Had there been no Macdonald‚ it’s all but certain there would not be a single Canadian reading this article or others like it‚ never mind raising a celebratory toast to him on the 200th anniversary of his birth on Jan. 10 or 11 (the records of his father and of the local Register Office in Glasgow‚ where he was born‚ differ). That’s because had there been no Macdonald‚ there would have been no Canada for anyone to be a citizen of. Under Macdonald’s leadership as prime minister (1867-1873 and 1878-1891)
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Folio piece-short story I had no choice it was either him or the damnation of my people. My hands were quivering with fear‚ sweat was dripping from my forehead as I made the decision to kill him. The man that sat in my barber shop chair had killed 14 of my friends and had death on his mind‚ the devil was at work in this man. Tension was rising‚ I walked across the empty room sharpening the blade of my silver razor‚ I continued to shave his beard as any good barber would have‚ each stroke smother
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If I Had a Superpower Admit it‚ all of us must have imagined‚ at least once‚ of being able to fly‚ to have super-strength‚ superhuman speed‚ or any kind of skill nobody else have. Whether you are an innocent little kid or a grown-up‚ having superpowers is always something we wish we could have. Imagine you can teleport‚ travel in time‚ communicate with people telepathically‚ or be invisible. Why got caught in traffic jams if we can fly? Why have hard times with your pet if you understand animal
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highlights the power of friendship and emotion as the two most necessary aspect to survive the atrocity of war. Wilfred Owen’s ‘The Send-Off’ delineates a group of soldiers being waved off to war‚ where they will utterly meet their end. Unlike Misto‚ Owen dictates the perspectives of individuals
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In the poem “Disabled”‚ Wilfred Owen uses poignant regret and loneliness to show that war is not as glorified as it is portrayed. This disabled man‚ who was crippled in the war‚ sits “in a wheeled chair” all alone in a park. He heard the “voices of boys” ringing throughout the park‚ “voices [filled] of play and pleasure” however‚ to him it was “saddening like a hymn”. He sat there “shivering in his ghastly suit of grey” only able to observe for he is “legless‚ [and] sewn short at the elbow”. Time
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Where the Streets Had a Name‚ a realistic friction novel by Randa Abdel-Fattah‚ is a compassionate story of the sights‚ sounds‚ and smells of a Palestinian Family whose daily lives are governed by curfews and security check points. Hayaat‚ a Muslim‚ and Sam‚ a Christian‚ skip school together to take a journey through the war-ridden territory of West Bank‚ then gets caught up in a deadly protest where they become injured‚ and they end up back with their families where they witness Jihan‚ sister of
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Wilfred Owen ----------------------- Dulce Et Decorum Est Bent double‚ like old beggars under sacks‚ Knock-kneed‚ coughing like hags‚ we cursed through sludge‚ Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs And towards our distant rest began to trudge. Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots But limped on‚ blood-shod. All went lame; all blind; Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots Of disappointed shells that dropped behind. GAS! Gas! Quick‚ boys!-- An ecstasy of fumbling
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The article refers to Mark and Dalia Owens and their escapades as researchers studying the behaviors of humanly naïve wildlife to their corrupt actions against poachers. Although‚ Goldberg discusses the accomplishes that were made by the Owenses for the nearby oppressed villages and how the Owenses aided the villages‚ he also discusses how unethical Mark’s antics in particular became with the interactions between scouts and poachers. “The Hunted‚” can be connected to conflict theory due to the overwhelming
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euphoria and romance is in the air. It seems to suggest that the halcyon days of youth and romance are nothing more than distant memories to him‚ gone forever‚ reducing him to a cripple‚ devoid of joy and happiness. In addition to the fact that he had become physically handicapped‚ he has been psychologically scarred as he will be shunned by women‚ “now he will never feel again how slim girls’ waists are‚ or how warm their subtle hands”. In the fourth stanza‚ when he was a young soccer player
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Many individuals have a philosophy of life‚ but Lily Owen’s is unique. Throughout The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd‚ Lily Owens develops her philosophy of life. At the opening of the novel‚ she is an innocent girl whose nightmares become a reality the next day. Once she has the truth of her mother’s death imprinted into her head‚ everything Lily considers correct is proven wrong. After running away from the jailhouse with Rosaleen‚ she struggles with a drastic change in age‚ from an innocent
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