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nature. She writes an environmental column in the St. Lawrence Plaindealer. Growing up from a young age Marnie learned to appreciate the natural world. In her first book, Greener Pastures she writes about her life with her husband on their farm in Canton, New York. Marnie also taught here at Saint Lawrence. While she was in the North Country she became very interested in the history of the Iroquois and Wabenaki Indians. North To The St. Lawrence is a book about the history of the North Country.…

or to just get away from it all. Featuring a number of lakes for boating, fishing, and wildlife watching, Portage Lakes is a unique state park offering something for everyone in the family to enjoy. Portage Lakes State Park touches both Akron and Canton making it an ideal place to escape the hustle and bustle of city life in this serene area. Portage Lakes State Park offers over 50 camping sites for visitors. The campground is located along one of the lakes, but does not provide a view of the…

The formal introduction of direct democracy hence took place in the cantons first and later on, in the federation. At the federal level, the facultative referendum was in 1874 and in 1891, the popular initiative was introduced. The system was further extended after 1891, which will be looked into it as a case study in the…

The First Opium War took place between Great Britain and China from 1839-1842 over Great Britain’s right to trade opium, and to a lesser extent to preserve international trade in Asian Continent. While the war itself is interesting, several significant economic insights can be obtained by observing how the economic conditions of the time brought about war. At the turn of the 18th Century, China saw itself as the best country in the world. They were almost completely self-sufficient and had been…

Kapler ended up shooting and killing the teller. At Mahoning Road and Maple Street, one gang member named “Oklahoma Slim,” was arrested and held at Stark County Workhouse for a burglary tool charge. In May, the gang realized they had to make a trip to Canton to free there member in jail, but they never were able to accomplish this. Police Motorcycle Officer, John Wise, made a call that would change the history of man's lifetime on May 4, 1922. While seeing a speeding car, he ordered the four…

Bracks, Lean’ Tin L. "Malcolm X (1925--1965)." Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience. Jessica Carney Smith and Linda T. Wynn. Canton: Visible Ink Press, 2009. Credo Reference. Web. 7 Dec. 2015. Malcolm forcefully pushed rights for blacks, talking on country TV and meetings to national productions if the respectable Elijah Muhammad endorsed the meeting. Malcolm national consideration made somewhere in the range of pressure with country of Islam.…

in his “Canton Speech”; he shed light to the fact that men were concealing their real intents with the concepts of patriotism and religion, “No wonder Sam Johnson declared that "patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel." He must have had this Wall Street gentry in mind, or at least their prototypes, for in every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the people” (“Canton…

It is difficult to stay healthy all the time, it need high level of commitment and great deal of elements have vital role in it. Good health decrease the level of vulnurablity to different infections and diseases. Theses diseases may be varient like cardiac issues, common bacterial infection and other diseases etc. By following these guidelines you can keep your self and your beloved ones out of reach of fatal diseases and can keep healthy. Kick Your Bad Habits Bad Habits. All things…

case Brigance acknowledges Hailey as an individual who will be a “yard worker [who] lives in the hill” in front of the court. Hailey understood the implications he faced by the community due to the color of his skin and appearance. The community of Canton acknowledge the resentment they had for the people of color by living on “different sides of the line”. Children of both African-Americans and whites could “never play together” due to their differences. As Brigance discusses a plea deal that…

The article “The Calculus of Voting in Compulsory Voting Systems” by Costas Panagopoulos that appeared in the Political Behavior talks about how Compulsory voting laws have consistently been demonstrated to boost electoral participation. The article is rather expository than analytical or descriptive, and mostly uses data from external sources and research. The first part of the article mainly focuses on the cost of voting: Rational choice theories of electoral turnout assume that voters, like…