THOMAS (TOMMY) CLEMENT DOUGLAS There are many significant Canadians that have done incredible things for Canada. But‚ in my opinion‚ the greatest of all is Thomas Douglas. He was born on October 20‚ in Falkirk‚ Scotland. Douglas is historically significant in Canada because of the main reason why Canada is known for‚ it’s healthcare. He was known to be the “Father of Medicare”. He was the first to create a provincial hospital insurance program which ended up becoming national throughout Canada
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book “The 7 Habits of highly Effective Teens” and the fundamental base of leadership found in the 40 developmental assets. The main things that made Douglas a highly effective leader are family support‚ caring‚ integrity‚ school engagement‚ begin with the end in mind‚ put first things first‚ think win-win and synergize. Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas (20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian democratic socialist politician and Baptist minister. He was elected to the Canadian
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DOUGLAS HOUSE‚ RICHARD MEIER‚ 1971-1973 The Douglas House was built by Richard Meier in 1971-1973 for Jim and Jean Douglas. The house is gently placed on a steep slope over the water‚ almost as if it is floating amongst the trees. As Meier stated about the house‚ “So steep is the slope to the water that the house appears to have been dropped into the site‚ a machine-crafted object that has landed in a natural world. The dramatic dialogue between the whiteness of the house and the primary blues and
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Noah Douglas is a six-year veteran of the FIRST programs with three years of FLL and three years of FTC. He is a committed team member‚ who is reliable‚ a fierce competitor‚ and has a passion for learning. I have personally taught Noah in multiple college-level engineering courses through Project Lead The Way (PLTW)‚ and he has been a hard-working student who has demonstrated tremendous levels of perseverance‚ willingness to learn‚ and an ability to always find excitement through his education. He
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Sylvia Cervantes American lit 220 Professor Cormier 12 November‚ 2013 Frederick Douglass Guide Questions Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave NOTE: Before beginning this reading‚ it would be a good idea to refresh your memory on the causes of the Civil War. What were the arguments for and against slavery? 1. Why do you think Douglass chose to include the graphic details in the first chapter? I think it was all to show that he really
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to youth‚ therefore keeping dates from the slaves in my opinion was a way to keep them in the light of ignorance. Another factor to consider in the identity crisis of slaves is the status of their parentage. Douglass somewhat knew his mother‚ her name was Harriet Bailey‚ although it is true that he knew his mother‚ they were separated while he was an infant and thereafter only met a total of four or five times. He was not even permitted to be with her during her sickness‚
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Douglas Spalding Douglas Spalding was the architect of ethology‚ the scientific study of animal behavior. He started his research in the mid 1800s. His studies discounted British empiricist claims that animal skill regarding depth‚ distance; perception and sound localization were learned by the animals while they were young. Spalding study of ethology involved the determiner of behavior such as instinct is behavior that is predisposed or shaped by natural selection or innate pre-programmed behavior
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Biographical Sketch of Douglas McGregor Douglas McGregor (1906 – 1964) is one of the forefathers of contemporary management thinking. A social psychologist‚ he is most notably known for his Theory X and Theory Y from his 1960 book‚ The Human Side of Enterprise‚ which had a profound influence on the management field. A B.E. Mechanical from Rangoon Institute of Technology‚ he then earned an A.B. from Wayne State University‚ and went on to study Psychology at Harvard University. Armed with
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Montaño !1 Daniel Montaño Professor Sargent English 115-07 20 April 2015 Buchanan Butchers America Today we Americans‚ African-Americans‚ Mexican-Americans‚ Asian-Americans‚ etc have all come together united as one great nation. Despite our differences in beliefs‚ customs‚ and cultures‚ we all have one thing in common which is being American. But are we really one great nation as we make it look? Patrick Buchanan a very influential and outspoken conservative voice in the United States‚ in his essay
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Douglas Noel Adams 11 march 1952 – 11 may 2001 Adams was an English writer and dramatist‚ best known as the author of The Hitchhiker’s guide to the Galaxy. He also wrote a lot of other books and stories like The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (1988) and three chapter for the television series Doctor Who. He was a strong advocate for animals and the environment and on the other hand a lover of fast cars‚ cameras and new computers. He is known for being an radical atheist and used to describe
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