...Living Journal WW2: Women in the home front During WW2 I was too old to take part in the war overseas but I saw major change in Canada. Blacks in the home front assumed the responsibilities of the men and women serving overseas, for the first working along with Whites in jobs through the country. For the first time during world war 2 a lot of black workers joined labour unions. During the war many men left their jobs to fight for their country and these jobs needed to be filled so women stepped forward to meet the demand for workers. Women worked along with men in factories. They built part of aircraft, make guns, ammunition and more. It was a premier for Canadian women they were showing that they had what it take to do “men jobs”. At the beginning of the war only about 600,000 women worked permanently, later in the war their number creased to about a 1,200,000. It became evident that women’s contribution in workplace was needed. While the husbands and sons were at war, Canadian farms felt the pressure to meet the growing need for food for the war effort. Many women farmer were faced with the fact that they had to maintain the farm themselves, as well as raising the children who are too young to join the war. Women did not only help for food supply or to build part of aircraft, make guns, ammunition. Women had organizations such as the Women Institutes who played an important role in helping during war. They were making quilts, bandages and clothing for the men overseas...
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...The Battle of Polygon Wood was a joint military operation during the First World War between seven divisions of the British and Australian allied forces, collectively. The battle was part of a greater military operation during the third Battle of Ypres (later known as the Battle of Passchendaele). The battle was lead by the 4th and 5th divisions of the Australian army and its objective was to advance over one-thousand metres to seize a major portion of the German defensive line and to secure the remainder of Polygon Wood. The attack resulted in roughly thirteen-thousand German casualties and caused the injury and death of over 20,000 British and Australian soldiers combined. The following will discuss the objectives, events and significance of the Battle of Polygon Wood, and the extent to...
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...World War II through the 1970s Miguel A. Jarquin HIS 105 Professor Simmons August 25, 2013 World War II through the 1970s Major historical turning points World War II one of the most devastating event in human history. It cost the lives of millions of people. During World War II through the 1970s, there were many major historical turning points. (Ganzel, 2010) “October 24, 1945 the United Nations was established. It was the second multipurpose international organization created in the 20th century. The United States, United Kingdom and the Soviet Union took direction in designing, structure and decision making of the new organization”(P.1). With a worldwide membership and scope, the purpose of the United Nations was to maintain security and peace among countries, as well as working on developing friendly relations. According to the United Nations Charter, it aims: “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom.” Another turning point was the creation of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization also known as NATO was established by military alliance on April 4, 1949. Its quest was to develop a counterweight to Soviet armies. (Ganzel, 2010) “Original NATO members were Belgium...
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...“Not In Anyone’s Backyard” – A case analysis of Cape Wind Offshore Energy Project Introduction First proposed in 2001 as America’s first offshore wind farm, the Cape Wind offshore energy project was projected to provide three quarters of the electrical needs of the Massachusetts Cape and Islands. Yet, only on April 28th 2013 did United States Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announce federal approval of the Cape Wind project. But what was the cause for this delay? The harnessing of wind power is neither a new idea, as the use of windmills began in the 9th century in Iran (Guardian, 2008), nor a particularly new technology, as windmills were first used for the generation of electrical power in Glasgow, Scotland in 1887. In this paper I intend to analyze the various challenges faced by the Cape Wind Energy Project in its 12 year push for approval. On May 9th, 2013, the Earth reached a milestone of sorts. For the first time in an estimated 3 million years, the carbon dioxide (CO2) reached an average daily concentration level of about 400 parts per million (ppm). For some perspective, while CO2 levels have fluctuated from 180ppm to 280ppm, “the last time CO2 levels reached 400 ppm was at least 3 million years ago, a much warmer world where sea levels were 60-80 feet higher” (Levy, 2013). As carbon dioxide is recognized as the primary green house gas emitted through human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels, there is little doubt in assigning responsibility for...
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...point in history, the Battle of Saratoga came into play. There were many things that the U.S needed to gain a victory in the Battle of Saratoga against the British. The Battle of Saratoga was actually made up of two battles, The Battle of Freeman’s Farm and The Battle of Bemis Heights. The effects of these battles were crucial aspects in the history of the United States. The Battle of Freeman’s Farm was the first battle of Saratoga. The battle took place in the clearing around the farm of Loyalist John Freeman on September 19th, 1777.[1] This battle had a lot less detail and was fairly shorter than the second battle. Neither the Americans nor the British seemed to have won The Battle of Freeman's Farm. The ensuing battle raged back and forth until nightfall, when the American forces were finally forced to break contact. At the close of the battle, Lieutenant General John Burgoyne, commander of the British forces at the battle, held the field.[2] The Second battle involved in The Battle of Saratoga was called the Battle of Bemis Heights. This battle was directed by British Commander Lieutenant General John Burgoyne. This battle took place on October 7th, 1777.[3] The three British columns moved out from their Freeman's Farm fortifications in order to gain more information about the rebel positions at Bemis Heights. American General Horatio Gates, assumed to be...
