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    Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s War Measures Act Statement Pierre Elliott Trudeau served as the 15th Prime Minister of Canada‚ from 1968–1979 and 1980–1984. His charismatic personality dominated the Canadian political scene‚ one that had never been witnessed before. On October 5th‚ 1970‚ British trade commissioner‚ James Cross was kidnapped in Montreal by members of a terrorist group called‚ the Front de Libération du Québec or FLQ (The Canadian Encyclopedia). Soon after‚ provincial cabinet minister Pierre

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    Maria Sklodowska‚ also known as Marie Curie‚ was a Polish scientist who had a passion for success. Marie was raised in Poland and traveled to get the best education that was available to her.1 She soon became a very successful physicist and chemist. Marie Curie’s research and discoveries did not die along with her. It is all still here‚ helping many people. Marie Curie was born on November 7‚ 1867.1 She was raised in Poland by a family of prominent educators. Marie was the youngest of five children

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    2D1 01/3/2010 Pierre Elliott Trudeau and How He Shaped the Canadian Identity Governing from 1968 to 1984‚ Pierre Elliott Trudeau was one of the most significant Prime Ministers of Canada. In relation to human rights‚ Trudeau wanted every Canadian to be treated as an equal. Culturally‚ Trudeau wanted to celebrate and unite the country’s differing beliefs. In terms of foreign affairs‚ he pursued an independent path in international relations. Pierre Trudeau worked toward making

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    included in the final version. Trudeau was a man of greatness who played a considerable role in leading Canada to maturity as a unified nation. Pierre Elliott Trudeau was a French-Canadian born left-winger who resided as Prime Minister of Canada from 1968-1979 and again from 1980-1984. Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau‚ or more commonly known as Pierre Trudeau‚ was born on October 18‚ 1919 in Montreal‚ Québec. Trudeau was elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in 1967 when Lester B.

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    Radiation in Medicine

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    Radiation in the Field of Medicine Overview: With the discovery of radiation in the late 1800’s by Antoine Henri Becquerel‚ Marie Curie‚ and Pierre Curie‚ the powers of the atom were seemingly multiplied greatly. With this new power of the atom also came new uses for it‚ especially in the field of medicine. In fact‚ just a decade after Marie and Pierre Curie coined the term "radioactivity" doctor Frederick Proescher was able to harness this newfound power and to use it‚ theoretically‚ to treat

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    ABOUT MARIE CURIE Introduction: Dr. Marie Curie is one of the most famous scientists that ever lived. Her contributions such as the discovery of Radium and other key elements help us out every day‚ especially when getting an X-ray. Marie Curie is known to the world as the scientist who discovered radioactive metals i.e.‚ Radium and Polonium. Born and Death: Marie Curie was born November 7‚ 1867 in Poland and died on July 4‚ 1934. Her full name is Marie Sklodowska Curie. Personal

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    Math-140 Activity 3.2 – Discussion: Pierre de Fermat Great mathematician: Pierre de Fermat The French mathematician Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665) was possibly the most productive mathematician of his era‚ making many contributions‚ some of which were to calculus‚ number theory‚ and the law of refraction. While relatively little is known of Fermat ’s early education‚ it is known that he was of Basque origin and received his primary and secondary education at the monastery of

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    Antoine Henri Becquerel

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    ------------------------------------------------- Antoine Henri Becquerel (15 December 1852 – 25 August 1908) was a French physicist‚ Nobel laureate‚ and the discoverer of radioactivity along with Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie‚[1] for which all three won the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics. Biography [edit]Early life Becquerel was born in Paris into a family which produced four generations of scientists: Becquerel ’s grandfather (Antoine César Becquerel)‚ father (Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel)

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    and hasn’t yet fulfilled a journey of self-discovery. Text Two – Prose Extract Non Fiction: b) Text Two tells the story of Marie Curie‚ a Polish born bright minded girl‚ trying to find her place in the (at the time) men dominated world of science; chemistry to be exact. Being one of only a small fraction of females studying chemistry was only one of the challenges Curie had to face; as well as moving from her home country in Poland to a much more populated Paris France. It was her ‘feistiness and

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    Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a french painter who was known for making magnificent paintings that mostly persisted of women and children. But‚ a great artist doesn’t just pop up out of nowhere and automatically become who they are. Most artists have extremely rough beginnings and sometimes it’ll take more than half their lives to get their work out there. Pierre Renoir was born on February 25th‚ 1841 in Limoges‚ France. His parents were Leonard Renoir and Marguerite Merlet. His father was a tailor

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