Canadian Being Canadian simply doesn’t mean being born and raised in Canada. For me‚ it defines the diversity of the country and its people and the unity among the different ethnic groups that live together in peace. Canada is often referred to as a land of immigrants because for the past 200 years‚ we became a multicultural country thanks to the millions of newcomers that helped build our way of life. Being a multicultural country is one of the many unique characteristics we should be proud of Canada
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What’s one thing you are most proud of? “You can get what you want or you just get old” I don’t know where I get this quote but it’s haunting me You know what you really want and please notice passion won’t stay forever My dream is only traveling‚ to anywhere new to see my beautiful country with my limited years You will think I’m a dreamer‚ and yes I’m a dreamer When I was a kid‚ my family has a big picture of Uncle Ho. I’m so proud of this I told myself one day I will come to Hanoi capital to visit
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States. Gangs have often been romanticized in literature and the media with a classic example being “West Side Story”. Americans have long been fascinated with the Mafia‚ and infamous gangsters such as Al Capone and John Gotti have even been elevated in status as cultural icons. Americans have seen an uprising in “Gangster Rap” since the early 1990’s. Many people tend to think of gangs in America as being made up primarily of young inner-city black males with a small percentage of white males. Americans
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What problems did Hispanics‚ Native Americans and Women face in 1945 and how far had these been overcome by 1968? Blacks weren’t the only people to face extreme discrimination‚ they also weren’t the only people who were being treated unfairly. Hispanics‚ Native Americans and Women all face some type of discrimination in the year of 1945. In this essay I will explain what types of problems they went through‚ how they dealt with them and if any‚ what solutions they came to. Women were amongst
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"Holy Sonnet 10" by John Donne is a powerful example of the strength that a sonnet can have at arousing deep emotion about life’s most powerful and immanent aspect- death. The sonnet demonstrates the writer’s own deep personal meaning toward death. Tina Skouen argues that Donne writes expressively and with passionate rhetoric about his feelings towards death. He tells the reader that of his belief that death is not the "Mighty and dreadful" (2) experience that people all fear. In line with Skouen’s
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Being a cyclops is not always easy; it’s never easy actually. We just have this one big eye in the middle of our face‚ and anyone who comes around-which is not very often-is scared to death of us. I mean‚ if I’m going to be honest‚ I would be scared if I were them too. Cyclopes are like 12 feet tall‚ and we literally eat people. That’s not my fault‚ though; that’s just they way it works. Humans come around every few weeks‚ months‚ or years‚ whenever they’re in need of an adventure‚ and they never
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Best Friends Forever By Kymmberly Morton When I was a young girl my mother would read to me every night before I went to sleep. She would read all types of books from fairy tales to nursery rhymes‚ fiction and non-fiction‚ I loved them all. I wouldn’t fall asleep until she would read the entire book‚ or at least I would try‚ but her voice was so soothing that I couldn’t help it but to close my eyes and fall into a deep sleep. I would sometimes fine myself trying to read along with her but
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BEING A PAKISTANI… Submitted to: Rabia shahid Submitted by: Hafsa Naeem Homeland! Wherever you go‚ wherever you stay‚ you have to return‚ you have to come back to your home whether you stay to a place for a day‚ a week or a year. When you stay at a place‚ you live according to how you live at your own place. When it comes to representation‚ you are judged by the habits and customs that you have according to your home place‚ country that you belong to‚ the place where you’ve grown up and have developed
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the Hispanic/Latino families and the Asian families. Similarities between the two are that they both have strong family ties. Both support the family‚ meaning the extended family and/or elders within their family unit. Parents and children will work to economically support the family. Also‚ extended family members may live under one roof. Hispanics/Latinos tend to be binational families. This means that within their family there are American citizens and non-American citizens. Hispanics/Latinos
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Latinas. Cofer narrates some occurrences that she went through in which the fact of being a Latina made her the center of attention. The first incident she had that put her on the spot was on a bus trip to London. She relates the moment when a young man knelt in front of her and began reciting‚ imitating a tenor’s voice‚ “María” from West Side Story. The author adds that on that moment she figured out that her Hispanic appearance would follow her wherever she goes. “This is sometimes a very good thing…
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