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...Jimmie Hill A.P U.S History Mr. Peterson 9/5/12 Lewis and Clark exploration American history is accompanied by a long list of explorers who first discovered and who explored the massive continent. All of the explorers had an impact on the development of America. The Lewis and Clark expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, stands prominently at the top part of this list. The Lewis and Clark Expedition has had a significant political, social, and economic effect on America. They were the first to map out the west and set off westward expansion. Without the success of the expedition growth of America would have taken five times as long, as predicted by Thomas Jefferson. The Expedition had a drastic political effect on The United States of America. The area in which the expedition was to explore was very close along Spanish territory and a portion of the expedition was in Spanish territory. The Spanish government was very uneasy with the Corps advancing towards them because they thought The United States was attacking them. They dispatched a small group to intercept the Corps however they nearly missed them. Another political impact was the now issue of Indian relations. America just acquired a great deal of land that was formerly owned by Indians and they now had to explain to them that the land was no longer theirs and that they were now a part of the United States. Indian relations would be fine until they were forced to move off their land. The United States...
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...McDonald’s Has Super Sized Itself McDonald’s Corp is a long standing large firm that is based in the United States. In recent time it has run into some difficulty with growth. As the article stated, the corporation has possibly become to big for its own good. McDonald’s is now struggling with a changing customer base. The older, already established customers are now more excited about the “better burger” stores like in the example given, In and Out. The newer customers entering the market by in whole, have behind them a movement of healthier more simplistic menus. This leads into another problem faced by the firm which is the industrialization of the agricultural sector of its supply chain. The company needs a large amount of food to supply the large corporation. The growth of the working underclass has also been brought to the forefront for McDonald’s Corp by national media covering worker strikes all over the country. McDonald’s not being able to adapt to the changing customer base is rooted in the very reason that they do have higher revenue than the “better burger” stores. McDonald’s has simply grown too large to implement fast change to its business model. As the author states, while it did try to compete with these smaller chains, in the long run it just left its menu bloated. The excitement of the “better burger” stores as interpreted from the article is that the food is more wholesome and the overall experience of dining in these types of restaurants is more simplistic...
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...scottish born bacteriologist, Alexander Fleming was born in August 6, 1881 in Lochfield Farm. He was best known for his discovery of penicillin and also for his work in wound infection and lysozyme an enzyme found in tears and saliva. He received a Novel Prize in the year of 1945 with an Australian pathologist Howard Walter Florey and British biochemist Ernst Boris Chain. Fleming was the 7th child out of a family of eight , he lived in a Scottish farm. He went to an elementary called Loudoun Moor , he then moved to Darvel and got enrolled in Kilmarnock Academy in 1894. After that he moved with his older brother Thomas Fleming who was an oculist in London and completed his education at Regent Street Polytechnic. Fleming worked at London as a shipping clerk, after that he began his medical education at St. Mary Hospital Medical School in the year of 1901. His uncle paid for his education by giving him a scholarship, he then in the year of 1908 won a medal as the top medical student at the University of London. His goal was to be a surgeon, but after he spent some time in the laboratories of Inoculation he changed in to a new career field of bacteriology. He then met bacteriologist and immunologist Sir Almroth Edward Wright who came with the idea of using vaccines for medical therapy. In the year of 1909 he established a private practice as a venerologist. In the year of 1915 he married Sarah Marion McElroy who was an Irish nurse, they then had a son named Robert who was born...
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...Organic Farm Business Plan Freedom Farm Submitted for Commerce 492.3, University of Saskatchewan 2001 Rosalind Ball Heather Hack Murray Nelson Myles Thorpe Executive summary Introduction Organic farming in Canada, and Saskatchewan in particular, has steadily increased especially in recent years. Reasons for the increase in organic food production are: market premiums of 2 to 2.5 times the conventional market price; an expansion in the consumer sector willing to pay the higher prices demanded by organic food; an expansion of markets in the developed world where Saskatchewan farm exports traditionally are targeted; and lower input prices due to organic production. This document is a proposed business plan, with a financial model, for setting up and operating an organic grain farm in Saskatchewan. The business is new, and is named Freedom Farm. Financial performance is projected for a ten-year period from 2002 to 2012. To sell organic produce at premium, Freedom Farm will obtain organic creditation from the Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA). The mission statement of Freedom farm is: To provide quality organic produce to suit customer demand while maintaining soil fertility and crop productivity. Operations Plan The proposal is for the establishment of a new organic grain production business in Kipling, South East Saskatchewan. The proposed business is a sole proprietorship...
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...diverse military Corps of Discovery who would travel with them on their two-year journey to the great ocean. In the summer of 1804, the explorers would travel upstream, northwest on the Missouri River to Fort Mandan, a trading post, where Corps of Discovery set up camp, wintered, and prepared for their journey to the Pacific. In Spring of 1805, is when Lewis and Clark set out on their journey. Soon Lewis and Clark would encounter their first Indian tribe, as well as meeting...
