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    Canada’s North is often seen as the country’s national identity. In actuality, it stems far beyond the isolated land of picturesque vistas used to often describe Canada’s rugged landscape. The lived Canadian environment reflects a regional perspective that does not encompass the true reality of the country as a whole. The North links the diversity of Indigenous peoples to the land they have occupied for centuries, a place where they have built their own distinct culture, language and identity. Those

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    Hudson Bay Case Study

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    was founded. In 1652 when fur trade was cut off because of the Iroquois, and word came of furs in the North Bay or Hudson’s Bay. Upon hearing this, De Groseillier travels with the Hurons

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    Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were sent on an expedition by President Thomas Jefferson to, explore the unknown territory, establish trading with the Native Americans and, find a Northwest water passage. Thomas Jefferson wanted to make sure that the land he had purchased was examined before settling. During the 19th century most of the land on Appalachian mountains was a mystery to non Native Americans. So, when president Thomas Jefferson completed the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 he wasn’t absolutely

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    Introduction In 1997, Long Island Jewish Medical Center merged with Northshore healthcare system to form New York State’s largest private healthcare network. In 2016, North Shore-LIJ hospital rebranded to become “The Northwest Health.” Presently, it is the 14th largest not-for-profit healthcare system in the United States. It incorporates 21 hospitals, 3 skilled nursing facilities, more than 6,400 hospital and long-term care beds, and over 450 patient facilities throughout Queens, Long Island, Staten

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    2010), which developed in South Asia along perennially flowing Indus and Ghaggar-Hakra ( also called as Saraswati) river in northwest India and eastern Pakistan (Wright 2010, Giosan 2012, Maemoku 2013). Though least studies so far, emerging archeological studies suggest that the Indus Valley (oftenly called Harappa) might have been most wide spread, extending across today’s northwest Pakistan deep into western India and carried probably more than five million people at its peak (Kahn 2005, McIntosh 2008)

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    Arctic Ocean Ice

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    Russia’s North Fleet, containing 2/3 of their nuclear vessels and all of their known nuclear-armed submarines is anchored in the Kola Bay with passage to the Atlantic Ocean through the Arctic. While Russia enjoys dominance of their coastal waters in the Arctic,

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    RESEARCH ACTION PLAN Belinda Borgefjord 10GEO01 Mrs Thadani & Miss Scott-Bell Introduction The Sydney Metro Northwest or North West Rail Link falls under the issue of Land and Water Management. The aim of this Research Action Plan (RAP) is to investigate the implications of the North West Rail Link on the residents of the Hills District by focusing on 3 main aspects: their thoughts on this project, the advantages as well as disadvantages for them. Body Methods For my first primary

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    Although runoff and streamflow have generally decreased in the Northwest over the past century (Luce and Holden, 2009), instances of flooding – particularly in rain-dominated and ‘transition’ basins – have increased over the same period (Hamlet and Lettenmaier, 2007), and are often driven by exceptional precipitation events. Impacts are basin specific and dependent on antecedent conditions, though higher intensity storms generally result in increased flooding and runoff risk, and such events can

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    To solve the shrinking population and already small population issue the Northwest Territories has decided to look for recruits. The government has come up with a plan to “attract 2,000 more residents over the next five years, to help grow the territory's economy.” (“N.W.T. Aims to Attract 2,000 to Territory1”) This plan seems to have very good promise since there is a lot to be attracted to in the Northwest Territories. Aside form the cold temperatures there is a surplus of job opening and offering

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    narrative techniques to build tension and expand the potential of his narrative. While both North by Northwest and Rope are fairly straightforward they are both riddled with plot twists and suspense. Hitchcock’s various narrative strategies include: plotting, release of story information, character development and spectator development. It’s these elements combined with classic manipulations

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