Canada and the Twenties CP HW p.48-73 1) The tensions that underlined the Winnipeg General Strike began when all the soldiers came home from Europe and didn’t have a job anymore; this put a lot of women out of their jobs. The pay had also been reduced during the war‚ which made workers demand for a higher wage from their employer. On top of this many if not all of the war material factories were going out of business. Economic hardship and unfairness erupted into a strike that made Canadian history
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In the article published on August 3‚ 2012‚ Still Puritan After All These Years by Matthew Hutson‚ an author for the New York Times‚ Eric Luis Uhlmann conducted numerous tests on American citizens‚ finding that many Americans resemble the work ethic of Protestantism. The studies also showed that Americans solved anagrams involving religious words faster than Canadians. The last study revealed that the American minds are more approving towards prudish schools cancelling prom because of sexual dances
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Marco Sanchez English 1301 9/24/12 “The Roaring 20’s was the best decade of America” Everyone dreams of living the good life‚ having all the luxuries for a bargain price and not worrying about a thing in the world. Well for many people in the 1920’s that was their life. This jump from 1919 to 1920 brought the greatest change in society‚ politics and values. The key word during this decade was prosperity. Americans were evolving from an era of conservatism to an era of more liberal views. New
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“The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brian outlines a platoon’s experience during the Vietnam War and specifies many items that the soldiers in the platoon bring while going on marches. If I had to bring three items with me into battle‚ I would bring a photo of my family (which includes my dog)‚ some type of gun‚ and a Benedictine bracelet. These things would combine and give me motivation‚ authority‚ and protection. Tim O’Brian’s short story “The Things They Carried” is a story‚ which follows a platoon
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and why we need this refuge of sorts. It all started when King Henry VIII was born. His Majesty was born January the twenty-eighth the year of our Lord 1491 (Henry VIII). Henry was never really meant to be king‚ his older brother Arthur was. Arthur was taught how to be a king ever since he was old enough to understand it‚ he was even betrothed to an advantageous girl‚ Catherine of Aragorn‚ since the age of two (Henry VIII). Henry on the other hand was taught theology‚ music‚ languages‚ poetry‚
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Wait Till Next Year‚ by Doris Kearns Goodwin‚ is a personal memoire of Goodwin’s life growing up in Rockville Centre‚ New York during the 1950s. Goodwin talks about multiple members of her family‚ including her father‚ Michael‚ her mother‚ Helen‚ her two sisters‚ Charlotte and Jeanne‚ and her best friend while growing up‚ Eileen. The memoire includes many memories of how she and her family were affected during the atomic bomb and McCarthyism. Also in her story‚ she highlights the good and bad things
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Henry David Thoreau once stated‚ “You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.” I believe that the trials and tribulations in one’s life and the manner in which he or she responds to them defines them as a person just as much as his/her successes do. Of course‚ using one’s failures in life as tools for learning and building character is easier said than done. However‚ there are unique qualities that can make this process quite simple. I possess some of these
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Henry David Thoreau "Simplify! was Thoreau ’s motto" in his life (Stanley 20). He showed people how to live simple life by living a simple life in Walden. Due to Thoreau ’s efforts and works on nature people considers a nature an important part in their lives‚ as a result nature became one of the top topics in 21st century. Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12‚ 1817‚ in Concord‚ Massachusetts (Meltzer 11). His parents were John Thoreau and Cynthia Dunbar Thoreau (12). Henry had three siblings
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"All the Years of Her Life" is a short story about the love a mother has for her son. The son does not appreciate his mother until the night his actions cause her emotional collapse‚ as he realizes the depth of her affection. As the story begins‚ Sam Carr‚ the owner of a drugstore‚ asks his young employee‚ Alfred Higgins‚ if there might be some items in his coat pockets that he wants to leave on the counter before he goes home for the evening. Alfred immediately senses that something is wrong
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Embarrassed Soldier Tim O’Brien’s personal short story‚ “On the Rainy River‚” evokes an inner struggle to serve‚ or to “run” to Canada. O’Brien shamefully expresses his own horrific tale of compromise of the draft in the summer of ‘68. At 21 years old‚ “young‚ yes‚ and politically naive‚” he feels “moral confusion” for the decision he has to make. O’Brien’s use of first person narration in his old age‚ evokes a sense of embarrassment which he feels for choosing to fight in a meaningless war
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