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    the battle of Vimy Ridge during World War One. It was a fierce battle between Germans and Canadians. Canada was trying to take over the German controlled ridge, which ran from northwest to southwest between Lens and Arras, France. Its highest point was 145 feet above sea level, which was exceptionally helpful in battle because of the very flat landscape. Already over 200,000 men had fallen at Vimy, all desperately trying to take or defend this important and strategic ridge. As a result of its

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    idea that new oceanic floor formed at the mid oceanic ridges. Ridges is a crack in the earth’s crust through which spreads rock rises to the surface. The Melton rock spreads out and adds new material to the ocean floor. The new materials are carried away from the mid oceanic ridges. Sea floor spreading explains the existence of pillow lava near the ridges and the absence of thick layers of sediments on the ocean floor. In fact, near the ridges, sediment is not found. One of the most important contributions

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    sides needed to reposition and recuperate to continue to fight as time went on. (George E. Knapp, 1953). After Wilsons’s Creek Battle When BG Slack fought in Wilson’s Creek he was wounded in the hip, after recovering, he fought in the battle of Pea Ridge which immediately followed Wilson’s Creek, where he was mortally wounded in the hip. (George E. Knapp, 1953). He was removed from the battle field, transported to a field hospital in Moore’s Mill, when his condition rapidly deteriorated and died on

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    Mary Todd Lincoln 's Life

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    One cannot say that Mary Todd Lincoln did not suffer great loss in her lifetime. From a young age, she became familiar with loss when she lost her mother at the age of six (Baker 2002). Some people looked at her as crazy and thought she should be locked up in a mental hospital like her son had done to her. If they took the time, though, to read through her great losses and look from her perspective, maybe they could realize that she was just a mourning daughter, sister, mother, and wife. Mrs. Lincoln

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    The Battle Of Pea Ridge

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    The Battle of Pea Ridge and the Significance of Field Artillery The deployment of Field Artillery has been the deciding factor in almost every major conflict since the inception of Field Artillery. The Battle of Pea Ridge is no different. This conflict serves as a perfect example of how the proper use of terrain and well-placed artillery can alter the course of battle. Despite overwhelming opposition, the Union Army was not only able to stop the advancement of enemy troops but forced their retreat

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    When the sun slowly peeps over the range of mountains, birds shake the morning dew off their feathers and give a cheerful song that would lift even the most sorrowful of spirits. A light fog wraps around the mountain range, reaching to touch every bit of life thriving there. The slight chill in the air is enough to give a gentle shiver, but not enough for the need of a jacket. A breeze tickles the trees, making their leaves shake and sway with laughter. Sunlight seeps in past the thick canopy of

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    Vimy Ridge Paragraph

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    the canadians had overrun vimy ridge at the most of more than 10,500 killed and wounded. Another fact is that the vimy ridge is a birth of canadian nation of pride, awareness ,bravery and sacrifice which is making use the place we live in today. An interesting fact is that the battle ground is still covered in wartime tunnels which is now closed off for the public. My last fact is that there were about 20,000 germans killed in the battle of cover coming the vimy ridge. Paragraph 2 The battle

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    Vimy ridge is a defining moment in Canadian history because it was a demonstration of Canada’s abilities in war as Canada was recognized as an independent nation from Britain. Essentially, Vimy Ridge was the first-time Canadian squadrons fought together in history. Canadians demonstrated their meaningfulness by capturing Vimy Ridge after the French and British could not. “The Germans considered the ridge to be impregnable. Over 160,000 French and British soldiers had died in attacks on Vimy Ridge

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    Continental Drift

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    One line of evidence used to support continental drift is the discovery of similar fossils on different continents. Both fossil plants and animals found in India, South Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and South America are very similar. This supports the idea that the continents were once one because it suggests that the animals roamed the land, were fossilized where they were when they died, and then we discovered the fossils after the supercontinent had separated. Another line of evidence that

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    SES4U4-A 10/14/2015 Mr. Ramphal Streetsville Secondary School U3A5 - Evidence of Moving Continents The Movement of Continents Introduction How do we know that continents can move across vast distances over a long enough period of time? It is very hard to imagine what amounts to 150 million kilometers squared of land that we have on the earth moving such an incredible distance. This was the main idea opposing the Continental Shift theory: there were no known forces strong enough to move

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