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Victoria, British Columbia: Physical Environment and Geomorphology, 2002.
Examines the geolographic characteristics of the southeastern tip of Vancouver Island.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 53.95
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Since the colonial era Victoria has been the capital of British Columbia. It is located on the southeastern tip of Vancouver Island. This discussion outlines the physical geography of this region including its physical geography, geomorphology, soils, climate and vegetation. Additionally, the role of tectonic activity in the area is explored.
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Victoria, British Columbia, 2005.
An overview of the physical environment and geomorphology of Victoria, British Columbia.
1,208 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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Since the colonial era Victoria has been the capital of British Columbia. It is located on the southeastern tip of Vancouver Island. This paper outlines the physical geography of this region including its physical geography, geomorphology, soils, climate and vegetation. Additionally, the role of tectonic activity in the area is also explored.
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Introduction
Physical Geography and Geomorphology
Plate Tectonics
Climate and Vegetation
Conclusions
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"Plate tectonics are the single most important geological force operating on the Victoria Region. This assertion is true for four distinct reasons. In the popularly understood conception of plate tectonics Victoria is on the edge of a plate being relatively violently subducted. Second, as a consequence of this it exhibits the most frequent earthquake activity in Canada. Third, and also a consequence of plate tectonics, it is subjected to cycles of extremely violent earthquake activity every few centuries (a blink of the eye in geological terms). Fourth and less commonly, micro-plate activity and the creation of terranes has significantly impacted on the physical geography of the Victoria region."
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Black History in British Columbia, 2005.
This paper compares C.S. Giscombe's "Into and Out of Dislocation" and Peter Hudson's "Natural Histories of Southwestern British Columbia".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper explains that both excerpts from C.S. Giscombe's "Into and Out of Dislocation" and Peter Hudson's "Natural Histories of Southwestern British Columbia" discuss black history in British Columbia. The author points out that the two writers' styles are utterly different. The paper relates that Giscombe simultaneously relates the history of his travels in British Columbia and the history of John Robert Giscome, a man who was possibly one of Giscombe's ancestors.
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"On the face of it, the excerpts from C.S. Giscombe's Into and Out of Dislocation and Peter Hudson's Natural Histories of Southwestern British Columbia seem to have little in common. Certainly, the two authors' styles are utterly different. However, closer analysis reveals many similarities between the two excerpts. The first and most obvious similarity is that both men have as their subject matter history - specifically, black history in British Columbia. Giscombe simultaneously relates the history of his travels in British Columbia and the history of John Robert Giscome, a man who was possibly one of Giscombe's ancestors."
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Natural Resources and the British Columbia Economy, 2002.
A discussion of the importance of natural resources to the economy of British Columbia.
3,525 words (approx. 14.1 pages), 14 sources, $ 129.95
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This paper will examine the evolution of the economy in British Columbia and demonstrate that it is no longer too reliant on its natural resources. Although British Columbia's export of natural resources is important to its economy, the service sector of the economy is increasing at an enormous speed.
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Squamish, British Columbia, 2002.
Study of Squamish, British Columbia.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 35.95
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The subject of this paper is Squamish, British Columbia.
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Reapplying to the University of British Columbia, 2008.
An application essay for readmission to the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper is an application essay for readmission to the University of British Columbia, written by a Chinese immigrant to Canada. In it, he recounts the challenges he has had to face integrating himself, alone and without family nearby, into the fast-paced Canadian society. He explains why he was asked to leave the university the first time, the educational path he followed since then, and why now he feels more mature, focused, and ready to reapply.
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"The most important thing that I gained from the college studying is that I found my field of study. When I was at UBC, I studied Food, Nutrition and Health in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. I was thinking of studying Nutritional Science, but after one year at UBC, I knew I did not like it and did not fit into the program. That is one reason why I failed and was asked to leave. Since then, I have studied Geography at Langara College. I found this program fascinating. I can learn about the planet that we live on. I can study the world deeply. In my mind, I can travel around the globe without going literally. Because global warming is becoming a huge issue in Canada and in the world, I want to have more knowledge about it from the geographical point of view. I want to study something that I really want to understand."
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British Columbia Muslim Association, 2005.