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...Cesar Estrada Chavez, was born in san luis, Arizona march 31, 1927. When he was 10 years old his family lost their farm due to the great depression, his family then moved to California in 1938. He didn’t like school because he constantly kept moving, and because he was often discriminated for speaking Spanish. By the time he was in 8th grade he quit school right after his father got injured and he didn’t want his mom to work at the fields. Then in 1944 he was held in custody for an hour, because he refused to sit in the Mexican section of the theater. Later that same year he joined the US Navy and fought in WWII, 3 years after the war he married Helena Fabela and had 8 children with Fabela which were Paul Chavez, Fernando Chavez, Linda Chavez Rodriguez, Anna Chavez Ybarra, Elizabeth Chavez Villarino, Sylvia Chavez Delgado, Eloise Chavez carrillo, and Anthony Chavez....
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...Thomas Jefferson wrote this secret message to Congress about the Lewis & Clark expedition in 1803; what does it tell us about Jefferson's views of westward expansion and Native Americans? Jefferson views were centered around the idea that the westward expansion was the key to the nation’s health: He believed that a republic depended on an independent, honorable community for its survival, and that independence and virtue went hand in hand with land ownership, especially the ownership of small farms. In order to provide enough land to sustain this ideal population of good people, the United States would have to continue to expand. Congress agreed to fund the expedition that would be led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. The modest request promoted commerce and opposed the vision behind it. Jefferson had long been fascinated with the West and dreamed of a United States that would stretch across the entire continent. This 8,000-mile expedition provided the U.S. Government with its first glimpse of the lands in the western area, thus leading to the “Western Expansion”. President Jefferson worked closely with Meriwether Lewis to ensure what the party would need in the way of arms, food, medicines, camping gear, scientific instruments, and presents for the Indians. While the expedition ran out of such luxuries as whiskey, tobacco, and salt, they never ran out of rifles and powder, needed both for self-defense and food supply. They also never ran out of ink and paper, needed to...
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...Ch 1. Leticia Velez Biography Do you want to know more or learn about Leticia Velez well here is a biography about her. Leticia Velez was born on, 9/20/1989 and lived in Puerto Diablo with her mom age 42 her 2 brothers, 3 sisters that lived with her. Leticia was only 12 at the time when they lived together according to Leticia on the Children Over Politics website. Leticia only slept about 3-4 hours a day because she was the eldest in her family and wanted to help out her mom a single mother, her mother, worked two jobs. “I’ve seen first and what it is like to work so hard, to break your back,” according to Leticia, on the Children Over Politics website. Leticia's mother has a very important role because she skipped...
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...First Energy: Business Research Applications RES/320 Candice Ward July 02, 2012 First Energy: Business Research Applications First Energy is a multi-state corporation with more than 17000 employees and supplies electricity to customers in six states including Ohio, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland (First Energy Corp, 2011). With this many customers comes a large responsibility to maintain competitive costs and services. Supplying electricity, including customer and business revenue, is a costly venture. To stay viable and competitive, extensive research into alternative forms of energy is essential. First Energy spends much time and expense into this research and explains itself further in the following paragraphs. First energy commits itself to abiding by the rules, regulations, laws, and environmental policies in effect (First Energy, 2010). As pollution laws become stricter and fines increase for higher than allowed pollution levels, First energy must find efficient and cheaper ways to supply electrical energy. For First Energy to move forward with technology, keep customer and business rates low, and comply with state and federal regulations, First Energy spends generous amounts of time and assets into research. A major portion of these assets and time First Energy uses, is research into improving and enhancing existing equipment. To accomplish this, First energy partners with various...
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...ALEXANDER FLEMING Who is Alexander Fleming? Scottish born bacteriologist, Alexander Fleming was born in August 6, 1881 in Lochfield Farm. He was best known for his discovery of penicillin and also for his work in wound infection and lysozyme an enzyme found in tears and saliva. He received a Novel Prize in the year of 1945 with an Australian pathologist Howard Walter Florey and British biochemist Ernst Boris Chain. Fleming was the 7th child out of a family of eight , he lived in a Scottish farm. He went to an elementary called Loudoun Moor , he then moved to Darvel and got enrolled in Kilmarnock Academy in 1894. After that he moved with his older brother Thomas Fleming who was an oculist in London and completed his education at Regent Street Polytechnic. Fleming worked at London as a shipping clerk, after that he began his medical education at St. Mary Hospital Medical School in the year of 1901. His uncle paid for his education by giving him a scholarship, he then in the year of 1908 won a medal as the top medical student at the University of London. His goal was to be a surgeon, but after he spent some time in the laboratories of Inoculation he changed in to a new career field of bacteriology. He then met bacteriologist and immunologist Sir Almroth Edward Wright who came with the idea of using vaccines for medical therapy. In the year of 1909 he established a private practice as a venerologist. In the year of 1915 he married Sarah Marion McElroy who was an Irish...
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