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    from completing the West Coast Trail, on Vancouver Island, BC as part of the Squadron Adventure Training which ran from 29 April to 09 May 2017. Arriving in Victoria from Dets scattered from Shilo, MB to Chilliwack, BC, the team had one day to gather last minute supplies, and distribute shared items to spread the weight. After deploying to the northern trail head at Gordon River, we spent the night at a local campsite so that step-off could be as early as possible. This started wonderfully until

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    equally troubling for the European countries, especially that of France. Jules Ferry, a French statesmen recognized a need for expansion and took it upon himself to go in front of French parliament to argue his position of the need for French colonial expansion. The arguments he made in support of his country were of economical, humanitarian, and patriotic views. The first of these arguments was economical in nature. Ferry felt it urgent to expand the French colonies because he recognized a change

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    A Surprise Trip

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    A Surprise Trip Observation Essay It was about 10:30 Saturday morning when I woke up, still feeling bad from the night before. My boyfriend decided at the last minute to surprise me and four of our children with a day at the beach the day before. We left with only the clothes on our backs and bathing suits. It was only after we arrived that we decided to stay the night. So we got us a room at the Sea Foam motel in Nags Head, NC. After I was finally able to get up from the bed, I woke the

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    Alcatraz Prison Essay

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    Peek Into The World of America’s Most Dangerous Prisoners, at Alcatraz Island Alcatraz Island, located off the coast of San Francisco, California, is the home of the first lighthouse, the first United States fort in the Pacific Ocean, and above all home to the infamous Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Alcatraz prison housed some of the most dangerous criminals in American history. Such inmates include Al Capone, George “Machine Gun” Kelly and Robert Stroud. Since it’s closing in 1963, Alcatraz has

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    located on the Fraser River between Surrey and Pitt Meadows. Charming, quaint, peaceful, this gem is the ideal destination for a family cycling adventure. From the moment, we saw the Barnston Island Ferry, we knew it was going to be an interesting day. With a capacity for only six vehicles, the ferry, which is in truth a barge pushed by a tugboat is an adventure unto itself. Rolling

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    back and forth all night on the ferry.”(1,2,7,8,13,14). These lines are in trochee hexameter, and are the only regular lines in the entire poem. Their structure in an otherwise free-verse poem and 6 line repetition in an 18 line poem means that these lines have a significant importance. The first poem starts out with the repeated lines, however the reader does not know they are repeated at this point. The ‘we’

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    The Employee Jib Table

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    EmployeeJob Category Table: The EmployeeJob table is a category table listing the different positions employees working for ABC Ferries hold. The purpose of the table is to assign a mutually exclusive job position to each employee, as well as a description of the tasks associated with the position. The primary key, EmployeeJobID allows each position to be associated with a number, the EmployeeJob field allows the name of the position to be entered, and the JobDescription field allows for a description

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    2/29/12 Gilgamesh the Hero Gilgamesh, written by David Ferry, illustrates a story about a man who knows everything, but continues to try and learn more. Although Gilgamesh may be arrogant, he still remains a great ruler and commander of Uruk. Throughout the book, the adventures of Gilgamesh fit Joseph Campbell’s idea of the hero’s journey. After analyzing the pieces to the hero’s journey, Gilgamesh is proven to be a true hero because his journey parallels that of the hero’s journey described

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    to make the best of it, and trust me it’s hard. I mean I am in Seattle, Washington on a beautiful afternoon waiting to get on a ferry to go to my uncle and aunt’s house. It could be worse. I stared off into the city, other vehicles surrounding our rental car, music and noise seemed to be booming from each one. It’s amazing what you hear if you just listen. The ferry blew it’s horn as it slowly got closer. As I began to drift off too my excitement the cars in front of us started to move. I yelled

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    There are many events that eventually led up to the Civil War. Two specific events that led up to it are Fort Sumter and Harpers Ferry. Both of these events play a significant role in the starting of the Civil War. The Battle of Fort Sumter was the last straw for Lincoln. The day after taking office Lincoln got a message from the commander of Fort Sumter. The message warned that they were running out of supplies and the Confederates demanded its surrender.Lincoln informed them that he would sent

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