Halifax Essays

  • Neil Young In Halifax

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    Neil Young in Halifax I was getting ready for school one morning when my father said that my cousin Jennifer was on the phone and she wanted to know if I wanted a ticket to the Neil Young concert coming up in Halifax. I said I did and I kind of forgot about it. It was Halloween night and I was listening to an old Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young album when I looked at the release date when I realized that in a mere five days I was going to witness a legend in his finest form. Some say the Neil Young

  • The Halifax Slasher

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    The Slasher The town of Halifax in West Yorkshire had never experienced such a manhunt in it’s history (Glover 3). During a short, but long lasting in feeling, time period in late November through early December in the year 1938, the town of Halifax underwent a period of mass hysteria. A mysterious “slasher” hid in the shadows and lunged out with a razor blade at people who passed by (Halifax Slasher). On November 16, two mill workers, Gertie Watts and Mary Gledhill, reported that they had been

  • Causes Of The Halifax Explosion

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    The Halifax Explosion occurred in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. During that time, Halifax was booming, it was military town and had the largest population in Atlantic Canada; 50,000 people. On both sides of Halifax’s harbour, business and industry were booming as factories, foundries, and mills were the demands of a wartime economy. The explosion took place on the morning of December 6, 1917. SS Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship fully loaded with wartime explosives, was involved in a collision with

  • New Life in Halifax, Nova Scotia

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    On October 2nd, early morning, a flight from JFK International Airport landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I was one of the passengers. At the altitude of 25000 feet, the view I saw was indescribable. I never saw anything like it before. The lights brightly shining upward from the ground, small green trees and the lengthy curved dark roads. It was a dark calm moonless evening. I didn’t expect the scenery to be this spectacular. I was speechless for a moment. As the plane slowly descended to a lower

  • Dale

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    Daytona 500, was unconscious when he was cut from his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet after the accident between Turns 3 and 4 of the 2.5-mile speedway as a tangled pack of cars raced to the checkered flag. He was immediately transported to Halifax, less than one-mile from the speedway. "I don’t know what to say. This is incredible, just incredible. I think everybody is just in shock right now. "I didn’t see much of what happened up there (in the fourth turn). After the race was over, I heard

  • Lucy montgomery

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    qualified for a teacher’s license at Prince Wales College, Charlottetown. During the 1890’s she worked as a teacher in Bideford and at Lower Bedeque, both on Prince Edward Island. From 1895 to 1896, Montgomery studied literature at Dalhousie University, Halifax. She returned to Cavendish to take care of her grandmother and worked at a local post office. On July 5th, 1911after her grandmother died, Montgomery married the Reverend Ewan MacDonald, to whom she had been secretly engaged since 1906. Prior to her

  • Informative Speech On Halifax

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    It was a beautiful morning in Halifax , Nova Scotia . All was quiet and peaceful until about 8:45 AM when 2 ships had collided. The SS-Mont-Blanc (A french ammunition ship) and the SS Imo(Belgian Relief Ship) had collided together so far starting a small fire. For approximately 20 minutes the people of Halifax had gathered around watching the 2 ships until shortly after 9 AM the SS Mont-Blanc had exploded. (pause to welcome) Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, the day the world changed was December

  • Basketball in NS

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    universities in the province, the tradition and esteem of the high school programs, and the continued support from a large and knowledgeable basketball community have made the game a staple of Nova Scotia life, culminating with the capital city of Halifax becoming known as the basketball capital of Canada. When you talk about basketball in the Maritimes you can break it down into different levels of competition. There are the club systems throughout the province, the regional and provincial teams,

  • “When Places Becomes Race”: Africville

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    approach that faced most research studies and publications about Africville in the early to mid- twentieth century. The Black community of Africville was understood to be a poor and racialized slum; ultimately key factors in its demise. The city of Halifax viewed it to be their “dump” where all social services were lacking, social conditions declined and a history of poverty was going to be indicative of how the region would be defined in the years before its destruction (Nelson 121-122). It became

  • Managing Performance at Halifax plc

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    Managing Performance at Halifax plc The email from the District Manager John West to the Customer Marketing Area Manager, Alan Clarke: Dear Alan, I am writing to you regarding the branch 5446 which is led by Frank Innes and not performing well over the last years. I intend to give you an overview on the issues and problems, assess the reasons for it and give you my opinion on how we could solve the problem. Just to be clear on this I would like to state that in my opinion Frank has the ability

