I have read Suresh Canagarajah’s article ’ The Fortunate Traveler: Shuttling between Communities and Literacies by Economy Class ’. He is a good writer and he has many good idea about learning English to improve literacies. In Suresh Canagarajah’s opinion‚ every English learners need to find a adaptive way‚ that will enhance their interests to learn English. Countries’ tradition is influencing local people’s aethestic standard‚ so many readers are hard to accept foreign writing style. As a entreprenant
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The Rebellions of 1837/1838 in both Upper Canada and Lower Canada were attempts and attacks at their current government for various reasons. The rebellions in Upper Canada were to bring about an American style democracy‚ while the rebellions in Lower Canada were largely due to discrimination against the French‚ unequal taxation‚ and lack of power within the government to bring about any reformation. In the end‚ the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada had a profound impact on the future of the British
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From the information presented in the article “The dumbing down of Canada’s universities”‚ I strongly agree with Kee Dewdney and Vanessa Morgan‚ my belief is that Canada’s school system is lacking on the basic ability of teaching. There are many reasons behind this‚ in my opinion I would say it is not just the students fault‚ yes we are easily distracted‚ yes our attention span is very low and yes we do tend not to care or put in any effort‚ but it is just as much a teachers fault as it is a students
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Confederation The Confederation of 1867 had many influencing factors pushing it and against it. The most influencing factors were based on three main topics which were: economic factors‚ internal political issues‚ and pressures from the USA. Some of these factors had a big influence on the outcome‚ and others not so much. The most influencing factor of the Confederation was the Political Deadlock. This made the government come to a standstill because if the majority was against for
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Canadian women on their own are poorest of the poor Only 9% of all Canadians were considered poor in 2007. It was the lowest rate of low income in 30 years. But that was before the recession hit last fall. We don’t yet have income data for 2008‚ but‚ if past experience is anything to go by‚ poverty rates will go up again as declining economic growth shows up in the numbers. And that’s bad news for women whose high rates of poverty remain unaddressed. Women on their own are the poorest of the
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Drugs: A Major Problem In Canadian Society A major problem that exists within Canadian society is the abuse of mind- altering substances. Such narcotics cause not only health problems‚ but also violent and potentially criminal acts. A mind-altering narcotic can be defined as both the legal and illegal type. The four main categories of drugs are: narcotics‚ CNS depressants‚ CNS stimulants‚ and hallucinogens. Most of these drugs are highly addictive and are usually obtained by prescription or
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Canadian’s first choice for an alcoholic beverage? Beer. Not only is beer a refreshing beverage on a hot‚ sunny day‚ it plays a big part in the Canadian heritage. The overall beer consumption over the years has been steady‚ however with increased competition‚ it is becoming harder for Canadian breweries to keep up with market trends. Hence‚ all the major Canadian breweries have been merged with or acquired by the international giants. The competition is rising not only between beer brands‚ but also within
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Study of the Shield of Achilles and the Shield of Aeneas In Homer’s great work‚ the Iliad‚ Achilles is given a set of armor‚ including a glorious shield which allows him to return to battle and carry out his revenge against Hector. Likewise‚ in Virgil’s Aeneid‚ Aeneas is sent a shield for the purpose of aiding him in defending Rome from invasion. However‚ these shields are made special not by their military value‚ but by the engravings that decorate their surfaces. Achilles’ shield holds engravings
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and values‚ e.g.‚ the feminist movement or the abolition of slavery.” This was a time of change for the better because Canadians were acknowledging their past mistakes‚ e.g. how the Aboriginals peoples were treated‚ and trying to fix them by apologising. This was also a significant period where Canadian identity was being shaped into what it is today due to everything that Canadians have faced in the past‚ from fighting in the Korean war‚ to peacekeepers resolving issues‚ to fighting for a country
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Allies or Adversaries? Canada-China Relations China is the third largest export destination and second largest source of imports for Canada. However‚ the Sino-Canadian relations are not as stable and positive as the Canadian-American relations. Canada is one of the world ’s richest and most economically developed countries. China is the biggest developing country and Communist country in the world. China is also the world ’s second largest economy after the United States; it is considered an emerging
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