Mayank Vimy Ridge Commemoration Speech Your Majesty‚ Mr. Francois Hollande-Prime Minister of the Republic of France‚ distinguished guests‚ veterans‚ ladies and gentlemen. Thank you all for honoring us with your presence today. We are gathered here at this memorial to honor the men and women that made the ultimate sacrifice; they sacrificed their lives for the greater good of our nation. Even though‚ we Canadians are supposedly a long way away from home there is perhaps no site in
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The Vimy Ridge Memorial is a significant artifact commemorating Canada’s most celebrated military victory (the Battle of Vimy Ridge) that exemplifies Canada’s development as a nation. In France‚ at the dawn of April 9‚ 1917‚ the Canadian troops (35‚000 men) attacked the Ridge. It took three days of heavy combat and injured /or killed more than 10‚000 Canadian men. The British attack to the south was met with defeat; the only troops to emerge victorious were the Canadians (www.histori.ca). Although
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or on public transport. In comparison with other air sports this substantially simplifies travel to a suitable take off spot‚ the selection of a landing place and return travel. Paragliding is related to the following activities: • Hang gliding is a close cousin‚ and hang glider and paraglider launches are often found in proximity.[3] Despite the considerable difference in equipment the two activities offer similar pleasures and some pilots are involved in both sports. • Powered paragliding
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CASE FOR USE WITH OROS QUICK® ABC SOFTWARE Blue Ridge Manufacturing Company BACKGROUND: Blue Ridge Manufacturing is one of a dozen companies that produces and sells towels for the U.S. "sports towel" market. A "sports towel" is a towel that has the promotion of an event or a logo printed on it. They’re called sports towels because their most popular use is for distribution in connection with major sporting events such as the Super Bowl‚ NCAA Final Four‚ Augusta National Golf Tournament
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MEMORANDUM To: Manager of Snowy Ridge Ski Resort From: Kate Smith‚ Chief Accountant for Recreational Properties‚ Inc. Date: October 27‚ 2010 RE: Fair Value Assessment The subsequent valuations are consistent with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards no. 157‚ defined as “the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.” Snowy Ridge Ski Resort was acquired on June‚
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Canadian soldiers operated with British overseers at Vimy Ridge‚ the Canadian led victory demonstrated to the world that Canada had become a sovereign nation. Firstly‚ the victory at Vimy Ridge is recognized by many Canadians and other people from around the world as an important point in the war‚ and in the sovereignty of Canada. As stated by the Ministry of Public Works and Government Services in Canada in the First World War and the Road to Vimy Ridge: “The success at Vimy marked a profound turning-point
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CANADIAN HISTORY (CHC2D0) VIMY RIDGE ESSAY You will write an essay that addresses the question below: “I thought then... that in those few minutes I witnessed the birth of a nation.” Brigadier-General Alexander Ross on the battle of Vimy Ridge Why is the battle of Vimy Ridge considered a defining moment in Canadian history? Your essay will include an introduction‚ three arguments (not necessarily just three paragraphs) and a conclusion. The goal of your essay is prove your thesis statement
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Vimy Ridge The Canadian Corps staff officers produced a tactical analysis of the french army’s experiences in the Verdun battles and created a new tactical plan of attack. The plan divided the Canadian Corps advance into four coloured objective lines. The attack would be made on a front of 7‚000 yards (6‚400 m)‚ the centre being opposite the village of Vimy‚ which lay to the east side of the ridge. The Black Line‚ the first objective‚ involved the seizure of the German forward defensive line
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Origins and Characteristics of Mid-Oceanic Ridges Matthew Olson ABSRACT The theory of seafloor spreading emerged with the discoveries of Harry Hammond Hess. Ocean basins are expanding laterally away from a mid-oceanic ridge. Radioactive decay in Earth’s mantle causes convection cycles‚ which drive plate tectonics. Hot mantle rises and undergoes decompression melt due to change in pressure. New oceanic crust is created in a characteristic sequence. Studies of Ophiolites show a sequence
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cities‚ casinos bring in money‚ but most tribes struggle to bring in money. “According to True Sioux Hope Foundation‚ Pine Ridge has a 90 percent unemployment rate and a 70 percent high school dropout rate” (Elder). Pine Ridge is one of the poorest reservations in America with a low life expectancy rate. Suicide has also become a major problem. The White House is working with Pine Ridge to create a better environment and help with jobs (Elders). Population by the 1900’s of the Indians was 250‚000 (US History
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