When I was only three years old‚ my family made the long 18-hour airplane trek from General Pico‚ La Pampa‚ Argentina to Saskatoon‚ Saskatchewan‚ Canada. I lived in Saskatoon from the age of three to the age of thirteen. This transition was a culture and language shock for my family and I. We were moving to a new country with a different language‚ different infrastructure‚ different cultures‚ and different demographics. Demographically‚ General Pico‚ the city I was born in‚ has a population of
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novel by Yann Martel‚ which was published in 2001‚ but earlier this year the movie called LIFE OF PI was released‚ and so far it has been getting really great reviews. The movie is about a 16 year old boy named Pi‚ whose father decides to move to Canada‚ the teen boy sadly has to leave is home‚ friends and lover behind‚ but he promises to return. Suddenly one night there is a storm‚ and the family is caught in it‚ a crew member on the ship throws Pi in a Lifeboat to safe his life‚ Pi then watches
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Canada’s Role in the World From 1945-2000 Canada has played a very significant and valuable role in the world since 1945 and this vital role has continued to this very day. Canada is continually being viewed as a peacekeeping and peacemaking nation because of its efforts and contributions in organizations such as the UN‚ NATO and NORAD. These contributions have given Canada a much larger and more influential role on the world stage. Since 1945‚ Canada has been able to find a comfortable role in
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For thousands of years Canada was occupied by a mixture of mongoloid peoples in different development stages between Late Paleolithic to Late Neolithic who had arrived thousands of years ago from Asia. The first contact with Europeans was when viking settlers tried to establish a logging settlement in Newfoundland. The vikings left for unknown reasons‚ possibly because the natives were hostile to viking presence. In the 15th century European explorers began to come to Canada and major French and English
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the French in Canada By: Kimia Canada‚ the 3.885 million square mile country located directly north of the United States‚ is the second largest country in the world. It has an extremely diversified population of 35.16 million people‚ and among this population are French Canadians. There is a lasting influence of French culture‚ religion‚ language‚ and more in Canada. This is due to the fact that it was once French territory; French Canadians currently residing in Canada are descendants
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International Relations Between Britain and Canada Canada has always had strong relations with Britain; starting as one of Britain’s colonies and later becoming an independent nation. The 19th century brought many changes to Canada; as a new independent nation so closely related to Britain‚ Canada began to step out from under her founder’s shadow and be seen apart from Britain. The United States became Canada’s largest trading partner in the early 19th century‚ a close reliable neighbour
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October 28‚ 2013 Civics: ISU Essay 2013 Bilingualism in Canada: Good or Bad? Yamna Zia I believe that bilingualism is central to Canada’s identity‚ as well as other languages. Pierre Elliott Trudeau has said that‚ “Bilingualism unites people; dualism divides them. Bilingualism means you can speak to the other; duality means you live in one language and the rest of Canada will live in another language”. Bilingualism is an essential
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members of a society experience a tragic event; for example‚ the loss of a friend‚ loved one‚ etc. Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi tells the story of Piscine (Pi) Patel‚ an Indian boy named after a pool in France‚ who sets sail with his family towards Canada‚ with their father’s collection of zoo animals. As soon their boat reached the open Pacific‚ it sank. Pi managed to get aboard a lifeboat where he was stranded for 227 days‚ with a wounded zebra‚ and orangutan‚ a hyena‚ and a 450-pound Royal Bengal
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as “cuddly creatures” rather as “man-killing beasts” Although it may be very traumatising‚ the boys definitely do learn. The zoo’s business starts to lose business in India‚ forcing the Patel family to make a big move to Canada. They soon set ship with all Animals on board‚ sailing across the Pacific Ocean. During the night a huge storm approaches the boat‚ Pi goes outside to see if he can steer the boat away but before he knows it the boat starts to submerge. The rest is
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Canada in World War Two Canada had proven itself an effective fighting force through all the World War One. Meaning that Canada was met with extreme success during World War One‚ with their stunning victories against immense odds. But would this reputation carry over to World War Two? In World War Two Canada would have success and failures with its first real battle being the defence of Hong Kong. Canada would fight with British and Indian forces‚ Canadian forces arrived just in time to repel
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