The history of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers are intertwined from the very beginning of their entrance into the league. Both the Penguins and the Flyers became part of the next wave of teams to enter the NHL in 1967‚ and both teams are celebrating their fiftieth anniversary this year. On February 8th‚ 1966‚ the Penguins paid today’s equivalent of $18.7 million to become part of the NHL‚ and on April 4th‚ 1966 the Flyers held a contest to determine a team name after a complicated
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Glasgow 5th March A poem I have recently read and enjoyed is ‘Glasgow 5th march 1971’ by Edwin Morgan. It is about a young couple who have been pushed into a jeweller’s window as two youths try to rob a shop on Sauchiehall Street late at night. Two drivers witness this crime and turn a blind eye to it and drive on like nothing happened. The poem starts with a young couple who have been pushed into a shop window. The young couple are badly injured‚ one of them in a potentially fatal state. Two
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he March of the Bonus Army on the capital was for the World War I veterans to receive money for their service in the war. Here are some facts of the “March of the Bonus Army”. One of the first facts was this was all made by the World War I veterans. The march on Washington D.C. was a very serious change in our government. The government would not pay their wages that are due to them from the loss they suffered at war. They were not aware of what was going on in the U.S.. Walter was the leader
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March uses many devices in her essay to connect with her audience; she uses pathos to pull at the heart-strings of her readers. Considering her target audience is women she tries to connect with them by recounting all the steps that she and the women in her family took to try to get Hillary elected. She also tells many stories of the struggle for women’s rights. March writes‚ “My grandmother was born three years after white women win suffrage and died just days after casting her absentee ballot for
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Critical Evaluation – “Glasgow 5th March 1971 eassay Write about a poem that you have read which paints a vivid picture for the reader. Refer to imagery and word choice in your answer. In English a poem I have studies is “Glasgow 5th March 1971” by Edwin Morgan. In the poem Edwin Morgan paints a vivid picture by using imagery and thought his choice of words. The poem is set in Glasgow at night in March 1971. A young couple are walking by a shop when two young youths push the young couple
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Cleaning up after the Apollo Sea Introduction The species Spheniscus demersus‚ more commonly known as South African penguins‚ also called Jackass penguins‚ have fallen victim to the negligence of oil carriers. The population of South African penguins has decreased from 3 million to less than 150‚000 in the past century (Singer 2000). The cause of this unfortunate decrease in population are the many oil spills near southern Africa‚ with the first oil spill occurring in 1948 (Whittington 1999).
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One frigid January morning‚ hundreds of thousands of men‚ women‚ and children gathered together to participate in one of the most influential protest of all time- The Women’s March. This event‚ which took place in a multiplicity of locations across the globe‚ was subsequently held the day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump. A flurry of lively marchers swarmed the streets with swift legs‚ bedazzled signs‚ fuchsia hats‚ and passionate hearts. They longed for equality‚ change‚ and tolerance
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Case 7.1 discusses March Madness and how it is an exciting time for NCAA basketball fans. These games are exciting for fans because there are those that cheer for schools that make deep runs into their bracket. Even though these NCAA are exciting for some individuals and these fans are going to want to watch the games‚ it may cause a problem in the workplace. These fans try to watch the games at work during normal working hours. If I was a supervisor and I suspected many of my employees were watching
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Like a good politician‚ The Ides of March promises more than it delivers. A moody political thriller bursting with good intentions‚ the film veers uneasily between accomplished and trite. Canny packaging and a strong leading cast may help compensate a bit for inevitable bad word-of-mouth. Based on the play Farragut North‚ the film focuses on press secretary Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling)‚ a true believer in Presidential candidate Mike Morris (George Clooney). As Morris‚ an ideal liberal who is confident
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In Geraldine Brooks’ March‚ the main character Mr. March shows us his vast array of ideals. Some of them may seem impractical while others are the opposite. An example of one of Mr. March’s more practical idealisms is his idealism on women. Mr. March shares this idealism on women with plenty of other men from the past and even some now. Although this idealism is now seen as impractical‚ during Mr. March’s time it was not. We first get an insight into how he views women in chapter 5 when he is
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