Governor General of Canada

Even though the effectiveness of seat belts is widely known and accepted, seat belt use remains low in the United States. According to a 2012 study, the U.S. has a seventy-five percent belt use rate while Canada, Australia, and other European countries boast a ninety to ninety-five percent belt use rate (Dissanayake & Parikh, 2012). Furthermore, seat belt use rates vary from state to state reflecting differences in seat belt laws, public attitude, enforcement practices, legal provisions, and…

judicial execution may be enforced and for a suspension on any killings leading ultimately to the abolition of the act. Challenging the legal execution is not perceived exclusively as an in-house issue among countries. Several EU nations together with Canada and Mexico have repelled deporting individuals to countries like the USA not until there are pledges that the death execution will…

Third party countries played a major role in the Suez Crisis/Sinai Conflict of 1956. In order to understand the impact made by third parties, one must first understand the history of the Suez Canal, the rise of power of Nasser, and the complete Suez Crisis/Sinai Conflict itself. The Suez Canal opened on November 17, 1869. This canal is an important waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. It allows for lesser distances to deliver goods to other parts of the world. Without…

Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire was assigned for a peace-keeping mission when the mass murder of the Tutsi clan by the Hutus occurred in Rwanda. Dallaire was not to blame for the Rwanda genocide. He followed his orders as a soldier, he did not fail to take initiatives in the midst of the circumstances, and he was involved in humanitarian work subsequent to the genocide. As a soldier, Dallaire was trained to focus only on the commands provided with no questions asked. Nonetheless, Dallaire…

Even before the Puritans made their voyage to the “New World” or what we know it as North America, they had to deal with the hardships that are hardly talked about when it comes to the “Puritan Pilgrimage”. As the dictionary of Merriam-Webster states “The Puritans were a group religious members who were apart of a Protestant group, these members follow strict rules and believe that pleasure is wrong” In the early years of 1608, the town of Scrooby which had a group of Puritan separatists,…

them in this article. Author Patrick Dewitt writer of the novel The Sisters Brothers was born in British Columbia in 1975. Well known for his accomplishments and awards, for example, Patrick DeWitt received the Governor General 's Literary Award for Fiction, the Writers ' Trust of Canada Fiction Prize, Rogers Prize, and the Stephen Leacock Award. The Sisters Brothers is deWitt’s second novel. His first, Ablutions, came out last year. in an interview with TNB, Patrick DeWitt says I’m fascinated…

The Role of the Hudson Bay Company: 1. What was the Hudson Bay Company? When was it created? The iconic, Hudson’s Bay Company was a North American operation, created from the demand for the popular 17th century, beaver fur felt hats. King Charles II financially backed French traders, Medard Chouart des Groseilliers and Pierre-Esprit Radisson’s idea, of creating a trading company in 1670 , around the Hudson Bay, which would give them easier access to the financially growing products of the new…

fracking. On May 15, the Ohio State Senate approved legislation that would prevent physicians from sharing information about patients’ exposure to hydrofracking chemicals (the oil and gas industry has given hundreds thousands of dollars to the Ohio General Assembly to help secure this support). Gas companies have also resisted efforts to find out about the toxic chemicals used in fracking. A newPennsylvania law forbids health care professionals from sharing information they learn about certain…

A powerful document written by Thomas Jefferson was signed by delegates chosen across the thirteen colonies on August 2, 1776. This document was the Declaration of Independence and it affirmed that the American colonies were separate and independent from Britain's rule. It is an enduring document that changed not only our country but the whole world. It has inspired many other countries to fight for their own freedoms and rights. However, the process of creating the Declaration of Independence…

Maine Culture- Maine’s culture has many different characteristics. First, the have a very strong northeastern accent. 1. Also, one of the most popular foods is lobster. Maine produces 99% of the wild blueberries in the U.S., which is probably why their official dessert is blueberry pie. Michigan has the highest income of blueberries. Another cultural characteristic from Maine is all the festivals and celebrations they have to support different heritages, the Greek, Native American, and…