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    proudest moments was no doubt the Battle of Vimy Ridge. In that battle, the Canadian Corps successfully captured a strategic hill overlooking a large plot of land over France (Newman 117). This battle was unique as it implemented many solutions in an effort to overcome the power of trenches, and that both British and French troops had both tried to take the ridge with little success (Foot, “Battle of Vimy Ridge”). Once the Canadian Corps was tasked to take this ridge, they came up with new ways…

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    High school kids everywhere are running around the field based on how here their coach tells them to go. Thy go into uniform and hit the football field. Every kid on there knows it's hard work and most believe this is a sport. This is marching band. Webster's dictionary defines a sport as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.” Marching band follows each of these aspects of what is the official…

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    Biography Of Bruce Jenner

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    My famous person is Caitlyn Jenner which was formerly known as Bruce Jenner. Caitlyn came out of the closet in 2015. Bruce Jenner was born October 28, 1949 in Mount Kisco, New York to Esther and William Jenner. Esther and William had four children together, they had two girls and two boys. Bruce was always in sports. Bruce went to college at Graceland College in Iowa with a football scholarship. While playing football on his scholarship he had injured his knee and was forced to…

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    Penny Argument Analysis

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    Harvard Economist Greg Mankiw one said, "It costs the mint well more than a cent to make a penny. The solution, in my view, is to get rid of the penny." This means that the penny costs more to make than they are worth. The materials that are used in the penny are expensive and taxpayers lost millions of dollars for the production of the penny. The production of pennies should be eliminated throughout the United States. It is a big part of American history, but they cost too much to produce.…

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    how many people have bought things with this bill before it came to you. The ten dollar bill has held the faces of different presidents over the years. The past, present, and future of the bill is fascinating and exciting to think about. First, the most unknown topic about the bill is its past. According to the article “Change of face: 2 men have graced the $10 bill. Which woman will be next?”, in 1914, President Andrew Jackson’s portrait was placed on the ten…

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    due to the capturing of Juno, Sword, Omaha, Utah and Gold beaches by the Canadians, United States and British. The battle at Vimy Ridge was one of many defining moments in Canadian History because it gave Canada a sense of nationhood and dn opportunity to show leadership amongst other countries. The Battle at Vimy Ridge marked ‘the birth of a nation’ for Canada. Vimy Ridge represented the first time all four Canadian Corps fought together in the war and where they were called upon to do…

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    People think the penny should not be made anymore. I am against this, and the penny is worth a lot and there are facts to prove this.The sources that the penny should still be made is the every changing penny by maria story and Give a penny save the ay by Ted waterhouse. The penny should still be made and there are many sources to state that the penny should still be made. First of all, the penny is apart of American culture.According to the every changing penny by Maria story it states. “The…

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    Are Pennies Paid Too Much

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    Standing in line and waiting for the little old lady at the front to fish the $3.62 out of her purse and hand it to the cashier is completely a waste of time, especially since exact change is a nearly impossible feat in today’s economy. Rarely would one get a total of $10.00, more common are prices like $9.34 and other inconvenient numbers. Pennies are the smallest form of U.S. Currency and are worth $0.01, or one cent. The question arises, is the penny even worth using? We should eliminate the…

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    Ban the Penny It's supposed to be good luck to find a penny and pick it up but it won't make you wealthy. According to a stat from MoneyCrashers.com if you pick up a penny taking five seconds you would earn $7.20 an hour which is under minimum wage. That just goes to show how useless pennies are. We have wasted time, effort, and our economy on pennies. And all they do is just weigh down your pocket. It is common knowledge that pennies are more expensive to produce than they are worth.…

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    French language in Quebec society. The Province appealed the decision and the Quebec Superior Court overturned that decision in April 2000. The court defended its ruling by citing that since Quebec was a territory of predominantly French speaking people on an English speaking continent that meant it had a unique geographical situation. Gwen Simpson and Wally Hoffman…

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