The First Nations of our land have endured hundreds of years of suffering. Ever since the first significant European contact the indigenous people have been treated as sub-humans; savages with no religion‚ intelligence‚ or right to live. This general idea has carried through-out the history of our supposedly great country; Canada. This essay will examine the residential school system in depth. It will then relate the Canadian Government ’s actions in response to residential schools‚ good and bad
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Hale decided to fight for the Continental Army. One of his first times in action was at the Siege of Boston. Then‚ Hale’s legacy came in and here is the story. George Washington needed some spies as the British were in Connecticut. Nathan Hale volunteered to become a spy for the army. He was given the role to be a teacher looking for work. As he ventured with the British to
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Walt Disney stated‚ “All our dreams can come true‚ if we have the courage to pursue them.” This optimistic idea is how Walt Disney‚ a small town boy with a dream turned into one of the most successful entertainers and entrepreneurs of all time. It all started with one dream. Eventually‚ this dream built a company that has now produced about 2‚500 movies internationally‚ including the first full length animated movie- Walt Disney’s own adaptation of Snow White‚ released in 1937. Walt Disney holds
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Pat Summitt’s Legacy Have you ever met the best coach in NCAA basketball? Do you even know who she is? “I’m someone who will push you beyond all reasonable limits. Someone who will ask you not to just fulfill your potential but to exceed it. Someone who will expect more from you than you may believe you are capable of.” Pat Summitt was the best of the best. Many girls played for her and many girls came out a new person. She was not only a coach to them but a mom‚ best friend‚ and mentor (Reader)
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“Respect other people’s feelings and beliefs. Even if it doesn’t mean anything to you‚ it could mean everything to them”-unknown. Prejudicial stereotypes have and will be seen in our society‚ for example‚ in the U.S society‚ due to all the terrorist attacks around the world‚ people automatically make prejudicial assumptions that all Muslims are “terrorists”. These stereotypes can legitimately hurt one’s feelings of their racial background and ethnicity. These events seen everyday itches the mind
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stages of the independence movements were optimistic about the future of their countries. At the start there was a lot of violence‚ lack of capital investment‚ and constant power grabs by the wealthy elite. Those troubles were due to the three main legacies of colonialism which were the lack of efficient economic growth platforms‚ unorganized government structures‚ and the racial divide within the population. Before 1808 the colonial economies of Latin America were
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The Panama Canal: Its History & Its Legacy Throughout world history‚ numerous modes of transportation were utilized in order for people to get from one place to another. For water transportation‚ people had different options to get from one place to another. For short distances‚ they could use boats or canoes. In contrast‚ if someone had to travel a long ways to get to their destination‚ the definitive choice would be to utilize ships. Ever since ships were invented‚ explorers from all over
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Ben Parsell Dr. Castaldo English 11‚ Period 2 October 1‚ 2013 Remnants of a Puritan Legacy: The American Work Ethic What is the first thing that we as Americans think about when we hear Puritanism? For many‚ religion is the main idea that comes to mind. The Puritans were a very devoutly religious group as a whole. Religion had a strong influence on all of their actions. And they often used religion to explain things they themselves couldn’t. William Bradford writes‚ “These troubles being blown
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history. My mother’s womb carried me the spring of ’95. Her amniotic fluids caressing my flesh – the pink secret dot of break-ups bound up by my parents’ bodies closing distance. She‚ my mother‚ held me and knew me‚ but not what was to come. She couldn’t. She had no history. ... My mother’s mother also knows the weight of seasonal secrets. At 21 she had sex. Unprotected‚ out of wedlock sex. And excommunicated herself from ‘good girls’ everywhere in 1967. Her own mother sent her across state lines
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Ingraining Christianity; Charlemagne’s Legacy “From this account and from his work a remarkably vivid picture can be formed of a dignified‚ majestic figure‚ striving to make the transition from warlord to ruler of a great Christian empire‚ and having remarkable success” (Roberts). Soon after his death‚ Charlemagne’s empire collapsed. However‚ he left in place a structure that allowed Christianity to flourish in Europe. Charlemagne’s empire cemented Christianity as the dominant religion in Europe
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