An evaluation of the British Columbia Muslim Association's database.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper discusses and evaluates the use of databases at the British Columbia Muslim Association. The author finds that more extensive use of databases could be implemented and combined with the association's Web site.
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"The British Columbia Muslim Association (BCMA) is a largely volunteer organization that operates a central Web site with links to Islamic resources in the BC community. The Web site is currently undergoing ..."
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British Columbia Joining Canada, 2003.
This essay delves into the reasons for British Columbia's ultimate decision to join the Canadian Confederation.
2,799 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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An analysis of the various factors that worked in an interrelated manner and influenced the various constituents involved in making the decision on whether British Columbia should join Canada. These factors included social factors. such as class, political factors, and economic considerations (e.g. railway). More specifically, some of the key considerations were the impact of potential annexation by the United States, the Gold Rush, and the influence of Britain and its imperialist views of BC as a colony. Furthermore, this essay includes an analysis of the key players (e.g. political figures, journalists, influential elite, etc.) and their role in this decision. Players include Amor de Cosmos, Anthony Musgrave, James Douglas, Hudson Bay Company, and John A. MacDonald.
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"British Columbia?s decision to join Canada over other alternatives was a combination of the colony?s economic and social need and influence of various constituents that were guided by political motivations. There were three options available to the colony of British Columbia prior to their joining Confederation and becoming part of the Dominion of Canada. One of these alternatives available was to remain with the status quo of being a British colony. Annexation by the United States was the second alternative. The third option open was to become part of the Dominion of Canada. In this essay, I would argue there was a combination of factors that led British Columbia to choose the third alternative. One of the key factors was related to a need for a solution to the economic problems of the colony arising from growing debt and the slow growing economy. Another important issue for many British Columbians was the desire to have a ?responsible government? that was more representative of the colony?s people. Surrounding the situation of finding a solution to the colony?s economic problems and pressure for independence were the political motivations of various players from not only British Columbia, but also the Dominion of Canada and Britain. The influence of these political actors played an important role in leading to an agreement between Canada and British Columbia containing terms that made joining confederation the most attractive alternative out of the three discussed in this paper."
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British Columbia, 1849-1871: Prelude to Confederation., 2002.
This paper discusses the evolution of British settlement on the Pacific coast of North America from the Oregon Treaty (1846) to the Confederation of British Columbia (1871).
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 11 sources, $ 89.95
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It traces the evolution from a fur trade station to a colony and then a province. It focuses on conflict with American ambitions in Oregon and Washington and the impact of the gold rush of 1858. It also includes a biography of Sir James Douglas, the colonies governor and the local Hudson's Bay Company Superintendent.
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British Columbia Logging Industry, 2002.
Reviews Gordon Hak's book "Turning Trees Into Dollars: The British Columbia Coastal Lumber Industry, 1858-1913".
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, $ 62.95
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Hak's volume explores the first fifty years of the B.C. coastal logging industry. It is a traditional industry history rather than a labour or social history. Hak emphasizes the industrialization of the industry, the chaotic market conditions and labour's remarkably low degree of unionization, organization and political action.
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Hotel and Motel Industry in British Columbia, 1995.
This paper analyzes the hotel and motel industry in British Columbia: Industry conditions, concepts and practices, economics, competition, consumers, management strategy, retail mix and future.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 19 sources, $ 87.95
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"The accommodations industry in British Columbia as a whole is experiencing a problem with over capacity. The excess of rooms derived from a continuation of new construction in the provincial industry all through the period of the economic recession in the early-1990s. The problem of over capacity in the accommodations industry on a provincial-wide basis should end by late-1996.
Over capacity has not been a problem for the industry in Northern British Columbia. In fact, occupancy rates in excess of 90 percent have not been uncommon in the northeastern part of the province. Over capacity problems have been most serious in the Okanagon ... "
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The Agricultural Industry in British Columbia, 2006.
A discussion of how climate and soil affect the agricultural industry in three British Columbian regions.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 80.95
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Perhaps no other industry is as dependent upon variables over which it has no control as the agricultural industry is. This paper produces a cross sectional comparison and contrast of three regions in British Columbia: Cariboo region, Peace River, and Kootenay. The paper highlights how climatic factors and soil composition factors impact upon the respective agricultural sectors of the aforementioned areas. In addition to illuminating how areas that are fairly close to one another geographically can still produce astonishing climatic and geological diversity the paper also reveals how primary industries like agriculture take on new shapes in different regions because of the physical feature of the land.
