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    Moral and Noble

    Is a moral or a noble person desired in a person. So if you try to be a noble or moral person, is that what people should be in this world.
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    Buffalo Incident August 9th 1974

    The Buffalo incident that occured on August 9th in Syria, was when 9 Canadian peacekeepers were killed when their Buffalo aircraft was shot down. For me personally, when I was in Air Cadets I had a CI, who told me he was suppose to be on that flight, he was suppose to be there however because...
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    Tilly La Campagne - A forgotten Canadian Battle

    Now this is an amazing battle that has been mostly forgotten in Canadian history. During the assault on Verrierres Ridge in July 1944, 325 men left the start line and only 15 made it back to friendly lines, the others being killed or wounded by well entrenched Waffen SS soldiers and tanks.The...
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    Soldier family doesn't get benefits

    Family of Canadian soldier in Afghanistan not getting death benefit after all -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- at 15:26 on June 18, 2006, EST. By DEAN BEEBY OTTAWA (CP) - The family of a Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan won't be getting...
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    American West

    Now I was just thinking and this includes the Canadian West, or in general the whole American continent about the Aboriginal people of this whole Continent and the South American continent and how they controlled their own lives, they had huge cities and technology (Aztecs, Incas) Had the...
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    Morals

    In this so called crazed world we live in, with Islamic fanaticals and then Christian or other radicals, there is a whole lot of them. Should one person still keep their own morals together to keep them human. Because in my religion there are 9 morals to follow no matter what and I add a few...
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    Can a group maintain identity but be Canadian??

    I believe a group, now this doesn't have to tie into Muslims but anyone can have their own religious, and social identity in Canada at least and still be a Canadian citizen. To bring up Islam for a moment, the Bible which is the Christian holy book has been basically edited a few times, maybe...
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    Which one is Better Part three

    Swedish Flag: Turkish Flag: New Zealand Flag
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    Olof Palme -Social Democrat Sweden

    Early life and education Palme was born in Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden. He came from an upper-class background. However, his political orientation came to be influenced by Social Democratic ideas and ideals. This was mainly the effect of his travels in developing countries as a student leader...
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    Apatheid History (Regan and Thatcher)

    International relations Main article: Foreign relations of South Africa South Africa officially took possession of South-West Africa after it was captured from the Germans during World War I. Following the war, the Treaty of Versailles declared the territory to be a League of Nations Mandate...
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    Thirty Years Since Soweto Uprising to fight Aparthaid

    SOWETO, South Africa - President Thabo Mbeki led hundreds of South Africans through the streets of this black township on Friday, retracing the steps of student protesters who galvanized the anti-apartheid struggle 30 years ago. ADVERTISEMENT The marchers paused at 9 a.m. for a moment of...
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    Islamic Union taking control of Southern Somalia

    MOGADISHU, Somalia - About 10,000 opponents of Somalia's transitional government and its proposal for foreign peacekeepers demonstrated Friday in the capital, which is controlled by an Islamic militia accused by the United States of harboring wanted al-Qaida members. ADVERTISEMENT It was the...
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    Picking Fights

    So on this Forum or in life do you pick fights you can only win, or do you fight for everything you believe in no matter if you are right or wrong??
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    Judges Cool to National Certificates

    Judges cool to 'security over rights' claim Jun. 15, 2006. 07:00 PM JIM BROWN CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Protecting national security is the key to maintaining a free and democratic society, say federal lawyers defending their arsenal of legal weapons for evicting terrorist suspects from Canada...
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    Snake Bite

    I will keep this short and sweet. Yesterday after my exam I was wondering the campas when I almost stepped on a snake that was sun-bathing on the stairs. Therefore, it hissed or did some kind of noise at me and tried to slither into the woods. However, I tried picking it up by its tail which I...
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    Insanity

    So i have finally reached the insaity level. Excellent. It goes well with the t-shirt i wear "I don't suffer from Insanity, I actually enjoy it".
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    Diluting Terrorist name

    I think people are diluting a terrorist. A terrorist to me, is when you use a device or airplane or anything to inflict damage that will cause the willful destructioon of innocent human life. Therefore 9/11. However, just hijacking a plane, that is a hijacking not terrorism. Putting up a...
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    Showering Death Sport 3

    So to conclude my trilogy of death sports. Yesterday I was having a shower when somehow, either my parents or my sister turned on the water somewhere else in the house. The water became hot which I could deal with okay, then it immediately became ice cold, and with that second shock because i...
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    Canoeing: Death Sport 2

    So when i was in Air Cadets in the GTA about three to four years ago I was at ITLC. And so we went canoeing. The guy I was partnered with was lighter then me however somehow i ended up at the front of the boat which is a no-no at canoeing. So as you can gather like the Kiyaking this is my first...
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    Kayaking: Death Sport

    Now this happened last summer. So here I was doing some Kayaking on the Nanaimo River, spending my first summer in Nanaimo with some other students from the University i go to. So we were on the river and I had done one or two dunks already and had exited the little boat under controlled...