...Polk took action in this “Manifest Destiny”. With this came a few issues, one issue was the border dispute between the U.S. and Mexico over what the border of Texas is, and whose it is, and another one of the issues was the expansion of slavery out west. The Border problem was more of a problem between the U.S. and Mexico, whereas the expansion of slavery was more of a problem within the U.S. in itself. One thing that both of these have in common is how they played a part in the Mexican-American War. The border played a huge role as the United States was taking position “Between the Nueces and the Del Norte”(Document A) which was seen as an invasion in the eyes of Mexico. In America “U.S. Historians refer to the event as ‘The Mexican War,’ while in Mexico we prefer to use the term ‘The U.S. Invasion.’”(Document B). The war lasted from 1846-1848, and concluded with the “Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo” (The Mexican-American War [Ushistory.org], n.d.), and the United States was given the Territory that was being fought over, as well as more Mexican territory, California, and New Mexican territory which was great for America at the time. Mexico received $15 million in...
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...fund fact sheets are sent 2 days after the mutual fund purchase. An investor notice has already been published by MFDA, along with IFIC. This change is part of their Investor education outreach program for 2016. Important points of this change: * The purchase of fund will not be effective until the fund fact sheet is received by the investor. * Keeping track of the delivery of document will be responsibility of investment firm. * The change will be effective from 30 May, 2016. * The new regulation will help investors to know the clear picture of the fund before they purchase it. * The fund fact sheet will include all details regarding the fund: Fund name, portfolio manager, fund fees, trailing commission, minimum amount, top 10 investment holdings, investment mix, fund performance and risk rating. The article is important to know as the change discussed will saves the investor time and money and take make more accurate decision regarding investment. Article-2 There’s rush for gold ETFs The article contains important information about investing in gold ETFs. The gold ETFs which were in loss from last 2 years being down to 33 per cent are up by 6% this year. The gold performance has given a volatile start to the markets in 2016. The authors has written on how different ETFs aimed at different investors attracted the cash inflow in them. * Gold ETFs for merely fearful: the investor who look for safety invest in SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) which offers high...
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...learning as it is about teaching. They must have time each day to learn, plan lessons, critique student work, and support improvement as members of learning teams…” (p.98). Throughout the school year, teachers have multiple tasks that are part of their daily work schedule. Among the daily work, lesson plans are essential in creating a successful learning environment for students. This is where the role of an instructional coach can be advantageous. The role of a coach is defined “with a narrower remit than mentoring, and relates to specific areas of performance and job outcomes” (Lord, Atkinson, & Mitchell, 2008). Furthermore, coaches that are in of an assistance to a classroom teacher must be able to identify “individual’s strengths and limitations, degree and elements of motivation, work ethic, beliefs, interests, vision, educational background, formative experiences, and professional goals” (Kise, 2006). Therefore, when a teacher is brainstorming a lesson plan, a coach can be a vital role in building teaching effectiveness. Purpose of the Lesson The purpose of this lesson is to build appropriate content concepts and build background knowledge of the unit, “The Gold Rush” in the fourth grade classroom. As part of the fourth-grade social studies curriculum, the teacher will be using the social studies series by incorporating other primary source materials, literature, and realia. The content topics for the Gold Rush unit includes the westward expansion, routes and trails to...
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...Is Manifest Destiny necessary for America’s growth? This question has posed a large debate for many people. However you may think, there are many reasons as to why Manifest Destiny was justified. Reason one being that moving westward caused America to prosper and grow because of economic opportunities. Secondly, our country spread its democracy and cultural ideas to different people groups. Lastly, there was a population increase in the country, not only Americans, but immigrants started to flee to America in hopes of finding a new job and a new life, and to gain wealth. Ultimately, there are many reasons as to why Manifest Destiny was justified. The gold rush was possibly one of the largest events in America’s history that led to many economic...
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...The social hierarchy places the whites at the top of social class and other races in lower level. This is explained by the segregation and racial discrimination subjected to minority ethnic groups. The whites were accorded best education system which enabled them to secure jobs as mangers in big industries while people of other races accessed only basic education in segregated schools which just enabled them to get employment as subordinated. Education is the basic factor for the present day social classes. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer women in leadership positions in California is clearly explained by the historical events where women of color and immigrants were regarded as sex objects for the white males. Additionally, women were assumed to be promiscuous and lack moral rationale hence were accorded no social or economic...
