Give Labour Day back to the workers Robert Fulford‚ Financial Post Published: Friday‚ August 29‚ 2008 Most job-holding Canadians do not belong to unions and express absolutely no wish to join. That ’s the most striking and (in numerical terms) the most convincing conclusion that emerges from the Nanos Research national survey of 1‚000 employees. Behind that single fact we can glimpse a major change in Canadian society‚ the slow but apparently inevitable death of a once-vibrant force in national
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the Day Discuss the themes of loss and regret in Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day. The story The remains of the day‚ by Kazuo Ishiguro is filled with both aspects of loss and regret. The term Loss is an amount that one suffers due to an event and the term regret means to feel sorry for actions that have been done. These two major themes can be both seen literal and figurative over the course of the novel. The book stresses importance on the past and all that could of come from it. There
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Why Valentine’s Day Sucks So Hard There are many meaningful holidays throughout the year. Thanksgiving‚ Christmas‚ Veteran’s Day‚ and a personal favorite‚ St. Patrick’s Day. (And yes‚ I am Irish.) But there are also holidays that turn my stomach because of how much they suck. Actually‚ there is just one: Valentine’s Day. It is supposed to be a holiday that celebrates love and acts of love. Instead it comes across as a holiday crafted by corporations to increase revenue‚ and you must have the
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Stevens‚ an aging butler and the main character in Kazoo Ishiguro’s award winning novel The remains of the Day (1989)‚ sets off on a motoring trip through the south of England. The story about to unfold takes place during six days‚ but consists mainly of flashbacks on events taken place earlier in Stevens’s life. Consequently‚ the history is of greatest importance in this novel. The setting is the English countryside in the summer of 1956 and the British society is at a turning point between old
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Cathey The Day of Yahweh The Day of Yahweh is the day that most people associate with a period of time or a certain day that will occur when God’s will and purpose for His world and for mankind will be fulfilled. Some people believe that the day of the Lord will be a longer period of time than a single day- a period of time when Christ will reign throughout the world before He cleanses heaven and earth in preparation for the eternal promise of all mankind. Other scholars believe the day of the Lord
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George Gershwin: “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” When thinking about significant American composers‚ one name in particular came to me: George Gershwin. Influenced by French composers of an earlier time‚ George developed his own style‚ mixing jazz with the popular music of his time and creating something unique. Though he was met with mixed reviews in most of his endeavors‚ he kept writing‚ producing songs and plays for no purpose other than because he loved doing it. He started off as a song-plugger
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It seems there isn’t much on the net about Burmese Days that one can look over when getting ready to write an essay. I have provided one I wrote that is about 2 1/2 pages long and outlines some basic themes as well as analyzes the main character. Tell me what you guys think: Burmese Days by George Orwell is not a book that commonly comes to mind when one thinks ’"’Orwell’"’ but nevertheless it holds a distinguished place in his career as a writer. The novel revolves around the lives of a handful
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A Bad Day Everyone has gone through bad times in their life. It is the moment when you wish the earth would open up and swallow you. The embarrassment and discomfort felt during that time which may only last a few seconds feels like the time has stood still. I woke up at 6.00 am‚ when I was rudely awakened by my screaming alarm clock. I pounded on it until I found the ‘snooze’ button. My eyelids felt heavy and dropped down. Tiredness got the best of me. I rolled back over to catch a few more
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An Unforgettable Day I will never forget the day I passed my written driver exam and got my permit. The instructor just informed me that I passed and he was reviewing the junior driver restrictions with me as I was full of smiles. Meanwhile‚ I looked over at my dad and he was staring at his phone with a strange look. The instructor and I just ignored him and went on with our own business. “Excuse me sir‚ but I must take this call…” my father rudely interrupted. I was so embarrassed because
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One Day “One Day” is a novel written by David Nicholls. This is a book full of romance. The story is of two university graduates‚ Emma and Dexter‚ who become the best friends‚ but fail to come together romantically until almost too late. By showing us the same day- St Swiths- over 20 years‚ it tells the story of their relationship and‚ through them‚ the story of a generation. Emma Morley is one of the main characters in “One Day” and she’s my favourite character in the book. From the start Emma
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