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    and 10 strokes of the cat-of-nine-tails. Time being more precious they both chose the combination punishment getting 5 lashes the next day and the last 5 twelve days later. Thomas left Foley as the lumber industry in Foley and Conger Townships became too marginal and headed for Ramsey, Ontario, originally a gold mine town but in 1947, as Thomas arrived, it was turning into a lumber town. Lottie and Thomas retired back in Parry Sound with Lottie passing away on May 26, 1966 and Thomas nearly 4 years later. had sold to James Rankin and the Mitchell-McDonald Co. had passed their best times declining production with very little past 1937. James Rankin, in old age, sold the mill by First Lake in 1943. The lumber industry from First Lake to Georgian Bay had ceased.…

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    The American Romantic Hero is a literary archetype referring to a character that rejects established norms and conventions, and has been rejected by society. The 1992 movie, The Last of The Mohicans loosely follows the original book about the journey of Hawkeye and his family as they help Cora and Alice Munro and Colonel Duncan Heyward against Huron war chief, Magua during the French and Indian war. During the movie Hawkeye displays many characteristics that make him an American romantic hero.…

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    Tbac House Typology Analysis

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    Town, ZA. The tenants of the house after Barker include: Captain Robert Granger (whom Granger bay is named after) and Tiberias Benjamin Kisch, the first Jewish professional photographer in Cape Town. In 1903 ownership transferred it the South African College for office storage after which, in 1930, ownership moved to the government of the Union of South Africa. It was finally transferred to the South African Cultural History Museum 1976 and as furnished to be a house museum (it remains as such…

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    First the Georgian colonial, these houses are comparable to ancient Rome and Greece. The Federal-style, Colonial Georgian architecture took Neo-Palladian and there own styles then put them together to come up with a style to add. It added curved lines and decorative flourishes to the houses. The German Colonial, found in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland often featuring wishbone shaped chimneys, exposed half-timbering, and stone arches. New England Colonial homes, were symmetrical…

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    open to the public since 1977 after the house was placed in historic preservation hands Significance: “Built between 1738 and 1742, Drayton Hall is one of the finest examples of Georgian-Palladian architecture in America. Through seven generations of Drayton ownership, this National Historic Landmark has remained in nearly original condition and is the only Ashley River plantation house to survive the Civil War intact.” (www.ccpl.org) Also was heavily influenced by Andrea Palladio from the…

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    Essay On Chesapeake Bay

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    teaching, and in those teachings are the dignity of a human being, call to a particular group or family and to participate, rights and responsibilities, giving to the wellbeing of the poor, dignity and rights of workers, solidarity, and lastly care for god’s creation. The Chesapeake Bay has been degraded by pollution, manmade and natural change over the course of many years. But many young adults can make a change and help out by taking part in restoration programs like cleanups around the…

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    thanks to innovation in technology but it still has a long journey to go before it can compete with other renewable sources such as wind energy. FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy) has been perfecting this technology so that Canadians around the Atlantic region can have access to a eco-friendly energy source that will not only provide them energy but one that can have minimal damage on the aquatic eco-systems. Tidal energy works by harnessing the force of tides. This force will push…

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    Economic Benefit Analysis

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    Economic Benefits Introducing a large-scale tidal power project in the Bay of Fundy region would create employment opportunities, increase GDP and tax revenue and may decrease health care expenditures. Employment 22 000 full-time equivalent jobs are expected to arise from a large tidal power project. The planning, construction and maintenance of the turbines would require many employees during both the construction and operation and maintenance phases. The majority of these jobs would be in…

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    Reference Ecosystem for Arimawhai Point, Great Mercury Island Introduction When a company, community, trust or private land owner plan on creating a reserve on a degraded landscape they must consider using a reference ecosystem when in the process of planning how to create the reserve. A reference ecosystem is another ecosystem that has the same features as the planned ecosystem this can include temperature, average amount of rainfall, soil type/geology, vegetation type. Reference ecosystems…

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    Vulnerable Population

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    carrying this year. Feelings of fear and frustration may lead to individuals not understanding the negative impact that aerial spraying might have on their environment in the long run. This makes it of top propriety to address any conflicts that might arise. It is suggested that Monroe County begins the process by holding community meetings informing individuals of why the change is necessary to ensure that the population of Monroe County is able to flourish in the coming years. It is also…

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