purchased Rupert’s Land from the Hudson’s bay Company. That land became the Northwest Territories. Throughout the 1860’s MacDonald worked to build up Confederation. In 1866‚ New Brunswick‚ Nova Scotia and the province of Canada decided to confederate. Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island didn’t want to yet. The British parliament added British Columbia to Confederation in1871‚ making it the sixth province. MacDonald had to convince them to join by promising to build a transcontinental railway. He created
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Ícaro Rocha de Almeida Word count: 516 Discuss the benefits to humans of biodiversity‚ and outline with examples the most important current threats to biodiversity. Biodiversity is an important topic in the modern globalized world; from its enormous potentials to its concerns. Biodiversity means: “The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat‚ a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.” according to the Oxford Dictionary; it influences
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On the morning of April 15‚ 1912‚ the sinking of the Titanic the previous night shocked the world. The year had dawned bright with promise and the maiden voyage of the Titanic was a symbol of the advances mankind had made in the last few years. The ship was considered to have been so well constructed it was believed she could sustain any amount of damage and still remain afloat. Late on the night of April 14‚ 1912‚ the sinking of the Titanic proved this idea wrong in a horribly tragic way. The
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throughout the world‚ and how biodiversity -- the very basis for life on earth -- is declining at an alarming rate." The report said there was evidence that strains on nature could trigger abrupt changes like the collapse of cod fisheries off Newfoundland in Canada in 1992 after years of over-fishing. Future changes could bring sudden outbreaks of disease. Warming of the Great Lakes in Africa due to climate change‚
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according to Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures a traditional food is wild rice. However different foods are found in different parts of Canada for example cod is popular in Newfoundlands also clambakes are popular in St. Edward Island. now for Russia. They usually drink chai tea which I have had before it’s pretty good. A typical meal for them would consist of four courses: zakuski (appetisers)‚ pervoye (first)‚ and saldkoe (desert)
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They were raiders but they were also explorers. They discovered Greenland‚ Iceland‚ and Newfoundland. The Vikings were often influenced by the culture ;of the areas they conquered. The Vikings had many legends and myths in their society. They believed in many gods and goddesses. Their gods had very distinct personalities that were like human
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North American Indians were less advanced loosely organized into tribes • Combined with their dignity‚ self-reliance and peaceful natures‚ they would struggle to fight against strangers more organized Exploration • Vikings settled in Newfoundland Canada in the eleventh century left The Rise of Kings and Commerce • The timing of Columbus’ arrival contributed to its great historical impact • Wealthy merchant class emerged by 1492 from selling Asian goods Spices‚ dyes‚ textiles
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beliefs inspired by stories of the aurora to practicalities like homes made of snow. Inuit invented tools‚ gear‚ and methods to help them survive in this environment. Geography Inuit communities are found in the Arctic‚ in the Northwest Territories‚ Labrador and Quebec in Canada‚ above tree line in Alaska (where people are called the Inupiat and Yupik)‚ and in Russia (where people are called the Yupik people). In some areas‚ Inuit people are called “Eskimos” however many Inuit find this term offensive
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Banning Pit Bulls Pit bulls are the most misunderstood dog breed in the world. When people hear the name pit bull they automatically think of dogs fighting and attacking. Pit bulls refers to a range of breeds and‚ often‚ a mixed-breed dog. People think they are a very dangerous breed of dog. Because of this‚ some areas do not allow pit bulls and breeds like them. I do not believe pit bulls should be banned or technical words are breed specific legislation. The National Caine Temperament
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Canlas‚Karen Ann 6.) The discovery or creation of entrepreneurial opportunities in relation to the conditions of the industrial sector. I. INTRODUCTION No extensive empirical study on the sources of entrepreneurial opportunities included the individual‚ the environment and the individual’s start-up activities in a post-socialist periphery. However‚ such layered approaches have been encouraged in theoretical studies of entrepreneurship. Bouchikhi (1993) claims that each approach taken separately
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