militia here exhibited‚ never greater valour‚ cooler resolution‚ and more approved conduct; they have emulated the choicest veterans... – From a sermon delivered by Rev. John Strachan 22 Dec 1812. 1 With this address by Rev. Strachan‚ the “militia myth” was born. Throughout history‚ Canadians have held the belief that they could effectively defend themselves through the use of citizen-soldiers if the need ever arose. The country believed that robust Canadians could respond to a call-to-arms with
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kevin chen Mr. Gulack English 1‚ period 7 24 May 2011 Creative myth Before days‚ people were as tall as mountains. They walked on everything they come across. But one day there was a hero named Wu Long. He had killed lots of villains and has saved the people in the country. He had control of two powers that had been pasted to him by his family. One is the “fire eternal flame”. That could kill anyone if you’re the target. Also the other power he had is o He had two types of secret weapon
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Microsoft Small Basic An introduction to Programming Chapter 1 An Introduction Small Basic and Programming Computer Programming is defined as the process of creating computer software using programming languages. Just like we speak and understand English or Spanish or French‚ computers can understand programs written in certain languages. These are called programming languages. In the beginning there were just a few programming languages and they were really easy to learn and comprehend
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story of a long ago disappeared island‚ it has remained a fanciful myth in the eyes of many. For yet others‚ it is the center of dreams about finding a lost empire. In a tale so full of mythical events‚ it is hard to imagine reality intermingled‚ but‚ in the end‚ what determines the veracity of the long-lasting story? The legend of the lost city of Atlantis might hide more truth than at first meets the eye. It is in the origin of the myth that the search for this truth begins; an origin that can be traced
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CHARACTERISTICS AND DATA TYPES OF VISUAL BASIC INTRODUCTION The characteristics and data types of Visual Basic elucidated its advantages and disadvantages. Visual Basic is a popular event-driven visual programming system from Microsoft Corporation for Microsoft Windows (Morley‚ 2008). It is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE)‚ which uses a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to create and modify code (Capron‚ 2004). It enables Rapid Application Development (RAD) of graphical user interface
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art works are very famous in the worldwide. Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam is one of the most popular masterpieces. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni is the most famous artist of the Italian Renaissance. He was born in 1475 and died in 1564. He was the painter‚ architect‚ poet‚ and sculptor. Michelangelo has been done a lot of the art works‚ but if I need to choose only one of them‚ then I’ll choose the Creation of Adam. The Creation of Adam is using a fresco as the technique. Fresco is the
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Similarly‚ Kip is traumatized in his role as a sapper because he learned to not trust anything in his path‚ and this experience leaves Kip dehumanized and stunned in fear. As the narrator describes how Kip finds Hana’s villa‚ Kip appears to be dehumanized: “His eyes took in the room before they took her in‚ swept across it like a spray of radar” (76). Working as a sapper has become second-nature to Kip‚ and he approaches all situations by first looking for danger. Kip has taken all human emotion
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The Chilies to the Chili There are many myths and legends regarding the origin of chili. One myth states The Lady in Blue; a nun from Spain had an out of body experience and when she returned she wrote down the very first recipe for chili in the 1600s. Also‚ it is said that travelers from the Canary Islands were in Houston‚ Texas and used peppers‚ onions‚ and meat to make a chili concoction. Although‚ the most accepted version is that chili originated from San Antonio‚ Texas by poor families of
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Basics of Computer :: 1 1 Basics of Computer 1.1 INTRODUCTION In this lesson we present an overview of the basic design of a computer system: how the different parts of a computer system are organized and various operations performed to perform a specific task. You would have observed that instructions have to be fed into the computer in a systematic order to perform a specific task. Computer components are divided into two major categories‚ namely‚ hardware and software. In this lesson we
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Chapter 3 Review and Reflect 1) List three purposes for assessment. To gain knowledge of children’s 1.needs‚ 2.interests‚ and 2.strengths 2) What is meant by the term authentic assessment? When information is gathered in a natural‚ everyday setting it is called an authentic assessment. 3) Which of the following is considered a formal method of assessment? A. Checklists. B. Standardized tests. C. Rating scales. D. Anecdotal records. 4)List three considerations for choosing a method
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