Newfoundland

John’s, Newfoundland, is 46,000 tons of ship (RMS Titanic FAQ). Thinking like a timeline, starting in Belfast is where all construction and building process took place. On April 2nd, 1912, the Titanic set sail for Southampton. Two days later, on April 4, the Titanic…

European explorers came to what was known as the “New World” of America in the 1500s. Before this time the continent was an unknown place. They saw it as an entirely new land with animals, plants, and landscape to discover, they had never seen nor heard anything like this before. Over time they learned to adapt to the new and different environments, and their lives changed. The American Indians were extremely creative, they learned to adapt to places like the desert, in forest, along oceans,…

Harp seal pups are notorious for their big black eyes and fluffy white fur. These beautiful creatures have an unfortunate future ahead of them. They are part of the largest slaughter of any marine mammal species on the planet (Liberation BC, 2013, para. 1). Every year hundreds of thousands of baby seals are killed so that their skins can be made to make coats, collars, cuffs, and trinkets. The photo selected is successful in capturing the harsh reality of seal hunting today. For the purposes of…

One reason that many believed that the giant squid was a passive hunter was the amount of ammonium in its tissues. There are two groups of squid in relation to density in water; the first are denser than water and must swim to stay afloat, the second are “nearly neutrally buoyant” (Clarke et al. 1979). The giant squid falls into the second category; it remains buoyant because of ammonium chloride filled pockets in its muscles, which balance its density. This means that it does not need to be…

Geography: Canada is the 2nd largest nation on Earth with a total land area of 9,984,670 sq km, and is the largest nation on the North American continent. Although Canada is the second largest country on Earth and the largest in North America, most of Canada 's land is part of a rather inhospitable land that is characterized by tundra and arctic features. Consequently, due to Canada 's very northern location, most of the Canadian population lives towards the United States border where the most…

Does it seem like your fur baby sleeps a lot? In fact all dogs, regardless of size or breed tend to sleep most of the time and we got an explanation about that. It is safe to say that huge part of their lives are spent being asleep. Dogs tend to sleep half the day away and are only active about 20% of the day. Unlike human, dogs don’t have the same sleeping patterns and their patterns vary according to different factors not to mention that they have heightened senses which make them alert most…

opportunity has lead me to befriend and learn about so many nice and amazing people that I otherwise would not have been introduced too. My second volunteer opportunity has been with 4-H Pet Pals Therapy Dogs. When I was eight, I started training my Newfoundland dog to be a therapy dog and as soon as we passed the test, we started visiting assisted living homes, hospices and schools. Two to three times a month, we visit senior homes to help cheer up the patients, and we visit elementary schools…

England, France, and Spain struggled to gain control of Colonial North America. The settlers from each country came to the New World for different reasons, and with different concepts of governance from their own countries. Because of these differences the colonist’s from different countries had advantages and disadvantages that impacted the destiny of the New World. Settlement location, political affiliations, religious beliefs, and economic strengths all contributed to the English…

The Jewels That Mountains Wear Image source: google.com How much ice did you ever see in one place? An ice tray full? A skating rink full? A pond full? A river frozen from bank to bank? That 's a lot of ice. But there are places in the world where there is more. Much more. You know how high mountains are. There are places where the space between mountains is crammed and jammed and packed full of ice. This kind of ice is called glacier. This video simply explains how glacier is formed…

Canada was a big cultural shock for me. It changed many of my perspectives and helped me form new ones. Within three years in Canada itself we moved to three different cities. For a year we stayed in Montréal, Québec then we shifted to St. John’s, Newfoundland and finally, we moved to Toronto, Ontario. All these changes have allowed me experience diverse Canadian culture. Something…