  • In The Skin Of A Lion

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    Canada has been credited by the United Nations for being the most multicultural nation for over forty five years. People have been migrating from all over the world to “the New World” due to economic struggles, wartime affairs or simply a chance for a new beginning. Various works of literature and media representations have been made to retell, relate and reflect upon the difficult journeys made by these immigrants. The novel, In the Skin of A Lion, by Canadian immigrant and author Michael Ondaatje

  • The Heat in Sunshine

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    the hundreds of miles that lay just next to my fingernail to see what surrounded us. We finally arrived at Daytona Beach Shores, which is situated on a barrier island not far out in the Atlantic. To the west, the other side of the island is on the Halifax River lagoon, which is part of the Intracoastal Waterway. The area seemed undemanding enough, far less intimidating than Detroit, and it was a pleasant change to see blue skies and taste the humid air. I looked forward to devoting some serious attention

  • Citizen Engagement In Halifax Regional Municipality

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    Why citizen engagement is important for the future of transportation in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Citizen engagement is a process where individuals can participate and delegate public actions and decisions. It integrates the public and allows communities to have a role in policy making. Engagement of citizens is particularly important in regards to aspects of the municipality such as transportation within the Halifax Regional Municipality, HRM. This system directly affects the daily lives

  • Critical Review of The Old Man Told Us (Excerpts from Micmac History 1500 – 1950)

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    Antoine Simon. “Abbe Maillard a Abbe du Fau, 18 October 1749, Archives du Seminaire de Quebec.” Register of Baptisms in the Church of Port Royal, New France. Whitehead, Ruth Holmes. The Old Man Told Us: Exceprts from Micmac History 1500-1950. Halifax: Nimbus Publishing Ltd, 1991.

  • New Life in Halifax, Nova Scotia

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    The plane touched down smoothly in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I never realized until today, I missed Pakistan terribly. It is the complete opposite of Canada, yet I loved it there. Life there is extremely different from here, the smell of the pollution and garbage, loud noises from the cars and people, and the lively news, all of which I miss dreadfully, but mostly I miss my family. When I went there, it seemed as though everything was in the right place. Before I went home to Pakistan everything was

  • Business Plan: Yo-Good

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    of non-fat frozen yogurt with a dazzling variety of fresh toppings” (Yo-Good: Frozen Yogurt with an Important Difference, 2011) in an all-natural way without the use of artificial sweeteners. Our goal is to bring a Yo-Good franchise to the city of Halifax; a city that we believe is in dire need of great tasting healthy alternatives. The legal form of this business, therefore, would be a franchise. A franchise was chosen in lieu of the formation of a new brand as Yo-Good has successfully established

  • Comparing the Two Advertisements for Mastercard and Halifax One

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    Comparing the Two Advertisements for Mastercard and Halifax One The advertisements that I looked at were both broadcast on Sunday 13th March 2005, on Sky One at the primetime of 8pm. The first advertisement, which lasted for the duration of 30 seconds, was for Mastercard and took the genre of a romantic comedy and the theme of revenge. The second advertisement, which lasted the same duration, was for Halifax One and took the genre of Bollywood and the theme of a playboy lifestyle. The

  • Oak Island Season 4 Analysis

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    Curse of Oak Island Season 4 just came to an end, and all that fans can wonder is if this show will be back for another season or not. Curse of Oak Island has a huge fanbase, but the show hasn't been confirmed for another season just yet. Starcasm shared the details about how the show producer for Curse of Oak Island is speaking out and says that Season 5 will likely happen even though nothing is official for the show just yet. The end of Season 4 of Curse of Oak Island was a bit upsetting for

  • What Made Gandhi’s Nonviolent Movement Work?

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    When you are fight to get peace and fairness back to your government, does it involve nonviolent or violent acts to get what you want? When Gandhi came back to India after getting his law degree, Gandhi started a movement to bring peace and fairness back to their government. What made Gandhi’s nonviolent movement work? The reason Gandhi’s nonviolent movement worked was because he didn’t believe in segregation, didn’t follow the British’s rules for Indians, went to jail for his movement, and he

  • Youth Engagement In Canada

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    Youth engagement is the process of involving young people in actions that have the ability to promote social change. Youth engagement can occur when youth are involved with different institutions (including community groups, universities, and different levels of government) and when they have the ability to be involved with decisions that affect them (Checkoway et al., 2005). Municipalities in Canada understand the importance of engagement and participation of youth in communities (Blanchet-Cohen