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There is a very good re-enactment movie of what went on in the White House during the missile crisis which I was fortunate enough to watch in high school. Anybody know the name? Anyways I think it was very informative and would recommend it as a primer for anybody that wants to learn about this.
An early vehicle of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act stated that:"No horseless carriage shall travel faster than 5 miles per hour"I guess that got revised as the years went by.
I believe a lot of it had to do with trade and how England was building a new empire based upon it since it had great control of the seas. In North America they had, just to name a few: tobacco, fur, cotton, lumber, and plenty of land for agriculture. If you count caribbean they also had access to sugar which was from what I heard in Shakespeare's time a rare and expensive treat and later became very popular for putting in tea.I think the effect it had on the people of Europe was probably for some an opportunity for a fresh start, freedom from religious oppression, a possibility for wealth, and probably many other factors so that probably encouraged many of them to join the early settlers. I would suggest considering that for your paper. Good luck
Update:I got accepted today for undergraduate studies... so now I am supposed to select my first year courses from anywhere in Humanities. Apparently I don't have a declared major until my 2nd year from what I heard from some of my advisors. As far as the details go in mapping out exactly which courses I want to take I think I'm going to have to sit down with some of the advising folks. @scout1067: I don't see what harm can come from teaching classics in high schools as a separate course. My high school did not have Latin, philosophy, or anything about antiquity other than a week or so brush-over in world history class, and if it were available I would probably have taken it back then. @Phidippides: I have seen Andrew on a handful of documentaries on Rome. Archaeology work sounds really neat but at the moment the amount of additional years I would have to spend in school doesn't really sound feasible but who knows. For now I think it's just as much fun to watch the experts on TV uncovering the past 😛
For my current history class, we read Ben's Autobiography and I loved it. (Hence my site name, BensGal... ;D) He, very much, was a ladies man but I think this tendency may go along with his ability to "work" the people. Towards the end of the book, the editor included some of Ben's letters to various women in his life. Pretty interesting. He seemed to be a very caring man & I'm thinking some of his relationships were due to loneliness as he wasn't particularly close to his actual family in their early years due to work and political life. I also enjoyed reading "The Prometheus I & II" portion of the book, too. Ben Franklin was amazing, imo.
I will have to agree that his autobiography is an excellent read, and left me wanting to learn so much more. The documentary which you mention I have seen a few times and find it is also quite well done; supplemented with his autobiography you can gain a very good understanding of how talented this man was.Of all his accomplishments, however, and his importance to the American colonies as a diplomat and a 'man of the people' came at a price, and I would have to say it was his family that suffered the most. I think he mentioned in his autobiography (I will look it up) that he admits to not being a good father to his son, but of course since he was almost never home and his son being born in the shadow of such a famous man would probably lead to many expectations that his son possibly couldn't live up to.In my opinion, Benjamin Franklin was certainly a polymath and to me represents America best and would be one of the top 5 people I'd like to meet if I could travel back in time.
A teaching certificate entails Graduate level work.
Yep it is similar here, a teacher's certificate is required. I plan to do this in 2 years following the BA. One of the benefits of the History program at my local university is that students are encouraged to focus mainly on 2 areas, so I suppose you and the professor I spoke with are correct in stating that taking, in this case, Canadian history and 1 other would be most beneficial for future prospects. I think I will take the minimum required units in that and put the rest into American history and if I have any leftover units hopefully I can take some courses from the Classics department. I believe the curriculum for public schools in this province have mandatory Canadian history for at least 1 semester, with world history, and possibly American & ancient history being taught only in some schools where they can find somebody with a background in that as well as a demand for that.If that is the case then what does one usually do with a degree in Classics? Does one usually go for the PhD and go straight to teaching in colleges/universities, is it usually taken by aspiring writers? I am a curious type and I don't think I ever really thought about it!Thanks a lot for all the informative answers fellas 🙂
If it is a candle holder imagine how it would look in a dark room with a candle lit, the pattern would be pretty neat.
