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    and the little kid who kept kicking the back of my seat for the entirety of the flight. And then to ride a bike to Tofte, take a break at a lovely hotel, then to Grand Port on bike, my journey just began. Taking a water taxi lonesomely from Grand Portage, Minnesota to Windigo, Isle Royale, I was falling in love with the green trees and the beautiful calm water.Today was my first day venturing to this isolated land, talking to people around here I found that out that in 1843, Isle Royale was acquired

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    at each point facing down at the other team. Also the walls were really tall so it made it harder on the other army to get them. There was a main party at the Saw Mills further south. Then there was an advanced party at the southern end of the portage that bypassed the rapids. Uncertain where to contest the British advance Montcalm wanted to build a fortified abattis in front of the fort. On the 5th of July 1758 the British and Americans got ready to sail up to Lake George. Arriving to the north

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    Unit 1 Understand Children and Young Person Development LO.2 2.1 Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal factors. Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Personal Factors If a mother drinks heavily during pregnancy the alcohol she consumes will passed across the placenta and into the Foetus via the bloodstream, as the foetus’s organs are not fully formed so the liver is unable to process the alcohol making the unborn child have a extremely high alcohol

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    Activity Plan (2015 PEI Chinese newcomers Confederation Trail summer activities) (Draft) Organizers: Chinese Canadian Association of PEI Time: July.18th - July.26th Introduction of Confederation Trail The Confederation Trail was reconstructed on a 19th century railway which across the Island. On December 28, 1989, Canadian national railway company ended the railway transport services of 114 years in PEI. The cyclist, headed by Mr. Donald Deacon, social activists and philanthropist, with the help

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    personal connection. A National Historic site is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is recognized by the United States government for outstanding historical significance. The National Historic site I chose to visit was the Allegheny Portage Railroad 6 to 10 trail

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    As a new young retired military vet, I often find myself thinking about my past. I sit and ponder my activities and my failures. Thankfully, my accomplishments outweigh my fiascos. Though, there are a few that shaped me into who I am today, specific events that foreshadow greatly on my future. Many being recycled, so I remember almost every detail down to smell. Considerabl one major turning point in my life is when, I was given the opportunity to go to the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation Camp Parry

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    “Why is all this dump in the middle of the city? I don’t know what Niagara Falls was thinking. I mean, don’t get me wrong Niagara Falls is great, but the smell makes your eyes watery and you just want to hold your breath the whole way down Military, Portage, and Niagara Falls Boulevard. The city should be building a good well of businesses, but to be honest, that dump is destroying the beauty. The smell is annoying and it’s an obvious and constant reminder that this city needs

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    It was the winter of my 6th grade year, the first year being up at the high school. The class was taking their annual 3 day trip up to deep portage. I was excited to go and have a good time with my friends. I had never been on a trip without my parents before. My family did not travel much, so I didn't have much of anything to pack my clothes and supplies in. My father had just returned from Fleet Farm bearing supplies. He had managed to get a giant orange shopping bag to put his shopping items in

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    The Ojibway Culture Essay

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    The Ojibway Culture "The Ojibways affirm that long before they became aware of the white man's presence on this continent, their coming was prophesied by one of their old men, whose great sanctity and oft-repeated fasts enabled him to commune with spirits and see far into the future. He prophesied that the white spirits would come in numbers like sand on the lake shore, and would sweep the red race from the hunting grounds which the Great Spirit had given them as an inheritance. It was

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    Public school lunch programs have come a long way since the 1970’s. Most initiatives were privately ran which meant big variation from city to city and even school to school. Legal complexities and a lack of support from the Board of Education made it nearly impossible to create a sustainable program. It was not until the agriculture industry realized that public schools served as a market for surplus foods that school lunch programs gained momentum on a national scale. Despite the surpluses

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