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Native Land Claims - British Columbia, 2008.
A critical review of Paul Tennant's article "Aboriginal Peoples and Aboriginal Title in BC Politics".
1,080 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper argues that Paul Tennant's article, "Aboriginal Peoples and Aboriginal Title in British Columbia Politics," makes a significant contribution to our understanding of contemporary governance in Canada's westernmost province. After presenting various highlights of the article, this author describes Tennant's article as an excellent summary of an important issue.
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"To start with, Tennant's article takes us back to the eighteenth century and to the original Royal Proclamation. While students of history (at their own peril) sometimes overlook this important document and what it says about white-aboriginal relations, the truth of the matter is that, while ultimate title to native land may have been perceived to lie with the Crown, the Proclamation nonetheless recognized tribal autonomy and "political separateness" from the ever-growing colonial societies (Nichols, 129-130). Thus, when native groups finally began to mobilize in the 1960s, one of the things that surely fueled their anger was the sense that even white governments of many generations earlier had implicitly realized that native peoples had certain prerogatives that could not be blithely ignored - no matter how hard subsequent governments would try to efface those rights. Furthermore, native anger at the government was also driven, in part, by the realization among many natives in the last-third of the twentieth century that the concept of reciprocity - the idea that natives would give up their title to land in exchange for various benefits like land reserves - had for too long been overlooked in British Columbia in favor of the principle of terra nullius, or the idea that, since a section of land had escaped any significant human occupation, natives had no original title to it (Tennant, 46; for more on the use of terra nullius in British Columbia, please see McKee, 14). If you want to understand the lingering tensions that still complicate the land claims negotiation process even today, you need to appreciate this concept - and Tennant's article can certainly help you with that."
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Earthquake Hazards in Western British Columbia, 2003.
Discusses potential hazards of a northern West Coast earthquake and its impacts on urban populations.
1,747 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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Western British Columbia is situated near an active subduction zone. The most densely populated part, the Lower Mainland, is actually sitting on the subduction zone. This paper explains that this dynamic geological setting subjects the region to frequent seismic activity and is, in large part, responsible for a higher risk of destructive earthquakes in comparison to other parts of Canada. While the principal city of Vancouver and its surroundings have not experienced a damaging earthquake so far, large earthquakes with nearby epicenters have been strongly felt, and there is paleoseismic evidence for very large earthquakes in the late Holocene. Hazards associated with earthquakes are discussed in detail, and recommendations are given on how to minimize the impacts of a megathrust earthquake and its accompanying hazards. Paper contains 6 figures and charts.
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"Western British Columbia is situated at a dynamic geological setting which causes it to be the most seismically active in Canada and makes it one of the few sites around the world capable of producing a megaquake of a magnitude of ~9. While such a quake has not hit the region in settled time, paleoseismic evidence, oral history traditions and Japanese records date such a quake as having occurred in 1700. There is also evidence which point to these megathrust events as happening at irregular intervals which range from 200 to 800 years. Vancouver lies at the north end of a seismically active region which extends down into Washington State and has its end south of the Puget Sound. Areas directly off the coast of Vancouver Island and all along the Juan de Fuca plate and Cascadia Subduction Zone are very seismically active. The impact of an earthquake over 6 in magnitude with an epicenter near the Lower Mainland would be devastating on the region, if it occurs off the coast of Vancouver Island, even greater damages would be incurred by tsunami. While new building codes to increase safety structures are due to be released in 2005, it may be too late, as a large quake could hit the region any time, and we have no way to predict such quakes."
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Opium in British Columbia, 2002.
This paper discusses opium's addictive qualities and how society's attitudes to it have changed.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 89.95
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The paper examines how Vancouver's opium factories serviced the North American drug trade in the late 19th century. We then see how, in the early part of the century, Vancouver's substantial drug culture centred on the opium dens of Chinatown, and then, by the late '40s, had shifted to the streets. Overall, the paper examines how opium has long been a Vancouver phenomenon.
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