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In this video “Planetary scientist Carolyn Porco shows images from the Cassini voyage to Saturn, focusing on its largest moon, Titan, and on frozen Enceladus, which seems to shoot jets of ice.” I think this is really cool because in this video who explains how humans have got so far and even landed on moons orbiting around Saturn.
The Battle Of Queenston Heights
The Niagara River; A few miles down from the falls the river is so narrow that a bullet can be fired across. This is where our story begins.
Early in the morning on October 13 1812 the troops at Fort George are awoken by heavy gunshots coming from half a dozen miles down the river at Queenston. Sir Isaac Brock, Aroused by the guns leaves immediately for Queenston he was in such a rush that he did not wait for help.
Meanwhile at queenston Both sides are firing musket and cannon balls at each other. In the water below 1200 American troops paddle across the river to the shores of Queenston Heights. By chance the Americans find a fisherman’s path to the top of the escarpment and take a Canadian cannon. When Sir Isaac Brock arrives the battle is going in the Americans favor.
Sir Isaac Brock realised that the cannon was what made the Americans start winning, so he rounded up many scattered troops and personally led an attack to take back the cannon. As he charged into battle with his sword drawn he became an easy target and died within minutes. But the attack on the cannon succeeded, and The British took back the cannon.
After Sir Isaac Brock is shot Major General Roger Sheaffe takes command of the Canadian troops and brings army reinforcements including a native tribe of mohawks, attacks back strategically and forces the Americans to surrender.
In conclusion, The American troops prove to be highly inexperienced in this battle and in spite of their large numbers lose. The Americans had over 300 Deaths and over 500 taken captive while the victors lost only 28. What makes this battle even more remarkable in history is the loss of Sir Isaac Brock. Sir Isaac Brock who was much admired will always be remembered by Canadians. His death taught Canadians a much needed lesson: Canada can fight and defeat the Americans. The battle of Queenston Heights gave Canada hope and helped achieve victory of the War of 1812. If this battle was lost, the Americans would have gained control over Niagara and had an easy path into Canada. With this critical location they could have potentially gone as far as winning the war. It is so important that today, 203 years later we still reenact the battle every year on October 13. Sir Isaac Brock was much remembered so much that today he has a city, university, streets, a few public buildings, and some parks named after him.
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Any broken or unwanted electrical or electronic appliance is being referred to as E-waste. E-waste is currently the most rapidly growing waste problem in the world.
E-waste is very damaging to health because of the materials used in the making of electronics such as lead and beryllium. Some of the effects of being to close to the e waste landfills are: birth defects, brain damage, heart damage, lung damage, spleen damage, kidney damage, nervous system damage, and skeletal system damage. E-waste is also damaging to the eco-system affecting the quality of water, soil and air.
Many people ask “Where is all of this happening?”. The sad truth is that it is happening in many different places around the world but mostly in the welthier countries like the USA where there is so much electronic garbage that they don’t know what to do with it, so they dump it on the countries with poverty like many places in Ghana and China and India. For example Guiyu in China is known as the e-waste capital of the world.
The use of electric and electronic equipment is multiplying fast around the world but mostly in the wealthier countries. This creates a fast growing problem. The wealthier countries get the benefit of getting the e-waste out of their country as the less developed country want the money they can get from the gold and copper used in many electronics. The problem is that the e waste covers large landfills which are burned to extract the metals from circuits, wires and cables causing pollution to the planet and harming the nearby population - particularly children who are most voulnerable.
These are dangerous because they leak lead, barium and other heavy metals in the ground and water. They also emit toxic phosphor into the air.
Burning the wires releases smoke and hydrocarbon ashes into the air.
These have toxic substances such as hydrocarbons and brominated substances which are killing the fish and river plants.
The melting of computer plastics Emit brominated dioxins, heavy metals and hydrocarbons.
Location: Medowvale West Church Center, 6945 Medowvale Town Centre Circle, Mississauga
Drop off your e-waste at: Meadowvale West Church Center
Scouts will recycle your e-waste to keep it out of landfills where harmful pollutants can escape into the environment.
Funds raised will support local youth attending the World Jamboree in Japan.