The President International Olympic Committee Château de Vidy‚ Case postal 356‚ 1001 Lausanne Switzerland Dear President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Our names are Curtis Buchan and Lachlan Jones‚ 16 year old boys from Sydney‚ Australia and we are writing to convince you that our logo would be the best choice to use for the up and coming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil in 2016. We believe that our logo is of a high standard and we truly believe
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In 1982 a restoration was done on the 305 ft. green lady that we all know as the statue of Liberty. This restoration cost 87 million dollars to do! The statue was in good condition because her skin is made out of copper‚ but with driving winds‚ and whipping rains her torch wasn’t holding up so well. The torch is where the restoration took place. The statue of Liberty was originally brought to America in the late 1800’s. It was presented to us by the French as a gift of friendship. It was designed
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● The case “Syrian Refugees” causes questions to arise regarding whether or not the United States should do more to help those caught in the middle of the Syrian civil war. ● The war has nearly half of the population of Syria to scatter far from their homes and destroyed their standards of living. ● Along with the civil war‚ the emergence of the Islamic state there has also instigated many to leave their homelands. ● Due to this displacement many seek to find asylum in other neighboring countries
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From 2005 to 2014‚ about 26‚000 refugees who arrived in Canada annually were forced to leave their countries due to fear and persecution.1‚2 The United Nations defines a refugee as "someone who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ membership of a particular social group‚ or political opinion”.3 Refugees in Canada are divided into two groups: those that have obtained the refugee status
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The Syrian Refugee Immigration Policy is one that needs to be reviewed- and quickly. The United States is known as the nation of immigrants. Our culture is very ethnically and culturally diverse. This diversity is something we pride ourselves on. However‚ recently there has been a great deal of debate and controversy on and over how many immigrants the US should allow into the country. These arguments have seen no resolution and just seem to keep getting bigger and intensifying. One very popular
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Society Munich is the capital city of Bavaria‚ Germany. It is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany‚ after Berlin and Hamburg. There are about 1‚35 million people living within city limits‚ and 3‚39 million living in the metropolitan area. Most Munich residents enjoy a high quality of life. It is ranked as one of the cities with the highest quality of life worldwide. At the same time Munich is one of the world’s most expensive cities
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The area of Entre-Deux-Lacs is divided naturally into the Northern coniferous forest and the Southern agricultural area. The division occurred as a consequence of glacial movement that displaced the fertile topsoil of the North and deposited it to the South. The first inhabitants were hunter-gatherers located in the northern coniferous forests; first known to be present in 1520 B.C.E. The second inhabitants of the area appear in the South roughly 1190 C.E. These migratory peoples brought with them
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EIGHTY-ONE YEARS after it first appeared on the eve of World War I and with over ten million copies sold‚ Louis Hémon Maria Chapdelaine is among the all-time French-language best-sellers. 1 A grim tale of life and death in the rugged Lake Saint John country‚ the novel initially met with a mixed recep- tion in Quebec and‚ over the years‚ has given rise to much controversy. 2 it can- not be gainsaid‚ however‚ that Hémon‚ a Frenchman who worked for a year as a farm hand at Péribonka shortly
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Jérôme‚ your artisan crêpier‚ here to serve you! Here is the story of La Crêperie du Marché‚ in a few words… My passion for the crepes takes its origins in my childhood‚ when mom was making her delicious crepes with love‚ knowing her three sons would devour them‚ but also the old days of our summer holidays in Brittany‚ birthplace of the crepes‚ when we would eat galettes every time we could. Then‚ at the beginning of my studies in Paris‚ and after being a waiter in a famous brewery of the Champs-Élysées
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So be sure when you step‚ Step with care and great tact‚ and remember that life’s A great Balancing Act. And you will you succeed? Yes! You will‚ indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed). Kid‚ you’ll move mountains‚” is the title of The Places You’ll Go by the famous children’s book author‚ Dr. Seuss (Seuss). Theodor Seuss Geisel‚ better known as Dr. Seuss‚ was born on March 2‚ 1904. His parents were Theodor Robert Geisel‚ a hard working man‚ and Henrietta Seuss‚ a loving mother. Dr. Seuss changed
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