Narrative Authority Creating New Perspectives In the opening passage of “The Halifax Explosion 1917” MacLennan established his narrative authority by writing from the point of view of the people of Halifax. MacLennan used purposeful degradation in his descriptions of the Mont Blanc to make it abundantly clear that this vessel was so unassuming that going unnoticed was not out of the ordinary in this situation. This bias altered the portrayal of the event and leaned away from a traditional‚ purely
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The Halifax Explosion was a defining moment in Canadian history‚ due to the tragedy that it created. On 6 December 1917‚ two ships collided and exploded in Halifax Harbour destroying many parts of the city‚ killing almost 2‚000 people and injuring more than 9‚000. The accident occurred at 8:40 a.m. when the ships Imo and Mont Blanc collided in the middle of the harbour. Imo was heading out of the harbour while Mont Blanc was heading in. The Mont Blanc was carrying 2‚653 tonnes of heavy artillery
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Next to China‚ India is the second largest populated country in the world. In 2001‚ India became the second country after China to cross the one billion mark. The current population is around 1.15 billion. India occupies only 2.4% of the world’s land area but it supports over 15% of the world’s population. About 70% of the Indian population lives in more than 550‚000 villages. The balance stays in more than 200 towns and cities. India is expected to surpass China in total population by 2030 (five
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On January 28th of 1986 tragedy struck the United States. It was devastating to all of those that witnessed and had a loved one involved. This catastrophe was known as the space shuttle Challenger explosion. The event was all over the news and the launch was broadcasted live for millions to watch. That same day President Ronald Reagan spoke on the issue. As the speech was directed to the families of the crew and the United States in general‚ he addressed the nation and showed his point of view on
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The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after 73 seconds into flames in flight on January 28‚ 1986 with one of the seven astronauts‚ a school teacher Christa McAuliffe aboard. This incident Challenger present us a case study in organizational communication‚ ethics and culture as it promotes or discourages necessary communication and the ethics of whistle blowing. Pressures developed because of the need to meet customers’ promises‚ which forced obligation to launch a certain number of flights per
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In fact the Ray’s team didn’t know the fact‚ if you’re a time-reverse camera you could go back to the last time the invisible flea robot explosion spot inside the forest. After it exploded the fragments scattered on the dirt‚ one of the invisible objects kicked the circuit-board forward where no other objects or watchers knew. Just before every jumping or hopping its metal toe-cap kicked the circuit-board on the dirt precisely to shoot it afar‚ then the invisible robot flea landed near to the circuit-board
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Global Explosion-Proof Electric Motors and Actuators Market 2014-2018 Electrical motors and actuators are an integral part of the Process Equipment industry‚ and are employed in pumps‚ compressors‚ and valves in order to drive and control the flow of the medium throughout the process line. To operate in an NEC-classified hazardous environment‚ explosion-proof electric motor and actuator enclosures must withstand an implosion or an explosion‚ restricting flame propagation between the medium and
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VOLCANO DESTROYS ITSELF IN VIOLENT ERUPTION. After lying dormant for 123 years the build-up of pressure causes Mt St Helens to erupt violently. At least 57 people have died after the massive eruption of Mount St Helens volcano in Washington State‚ USA. Many more are missing and the death toll is expected to rise. A huge cloud of ash has turned day into night for towns and cities across north-western America. People have been told to stay indoors and wear gauze masks. Many roads have been closed
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Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing‚ one of history’s most culturally significant films‚ brings to light both past and present issues of racism and prejudice. The film explores realistic issues of race and relationships between the people living in a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Brooklyn on the most sweltering day of the year. Throughout the movie‚ the neighborhood’s people grow increasingly frustrated with each other as the temperatures continue to rise. Tensions soon boil over and
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Before the end of the year 2011 the world can expect the population to hit an historic accomplishment of reaching seven billion people. The birth of this seven billionth baby will happen sometime in “October or November” (Nagarajan). This baby will most likely be born in India due to India having the highest fertility rate of “fifty one babies every minute” (Nagarajan). So is this an accomplishment for humans beating nature by populating the Earth? Or on the other hand will humans soon have to come
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