Focusing on the first half of the twentieth century, one can see the city of Montreal taking shape gradually growing to become Canada's first metropolis. ... We can see Canada's own movements leading the way in new schools of artistic technique, which could be considered the first truly Canadian art as its own unique entity. ... The Montreal Museum of Fine Art features a permanent exhibit on Quebec and Canadian Art. ... It is still considered the metropolis of Canada even with Toronto squeezing for control of the economy. ... Nevertheless, Montreal is still an invaluable driver of...

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In fact this happens a lot in Canada. In 1999 the forestry industry of Canada made a loss of 10 million because of trees that were too damaged because of acid rain to be used anywhere. And you know Canadian are worried today that if the forests get wiped out because of acid rain then what will the all the lumberjacks and woodcutters do. ... This has caused a loss of $200 million in the Canadian fishing industry. ... Books and age-old art that are centuries old are also being affected; the ventilation systems of the libraries and museums that hold them do not prevent the acidic particles fro...

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History The first European explorer to encounter Costa Rica was the Great Navigator himself, Christopher Columbus. The day was September 18, 1502, and Columbus was making his fourth and final voyage to the New World. As he was setting anchor off shore, a crowd of local Carib Indians paddled out in canoes and greeted his crew warmly. Later, the golden bands that the region's inhabitants wore in their noses and ears would inspire the Spaniard Gil Gonzalez Davila to name the country Costa Rica, or Rich Coast. Many people give the credit of naming Costa Rica to Christopher Columbus because ...

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Nike Inc. The topic that I have chosen to do a research project on is Nike Inc. I chose to do my research on Nike because I am for one, very much interested in Nike, and secondly I am very interested in Nike's clothing, shoes, and accessory line. Basketball players "wanna be like Mike-, but ...

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Starbucks Coffee Company is North America's leading roaster and retailer of specialty coffees. Headquartered in Seattle, WA, Starbucks has 931 retails stores and 75 major airport locations. The Company's objective is to establish Starbucks as the most recognized and respect...

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No longer a functioning restaurant, the Des Plaines building is now a museum containing McDonald's memorabilia and artifacts, including the Multimixer! ... By geographic area, here's how we've grown since 1995: Number of restaurants at year-end Country 2000 1995 USA 12,804 11,368 Europe 5,460 2,597 Asia/Pacific 6,260 2,735 Latin America 1,510 584 Canada, Middle East & Africa 1,665 1,015 Other Brands 1,008 0 Total 28,707 18,299 V McDonald's is the world's largest food service organization with more than 28,000 restaurants in 120 countries at December...

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History of Body Piercings Throughout history people have decorated and altered the appearance of their bodies in many different ways. Body piercing is one of the oldest and most interesting forms of body modification, yet the reasons for piercing the body are as diverse as the cultures they come ...

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Among its domains were Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Ceylon, Malaya, Hong Kong, Singapore, Burma, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Rhodesia, Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria. ...

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