! There are lots of excellent teams in the NHL but none are superior as the Chicago Blackhawks. The Chicago Blackhawks are simply the best team in the NHL. First off they are first place in the NHL as of right now with only 4 games left (www.nhl.com) in the regular season. One of the reasons
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Although polar opposites acceptance and denial are severely intertwined with Canada. In 2017 playing cards are often just used for fun when you at the cottage or at home. They can also represent the experiences of Canadians past‚ present‚ and future with two simple words: acceptance and denial. This is because many Canadians feel acceptance or denial from their cultures. The artifact showed above are Russian playing cards. Russian playing cards represent acceptance because it can tie back to the
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symbol of the Maple Leaf come about? The maple leaf is Canada’s most prominent symbol‚ symbolizing Canada all around the world. In as early as 1700s‚ the symbol came about before the first European settlers visited Canada. Its original natives found out about the food properties of maple sap‚ which they then gathered every spring. They have been using the maple sap for food for many years. The maple leaf symbolized celebration of the nature and environment of Canada. 13 species of maple are native
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It’s a Jungle Out There Upton Sinclair’s novel‚ The Jungle‚ gives a heart breaking portrayal of the hardships faced by the countless poverty stricken foreign laborers in the slaughter houses of Chicago. In the early 1900’s‚ strikes‚ riots‚ labor unions‚ and new political parties arose across the country. The government‚ with its laissez-faire attitude‚ allowed business to consolidate into trusts‚ and with lack of competition‚ into powerful monopolies. These multi-million dollar monopolies were
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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair The Jungle by Upton Sinclair‚ is fictional story that deals with a very real and shocking reality associated with turn of the century American immigrants. It is a story of a Lithuanian man‚ Jurgis Rudkus‚ who comes to America in search of the “dream” with his new fiancee and her family. In their search‚ they actually find something totally different from the American dream. What they discover is a world of corruption‚ injustice‚ and poverty. The lives of immigrants
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What is the best sport? Hockey is the coolest sport on earth. While it can injure you‚ a lion’s share people enjoy the rapidly paced game that is hockey‚ since it keeps you in prime athletic shape‚ and people love to see the moves used in play. One‚ major reason hockey is so entertaining to watch is that‚ it is such a rapid paced‚ and aggressive sport. The speed adds to the excitement that boils up in fans. It also moves much quicker than other sports‚ for example‚ baseball or football‚ which can
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Who is the best hockey player to ever‚ Mr. Hockey or The Great One? They are the best of their time. All of the records they broke and the trophies they have received prove this. Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe are comparative in their statistics‚ accomplishments‚ and styles of play. First‚ they are compared through statistics. Statistics is a big reason Gretzky is one of the best. He has 2‚857 points with 1‚963 of those being assists. He would still have the record if he did not score a single goal
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There were two immigrants that have arrived in Chicago being married. Their names are Ona Lukoszaite and Jurgis Rudkus. They hold their wedding feast according to Lithuanian custom. Their wedding took place near a hall in Chicago and at an area called Packingtown which is near a meat packing industry and other places such as beer‚ food‚ and music in the hall. Following their Lithuanian tradition people that were hungry merged inside to eat and the musicians played very badly but people didn’t really
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Upton Sinclair’s novel‚ The Jungle‚ has been a major influence on American History. The novel’s success stems from how it exploited the American meatpacking industry and eventually led to the passing of the Food and Drug act of 1906. Though the novel discusses the American era of Industrialization in Chicago‚ the title refers to this era as a Jungle. Sinclair’s title‚ The Jungle‚ symbolizes the worker’s struggle for a good life in a country where capitalist’s prosperity is defined by their poor
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Lincoln Sinclair participated in political activities throughout most of his life but his most well known for his political convictions against the meatpacking industry that improved the quality of the American society. Lincoln Sinclair emigrated from Baltimore‚ Maryland to New York City with his family when he was a child. Lincoln Sinclair’s family was not blessed with wealth and lived on the edge of poverty. When Sinclair was a child‚however‚ he was exposed to the extravagant life of the wealthy
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