Island Fox

Terry Fox Is A Canadian Hero We all know that Terry Fox was fighting cancer, inspiring many Canadians and cancer patient and is a Canadian hero. He held The Marathon Of Hope so he can raise money for cancer research. He had a dream to run across. But you probably don’t know all the challenges that he had to face during the run. Terry Fox has faced many challenges during The Marathon Of Hope. Many emotional and physical challenges while the run. When he first started the run nobody thought…

Tim Conolan is a passionate 47 year-old Victorian man striving to stand up for and protect the lives of hospitalised children. After attending a cancer support group as a motivational speaker at age 21, Tim was inspired by their stories to create an organisation called TLC for Kids dedicated to the support of children in hospital, regardless of age, religion, culture or illness. Tim has made it his life long ambition to endeavour positive change in the lives of hospitalised children, after…

across the world from my home in Massachusetts, the wilderness of New Zealand reached out to me. The hours before had been full of adventure as my father and I had trekked to both the Fox and Franz Josef glaciers. The final trip had not even been part of our plan, but as we drove through the quaint mountain town of Fox Glacier a blue sign signaled the route to the reflecting pool of Mount Cook. As we began the walk the vaunted Lake Matheson looked no different from the small New England ponds…

statements given by government officials. One article, which was published by the El Paso Times but obtained from the Associated Press, even talked about the actions that the American government was taking to pressure then Mexican President Vicente Fox to solve the cases in a timely manner to provide answers and a proper closure to the many families affected (“U.S. Congress”). Two articles reported on how the mayor of Juárez and the governor of Chihuahua at the time claimed the city was more…

This shows how much Fox actually cared about his run, he wanted to do it for the benefit of other people not himself. “Even if I have to crawl every last mile,” this shows how determined Fox was to complete this run. We can learn from Fox by trying the best we can and keep moving forward no matter what. He wanted to make people's lives better, even if it meant risking his own life. This is why he is considered a Canadian Hero. Fox’s goal was to raise $1 million for cancer research and grow more…

230 years. Mount Cleveland is a nearly symmetrical, stratovolcano on the western end of Chuginadak Island, which is part of the Islands of Four Mountains. The Islands of Four Mountains are just west of Umnak Island in the Fox Islands located in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. In 1894 a team from the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (formerly the United States Survey of the Coast) visited the island and gave Mount Cleveland its current name, named after president of the time Grover Cleveland.…

Roanoke Island? English settlers went to visit Roanoke Island and the only thing that was left was “Croatoan” carved in a tree. Roanoke Island is known as “The Lost Colony.” John White arrived in 1587 and Roanoke disappeared in 1590 (Basu, 2017, August 3). So, what was the Roanoke Island? How did the people mysteriously disappear? Did the English settlers die out? Did the island relocate somewhere? Researchers still don't know what exactly happened to the island. Although Roanoke Island was…

Today is the day that I Kamehameha the Great, set out with nine-hundred-sixty war canoes and ten-thousand soldiers for Oahu. It has been an enduring voyage conquering island after island here in Hawaii. “Ka’iana prepare the landing party,” I ordered the high ranking ali’i. “Yes! Your Majesty,” Ka’iana replied. For some reason this particular battle seemed to cause this wildness in all of my men. It’s like my men entertain the thought of bloodshed and are eager to turn…

Hawaiian Legends There are many different tales to the great island chain of Hawai`i. From scary stories that keep you away from doing what’s wrong, to the creation of Hawai`i. Hawaii is the home to some of the most unique stories passed down from olelo because in the past they didn’t need to write. Hawaiians believed in polytheism, or many gods who controlled certain things. This caused the ancient stories to arise, and begin to be passed on to keep the story alive. The greatest legends…

group of schoolboys from Britain is shot down over a deserted tropical island. The boys elect a leader, hoping for an ounce of leadership and maturity. At first the boys enjoy their freedom, roaming around the island, swimming, and having a good time. Everything works out until the fun gets out of hand. The boys get swept into the world of hunting and gruesome acts and begin to destroy the serenity and beauty of the island. They begin to not only kill and hurt the pigs, but the other…