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1982- The Present Canada Identity Task Black Berry Social In February 1985, Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin co-found research in Motion (RIM) as an electronics and computer science business based in Waterloo, Ontario, a Canadian university where Lazaridis and Fregin studied Motion. In 1989, RIM develops a network gateway, introduced as RIMGate. RIMGate is predecessor to its Blackberry Enterprise server. In 1994, RIM launches a handheld point-of-sale reader. This allows anyone to verifies both…

Everyone believes there will be a defining moment in their life that will mean everything that will allow them to make their impact upon the world. Whether it be winning an Olympic medal, publishing a book or finding a cure, the path we are on to arrive at this destination is far more valuable than the moment itself just like in the inspirational poem, The Moment by Margaret Atwood, an amazing Canadian poet. The great thing about poetry is that everyone’s understanding can differ; this poem can…

The Front de Libération du Québec, better known as the FLQ, is one of the most important movements that have existed in Canada. Their motif was for Quebec to gain independence, to do this, they orchestrated several bombings and robberies in the 1960s, eventually leading up to the October Crisis in the late months of 1970. The kidnapping of James Cross and Pierre Laporte lead to the enactment of the War Measures Act. The ways the War Measures Act affected Canadians was drastic, though Pierre…

world if ISIS controlled Syria. They will kill everyone whom not follow, especially the Shia. ISIS classified themselves as Sunni, but they kill Sunni as well. Before the civil war, all Syrians from different religions and sects live together under one flag and loyalty to Syria's regime, yet the hatred born during the war. The hatred emerges from the war affects Muslims both side by making a gap and it expands. In fact, Syrian Civil War effects and involved other countries because Syrian become…

For those who did not live through the experience of the Sixties, it is often difficult to comprehend this tumultuous period. Even those who lived through the era and have studied the Sixties have wrestled with its deeper meaning. While the Sixties’ ultimate “meaning” remains elusive, there can be no doubt that the period’s transformative effect upon Canadians – culturally, politically, and economically was immense. From arts and architecture to politics and protest, the decade has attained…

on the German defenders. Therefore, immediately following the successive gun fire, Canadian soldiers advanced and thus, gained the element of surprise. On April 12th, an impudent telegram told Canadian commanders that the job was complete. An Allied flag was seen hoisted on top of the ridge. Vimy Ridge has been seized by the…

When one evaluates present day America, there are many different things seen that significantly reflect its history. Things such as boarders, many different styles of flags, cultures and religion, just to name a few, were influenced by America’s history. Each of these…

focuses on what makes Canada the beautiful land of freedom that is it. Firstly, I put the Canadian flag as the biggest flag on my design and on top of it the flags of the four territories of Canada. Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are the flags overtop of the Canadian flag. The idea of this flag is to show that Canada is multicultural and diverse so the best way I felt I could show that was by putting the world overtop of the Canadian flag. Overtop of the flag is a red cross to…

The story of Terry Fox is about a young, motivated individual who was highly anticipated in sports and athletics. One day after driving home from basketball he crashed realizing his right knee was sore however ignored it. Shortly after, Terry was diagnosed with cancer and spent weeks in the hospital. During his time in the hospital, Terry came upon an interesting article about Dick Traum which inspired him to set forth on an incredible, life changing journey. The beginning of his journey took…

Since last three decades one sees a huge transformation that has occurred in airline industry. Companies once owned by state or government went into private hands that then formed strategic alliance to maximize profits and reduce cost. Such alliances also provided numerous other facilities. For example, joint marketing activities, code sharing, flier programs. Earlier companies only had bilateral or multilateral agreements amongst themselves but later on with the advancement in technology,…