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    happened in this world but this crisis is scary‚horrifying and more. This crisis is when the titanic sank. it took place at 2:20 a.m. on April 15‚ 1912‚ in the British ocean.Titanic sinks into the North Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles south of Newfoundland‚ Canada. The massive ship‚ which carried 2‚200 passengers and crew‚ had struck an iceberg two and half hours before. Even though the ship was called the “unsinkable” that information was not all true. The Titanic has many great features and more

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    sexual orientation

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    This essay will look into sexual orientation. This essay will identify and define sexual orientation focusing on homosexuality. It will further provide an overview of homosexuality and a summary. I will discuss my initial opinions‚ attitudes‚ biases and assumptions about sexual orientation and demonstrate how my awareness of this element of diversity increased throughout the module. I will further address how this awareness will impact my ability to counsel more competently‚ followed by a conclusion

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    Confederation for the most part were leading politicians from the British Colonies interested in forming a Federal Union or a Confederation. Although not all colonies joined Canada in 1867‚ they eventually did join at a later date and in the case of Newfoundland‚ the last to join‚ not until 1949. As these additional Provinces joined Canada a second tier of "Fathers of Confederation" were added to the list. Without the action of these men‚ the union of the British colonies in North America would not have

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    Giovanni Da Verrazzano was an Italian explorer who charted the Atlantic coast of North America between the Carolinas and Newfoundland‚ including New York Harbor in 1524. Giovanni was born around the year of 1485 in Val di Greve‚ 30 miles south of Florence‚ Italy. He began to pursue his maritime career in about 1506 or 1507 and in the 1520’s he was sent by King Francis I of France to explore the East Coast of North America for a route to the Pacific. After returning to Europe from discovered New

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    pasts. First meetings are said to be the most important because it is your first impression which rails a person in‚ and determines if they will like you or not. Quoyle first comes to Newfoundland to escape from his emotionally traumatic life‚ and to live in his ancestor’s house. The switch from the city to Newfoundland is quite ironic because Quoyle a man who is afraid of water moves to an island which is completely isolated and surrounded by water. Disregarding the isolation of the island the Quoyle’s

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    Why Public Exams are Good

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    find it hard to prepare‚ I believe public exams are a good thing. They force students to take the courses seriously‚ they force teachers to teach to a standard‚ and they create a level playing field for all students. For these reasons‚ I think Newfoundland students should continue to write Level 3 public exams. As a student‚ I was nervous about my public exams (Grade 11 in those days!) just as students today are. But I studied much harder for those courses and probably learned the material better

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    Terry Fox

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    to run across Canada with an artificial leg. He called this journey the Marathon of Hope. Its mission was to raise money and awareness for cancer research in Canada. <br> <br>With little to no attention‚ Terry started his journey in St. John’s‚ Newfoundland on April 12‚ 1980. Although it was difficult to get attention in the beginning‚ hype soon grew‚ and the money collected along his route began to rise. He ran 43 kilometers a day through Canada’s Atlantic Provinces‚ Quebec and Ontario. <br> <br>September

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    Leatherback Sea Turtle

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    Leatherback Turtle Species: Reptile Range: The coasts of Nova Scotia‚ Newfoundland and Labrador‚ New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Research has revealed that leatherbacks are more loaded in Atlantic Canada from July through to the end of October‚ with the highest amount of turtles occurring on the Scotian Shelf and Slope‚ southern Gulf of St. Lawrence‚ and south coast of Newfoundland. The leatherback has also been seen less frequently off the coast of British Columbia. Designation:

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    World War I. He faced the enemy with impressive courage‚ leading him to obtain the victoria cross. Tommy was born on April15‚ 1901 in Middle Arm‚ White Bay. The son of John and Amelia (Castle) Ricketts. He enlisted in 1916 to the Newfoundland Regiment. At this time he was only 15 years old. He had lied about his age‚ many other soldiers had done the same. According to research by MacLeod and Brown (2005) Tommy Ricketts earned the Victoria Cross in 1918‚ during the Battle

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    The Ocean Ranger

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    The Ocean Ranger The Ocean Ranger was an offshore exploration oil drilling platform that sank in Canadian waters 315 kilometres southeast from St. John’s Newfoundland‚ on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland on February 15‚ 1982‚ with 84 crewmembers onboard. The Ocean Ranger was the largest semi-submersible‚ offshore exploration‚ oil drilling platform of the day. Built in 1976 by Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries‚ it operated off the coasts of Alaska‚ New Jersey‚ Ireland‚ and in November 1980 moved

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