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    The Greater Golden Horseshoe is one of the fastest growing areas in Canada and the third fastest in North America. Modes of transportation and congestion due to the mass growing population has put stress on many people within the area. Additionally, 100000 people and approximately 80,000 jobs will be created yearly for the next 20 years (Transportation, 2016). The GTA West Transportation Corridor is a new initiative for the Golden Horseshoe area that will be able to cope with the growth of the areas

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    In the ancient Greek myth titled, Jason and the Golden Fleece, Medea, daughter of King Aietes, is a young sorceress who lives in the land of Colchis. As with many Greek myths, this story is full of betrayal, everlasting love, manipulation and sorcery. It is ultimately Medea’s betrayal that is the downfall of her own father and the cause of her brother’s death. Jason and the Golden Fleece is a story about Jason, a young, less grand character, whose goal is to regain his father’s position on the

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    The long tale of how the Abbasids came into creating the finest era the Islamic world has ever known started off in 750. Due to the Abbasids and the Prophet (PBUH) originating from a common ancestor, the Abbasids believed that they were more entitled to leadership than the currently reigning Umayyad dynasty, which was very prejudiced against non-Arabs and unjust in their rule. With the help of Persians, and several other newly converted Muslims, the Abbasids fought against the Umayyad forces in the

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    The Golden Gate Bridge

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    however, American society claims not to assign a price to is that of a human life. Yet, when it comes down to it, we do price lives without realizing it. By examining many of the arguments for and against the building of the safety barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge, we have contemplated the idea of human life being worth a certain amount of money or aesthetic. From the cost of the barrier to how media impacts our opinions on the suicide and the prevention of suicide we have reached a unanimous decision

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    Islamic Golden Age

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    The Islamic Golden Age is rooted in the city of Baghdad, a city of architectural splendor. It was here that they discovered a need for science that was necessary to run this newfound empire. In efforts to fulfill this need, it resulted in the recruitment of the finest minds from all over the empire where they were welcomed to center for scholarship, Baghdad’s House of Wisdom. Those recruited were intellectuals and scholars who came to work in the academies and were the ones challenged with the daunting

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    The Golden Gate Bridge Essay

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    The Golden Gate Bridge Since the dawn of time, man has had an inherent need to get to the other side. Rivers, canyons, and impassable trails have always hindered the migration of man, leaving him the choice to continue no further, or to “build a bridge and get over it.” The earliest bridges were made of simple materials such as stone, or even a fallen log. Regardless of the material, natural bridges allowed man to explore the “other side.” However, man has never been satisfied with

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    The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman, has been a controversial book that has been criticized and even banned by many religious groups such as the Catholic Church and religious right groups. Pullman undermines religion in The Golden Compass through his characters’ beliefs and actions which demonstrate that the church is controlled by people who are corrupt and will do anything to maintain power including lying, kidnapping, inhumane experimentation, and even murder. The main character, Lyra, is

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    The golden gate bridge has been around since 1937. With the golden gate bridge many are able to cross the ocean without getting wet or the need of a ship or boat, like it was accustomed years ago. Since the bridge was made it has not only helped many to get through, but it has helped those that want to enjoy a great view. The golden gate bridge is one of the most amazing things that the city of San Francisco has, because it has brought a lot of money to the residents and business around. Even

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    During Islamic Empire’s Golden Age, ideas of science and math developed and spread. In order for this knowledge to grow, there had to be key factors to help it. The Muslims revived previous works from past civilizations to assist in this progress. Muhammad was very encouraging for all types of knowledge to grow. Three conditions that are important for the development of scientific and mathematical ideas are a unified language, the standardization of paper, and the push for learning. One condition

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    The Golden Gate Bridge The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge; it is one of the longest bridges in the world, an influential and graceful human structure in an evenly gorgeous natural site, built between the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula and Sausalito on the south-facing Marin County headlands. The construction of the bridge started on January 5, 1933 under the support of the Works Projects Administration (WPA), a program commenced by Franklin Delano

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