Louis Riel: Historical Hero Louis Riel is a well-known figure in Canadian history. Through his acts as a leader‚ despite his political mistakes‚ I believe he should be remembered as a Canadian hero. Riel‚ being well-educated and bilingual‚ would eventually emerge as a strong advocate for Metis rights in Red River. Riel practiced as a lawyer in Montreal‚ but returned to his home of Red River in the face of Rupert’s Land being purchased by Canada from the Hudson’s Bay Company (Histori). His home
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Canadian bloods alike waltz along the trickling waters of the Red River. The apprehension and cinders of rebellion is planted beneath the Manitoban soils. The soul of the uprising is Metis leader‚ Louis Riel. The voice of his people‚ the Father of Manitoba‚ the beginning of acceptance in a newly founded land‚ Louis Riel should be considered a Canadian hero because of his firmness‚ persistence‚ and action of introducing multiculturalism to Canada. To re-establish my point‚ a hero is one who betters the
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The opening of Holes is effective for many reasons. There are more than just a few techniques that authors use to entice readers and I am going to be looking at those that Holes author Louis Sachar used. The first sentence of the first chapter is very interesting as it is a contradictory phrase that confuses the reader and throws them off guard. A boy named Stanley Yelnats has been sent to a place named Camp Green Lake. However‚ confusingly‚ the first sentence simply states ‘there is no lake at
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project is the Fisher House In Philadelphia By Louis I. Kahn. It took Kahn seven years and many different designs to complete this work starting from 1960. Though the Fisher House is one of the few private residences designed by Kahn that came to completion‚ it serves as a great instance of his architectural achievements through the underlying stylistic forms and philosophical values. For various reasons such as the recession caused by the second World War and stylistic differences of his Beaux Arts
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Louis X1V was not pleased with his home the Louvre. So the king set out to find land that is more suitable for him one that would blow all of the other mansions or palaces out of the water. He decided to move into Versailles‚ a beautiful country home away from the away from the city of Paris on a remote land. Louis started hand picking the best workers to start working on his new home‚ Le Notre was chosen for gardens‚ Le Vau for architecture‚ Le Brun for painting and decorating. They started working
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themselves. As in the book “Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life” by Karen Armstrong in this book she tells us how we can become passionate with our life if we follow these twelve steps that she has for us‚ but there is a specific thing she says about being compassionate “We have seen that compassion is essential to humanity. We have a biological need to be cared for and to care for others. Yet it is not easy to love ourselves.” (Armstrong‚ 76) As in this quote shows us that us humans‚ people‚ etc. care for
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trunks with trianon canvases represented a real revolution for travelling in those days as they combined lightness and storage capacity. (p.2) LV monogram was inspired by the Japanese and Oriental designs of the Victorian age. (p.2) The modern age of Louis Vuitton Expanded its product line by applying the craftwork and design of its leather to small leather goods such as purses and wallets‚ and to its whole luggage line. The monogram canvas was redesigned to fit the new range of products. (p.3) Started
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The Four Causes of World War I Mary Kate Fleisher Honors Global 101 Period 7 The four main causes of World War I are nationalism‚ militarism‚ imperialism‚ and alliances. As Europe underwent extreme changes and industrialization‚ these causes began to pop up throughout Europe. The Industrial Revolution and Scientific Revolution had just ended‚ and Europe was looking for a time of peace. Although there were many movements for peace‚ concepts like nationalism‚ imperialism‚ militarism‚ and
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‘Cosi is both a tragedy and a comedy’ The book Cosi‚ written by Louis Nowra consisted of being about a play called ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’ which involved madness‚ illusion‚ sanity and theatre. This play was set in a mental institution and involved fellow patients to become the extraordinary actors that were finally able to get an involvement to bring them out of their dull shell. Lewis‚ is the fresh out of university‚ new director‚ which gasp’s on the idea that having this role isn’t as easy as he was
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Do No Harm Louis Lasagna created a modern retelling of the Hippocratic oath‚ which has the statement “I will apply‚ for the benefit of the sick‚ all measures that are required‚ avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.” This brings up the question of just how much control should a person have over their medical treatment. Does an individual get to decide what happens to them or should the medical doctor have final say on their patient’s treatment? As I have worked in
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