Piscine Molitor Patel or Pi‚ Pi is named after the French word for pool and is the protagonist of Ang Lee’s Oscar winning movie and Yann Martel’s award winning novel‚ Life of Pi. Pi and his family departed from their home in India and were moving to Canada to start a new life‚ but their boat gets caught up in a disastrous storm‚ sinking the boat and killing everyone aboard except for Pi. Pi then survives 227 agonizing days abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean on an undirected lifeboat with an
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FESTIVALS Canada is a vast and diverse country‚ and its many festivals illustrate the many exciting cultural events that Canada has to offer. Canadian festivals and events attract visitors worldwide.This are some of them. The Calgary stampede The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo‚ exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary‚ Alberta‚ Canada. The ten-day event‚ which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth"‚ attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of
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acceptable definitions for fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the nearness danger or expectation of pain. The main character in the novel that called Life of Pi written by Yann Martel is Pi who challenges with many issues in his journey from India to Canada. One of the issues is living alone on the lifeboat in the middle of ocean with a Bengal tiger for while. One can learn to deal with fear as Pi deals with the tiger that called Richard Parker. Pi faces his fears‚ takes practical steps‚ persevere‚ and
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territorial conquest made by the two sides‚ Canada and the U.S. The two nations have remained peaceful ever since. The two nations share a relationship that is seen as strong‚ vigorous and substantial. With the relationship having spanned for more than two centuries‚ they share the world’s longest undefended border and have been beneficial to the economies of both nations. However‚ this relationship has only gotten stronger.The relationship between the U.S. and Canada has changed for the better through the
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Pi In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi‚ a writer visits Pi Patel and asks him to tell his life story. Pi tells the story of his childhood in Pondicherry‚ India‚ and how he attained his nickname. Pi’s father Santosh Patel a zoo owner‚ decides to move to Canada‚ where the animals the family owns would also be sold. They board on a Japanese cargo ship along with the animals. One night there is a terrible storm‚ which causes the ship they all are on to sink. Pi is the only person ton the ship who survives
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Canada culture is rather unique. It is build up of a variety of different nationalities such as Europeans‚ British and the French. A large majority of Canada speaks French because of the French population. In Canada everyone is equal. The "main" religion is Christianity! Some entertainment that is popular is comedy‚ music‚tradition‚ ect... A portion of Canada culture has been affected by America because it is just north of the USA. Their culture is also know for its health care‚ high taxes‚ and very
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Cold War‚ First Nations‚ Women‚ and Quebec Canada Learning Exercise Part One: Multiple Choice Cold War 1) Which newspaper headline is associated with the Korean War? A. “Canadian soldiers resolve crisis!” C. “Invasion of oil-rich country leads to war!” B. “Asian conflict; Canada remains neutral!” D. “International conflict results in a stalemate!” 2) In which nation did UN peacekeepers intervene in 1956? A. W B. X C. Y D. Z 3) Which of the following was a result of Canada’s decision to cancel
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generation if our government gets this wrong?” Immigration is key for Canada. We have become an popular option from immigrants from all around the world. We are capable of giving them great opportunities‚ and a better life. In 2011‚ foreign born immigrants represented approximately 20.6% of Canada’s total population. Without immigrants; Canada will lose its potential. Why immigration is necessary for Canada‚ The more immigrants that Canada has; the more economic growth‚ and real estate. Without immigrants
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Discrimination in Canada has existed since the beginning of European settlement. The indigenous population was forced into isolation on reserves‚ and were forced into Christian schools (residential schools). Thousands of indigenous people were either killed or abused physically and sexually and lost both their culture and language. While the extremity of discrimination against aboriginals isn’t quite as severe as it used to be‚ the ripples of our past coupled with continued suppression have left
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Sacco CHC 2DN-02 Tuesday July 7th 2009 Persuasive Essay on Immigration to Canada Immigration is when one leaves their country of origin and move to another. The topic if immigration has always been a very delicate subject. This is due to the many problems immigrants have had to face in their new country. Today issues dealing with immigration are not as bad as they were many years ago. Immigration in Canada was not as popular then as it is now. During the 1900s-1918 not all migrants were
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