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...peace and harmony with nature and other tribes.” However, when the white settlers arrived, Mota explains the terrible acts they committed against the tribe by stealing food and young girls, sometimes selling them. This primary document helped me understand more as to how the native tribes were run off of their territory because the Concow people were literally run off and “over the edge of a high cliff, down into the water.” Mota describes Fort Wright as “beautiful”...
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...“down the path of obsession” has a theme in common. That theme that ties the two aritcles together would be obsession as the general idea. Obsession comes in different forms or styles that everyday life we see them and, including the past we saw. “Putin from Oligarch to Kleptocrat” starts off with the telling of a soldier that was secretly destroying documents when the Berlin wall was about to fall. That KGB officer was Vladimir Putin at the time that later became president of Russia. Later on, Putin had promised...
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...Australia 35,000 years ago during the great ice age. The sea levels lowered between Indonesia and New Guinea and created a land bridge that would allow nomadic tribes to cross from Southeast Asia. Like many other humans of that epoch, they were hunters and gatherers and traveled from place to place in search of young creatures. Thousands of years after these drifters arrived; the glaciers thawed and brought up the seas once again, which kept the citizenry of Australia permanently in that esteem. The people that inhabited Australia before the English settlers were known as Aborigines or the Australian Aboriginals. Aborigines occupied most of Southeast part of the continent on the shoreline, as well as all parts of the continent. Their day to day lives involved hunting and fishing to assure their survival. They did not tame animals or grow crops; they were completely dependent on the environment. The Aborigines were very devoted to their spirits; they got a complex ritual life as well as spirituality and law. Aborigines were at one with the body politic, they utilized their surroundings to their full capability. Faith and spirituality were a common belief amongst all the different Aboriginal tribes. They all believed that their ancestors had supernatural powers that roamed the earth and left natural made objects which became sacred ground for religious and spiritual activities. To the Aboriginal people the earth was created in a Dreamtime; meaning that a being descended from...
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...Macroeconomics Term Paper: Wells Fargo in Ireland | | | | | | Wells Fargo was founded in 1852 by Henry Wells and William G. Fargo and opened for business in the gold rush port of San Francisco. Wells Fargo offered banking (buying gold and selling paper bank drafts as good as gold) and express delivery of the gold and anything else valuable. By the 1860s, Wells Fargo earned everlasting fame and its corporate symbol, the stagecoach. In 1888, Wells Fargo became the country’s first nationwide express company. By 1918, Wells Fargo was part of 10,000 communities across the country, however that year the federal government took over the nation’s express network as part of its effort in the First World War and Wells Fargo was left with just one bank in San Francisco eventually expanding in 1923 to two banking halls. In the 1980s, Wells Fargo expanded into a statewide bank, became the seventh largest bank in the nation, and launched its online service. In the 1990s, Wells Fargo returned to its historic territory throughout the Western, Midwestern and Eastern states. Today, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, and the Internet (wellsfargo.com), and has offices in more than 35 countries to support the bank’s customers who conduct business in the global economy. According to Forbes.com, as of May 2013 Wells Fargo’s market cap was $201.35 billion. Wells...
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...effects on the nation, whose lasting impacts are still felt today. This can be supported by Documents 1a, 2, ,3, 7, 8b, and 9b. As an effect of the American belief that it was America's manifest destiny to expand from sea to shining sea...
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...1840’s cannot be forgotten, because it was important in many different ways such as having four different presidents William Henry Harrison (1841-1841), John Tyler (1841-1845), James K. Polk (1845-1849), and Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) to admitting new states such as Florida (1845), Texas (1845), Iowa (1846), and Wisconsin (1848) into our country. It was so memorable, that even the first postage stamp was introduced in the 1840’s. Several treaties were signed, and many people overcame and accomplished many things. Living in that era was like living in the golden age. In fact, the Gold Rush from California came about in 1849. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo...
