HOLLAND ) CANADA‚ HOLLAND AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR • following the German occupation of the Netherlands‚ in June 1940‚ the Dutch royal family took refuge in Canada. Princess Margriet was born in exile on January 19‚ 1943 while her family lived in Ottawa. The maternity ward of the Ottawa Civic Hospital‚ in which the princess was born‚ was temporarily declared to be extra-territorial by the Canadian government‚ thereby allowing her citizenship to be solely influenced by her mother’s Dutch citizenship
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Butterfly: A Case in Civil Rights As an American child‚ I’ve always been told that I can make a difference‚ that I can change the world. While that’s always sounded nice‚ it’s hard not to wonder‚ “Can I actually change something?” Such is the case of James H. Meredith. He changed the world not though extraordinary actions‚ but by rebellion and a little help. His decision to apply to The University of Mississippi and challenge countless people who tried to stop him on the way created a snowball effect
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The movie The Princess Bride‚ took place in the Middle Ages. The movie is about a commoner who falls in love with a farm boy. Once they had fallen in love‚ he left on a voyage‚ so he could acquire more money. The farm boy‚ Westley‚ needed more money‚ so he could marry Buttercup. On his voyage‚ his ship was taken over by pirates‚ and he was killed. Later‚ the Prince announced he would marry buttercup. She did not want this marriage to happen‚ but she had no choice. While riding in the forest‚ Buttercup
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Alex Hall 8th period Mr. Keller 3/14/12 James Baldwin: An American Critic during a National Controversy During the mid-60’s‚ in a time where the nation was separated and segregated by race‚ an author named James Baldwin stood up for his thoughts and opinions. While the people of the United States waged war against each other‚ James Baldwin reached out to those who were unaware of the hardships of his people and showed them what it was like being an African American during the 1960’s. Born
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Princess Taytu Betul the de facto leader of Ethiopia in the late 1800’s and early 1900”s along with her husband emperor Menelik II defeated imperialism. The concept Princess Taytu Bethel represents is anti-imperialism. African imperialism started from the ‘Scramble for Africa” which was the colonization‚ invasion‚ occupation‚ and annexation of African territory by European powers. Taytu Bethel crushed European imperialism when Italy claimed rights to Ethiopian land in 1889. Ethiopia was in disarray
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Bashir Ahmed Reading #3 assignment #2 James Gosling James Gosling is inventor. He invented Java programming language in 1994.He was born in Calgary‚ Canada. He has Bachelor degree and Master’s degree in computer science from university Of Calgary .James Gosling knows as the father of Java programming language. He did the original design and compiler of Java. Also he made development to many other software systems. When Games Gosling and his team were developing an interactive television
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Indian Stereotypes Reflection on Indian Stereotypes A stereotype is a conforming idea about a group or race of people. When discussing Native Americans‚ many stereotypes do not accurately describe the identity of us. Racial stereotypes have always been around for as long as I can remember. Being a Native American male myself I can honestly say that I and my family have been subjected to it. I have been called a drunken Indian and my three and six year old daughters have been called “untamed
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The Twilight Princess is the twelfth instalment in The Legend of Zelda Series. It is an adventure styled game with real-time battles‚ puzzle solving‚ and exploration. It tells a story right through the game including the final cut scene‚ which is hidden among the credits. Within this cut scene deep semiotic meanings are conveyed that reflect the whole game. Looking in depth we find the signifiers and their signified meanings within the cut scene that give meaning through a visual understanding.
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James Dean was born on February 8‚ 1931‚ at the Seven Gables apartment house located at the corner of 4th Street and McClure Street in Marion‚ Indiana‚ to Winton Dean and Mildred Wilson. Six years after his father had left farming to become a dental technician‚ James and his family moved to Santa Monica‚ California. He was enrolled at Brentwood Public School in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles‚ but transferred soon afterward to the McKinley Elemetary school.[5] The family spent several years
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Disney Princess Personality Types “I try to build a full personality for each of our cartoon characters - to make them personalities.” – Walt Disney The sound of kids laughing ringed through my ears as the Disney All-Star Movies transportation bus pulled up to the parking lot at Walt Disney World Resort. My stomach began to turn as the butterflies fluttered rapidly. I trailed behind my family as we walked towards the opening gates. My smile stretched across my face‚ and my cheeks began to feel
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