worth all the lives lost by the brave canadian soldiers which‚ in turn‚ was the reason for advances in technologies people use to this day and has impacted Canada significantly. Within the list of several inventions‚ one of the biggest ones that impacted our society is blood transfusions‚ which has saved many lives in Canada. Along with this‚ Canada was introduced with portable x-rays which provided medics a better way to help save people who have been harmed or injured whether in battle in WWI or in
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nicely and even refuse to capitulate. When there’s disagreements that occasionally get out of hand it tends to cause quite the conundrum. What do these cultures within countries such as Canada even share‚ if anything at all. And how were these cultures even originally established in the first place? In the beginning Canada did not exist. . . at least to Europeans it didn’t. When overland trade routes became congested the voyage around Africa was far too long and dangerous‚ the European nations looked
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disgraceful action with damage to reputation (Google). Though Canada may be a proud nation‚ much of the dark past is deeply buried. One of the many scandals of Canada includes forcing the Chinese to pay head taxes reveal Canada’s racist and unjust past. There is a significant relationship between the increasing amount of head taxes and the decreasing Chinese population in Canada. With the Gold Rush in the 1860s‚ many Chinese immigrants arrived in Canada to search for a fortune of their own. Little did they
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“It’s a question of brain over brawn‚” (Martel 26) or rather in Martel’s story it is a question of purpose over sheer nonsense. Organization is the main stage in all decent or better books. The author can use organization to their advantage but it can also cause a disadvantage. In‚ The Life of Pi‚ by Yann Martel the main character‚ 16 year old Pi Patel is an abnormal teen with even more abnormal daily activities. Pi’s life is constantly changing in his though his practice in Christianity‚ Hinduism
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major spoilers that are necessary for analysis. The movie begins with a grown Indian man named Pi who uses his childhood stories to try to convince an atheist into believing in God. Pi describes the time he and his family needed to move from India to Canada via a Japanese freighter. The freighter was shipwrecked and teenage Pi‚ along with some zoo animals‚ were the only ones to get on a life boat and survive. On the boat‚ Pi witnessed a hyena kill a zebra and then an orangutan. But a tiger jumped out
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Assignment 1 Martel‚ Yann. Life of Pi. Boston: Harcourt‚ 2001. Print. I chose the swarm of flying fish as a significant symbol in the novel because it represented hope. Whenever the fish appeared he not only received food from the actual fish but was also able to use them towards catching bigger bait than he used to tame Richard Parker allowing him to him live and be able to hope for land and have the necessary ingredients to a survive. Assignment 2 (pg.14) “The Pondicherry Zoo was the source
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For my assignment I will be looking at Indigenous communities in Canada compared to the rest of the world. Today‚ over 4% of Canada’s population describes themselves as Indigenous. Indigenous people were the first people to live on what is now called Canada‚ they had their own culture‚ beliefs and lifestyle. When European settlers came to Canada in the 1800’s they assimilated the Indigenous people. Europeans convinced Indigenous people to sign treaties which still are the same ones that are used
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Cited: Martel‚ Yann. Life of Pi. n.a: Random House of Canada‚ 2001. Print. Zemeckis‚ Robert‚ dir. Cast Away. By William Broyles. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation‚ 2000. DVD.
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During the Interwar period‚ Canada experienced a time of prosperity‚ as well as a time of Great Depression. While Canada was flourishing‚ they fabricated nation building processes that are still used today. During their time of blossoming‚ prior to the Great Depression‚ Canada starting becoming an independent nation‚ developing a military‚ and experiencing economic gain. Canada starting becoming an independent nation during the interwar period by slowly withdrawing from the control of the British
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Social Studies 11 Nov 17‚ 2013 How has intolerance towards immigrants been an issue in Canada since 1914? “I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. Throughout the history of Canada there has always been an intolerance towards immigrants‚ There is a dream some people had for a utopian country‚ a country the is no longer defined by the color of your skin‚ the ways you act ‚ the things you do or
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