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...Apr-11 Jul-12 Dec-12 IN FOCUS February 21, 2013 Economics Why Gold’s Lustre Will Fade by Avery Shenfeld and Emanuella Enenajor Avery Shenfeld It’s been a glorious run. The gold price climbed by nearly 500% from 2002 to Chart 1 Global Inflation Fears Overrated (416) 594-7356 avery.shenfeld@cibc.ca present, making it one of the best performing asset classes. But already, many of the forces 8% Inflation Rate* Benjamin Tal (416) 956-3698 benjamin.tal@cibc.ca Peter Buchanan (416) 594-7354 peter.buchanan@cibc.ca Warren Lovely that made the yellow metal so attractive look to be turning over, and expectations for other supportive factors are overdone. Gold will have its day in the sun at other points down the road, but the clouds on the horizon could portend still lower gold prices over the next couple of years. 6% 4% 2% 0% BRIC G7 + Eurozone (416) 594-8041 warren.lovely@cibc.ca Emanuella Enenajor (416) 956-6527 emanuella.enenajor@cibc.ca Andrew Grantham (416) 956-3219 andrew.grantham@cibc.ca “text text text” The Money Myth Gold’s allure has typically rested on two concerns about the alternative asset: money. Either inflation alone, or in concert with a steep currency depreciation, is seen as a reason for holding gold rather than the most prominent alternative, the US dollar. In terms of current inflation, it’s hard to see what anyone would be worried about. CPI inflation has all but melted away...
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...Peter McCallister, the father, played by John Heard, Mrs. McCallister played by Catherine O’Hara, Marv, who is the first burglar, played by Daniel Stern, and Harry, the other burglar played by Joe Pesci. Other characters in this film are Buzz the brother, mean Uncle Frank, and creepy old man Marley. The title of the film hints to the audience that someone is home alone, but the viewer does not know what happens in the story until watching the film, which makes it more interesting. This film is about a large family who gets together for a Christmas trip to Paris, but the night before they leave there is a wind storm, which knocks out all of the power, which means their alarm clock does not go off, and they sleep in. This puts them in a mad rush to get to the airport, in turn leaving Kevin behind, and the rest continue on to a fun family adventure. One part of a filmmaker’s goal among others is to create the right mood through a believable mise-en-scene; different settings that took place in Home Alone were McCallister’s home, the airport, inside the airplane, church, a grocery store, the tree house, and Santa exhibit. The two filming locations used in this film were in Chicago, Illinois, and in Paris, France. This film mostly consisted of realistic settings, revealing the character of each individual. In the beginning of the film, without any subjects or words, I could tell a little about the subjects and background because of the way the filmmakers arranged the scene...
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...George’s acts to try to keep a hold of us. Parliament had provided many acts such as, “...the Stamp Act, which required colonists to buy a stamp for every piece of paper they used. Newspapers and documents had to be printed on stamped paper. Even playing cards had to carry a stamp. Stamp taxes were already common in Britain, but this was the first stamp tax that Parliament levied on the colonists”(Ch. 5...
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...Americans • Settlement of the West • The Bonanza West • Conclusion: The Meaning of the West The Native Americans: • Life of the Plains Indians • Indian Policy • Finial Battles on the Plains • The end of tribal life • “saving” The Indians • Hellan Hunt Jackson • NA Contributions 1877 is the beginning of “modern” American history. Hayes was president and some feel he is a fraud Most people live on Eastern Seaboard. Many overcrowding. Manufacturing and limited land space. People want to live west but the Indians were there…. In 1867 Horace Greeley urged people in NYC to move west “if you move west you will crowd nobody and not starve” because nobody was there but there were over QMil Natives living in the West. The gold rush started and disturbed the native western population. 1: Life on the plains for NA. 2/3 of them lived on the great plains. It’s one of the most hazardous at the time. They knew how to survive. The plains Indians depended buffalo. They can kill and take only what they need and use the entire kill. The Whites left the carcass. It was used by them for clothes, tools, food, shelter, ect. Before the horse the NA would hunt them by running them over a cliff or scaring them into a trap. The Spanish introduces the horse to them. They discovered that it was a great work and hunting animal. They were migratory and would travel with the food source. Some tribes would be sever thousand people but would break into smaller bands of 500...
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