The Halifax Explosion was a defining moment in Canadian history‚ due to the tragedy that it created. On 6 December 1917‚ two ships collided and exploded in Halifax Harbour destroying many parts of the city‚ killing almost 2‚000 people and injuring more than 9‚000. The accident occurred at 8:40 a.m. when the ships Imo and Mont Blanc collided in the middle of the harbour. Imo was heading out of the harbour while Mont Blanc was heading in. The Mont Blanc was carrying 2‚653 tonnes of heavy artillery
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School-wide Writing In Richard Notkin piece “All Nations have their moment of Foolishness” everybody has their different views on why he made this piece. My views on this piece was that he was trying to tell a story with this sculpture he made. Before reading his artist statement about the piece I figured that it was how he made the piece and the story behind the piece. Notkins statement didn’t change my views about the piece because all he wrote about was about his other projects and how he built
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky captures the life of the protagonist Charlie in a series of diaries written to an anonymous friend. The novel explores many of the issues teenagers face as they progress through the freshman year of high school. Charlie struggles to find his identity as he first begins to experience relationship problems‚ peer influences and communal drug use. Throughout the stages of Charlie’s adolescence‚ his reckless decisions and lack of knowledge towards society
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11th Hour Summary Feb. 27‚ 2012 BPA 3z2 Mrs. Ansigbat The 11th Hour describes the last moment when change is possible. The film explores how humanity has arrived at this moment - how we live‚ how we impact the earth’s ecosystems‚ and what we can do to change our course. The film features dialogues with experts from all over the world‚ including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev‚ renowned scientist Stephen Hawking‚ former head of the CIA R. James Woolsey and sustainable
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I am tired‚ exhausted if I am being honest. Life has become the equivalent to a sideshow‚ people see the act and cheer loudly only to inspire you to keep it going‚ but behind the scenes the real mess is hidden by a tattered velvet curtain. The phone rings‚ text ding‚ Facebook likes sore‚ and retweets beg for my attention all expecting a witty upbeat remark that I respond with through the filter of my digital self. Everyday I receive perfectly worded digital questions and take my time crafting and
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Introduction Certain events happen in the life of a man. These have a lasting impression on his memory. He can never forget them. Such an event happened in my life. I shall never forget it. My skill in swimming I have learnt swimming very early in life. Our house is very near the Ganga. I regularly bathe in the Ganga. During my bath I spend sometime in swimming. I can swim even when the Ganga is very rough. Thus I may say that I am an expert swimmer. The memorable event has something to do with
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Karla Rivera Instructor Martinez English 1010 12 January 2012 Summary-“Ways of Seeing” John Berger -“Ways of Seeing “ The essay by John Berger Ways of Seeing‚ published in 2013 from the book “Readings for Writers”‚ describes the relation of what we see and how it can be interpreted by what we know or believe. The way you visualize an image will be different as how someone else appreciates it and this changes the way we see. He also states that every image embodies a way of seeing; however
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Marine Marc Marc was a 19 year old boy‚ well fit‚ did great in school and had no problems with the ladies. He already knew what he was going to educate himself as once he finished college. If everything went as planned he was going to be a fully educated marine soldier by the time of 3 years ahead. The only thing in Marc head‚ that could make him reconsider the thought of going into the army was‚ that he this huge anxiety of trees‚ right on‚ he had dendrofobia. Marc case of dendrofobia wasn’t
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Characters Reactions in Moments of Desperation in The Chrysalids People react differently in moments of desperation. There are generally many different kinds of reactions towards moments of desperation in the world. Joseph Strorm and David Strorm (his son) had different reactions in moments of desperation. Joseph and his son had opposite reactions in the novel. Joseph Strorm and his son had opposite reactions in the book. Joseph Strorm reacts to deviants very seriously and without sympathy. He
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5000 Canadian students and honourable guests who are joining us here today. The search for the Canadian identity needs to go no further than the Memorial at Vimy Ridge. Many historians and writers consider the Canadian victory at Vimy a defining moment for Canada‚ when the country emerged from under the shadow of Britain and felt capable of greatness. Canadian troops also earned a reputation as formidable‚ effective troops because of the stunning success. But it was a victory at a terrible cost
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