life forever. In 1966‚ in Paterson‚ New Jersey‚ Rubin “Hurricane” Carter was arrested for a triple homicide that he may or may not have committed. Lesra Martin a 16 year old boy from Bushwick‚ New York was living with his Canadian family in Toronto Ontario‚ Canada when Lesra read Rubin Carter’s story‚ and believed Rubin to be an innocent man. Lesra Martin was inspired by Rubin Carter’s story‚ he wrote Rubin a letter saying how much it inspired him and also explained his story‚ even went to visit
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Mustachio: Legendary sasquatch like mustache that roams the north country of the Muskokas in Ontario Canada. Two goof balls on a never ending search for Mustachio. Mustachio is a legendary myth to distract people from uncovering what it actually does which is solve the world crisis problems with science. Surrounding community protects location of Mustachio and leads 2 main characters on wild goose chases every week. Mustachio is an 8 foot tall mustache. How could you miss him? The
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Elijah McCoy was born in Colchester‚ Ontario Canada on May 2‚ 1844‚ the son of former slaves who had fled from Kentucky before the U.S. Civil War. Educated in Scotland as a mechanical engineer‚ Elijah McCoy returned to the United States and settled in Detroit‚ Michigan. He began experimenting with a cup that would regulate the flow of oil onto moving parts of industrial machines. His first invention was a lubricator for steam engines‚ U.S. 129‚843‚ which issued on July 12‚ 1872
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Article Review: (Macfarlane‚ “A Completely Man-Made and Artificial Cataract”: The Transnational Manipulation of Niagara Falls n.d.) Niagara is a unique high modernist case because‚ rather than seeking to dominate the natural setting visually‚ as did other comparable projects in the 1950s and 1960s‚ the control works at and above the actual cataract were hidden. Instead of making the technology (the remedial works) prevalent‚ they were designed to be unseen‚ although the downstream power projects
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journey‚ Bieber went from being a prepubescent boy with a passion for music to being one of the world’s most highest-paid celebrities with many active followers. Before the Call‚ Justin Bieber was born on March 1‚ 1994‚ in the small town of Stratford‚ Ontario‚ Canada. Due to his father’s absence as a child‚ Bieber was raised by a single mother. Ever since he was at a very young age‚ Bieber always had an interest in music. On his second birthday‚ Bieber’s mother gave him a drum set and‚ as he tells it‚
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The Iroquois attacked and raided other Indian Nations allied with the French in present-day Ohio‚ Indiana‚ Michigan‚ and Ontario to gain access to their fur-bearing lands. As a result‚ many of these Indian Nations‚ including the Sauk‚ Fox‚ Potawatomi‚ Mascouten‚ Kickapoo‚ Ottawa‚ Miami and Huron‚ fled for more remote areas of the west. The Sioux Nations blocked travel of these
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eastern Canada. In 1680 their lands extended west from the north shore of Chesapeake Bay through Kentucky to the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. The American invasion of their homelands in 1779 sent many of the Iroquois into southern Ontario where they remain to this day‚ and today‚ roughly half of the Iroquois population lives in Canada. The Iroquois are‚ arguably‚ the most important native group in our North American history. Their
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The Byng/King Crisis had an Impact on Canadian history because it had made Canada one step closer from being independent form Britain. In 1926 when Byng had to call fourth an election due to King resigning and Meighan being defeated‚ king was furious because Byng had refused him to call an election when he had told him. As the election began King and the liberals protested against Byng‚ arguing that a British official is ignoring the wishes of the Canadian people. At the time‚ there was a growing
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Confederation: A false sense of unity? Marc Estrada Dr. Robert L. Fraser JWH100Y1 Section L5101 March 5‚ 2013 Confederation geographically united the colonies of a fledgling Canada. The union defined borders‚ created governments and brought the various peoples of Canada together under a single dominion. However‚ the imposition of geographic union on the people did not immediately bring union amongst the people themselves. Political‚ cultural‚ economic‚ and
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The Relevancy of the Heartland - Hinterland Distinction in Canada’s Economic Geography Until the early 20th century‚ Canada was primarily an agricultural nation. Since then it has become one of the most highly industrialized countries in the world as a direct result of the development of the heartland’. To a large extent the manufacturing industries present in the heartland are supplied with raw materials produced by the agricultural‚ mining‚ forestry‚ and fishing sectors of the Canadian economy
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