Canada

Canada and the U. S.A were not always allies. During the war of 1812 British troops burned down the White House in retaliation for the American attack on the city of York in Ontario. Nowadays you can say that the U.S. and Canada are the closest allies in the world, but this was not always the case. The Cold War was a tense time between…

BLISSAuthor: Lauren MyracleOriginally Published: September 2008Genre: HorrorSet in somewhere in 1969, when hippies were hated and the gruesome Charles Manson trial was on going, Bliss Inthemorningdew (as her ‘hippie’ parents named her), a fourteen year old girl who had to leave the commune and stay with her traditional grandmother because of her parents’ trip for Canada. As she moves to one of the biggest school,…

Citizens of the American colonies had the same right as to citizens in England before 1763. Opposed to “kangaroo courts”, colonists had a right to a trial by jury. The American colonies had a colonial assembly-elected legislature meaning elected representatives would meet with the governor and assembly members in privy meetings, subsequently known as the lower house of legislature. Members of the colonial legislatures had…

” Interesting facts ” Interesting facts about lakes 1. One of the most lacustrine countries in the world is Finland: they occupy a tenth of the area of its territory. The lake may not necessarily consist of water. In Trinidad, Venezuela and California, there are active reservoirs in which liquid resins are contained and produced. In Trinidad and Tobago, this mass is used for paving…

1. Christmas is the second most important Christian holiday after Easter. 2. Christmas is celebrated as the birthday of Jesus Christ but there are no records as 25th December is the birthday of Jesus.3. 25th December was chosen because it coincides with pagan festival Saturnalia. 4. Christmas was first celebrated in 336. 5. The first artificial Christmas tree was made in the 19th century in…

Student communities around the world would have heard the term “TOEFL” more often than not, during their preparation for higher studies abroad. For the uninitiated, TOEFL abbreviated as Test of English as Foreign Language is the most popular English proficiency exam used by the North American Universities to screen eligible students for University admissions. This article takes readers on a TOEFL ride to help them…

1) NAD 27Nad 27 remains for north American datum for 1927. NAD27 will be those conformity for long-baseline surveys. A level datum gives an edge of reference as a groundwork to setting particular areas in particular focuses on the spheroid. Geodesists utilize a level datum Likewise the model with interpret a spheroid / ellipsoid under areas around world with scope What’s more longitude lines. Geodetic…

What Was Harriet Tubman’s Greatest Achievement?Harriet Tubman had many great Achievements, all of them included helping others. She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, a Nurse, spy, and a caregiver. Harriet Tubman or Minty Ross, which was her childhood was born in Dorchester, Maryland in 1822 and was born into slavery. When she was young she was already working in the fields and had…

The Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack London published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck. The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California, when Buck is stolen from his home and…

The Emergence of a NationBrigadier-General Alexander Ross who was commander of the 28th Battalion at Vimy Ridge says the following quote when he reflects on his experience at Vimy Ridge. “It was Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific on parade. I thought then, and I think today, that in those few minutes I witnessed the birth of a nation.” World War 1 featured many…