Medals, medals, medals and more medals. Shawn Johnson is a four time Olympic champion, but she has accomplished much more than just this. Shawn Johnson is a gymnast, a college student, and a Dancing With The Stars champion. Shawn Johnson was born on January 19, 1992 she is now 24 years old. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa and grew up there. She grew up with only I sibling her very supportive sister. Shawn Johnson started gymnastics in 1995, she loved gymnastics right from
the Northwest Coast: Geography: The people of the Northwest Coast lived in a narrow section of coastal land stretching from Washington State to Northern British Columbia, and into Alaska. Temperatures in these areas were moderate, which gained the Northwest Coast peoples a lot of advantages. The environment of the Northwest Coast of Canada was very diverse, and often extreme. It included: Rugged coastline (Pacific Ocean), wide and narrow beaches, deep fjords, mountains (near coast), forests, inland
Northern California's Coastal Redwoods ~A Brief Overview ~ "chain saw rising, whining out of a cut, falling thump of a log, limbed & bucked & loaded and where it spills over rocks as if another truck pulling back up the ridge, empty only there-- there was no hearing it only water and the rock where it turns the water singing the forest cut down and there only rock to hear it fall." GRAPH The average Redwood's life spans from around 800 to 1500 years. These anciet Redwoods were
all important groups. Inuits, Haida, and the Iroquois, all had similarities, such as where they lived, art, ordinarly their food. The three groups all lived in Canada. The Inuits lived in the Northern part of Canada. As the Haida lived in the West Coast of British Columbia. Lastly the Iroquois lived in many places such as Southern and Southwest Ontario, Southern Quebec, and Maritime Provinces. This is only one of the similarities the three groups share. The three groups also all had a handmade craft(s)
also increasing. While Canadian leagues were still considered amateur, “they were becoming much more commodified, as growing numbers of spectators were charged admission fees to games and teams were becoming more sophisticated in their acquisition of players.” If arena and league owners were profiting from the game why were the players not? As hockey was becoming more and more like a business, it would seem that the transition to professional players was
War Two, some of them being: The Treaty of Versailles, the rise of Japan as a world power, the rise of fascism in Italy and Germany, and The League of Nations. However, the main reason that the Second World War was inevitable was unquestionably due to the rise of Adolf Hitler. WWII was directly brought about by his actions in the 1930s. Even though the League of Nations had set measures in place to avoid this happening, they were unable to prevent the war due to the fascist thinking that led Hitler
contribution for the NFL (Britannica). Kenny Washington became the first African American to ever play in a professional sports league (Amaral). Since he was colored in the 1940 draft class, none of the teams wanted to draft him (Bowen). Even though Kenny was doubted and treated differently than others, he was able to play on a smaller league team near the Pacific coast (Bowen). Then the day finally came when Kenny was allowed to play in the NFL after World War II had ended. This essay will discuss
Nicaragua is between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Nicaragua is a Central American nation known for its dramatic terrain of lakes Volcanoes and beaches. The Pacific coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish Colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was Declared in 1821 and then became an independent republic in 1838. After losing the elections in 1990, 1996, and 2001, former Sandinista President Daniel Ortega Saavedra was elected president in 2006 and Reelected
to play a major role in the world politics, America saw its responsibility to bring benefits of its civilization to less advanced peoples in the in world, specifically Latin America and Asia. Conversely, many in the U.S., like the Anti-Imperialist League, argued that annexation would violate America’s long-standing commitment to basic freedoms. However, the Imperialistic Era was a departure from the earlier expansionism, in that the U.S. was now expanding its influence and power overseas, along with
Spearheaded by the efforts of President Teddy Roosevelt, the canal was built so travel time and distance between the opposing American coasts could be drastically shortened. Its construction was approved with the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty negotiated with Great Britain in 1901. Colombia, which controlled the area, was given an offer of $10 million plus an additional $250,000 annually for a 99-year
history and directly set it on four continents. The exploration of the West African coast was just a preliminary to the India Trade (Parry, 131). Prince Henry encouraged his explorers to continue making their way further and further down the coastline to gain more intelligence and make more money (Parry, 132). His death in 1460 signaled an end to further exploration for a time, as the mariners had gotten to a point of coast around Benin that was more dangerous to traverse and seek a way through than it
major league baseball. Segregation was very high in the mid-1900s and there were separate areas for African Americans to eat, drink, and even use the bathroom. There was a separate baseball league that blacks had to play in and there were absolutely NO blacks in Major League Baseball. That all changed in 1947 when Jackie Robinson was signed to a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers. By signing this contract it gave Jackie the opportunity to do what he loved and help change the major leagues as well
spawn on continental shelves, and the main nursery grounds of many species are also in coastal regions. The main fishing grounds are located on the wider continental shelves of the mid and high latitudes. The single most important area is the North Pacific, where as much as one-quarter of the world's fish catch is taken. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY Prehistoric people were hunters and food collectors, and they found much of their food in lakes, rivers, and shallow ... ... middle of paper
which the Anti-Saloon League changed its goals from social reform to legislate reform, and came to have a fair amount of influence in this country’s politics. The League originated in Oberlin, Ohio, in 1887-88. At the time it was called the Local Option League. This early league enjoyed a fair amount of success and the idea of a state league came into being. In 1893, the Ohio Anti-Saloon League was formed and two years later merged with the district of Columbia League to form the National Anti-Saloon
Canada, Japanese labour was cheaper than it would to employ Canadians, therefore reports had surfaced stating that the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway had the intention to import and employ thousands of Japanese workers in Western Canada this entail fuelled anti-Asian sentiments. Hostility outside of the war grew as tensions grew within the province, the Asiatic Exclusion League reverted to violence during an organized rally in which targeted both Japanese and Chinese residents resulting to the destruction
a lot of political and social disruption. Many Chinese decided to immigrate to the east coast of the United States due to the attraction of the gold rush. Once they came, the Chinese were rejected by the Americans, but some was still able to prosper for gold along the Fraser River in Western Canada. During that period, Canada desperately needed a transportation system that would connect the east and west coast and strengthen their national identity. This was a hard task because British Columbia’s
Russia. The United States has 3.794 million square miles. The land in Canada covers seven time zones. The territory known as Nunavut has the most square miles, followed by Quebec, Northwest Territories and, Ontario. Canada is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the Arctic Ocean and Labrador Sea on the north, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. Canada mostly borders the United States to the north. However, Alaska, one of the fifty states in the United States is North of some parts of Canada
Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson is a major cultural hero who affected our society in a major way. He was the first African-American in Major League Baseball, breaking the color barrier and paving the way for many other African-Americans in baseball and other sports all over. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia to a family of sharecroppers. He was the youngest child, he had 4 siblings. In 1920 his father left the family, leaving his mother to take care of all 5
The NFL is always trying to expand its’ brand. They have played exhibition games in Canada, Mexico, Australia, Japan, Spain and a few other countries. There is talk now that the NFL is interested in putting a franchise over in London. Any team that is located in London is a horrible idea. That team in London would cause so much disorder. The UK is 5 hours ahead of the U.S. which would cause major scheduling conflicts with the already established franchises in America. Everyone knows that soccer would
Internment was brought about by a justifiable fear for the security of the nation. Japan had pulled off an attack on Pearl Harbor, which no one had thought was conceivable. With the thought that Japan may attack the West Coast of the United States, while the US military was in shock, was on everyone’s mind. Secondly, it was caused by racism. Anti-Asian prejudices, especially in California, began as anti-Chinese feelings. Chinese immigration to the U.S. began about the same time as the California